Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles
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Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles
Item # HM56202
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Hopkins Tow Bar Wiring - HM56202
- Wiring Harness
- Plugs into Vehicle Wiring
- Tail Light Mount
- Custom
- Hopkins
Wire your vehicle and get the signal lights required for flat towing without having to splice into your wiring with this custom, plug-in harness. Integrated diodes prevent feedback from RV for safe operation.
Features:
- Lets you wire your vehicle to accept your RV's tail, brake, and turn signal lights for flat towing
- Provides 4-way flat plug at front of towed car to connect to motor home
- Plugs in quickly and easily - no cutting or splicing of wires
- Connection points are located behind your vehicle's tail lights
- Prevents electrical feedback to safeguard towed car's electrical system
- Weatherproof box keeps built-in diodes protected
- Won't interfere with electrical system when towed car is not hooked up to RV
- Custom designed for your vehicle
- Includes wiring harness, mounting bracket, and installation hardware
- Extension loop for connecting towed car to RV is sold separately
- Brake light relay (RM-88400 - sold separately) may be required if used with supplemental braking system
- 90-Day warranty
Wiring Your Towed Car with Hopkins
Wiring your car for flat towing has never been easier. No more testing wires or splicing into your electrical system. No need to painstakingly position multiple diodes beneath your vehicle. No worries about voiding your warranty. With this custom-fit towed vehicle wiring kit from Hopkins, all you have to do is plug the harness into your vehicle's existing wiring, which is located behind your car's tail light assemblies. No cutting, tapping, or splicing is required.
After plugging in the wiring harness, use the included bracket to mount the 4-way flat connector at the front of your towed car. An extension loop (sold separately) is required to connect your towed car to your RV.
Do You Need a Brake Light Relay?
Because your vehicle has a combined lighting system - wherein the brake signals and the turn signals are carried on a single wire - a brake light relay (RM-88400 - sold separately) may be required if you use a supplemental braking system with your towing setup. A supplemental braking system depresses the brake pedal in your towed car every time you apply the brakes in your RV. So, if your towed car's brake lights illuminate when the brake pedal is pressed and the engine is off - as is the case when towing - then you need to install a relay to ensure that the lights on your towed car always act in accordance with the signals sent by your RV via the wiring harness. Without a relay, the brake signal from your towed car will override the turn signal sent by your RV when you slow down to make turns, creating a potential hazard.
11156202 Hopkins Plug-In Simple Dinghy Towing Harness
Replaces 56201 and 56202
Installation Details
This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 1998 - 2006 Jeep TJ
- 1998 - 2006 Jeep Wrangler
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Customer Satisfaction Score:
96% were satisfied with this product
4% of customers were not satisfied
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Customer Reviews
Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles - HM56202
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (129 Customer Reviews)
Wire your vehicle and get the signal lights required for flat towing without having to splice into your wiring with this custom, plug-in harness. Integrated diodes prevent feedback from RV for safe operation.by: Earl 04/05/2024
2002 Jeep Wrangler
Used with my 2002 Jeep Wrangler. Works well.
by: Gary 02/25/2024
2005 Jeep Wrangler
Easy installation, plug and play, plenty of wire to reach everything
by: Larry 02/15/2024
Jeep
Ordered for a 01 jeep..My tow behind..Got it..installed it..works great to this day..
by: Don 07/02/2022
2000 Jeep Wrangler
I was looking for a wiring harness to tow my 2000 Jeep Wrangler. I watched a YouTube vidio sponsored by you guys. The video recommended the Hopkins wiring harness. I ordered it, it came with in 3 days as promised and was extremely simple to install!!! Love a company that that delivers what it advertises!!! Thanks again!!!
Don Pommerville
Pommerville Automotive
by: Ralph 11/18/2023
Jeep
Perfect fit for my Jeep Loved the ease of installation. Great price and quality wiring kit. Recommend this kit to however needs one.
by: Larry10/25/2023
Instructions were wrong. Wires were too long no tape in box. And I now other than that it’s fine. have to buy an adapter cord to plug it in.
by: Ron 08/27/2018
2004 Jeep Wrangler
This was a breeze to install!! About 30 min and I had working lights on my Jeep and was ready to hook it up behind my motorhome. Price was great too. Stopped at my local RV dealer and he said he could get me a wiring kit for $250! Saw this one online for $50 bucks and took a chance. Sure glad I did! Disconnect a couple of plugs, plug in new harness, route the wires to the front and BOOM! Ready for the trip! Thanks guys!
by: Rich F.12/27/2016
2001 Jeep Wrangler
Easy to install ! About an hour! Used some split flexible wire protection ( not included with purchase) Would recommend a 5ft 4 pole flat trailer connector extension when using a tow bar!
by: Larry 05/09/2024
Sheila was great !!
by: Craig 10/08/2022
Worked perfectly was so easy to install
Craig
10/9/2023
Great was easy to install working perfectly
Mike L.
11/2/2023
@Craig That's great to hear, thank you!
Craig
11/2/2023
Great
by: Jack02/14/2022
Easy plug and play. I cut the 4pin connector off and wired a 6 pin socket with battery caharge line to be compatible with my tow vehicle and other TOADS
Jack
2/16/2023
BULLET PROOF
by: Hank 07/22/2023
It all wired up the way the videos showed and worked with no problems. Thank you for posting the videos as the paper instructions were pretty weak.
by: Kevin 03/22/2023
Jeep TJ
Works great! I flat tow my Jeep TJ. It gives me running, brake and turn signals on the Jeep.
by: David 06/29/2023
1999 Jeep Wrangler
Looks good, I am waiting for my new front bumper install before I install and test.
by: Jerry 06/17/2023
2000 Jeep TJ
Very easy install pug in rear lights run wire your Doon
by: William07/17/2022
2003 Jeep Wrangler
I dunno I just got the kit. Haven't had time to install it
Burtcrane
7/18/2023
Working great every time
by: Charles05/16/2023
Well I ordered this by error. Shipping was great, quality looked good. E-trailer very helpful on return process
by: Richard 01/27/2023
This kit was easy to install direction were very straightforward to follow. Made several trips including 4000 mile trip over the last year with no issues with connection.
by: William 07/12/2022
Jeep
Quality product, purchased a year ago. Installed in my Jeep in roughly 30 min give or take. The directions were easy to read and understand. I highly recommended this product to anyone wanting to wire in taillight for flat tow. You can’t beat the price for a good quality kit like this, a year later and still works flawlessly. This is a true plug and play product. Why pay a shop top $$$ when you can install a hopkins kit in an afternoon. Good job hopkins
by: Randy 08/26/2023
Very easy to deal with and fast deliver y!!!!
by: Roland11/20/2022
Jeep
Yes I use it from my motorhome to the jeep I tow and to the trailers.
by: Tim W.07/25/2017
2001 Jeep Wrangler
This wiring harness was exactly what I was looking for so that I could tow my jeep behind my RV. No cutting, just plug and play (er I mean tow). There was plenty of extra wiring at the front end so that I could route through the engine bay and mount under the front bumper so it was out of site but easily accessible. Worked perfectly!
by: Don06/13/2019
2004 Jeep Wrangler
Good product. Install directions should include which plug in at each taillight should be used if you already have trailer hitch plug in wiring installed. Had to go to Youtube and find a video that talked about the correct colored wire you should connect to. Other than that, install went well.
by: Linda T.11/14/2017
We installed the wiring harness and never could get it to work so now we use magnetic lights. It was labor intense too install and a little gun shy to re-order the same product. I am a mechanic and was very disappointed in the light unit.
Thanks, kinda nice to vent!
by: George07/22/2020
I just finished installing this harness on my 2003 Wrangler. As any wiring on a Jeep, it was uncomfortable and tight to access the wiring. This is normal. The installation sheet instructions were inaccurate for my model, I have a career in automotive, so it was no problem for me. I installed this for flat towing of my Jeep. I ran the harness over the fuel tank and down the drivers side undercarriage, that is where the main harness and brake lines run.
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Don P.
7/3/2023
I have made many trips towing my jeep and everything is still working perfectly!!!