Review of Hopkins Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - Trailer Hitch Wiring - HM40975 Video

Your 2020 Chevy Traverse is prewired for a brake controller. Instead of a connector, there are 4 blunt cut tow package wires located under the dash below and behind where the headlight switch is located. These wires will directly connect with the…

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

The best and fastest way to clean out rusty weld nuts where a hitch installs on a vehicle frame is with a thread tap. Assuming you are trying to install the Draw Tite hitch part #76031 that you referenced that would mean you'd need a thread tap…

When the platform of the Curt Channel Style Adjustable Ballmount #C45901 is in the drop position but up in the highest position possible the drop is right at 2 inches. I attached a review video for this ball mount for you to check out as well.

That does look like a Westin Sportsman Grille Guard but it does not look like the one that was designed to fit your 2017 Ram 1500 crew cab which is the part #45-3540 so there isn't a way to adapt it to fit your truck by just swapping hardware…

If your 2008 Chevy Express Van were already set up for trailer lights and a brake controller, it would have a factory installed 7-Way trailer connector at the rear of the vehicle or a wiring harness located inside the driver side frame rail near the…

Your 2008 GMC Sierra 2500 HD will have a wiring harness with round connector in place under the rear bumper whether or not it came equipped with a factory tow package. This round connector will plug in to the back of your Pollak Twist-In 7-Way, part…

To wire your 2013 Highlander with a 7-way and 4 pole connector, you'd first need a functional 4-pole trailer connector. If your Highlander doesn't already have one, you can install it using part #118449. With the 4-pole in place, there's…

The Carr Transit Step for Cargo Vans - Side Door - Steel Platform #CARR451001 you're looking at would work fine, however if it were up to me I'd consider splurging a bit more for the Aries RidgeStep Running Boards w/ Custom Installation Kit…

The difference between the Class II and Class III hitches has to do with their Gross Trailer Weight (GTW), their Tongue Weight (TW), and their Hitch Receiver Size. Class II trailer hitch receivers have a 1-1/4 inch receiver and can be rated up to…

Your issue is the connection to or the wire you ran the red wire of the brake controller to. So the one that is white and blue. The circuit the red wire of the brake controller needs to run to has to have 12 volts when the brakes are applied and none…

Hey John, so since the Curt Echo part #C51180 provides it's own brake output circuit you don't need to connect the blue wire of the 7-way adapter part #37185 on the vehicle side. Only the black wire needs to be connected. Which we have a…