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Easiest Way to Make a 2 Foot 4-Way Extension for Trailer Wiring  

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Hi,Etrailer.com. I have a 2015 MY GLK 250 bt, California model, with an OE car side connector. I put on a dirt bike rack with a 2inch OD square tube, 2foot long frame that goes into the 2inch hitch receiver, of my 1-1/4inch male x 2inch female GLK hitch OFFSET receiver ADAPTER. The end of the dirt bike rack frame is 2inch OD and the end hangs out 2foot from the bumper. I wish to put on a receiver lamp ONLY...NOT tow a trailer. So, I planned to use a # FHG72VR LED receiver lamp, with its short [? inch] male 4 pin flat harness. So...here is the question. 1] It is 2foot from my OE car side female receptacle, to the end of my dirt bike rack 2inch OD square tube frame. I can finesse the # FHG72VR lamp, to fit the gonna get smashedinch end of the 2inch square OD tube. Is the # 118710 adapter wire harness PLUS the lamps harness, of sufficient combined length, to to do the 2foot from the car receptacle to the end of the lamp harness connector, + a little bit longer? If not, another question. If I use the adapter plug, # PK-12716, is there a 4 pin flat male to 4 pin flat female harness extension, of a minimum 2foot to a maximum 3foot length available from Etrailer.com? This would be my preferred way to go. My company is an Engineering firm. Engineering is quite expensive. So...I try to utilize off the shelfinch proprietary Items, for my RandD projects. This 4 pin flat 2, 3foot or 4foot male/female extension harness [or other combination] could be an Item you might HAVE in stock, source or have fabricated for your own stock inventory. Useful for those that want an EASY way to get a rear lamp for their motorcycle/electric wheelchair/mobility scooter/etc. automobile mounted carrier. Like me...lazy! Thanks,

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The first thing you will want to do is convert the 7-way to a 4-way with an adapter like the part # PK12716 (if you have a 7-way) so that you can power the # FHG72VR.

To make an easy 2 foot 4-way extension you could simply plug two of the part numbers # HM48145 together as these are sold in 12 inch sections.

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