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Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs directly into existing wiring. Powered converter reduces strain on wiring system and is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.
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This custom-fit T-connector plugs into your vehicle's wiring harness, which is located behind the driver's-side and passenger's-side interior trim panels in your rear cargo area. Once you've plugged in the T-connector, run the hot lead up to your car battery. Connect the lead to the included fuse holder, and then connect the fuse holder to the positive terminal on your battery.
Once installation is complete, the 4-way connector will be stowed in an out-of-the-way location within your cargo area.
It is recommended that you use a small amount of grease on all electrical connections - the plugs on your automobile and the 4-pole connector itself - to help prevent corrosion.
A tail light converter is built into this T-connector. This converter is a circuit-protected, battery-powered unit that bypasses the electrical routes that are used by a basic wiring harness. As a result, there is virtually no draw on your tail light circuits.
Because most trailers run on a two-wire system - wherein the brake and turn signals are carried on one wire - the separate brake and turn signals from your vehicle's three-wire system need to be combined so they are compatible with the wiring system of the trailer. This converter combines the brake and turn signal functions of your automobile so that they run on one wire to properly activate your trailer's tail lights. Note: This will not affect how the tail lights on your vehicle operate.
Curt builds each tail light converter using surface-mount technology (SMT). This method of construction involves soldering electronic components directly to the surface of a printed circuit board. SMT eliminates the need for leads, which are used in older through-hole technology. The result is a circuit board that is smaller yet provides more routing area and that offers superior performance, reliability and durability.
Circuit boards constructed using SMT have been shown to perform better under rough conditions with excessive vibration than those made using the through-hole method. And where would vibration be more likely to occur than in towing applications? Curt converters also produce less heat, leading to increased durability and longer life. In addition, lower levels of resistance ensure better performance, especially for parts that operate at higher frequencies.
Each Curt circuit board is made using high-quality components that are pieced together in the most technologically savvy fashion, leading to greater predictability and reliability in functioning.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (18 Customer Reviews)
Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs directly into existing wiring. Powered converter reduces strain on wiring system and is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.
Easy installation, good manual. No problems on day to day use.
This is a high quality wiring kit which I installed on my 2018 Ford Focus sedan. The most difficult part of the installation was removing and reinstalling the trim pieces inside the vehicle's trunk, which were more complicated than my 2013 Focus hatchback. The wiring and connectors seem to be high quality and the trailer lights work perfectly. To avoid putting a wire through the dash panel to the battery in the engine compartment, I used an "Add-A-Circuit" kit from my local auto parts store to power the lights from an unused circuit in my vehicle's fusebox.
Thomas
9/11/2019
Still working great after one year
This was an easy install. I took my time on a lazy Saturday and it only took about 35 minutes. The only thing I would recommend is a weather proof splice connector under the hood for connecting the fuse holder. I was able to put it inside the battery box of my 2014 Ford Focus SE so it should be somewhat protected.
William F.
12/15/2021
one year later and its still working great!
Got some shop near me to install it for 60 bucks because that was cheaper than the tools I'd need to buy to install it. Easily pulling a 4x8' trailer with my 2014 ford focus. Pulled a metal [trailer] 5x10' with an upright grand piano weighing around 800 lbs. and the hitch didn't come loose so that's good
it was not simple to pull, but i did and it works, also ground on the contact might be helofull for something like back up camera
Nadezda U.
4/7/2021
good
I just got my Class I hitch for a 2015 Ford Focus today from UPS. Dang fast order and excellent packaging. Easy to follow directions. I took my time during the install, i.e. putting it up and down a couple of times. Really easy and all holes lined up. Nifty "tool" provided for getting the top bolt and washer in the hole, otherwise I think I would have taken out my welder. I also ordered the trailer connection kit. Man, that took no time at all. I am very happy with this product. Oh yeah, one more thing. No job is complete unless you leave a DNA sample behind. I did.
The wiring harness was real simple just unplug and plug in new wiring harness with the car harness
Very easy to install. No wire splicing. All plug and play. Video instructions if needed.
there was a fuse box in trunk so I didnt have to run wire under car
Third one I have installed. Works just like it should and directions are straightforward.
took little to no time to install I would recommend this product.
It fits and works well. Good product.
Awesome product. Easy to install with minimal tools. The directions were spot on!! Thank you
very fast delivery, I just dislocated my shoulder, so it will be at least 6 weeks before I can install, but everything looks to be as advertised.
Great product. Great vendor
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Mike L.
9/11/2018
Curt, the manufacturer recommends installing the power feed directly to the positive battery terminal. Drawing the power directly from the battery isolates the tow vehicles sensitive electronics from any short circuits that might occur in the trailer wiring. Connecting the converters power feed anywhere other than the battery or where the converters manufacturer recommends can leave your vehicles electrical system exposed to possible damage.