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

Video Transcript for Hopkins Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - Trailer Hitch Wiring - HM11143674 Review

Today we're going to be taking a look at the Hopkins plug in simple vehicle wiring harness with a four pole flat trailer connector. This product fits certain years of the Nissan Quest. To ensure or double check that this is a fit for your vehicle, you can always check out the vehicle fit guide located at etrailer.com. Now this unit provides 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 comes with a dust cap for the four way flat connector.

That way you can cover up the connection points whenever your plug's not being used. Now the black box on the unit is the included taillight converter. This ensures that your vehicle's wiring matches that of your trailers'. The powered module connects directly to the vehicle battery through the wiring. That's going to avoid overloading your vehicle's electrical system. Now this unit is designed to connect quickly and easily.

All you have to do is locate the connection points behind the taillights. You will have to remove the taillight assemblies to access the connection points and then plug in your connectors. One's going to go to the passenger side of the vehicle. The other goes to the driver side. These are custom fit for your vehicle.

These plugs 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 those plugged in, take the white wire with the ring terminal attached to it. This is your ground wire. You need to make a ground connection. You can get this grounded to a suitable grounding location with the included grounding screw. Then you'll need to mount the converter box to a safe, out of the way location.

You can do that using the provided cable ties. Next you'll need to run the hot lead to the vehicle battery. The hot lead is the short red wire coming out of the box, has a butt connector attached to it. This gets connected to one end of the bundle. Other end of the bundle runs to the vehicle battery, gets attached to the fuse holder right here, the side with the butt connector. Other end of the fuse holder has a ring terminal attached to it and that gets connected to the positive post of the vehicle battery. Also comes with your 15 amp fuse, goes directly in here and it's got the cap that goes over it to keep that 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 installs complete, the four way connector's going to be stowed beneath the vehicle near the trailer hitch. We do recommend using a mounting bracket to keep the connector secure and easily accessible. Mounting brackets are sold separately and available at etrailer.com. It's also recommended that you use a small amount of the included terminal grease on all your electrical connections like the plugs on the vehicle and the four pole connector itself. That's going to help prevent corrosion. That's going to do it for today's look at the Hopkins plug in simple vehicle wiring harness with a four pole flat trailer connector.