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Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs 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 behind the driver's-side and passenger's-side interior trim panels in your rear cargo area. 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.
Because most trailers run on a two-wire system - wherein the brake and turn signals are carried on one wire - the separate brake and turn signals from your vehicle's three-wire system need to be combined so they are compatible with the wiring system of the trailer. This converter combines the brake and turn signal functions of your automobile so that they run on one wire to properly activate your trailer's tail lights. Note: This will not affect how the tail lights on your vehicle operate.
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: 4.9 out of 5 stars (23 Customer Reviews)
Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs directly into existing wiring. Powered converter reduces strain on wiring system and is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.
Got the hitch that was made for the year and model of our car. It was super easy to install. It bolted right on easy as pie. It is out of the way and looks nice. It is built strong and I am completely comfortable towing with it.
I also got the wiring harness to go with our car. Took a few minutes to remove and reinstall some of the inside panels but was not a problem. The wiring harness connected easy. Fit like a glove. Am very happy with the products. And the service I got was great.
Wiring harness installed as expected. Good instructions.
Install was a cats meow.
Trailer Hitch fit my 2003 Toyota Highlander. Installation is a two-person job. I use this trailer hitch to tow my Kayak Trailer. I’m a satisfied with this product!
The trailer hitch receiver and wiring harness a are working great. I am very happy.
Simple "plug n play" harness. The most difficult part was routing the wire from the battery to the back of the vehicle. The instructions were sparse, but now that I've done it once, I know how to do it easier and quicker. All in all took me about 30 minutes.
The existing rubber grommet for the vehicles wiring harness on the firewall of the Highlander has an extra nub that you can cut off to reveal an existing pass through hole. After that be sure that you have removed all of your floor trip pieces ahead of time, and fashion a hook out of a coat hanger and feed it through the trip piece between the doors to pull the wire through. Do the same for the trip piece over the wheel well, and only remove the cup holder panel.
You can also choose to splice the fuse at either end. I'd recommend at the battery end for ease of access. Be sure to crimp the connector to one end of the red fuse wire to connect to the battery, and the other to the black wire.
I love it! I've been wanting a hitch on my 2006 Highlander to tow my fourwheeler, and my uncle recommended buying from etrailer. I am very pleased, and I'd definitely order from them again. The hitch and wiring came with instructions but since I had never installed one before I didn't understand them all that well. However I was able to find several videos that made it so much easier. It took me about 4 hours total to install the hitch and the wiring, and they're working great so far!
I gave it a good because it's only been working one day. In ten years I'll give it an excellant.
However, I think I ordered more than I need. I'm not running a lot of lights. But the cost isn't the major issue; it's the time it takes to figure out how to thread the power wire from the battery to the convertor. Really, no help on that subject. You just got to figure it out yourself.
Secondly, there is no video for the C55400. I used the video for the 18something to figure out how to thread the wires from side to side and store stuff. Convertor and yellow wire on the driver side, green on the passenger. It wasn't hard after viewing that.
So, if you're not running a bunch of lights, go with the cheaper one. You don't have to crawl on your back strapping the wire to the undercarriage.
Great product, timely delivery, will now use my trailer safely with the electrical hook up. Convenient to be able to find the wiring for my vehicle and not some generic wiring, plus the instructions are great. Thank you.
I needed to replace the converter on my Highlander for my trailer lighting. A replacement was sent after supplying the information from my old one which I installed in about 15 minutes. Working wonderfully! These guys rock!
Very simple plug and play on the tail lights, connect your ground wire, and run the power wire up to the battery.
Excellent pricing and outstanding service! Instructions for installation make ETrailer #1 source for DIY. High recommendations for everyone! Thank you!
Well designed and easy to install!! Great how too video if you needed it, I watched that before I ordered it and was 100% ready when it arrived! Fast delivery!
just ordered my second hitch in a week. very easy to order on the phone and both came quickly- very happy
exellent products and quick delevery time.
Products quality seems very good. Very easy to install
Extremely easybto use.
Easy to install and works great.
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Ron
2/20/2018
The trailer hitch and wiring have been working just fine.Thank you!