Hopkins Plug-In Simple Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

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Today we're going to be taking a look at the Hopkins Plug-In Simple Vehicle Wiring Harness with a four way flat trailer connector. This product fits certain years and models of the Chevrolet Sonic. To ensure that this is a fit for your vehicle, you can use the vehicle fit guide, located at etrailer.com. This unit's going to provide a four way flat connector at the back of your vehicle to power your trailer's signal lights. It is compatible with five pole, six pole and seven pole adapters. Adapters are sold separately and it's going to come with a dust cap for the four way flat connector.

That way you can cover up the connection points when your plug's not being used. Now the unit does feature protective connection terminals to help it resist rust and corrosion and last a longer time. The black box right here is the included taillight converter. This is going to ensure that your vehicles wiring matches that of your trailers. The power module connects directly to the vehicle battery through the wiring to avoid overloading your vehicles electrical system. Now the unit is designed to connect quickly and easily.

All you need to do is locate the connection points behind your taillights and hen you need to plug in your connectors. These connectors are going to match up perfectly with the ports on your vehicle. They're going to snap lock together for a nice, tight secure fit. One of them goes to the passenger side of the vehicle. The other one goes to the drivers side of the vehicle.

Once you have those connected you'll need to make a ground connection. Your ground wires are whiter wire with a ring terminal attached to it. You want to get that grounded to a suitable grounding location and you can use the included self tapping screw to get that grounded. Then you'll need to mount your converter box. You want to do that to a nice, secure out of the way location.

You can do that with the provided cable ties. Once you have that done, you'll need to run the hot lead to the vehicle battery. The hot lead is this red wire right here, it has a butt connector attached to it. This connects to one end of the bundle of red wiring. The other end of the bundle runs to the vehicle battery, gets connected to one half of the fuse holder here with the butt connector. The other half of the fuse holder gets connected to the positive post to the vehicle battery. The unit does come with a 15 amp fuse and it's got the cap that goes over it to keep safe and protected. Once you have that done, you can secure any excess or slack in your wiring with the included cable ties. Then once your installation's complete the four way connector's going to be stowed in your cargo area. Plenty of wiring here, that way you can extend it out the back when you need to use it and then roll it back up and tuck it away when it's not being used. It is recommended that you use a small amount of terminal grease on all your electrical connections like the plugs on the vehicle and four pole connector itself. That grease is going to help prevent corrosion and it is included with the kit. That's going to do it for today's look at the Hopkins Plug-In Simple Vehicle Wiring Harness with a four way flat trailer connector.