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 the 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector. This product fits certain years of the Honda Civic. You can always use the vehicle fit guide located at etrailer.com to ensure this is a fit for your vehicle. It's going to provide a 4-way flat connector at the back of your vehicle to power your trailer's signal lights. This is compatible with 5-pole, 6-pole, and 7-pole adapters. Adapters are sold separately, and it's going to come with a dust cap for the 4-way flat connector.

That way, you can cover up the connection points when your plug's not being used. The black box is the included taillight converter. This ensures that your vehicle's wiring matches that of your trailer's. The power module connects directly to the vehicle battery through the wiring to avoid overloading the vehicle's electrical system. Now, this unit's designed to connect quickly and easily. It does come with detailed installation instructions to walk you through the entire process step by step.

Now, basically, what you'll need to do is locate your connection point in the rear cargo area and plug in your connector. Now, the plugs on this harness are going to match up perfectly with the ports on the vehicle, and they're going to snap lock together for a nice, tight, secure fit. Once you have that done, you'll need to make your ground connection. Ground wire's your white wire, has a ring terminal pre-attached to it. You want to get that grounded to a suitable grounding location using the included grounding screw, and then you can mount your converter box to an out of the way location using the included cable ties.

There's going to be a mount located on each side for easy mounting. Then, you'll need to run the hot lead to the vehicle battery. Hot lead's the red wire with a butt connector attached to it. You want to get that connected to one end of the bundle of wiring. The other end of the bundle runs all the way up to the vehicle battery, connects to one half of the fuse holder here at the butt connector. The other half of the fuse holder has a ring terminal on it.

That gets connected to the positive post of the vehicle battery, and it's going to come with your 15 amp fuse. Goes directly in the fuse holder, and it's got the cap that goes over to keep it safe and protected. Then, you can go ahead and secure any excess or slack in the wiring with the remaining cable ties. Once your installation's complete, the 4-way connector's going to be stowed in your rear cargo area. Plenty of wiring here. That way, you can extend it out the back when you need to use it and tuck it away when you don't need to use it. It is recommended that you use a small amount of terminal grease on all electrical connections, like the plugs on the vehicle and the 4-pole connector itself. The grease is designed to help prevent corrosion, and the grease packet is included with the kit. When it comes to the maximum amperage for the stop and turn lights, we're looking at 3 amps per circuit, and for the taillights, it's 6 amps per circuit. That's going to do it for today's look at the Hopkins Plug-In Simple Vehicle Wiring Harness with the 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector.