The trailer wiring kit for your 1997 Acura SLX that you referenced, Curt Wiring Harness # C56175, is a hard-wire type that requires cutting and splicing of wires. Since vehicle manufacturers are not 100-percent consistent in their use of wire colors, the only reliable method for hard-wiring a trailer harness is to use a circuit tester such as # PTW2993 to test the function on each wire (while a helper activates the various functions on the vehicle).
A simpler alternative is to use a custom... view full answer...