Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

CURT Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - C56258

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.

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
  • Locate connection points behind tail lights
  • Plug in T-connector
  • Run hot lead to car battery
• Includes powered tail light converter that connects directly to battery to avoid overloading vehicle's electrical system
• 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: 3.0 amps per circuit
  • Tail lights: 5.0 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 tail lights. You will have to remove the trunk floor coverings and rear scuff panel and pull back on the trunk liner to access these connection points. Once you've plugged in the T-connector, run the hot lead 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 trunk.

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.

Powered Tail Light Converter with Surface-Mount Technology

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.

56258 Curt T-Connector - Surface Mount Technology - 4 Wire

Installation Details 

This Product Fits The Following Vehicles

• 2013 - 2016 Lincoln MKZ
• 2013 - 2020 Lincoln MKZ
• 2017 - 2017 Lincoln MKZ All Wheel Drive - 3.0L V6 EcoBoost Engine
• 2017 - 2020 Lincoln MKZ All Wheel Drive - excluding 3.0L V6 EcoBoost Engine
• 2018 - 2020 Lincoln MKZ Front Wheel Drive
• 2017 - 2017 Lincoln MKZ Front Wheel Drive models