T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness Installation - 2018 Ford Escape Video

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How to Install the T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness on a 2018 Ford Escape

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Ford Escape, you're gonna be taking a look at, and I'm gonna show you how to install, the Tekonsha T1 vehicle wiring harness with four pole flat trailer connector, part number 118715.You can see it's got a nice attached dust cap. That's gonna help protect your connections from dirt, debris, moisture, things like that. It's going to give you all the proper… see more >

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