5-Pin Trailer Wiring for a 2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata
Question:
I have a new 2020ND Miata sport. Ive already installed the hitch I purchased from you. My trailer has a 5pin setup, no brakes.small motorcycle camp trailer I want to setup the car with a 5pin to match the trailer. I havent been able to find anyone that offers a harness for the 2020 Miata. Suggestions Please?
asked by: Michael P
Expert Reply:
To equip your 2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata with 5-pin trailer wiring, you will need a 4-pole wiring harness and a 5-pole adapter.
We don't have a custom wiring kit for the 2020 Miata yet, but we do have a universal kit that can give you the 4-way harness without plugging into the Miata's ports. It's the ZCI Circuit Protected Vehicle Wiring Harness, part # 119250KIT. This kit will plug into your vehicle's tail lights to provide the signals needed for a 4-pole. I've included a video installation of this kit so you can see how it's done. Getting to your tail lights' wiring will be different, but the concept is the same.
Because you have a motorcycle trailer (and not a standard trailer), you will need a converter to separate the circuits of the Tekonsha harness from a 2-way circuit to a 3-way circuit. To do that, use the Curt 2-To-3-Wire Tail Light Converter, part # C56196. I've linked to a video review of this converter.
For the adapter, we have the Tow Ready 4-Pole to 5-Pole Adapter, part # 20036. This will give you what you need to connect to your trailer's 5-way setup. I've linked to a video installation of this adapter as well.
Products Referenced in This Question
ZCI Circuit Protected Vehicle Wiring Harness w/ 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector and Installation Kit
- Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring
- Trailer Hitch Wiring
- Converter
- Universal Fit
- 4 Flat
- Tekonsha
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Tow Ready 4 Pole to 5 Pole Trailer Wiring Adapter
- Trailer Wiring
- Wiring Adapters
- Single-Function Adapter
- 0 - 5 Feet Long
- 4 Flat
- Plug and Lead
- 5 Flat
- Tow Ready
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Curt 2 to 3 Wire Tail Light Converter
- Tow Bar Wiring
- Splices into Vehicle Wiring
- Tail Light Converter
- Universal
- CURT
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Product Page this Question was Asked From
Hopkins Endurance Multi-Tow 7-, 5- and 4-Way Flat Trailer Connector - Vehicle End - Ergonomic Design
- Trailer Wiring
- Trailer Connectors
- Vehicle End Connector
- Plug Only
- 4 Flat
- 5 Flat
- 7 Blade
- Hopkins
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