Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector
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Price: $40.60
Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector
Item # C55486
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CURT Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - C55486
- Custom Fit
- Trailer Hitch Wiring
- 4 Flat
- Converter
- CURT
Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs directly into existing wiring - no cutting, splicing or tapping required. Converter is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.
Features:
- Provides a 4-way flat trailer connector at the back of your vehicle to power your trailer's signal lights
- Compatible with 5-pole, 6-pole and 7-pole adapters (sold separately)
- Connects quickly and easily - no cutting or splicing of wires
- Locate connection points in rear cargo area
- Plug in T-connector
- Includes a tail light converter to ensure that your vehicle's wiring matches that of your trailer
- Constructed using surface-mount technology (SMT) for consistent, reliable performance
- Maximizes trailer light yield and intensity while producing minimal heat
- Ensures superior operation in rough road conditions
- Comes with dust cap for 4-way flat connector
Specs:
- Maximum amperage:
- Stop/turn lights: 3 amps per circuit
- Tail lights: 5 amps per circuit
- Limited 1-year warranty
Installation
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 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.
Tail Light Converter with Surface-Mount Technology
A tail light converter is built into this T-connector. 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.
55486 CURT T-Connector - Surface Mount Technology - 4 Wire
Installation Details
This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 1996 - 2000 Toyota RAV4
- 1996 - 2000 Toyota RAV4
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Customer Reviews
Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector - C55486
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (26 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 - no cutting, splicing or tapping required. Converter is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.by: Juan 02/09/2024
Excellent product! This was the only harness that I could find that was truly plug and play. No splicing required. I went ahead and bought a trailer light kit from them for my 5x8 trailer. Shipping was very quick. I’d give them a sixth star just for that if I could.
by: Alvin H.03/21/2017
1997 Toyota RAV4
Received item just a little after the noon hour and had installed (solo) and wiring harness finished before 5 pm the same day. Everything fit and works perfectly. Had been contemplating a trailer hitch for my old 1997 Toyota RAV4 for awhile but thought it would cost too much. This set up was perfect and much less than I expected or was willing to pay.
by: Nick 10/18/2023
Still working great a year later!
by: Cole 07/09/2021
Have since sold the Vehicle I put this harness on. But used it to pull a trailer on a camping trip and it worked good. Had to extend the back tail light Wire because there wasn’t enough wire so that’s my only complaint. Other than that it worked great
by: Torey05/11/2020
Installed easily. Would have been nice if yellow lead was longer to allow for a better placement of receiver box for longer lead to trailer. Also, not sure if it’s my vehicle (1999 Toyota RAV4) or the cables, but the hazards and most lighting can’t be seen without the car’s engine on.
etrailer was great with fast shipping and accuracy with order.
by: Dave A05/19/2017
1997 Toyota RAV4
I ordered this wiring kit with a hitch for my 97 Toyota RAV4. Super easy plug n play setup. Took me about 20 minutes but most of that time was taking out screws. No cutting and taping anything which made it super easy!!!
by: James 06/22/2020
The wiring harness was easy to install. It works great when I pull my jet ski trailer.
by: Kip09/18/2018
1997 Toyota RAV4
Seams fine and does the job, but taking off 2 stars because the wiring for the left side is too short to route under the plastic step plate and instead would need to go unprotected under the rear carpet.
by: Stan06/06/2015
1999 Toyota RAV4
Fit and finish are perfect. 10 minutes for hitch installation! Trusted seller. Now on to the wiring harness. :-)
by: Mike 09/07/2022
1998 Toyota RAV4
This was the perfect replacement part for my 1998 Rav4 and was easy to install.
It works great!
by: Jeffrey 05/15/2021
1997 Toyota RAV4
Glad I went with etrailer. Well thought out. Good company
Jeffrey
5/16/2022
Works fine. A good choice
by: David 09/30/2021
1998 Toyota RAV4
The only way to install trailer hook up in any vehicle!
Plug and play!
by: Trevor03/13/2018
Too short to use properly on a 1997 rav 4. Ultimately the wire does reach across from passenger to driver side, but I found that it needed to be 3-4” longer. Definitely still usable, but a few more inches would be very helpful.
by: Kevin B08/21/2020
1999 Toyota RAV4
Very easy installation. Start to finish 90 minutes. Works flawlessly.
by: Bruce 09/13/2018
1998 Toyota RAV4
worked great no cutting plug and play lights as easy as 123.
by: sandrex04/17/2015
2000 Toyota RAV4
Very well packaged, fast shipping, everything worked perfectly once I figured out what I was doing wrong. Very happy with this product and the service.
by: Marshall Davis01/09/2016
1998 Toyota RAV4
Good product. Fairly easy install. Than ks.
by: Joel 10/22/2023
by: William 06/23/2021
1997 Toyota RAV4
Couldn't b any simpler. Appears to be high quality.
by: Clinton D04/10/2024
by: Rick 11/25/2022
by: Cameron09/24/2022
by: Steve B07/01/2015
1999 Toyota RAV4
Fit perfect!
by: Jerry e10/01/2016
1998 Toyota RAV4
Great
by: Richard 05/16/2023
1998 Toyota RAV4
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- Vehicle Lights Do Not Work After Installing Curt T-Connector C55486Installing a T-Connector, like the Curt # C55486 should not effect the functionality of the vehicles lights whatsoever. The wiring harness will tee into the vehicles wiring harness, giving you separate wiring for a trailer plug, while leaving all of the connections for your vehicles lights in tact. Please go back and make sure all of the plugs on the T-connector are fully inserted with the locking tabs in place. There are a total of 4 plugs (1 male 1 female each side)on the T-connector...
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Alvin H.
3/21/2018
Great, once I figured out that my vehicle would not power standard lights. Switched to LED and everything worked out fine.