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Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your Lincoln MKC with this custom harness. T-connector wires directly into existing wiring. Powered converter reduces strain on wiring system and is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.
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This custom-fit T-connector plugs into your vehicle's wiring harness, which is located on the driver's side and passenger's side of your rear cargo area. You will have to fold down the rear seats and remove the floor coverings, storage trays, spare tire, and rear scuff panel to access these connection points. Once you've plugged in the T-connector, run the hot lead up 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 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.
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.
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.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 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 wires directly into existing wiring. Powered converter reduces strain on wiring system and is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.Hitch is great use it all the time for my bike
Worked well.
The video on the etrailer website is priceless. Made the install go smooth. Everything you need was included and it took about 45 minutes from start to finish. Take your time identifying wire colors in your vehicle as those can be tricky...
Thanks for a great product! The directions were clear, concise, and accurate. All the needed parts were included in the kit, and installation was completed the day the kit was delivered. So easy, even a senior citizen like me was able to do it! If I ever have to perform this task again, I'll be coming back to etrailer.com.
I am very satisfied with this trailer wiring kit from Etrailer. The directions were VERY specific for my vehicle and were easy to follow with great photos. Very satisfied!
Brady B.
4/13/2020
Its been over a year and I have had no issues with this product. Very satisfied!
Easy for my husband to install and works great!
The kit on its own is 5 stars but man was this a hard install on my 2017 Lincoln MKC. Unlike the last one I did on another vehicle, this install some major work! You have to remove a bunch of interior trim which I have a little experience with but if you are new to that, it is fairly easy to mess stuff up if you are not careful.
And, while most kits just plug into the existing taillight wiring, because of the way the wiring runs on the MKC, you actually have to tap into wires. The kit has the right fittings to do this fairly easily without any cutting but getting to the wires is tough. It was really hard to find a way to get the power wire out of the interior to run it up to the battery. On many lighting kits, the wiring is done behind the tail lights so you are already "outside" the body so there are passages all over the place to get the power wire down under the car and off to the front. The MKC wiring you're tapping into is inside the body and man is that car sealed up well! I ended up poking a stiff wire through an existing grommet and fishing the power wire through that way. That was not covered in the instructions - just a simple "run wire to battery" step with no detail. I was able to use my wire fish thing to loop the wire through the sill trim as there is a passage behind each mounting point and that did make running the wire up to the front very easy and quick once I got it outside the body. If you don't go that route, I did not see anywhere else to secure the wire. The underside of the MKC is flat and featureless unless you jack it up and get to the very middle.
So, if you've done this before in 20 minutes on another vehicle, be advised it is not going to go that quick on an MKC! While when I did this before it was definitely a DIY job for just about anybody, on this vehicle, the wiring is an advanced job (the hitch itself was way easier though so I guess it balanced out ;-)
I don't do reviews but you deserve the thumbs up. From the initial order (on a Sunday evening) the rep was informative and patient. Updates of the delivery process were automatic without even asking. The video's and product overview were amazing. I retired from Ford Motor Company so I know my vehicles. This is along with the harness kit are excellent products.
My hitch and wire kit shipped fast. I was kept up to speed on when it shipped. The wiring kit was not the correct one and etrailer shipped the correct one right away and provided a pre-paid label for the return of the incorrect one. The hitch is high quality and looks great and I saved $300 from the OEM one. Directions for installation are right on and easy to follow.
In my book I would recommend etrailer to everyone
This was the fourth wiring kit I have installed. It was by far the hardest. The ad implies it is plug and play. And it does plug in after adding splicing clips to the wiring. It does not plug into a pre-existing wiring harness plug as the kit for my 2006 Mercury Mariner did. The wiring also calls for a connection to the battery and provides a long black wire to do so, which was extremely difficult.
I completed all my connections and tested the system. It worked well. So I reassembled the rear side panels and trunk area as the instructions said. Apparently I pinched or pulled loose a connection, as after reassembly the wiring no longer worked. I will trace it another day. I rate this kit as difficult and I have done many others. I would not purchase this kit again.
The installation took a while to perform neatly - the directions were excellent, identifying the color the wires I needed to find in my MKC to make all of the brake, turn and marker lights on my sailboat trailer work correctly. I did break one piece of trim, but it is hardly noticeable.
The wiring kit requires a power wire ran directly to the battery. I had some difficulty finding an adequate place to safely run wire.
Everything arrived I think I will not know until they try to install May 3 but it looks good.
The most important part of this item is the excellent instructions, which made installation a breeze.
Easy to install. Great addition to my M KC
Not easy at all. Did not fit as described on my vehicle, was actually made for previous year model. To complete install had to take to a shop for them to make the power connection. Otherwise it works fine, but definitely not easy as described.
product is as described. Phone help very knowledgeable.
Quick and easy install with great direc tions.
Works well, it does take some time to d o.
As advertised. Worked great.
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Robert
10/8/2021
It hasnt worked since installing it. The Curt kit may be fine, but the wires for led vehicle lighting are so small that they are hard to work with, and impossible to discern stripes on solid colors to differentiate individual wires. Arrange for a professional installer, is my advice, but Curts installation instructions should also be clearer and more precise. Looked easy, but after initial hook up, only one trailer light has worked. Where in the wire loom is vital, and Curts illustrations leave much to be desired.