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T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

Item # 118472
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2013 Ford Flex

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2013 Ford Flex - T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

  • 4 Flat
  • Trailer Hitch Wiring
  • Custom Fit
  • No Converter
  • Tekonsha

Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your Ford Flex with this custom wiring harness. T-One connector plugs directly into existing wiring - no cutting, splicing or tapping required.


Features:

  • Provides a 4-way flat trailer connector at the back of your vehicle to power your trailer's signal lights
    • Compatible with 5-pole, 6-pole and 7-pole adapters (sold separately)
  • Connects quickly and easily - no cutting or splicing of wires
    • Locate connection points behind tail lights
    • Plug in T-connector
  • Constructed of 16-gauge bonded wire
  • Comes with dust cap for 4-way flat connector


Specs:

  • Maximum amperage: 7.5 amps per circuit
  • 1-Year limited warranty


Installation

This custom-fit T-One connector plugs into your vehicle's wiring harness, which is located behind the driver's-side and passenger's-side tail lights. You will have to remove the tail light assemblies to access this harness.


T-One Connection Location Points Behind Tail Lights

Once installation is complete, the 4-way flat connector will be stowed beneath your vehicle, near the trailer hitch. A mounting bracket (sold separately) is recommended to keep the connector secure.


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.



118472 Tow Ready T-1 T-Connector - 4 Wire

Installation Details 118472 Installation instructions

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T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector - 118472

Average Customer Rating:  4.8 out of 5 stars   (262 Customer Reviews)

Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom wiring harness. T-One connector plugs directly into existing wiring - no cutting, splicing or tapping required.

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Easy instructions, easy install.

Steven

3/22/2024

After a year the wiring harness is doing fine. Mo corrosion on metal parts or cracking on the wire itself.



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Installation was straight forward and not overly complicated. The hitch itself is very beefy indeed. The plug-n-play wiring for the lights was very simple as well



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2009 FordFlex

Description was perfect, delivery was early and the harness installed just as easy as the video showed it.



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2019 FordFlex

Easy to install and works great! The etrailer support video was very helpful.



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Perfect fit and helpful installation vi deo



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2012 FordFlex

Photos of our T-one wiring harness install this afternoon on our 2012 Ford Flex. Should be comprehensive, but I have a few other photos.

I ziptied to the factory harness where I could, and had to clip the last one of your zipties to get enough slack. Ground wire unzipped a little. Drilled & Dremel'd off the finish, then used "Noalox" between the ring terminal & body, then sealed with caulk. I will add some split-loom later where the trailer plug wiring goes into the backside of the tow bumper. I added electrical tape to the green wire (not shown in photos), and any other place I thought might rub. 4-pin connector just wedged into the factory slot.



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Great hitch



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Easy peasy to install.



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2016 FordFlex

Overall good product, work as intended. Only thing I would change is the ground eyelet. Im not drilling into tge body of my car for a rust area later in it's life. I added a larger eyelet and put the ground on the hitch mount bolt.



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2011 FordFlex

The easiest wire kit to install. Had my 7 year son hook it up for me.
Thanks again. Will order next hitch and wire harness, will tell friends and family about them.



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2011 FordFlex

Good directions and easy to install. Works great.



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The product was basically easy to install. Would recommend some help with the tow hitch installation; lifing the tow hitch and lining up the bolts is difficult to do by myself. The Videos on the etailer website made installation easy to understand.



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Easy to follow installation instructions and product works well.

Bill C.

3/4/2023

Great, everything is working as described.



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2008 Ford Crown Victoria

The product itself was fine, the 1 star review is for etrailer itself. Took over a week to receive my order from the time it was placed. Had I known I would be waiting that long I would've just ordered from [online]. Once I finally received my order my hitch was thrown into a box that was way too big for it along with the wiring harness I ordered smashed under the hitch inside the box. No protective packaging of any sort, just 2 items haphazardly thrown into a huge box to bounce around across the country. Wiring harness was still usable but the packaging and instructions were crushed and destroyed as well as my hitch arrived slightly bent and had several large chips in the powder coating. Needless to say I believe this will be my first and last order from etrailer.



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Fast shipping and you get the order right. Excellent boxing



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I was DESPERATE and someone recommended etrailer. I had my hitch and wiring ordered and received in less than 24 hours! I am now in the midst of my move thanks to their help. Greg also double checked that I had the right equipment ordered for my vehicle. I am so thankful!

Michelle

8/31/2022

Everything works perfectly.



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2015 FordFlex

Plug and play vey nice



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I chose to install the wiring harness first. It was designed to fit the existing vehicle harness with a couple of perfectly fitting sockets Routing was easy and used my personal choice for securing. The hitch was obviously designed for strength and durability with good powder coat paint and faultless welds. Installation was simple but for me I needed two more hands to lift and hold in place until the four bolts were secure. I do not foresee any problems in the years ahead. The pricing was good and free shipping was appreciated. All contacts with etrailer were professional and knowledgeable.

Loy C.

8/15/2018

I am pleased with the hitch and especially the wiring harness. Would recommend your products to anybody. Nice to do business with a quality company with quality products!



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2009 FordFlex

Installed along with my trailer hitch. This is a pull and play harness which requires no cutting and installs in series with your factory connection and your rear light module.

Kenny

3/11/2019

the plug and play to wiring is fantastic. I have had two vehicles now there I have been able to install in series wiring for towing behind my RV and a tow bar without having to cut in to any wiring



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I have not installed the hitch or the wiring harness as of this date. I will do so very soon. My experience with the list hitch I installed went very well.

D P.

10/6/2020

Easy to install Hitch and Wire harness. Had one on my 2013 Ford Flex and now on my 2019 Ford Flex.



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2009 FordFlex

Wonderful product. Excellent customer service. From the product descriptions in the beginning, the installation instructions and the personalized follow up, working with etrailer.com is what you expect from a top-notch company. I will note, however, that the installation is not a one-man job. An extra set of hands would of come in helpful. I used a set of jack stands and my vehicle jack to improvise and to help lift the hitch into position until I could get a bolt to catch. After that it was all a breeze as the hitch utilized existing holes on the frame. No drilling! Even the wiring was made simple and fool proof. I would definitely use this company and product again.



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FordFlex

I did not want to "chop up" the lighting wiring on my Flex when I got my trailer, so I looked around for a solution. etrailer had the exact kit I needed to wire up my trailer connector, so I purchased and installed it myself. Each part fit where it needed to, and the end result worked just as it should. I probably went a little overboard to get the crossover wiring tucked up out of the way (I removed the rear bumper to tie the wires up across the subframe).



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2012 FordFlex

My issue may have been rare, but after very difficult install, mostly due to challenges routing the wiring under a Ford Flex. The unit caused my Ford Flex to hyper-flash when connected to two different, very simple trailer light systems with minimal electrical loads. Connecting to a trailer made my Ford Flex turn signals flash very rapidly as if there were a bulb out. Etrailer helped me identify a substitute harness with powered converter that solved the problem, but it was no fun installing, uninstalling, shipping back, then ordering and reinstalling two different wiring harnesses for something as simple as a two light trailer. I hope that in the future compatibility issues will be identified by etrailer ahead of time so customers are aware of potential problems before purchasing potentially incompatible parts. Again, my case may have been the exception, but it was annoying. To be safe, when in doubt install a system with a powered converter, even though this requires sometimes difficult wiring directly to the car battery.



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This wiring harness worked perfectly for my Ford Flex. Fishing the wires down through the bodywork was a challenge, but once the job was done it functioned perfectly and allowed me to tow a trailer that I rented. Hopefully, the harness will pass the test of time. I haven’t used it again, but the installation is neat and seems weather resistant. Overall, a very useful product for a good price.



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FordFlex

Nice custom harness for the ford flex. Easy install, plugs right into the taillights. Easy to route and plenty of wire, good connections.

Michael

5/12/2022

Great hitch, towed a camp trailer 3500 miles with zero issues. Really happy with this purchase!


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