Trailer Wiring Recommendation for a 2009 Nissan Rogue
Question:
hello! i have a 2009 Nissan Rogue. I was wondering what the benefit of this wiring harness is, compared to splicing in a regular flat 4 wire connector into the tail lights like you see on most other wiring installs? thanks!
asked by: Derek
Expert Reply:
Your Nissan Rogue doesn't have the correct brake light setup for you to be able to splice in a 4-way in the way you described. Trailer wiring requires the stoplights and blinkers to be on the same circuit whereas your vehicle has separate turn signals form the blinkers so a converter would be needed. That's reason number one.
Reason number two is that the taillight circuits of your vehicle don't have a high enough amperage rating to power your trailer's lights without overloading the circuits. So the # 118480 actually runs to the vehicle battery so that the power needed for the trailer taillights doesn't come from your vehicle lights.
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