Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with the 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector. The part number is C56027. All right, here's what our wiring's going to look like before we start installing it. We've got a yellow, a brown, and a white side. This goes in behind our driver's side taillight, just one connection to make there, or one connection to separate, and this is going to plug in between. The green wire with the small ground, this is going to go behind our passenger side taillight. more
6/10/2015 1:42:10 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1997 C/K Series Pickup- Video
Today on this 1997 Chevrolet CK Series pickup we're going to show you the T1 Vehicle Wiring Harness with a four pull flat trailer connector, part number 118315. Not much to our wire harness here, but it comes with everything you need to get a four pull trailer connector installed on your vehicle. Here's your four pull, it also comes in with a built in cap. You've got a nice long length of wire, we also have a white wire of a ring terminal, that goes to the frame of our truck and comes with provided self tapping screw. You can see our wires go up to this junction right here, this is our T connector. This will fit into the existing wire harness that's onto the truck. Next we'll go ahead and show you how it installs. more
6/8/2015 2:11:38 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
All right. Today on this 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Crew Cab, we're going to show you the Fifth Wheel and Gooseneck Ninety-Degree Wiring Harness, with a seven-pole connector, part number 50-97-410. These are the parts we have all laid out. We're going to go ahead and take a look at the wire harness itself. This has a seven-pole connector. It's kind of nice. more
6/5/2015 1:56:06 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Volt- Video
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Volt, we're going to show you the Upgraded Modulite Vehicle Wiring Harness Kit with the 4-Pole Trailer Connector, part number 119147KIT. These are the parts you get that are included in the kit. First off, we have our module right here. This actually gets hardwired into the wire harness of the vehicle. It does come with the provided quick splice connectors for that purpose. Also, it comes with a small light tester to help identify the circuits of the wire. Our module does need power from a 12-volt power supply or the battery. more
6/5/2015 9:54:02 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse C56027- Video
Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to show you the Curt Key Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with a four pole flat trailer connector, part number C56027. These are the parts you get with the kit. First off, we've got the T connectors here. This is the yellow that goes over to the driver's side, behind the tail light. The other half with the green wire, that goes over behind the passenger side tail light. We also have a white wire for ground which goes to the sheet metal first ground. more
5/20/2015 4:16:49 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Traverse C56245- Video
Today in our 2014 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be installing the Curt T-connector vehicle wiring harness for factory tow packages with four-pole flat tractor connector, part number C56245. To start out, we're going to go ahead and go to the passenger side rear fender well. Go ahead and pull out the torx bit fasteners. There's one right here, right underneath the lip of the rear bumper fascia. There's one right here. There's one right here, right behind that, and then underneath there's one. more
5/15/2015 10:46:57 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2004 Chevrolet Express Van- Video
Today on this 2004 Chevrolet Express Van we're going to install part number 118392. This is a T1 vehicle wiring harness with a 4-pole flat trailer connector from tow ready. We're going to show you the pieces that comes with the part number. First off we have 2-tier connectors. The yellow wire goes over to our left-hand side. We also have a white wire ring terminal for ground. more
4/7/2015 2:22:43 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1997 Chevrolet Lumina- Video
Today on our 1997 Chevrolet Lumina, we will be installing the current vehicle wiring harness with four pull flat trailer connector. Park number C58044. The first step in installing the wire harness we will have to open the trunk. Go ahead and open that up. Then we will remove the mounting hardware for the tail lights. Pull those back to get to the wiring behind it. more
4/1/2015 9:52:36 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Equinox 118494- Video
Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be installing the Tow Ready T-One vehicle wiring harness with the 4-pole flat trailer connector, part number is 118494. Here's what our wiring kit is going to look like. You can see we've got a yellow and brown wire. It's going over to the driver side. They got the T-connector, you see we've got an in-line connector right here, will separate the light, plug it in either side of the factory connection. Do that on both sides. The green one, single green wire that goes over to the passenger side, and this is what we're after. Of course, that's the 4-pole wiring. more
3/26/2015 2:50:51 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today, on our 2003 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be installing the Curt Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector, part number C55515. Well firstly, we locate the manufacturer's round seven-wire connector. Note, if your vehicle is equipped to the spare tire, you may need to lower the spare tire to gain access to the wiring. To this application, we don't have a spare tire in the way so we'll go ahead and locate the wiring. Here on the cross member of the frame rail, let me just pull it down as it's clipped to the wiring harness. We now have access to it. We'll then go ahead, press on the locking tab or we can remove the cap. Once we removed the cap, we're ready to install the new 4-pole trailer connector. more
3/14/2015 6:32:31 AM
Hopkins Endurance Fifth Wheel Wiring Harness Installation - 2004 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, we'll be installing the Hopkins Endurance 5th Wheel/Gooseneck 90-Degree Wiring Harness, Part Number 41157. Now, to begin our install, we're going to our 7-pole, supplied with the install kit, and mount it here in the pickup bed on the driver's side, behind the wheel well, in front of the tailgate. This will give us easy access. To mount it in the pickup bed side, we're going to go ahead and drill through the bed liner, through the sheet metal, and then mount it using the self-tapping screws provided with the install kit. Now, we need to make a hole large enough for the back of the 7-pole socket, so we're going to drill out a 2-1/8 inch hole as per the instructions. Now with the hole drilled out, we need to take the 7-pole connector that matches the back of our 7-pole socket, and feed it from underneath, up and out through our cut out hole. Then, we'll go ahead and take the 7-pole connector, attach the wiring harness, and mount it to the pickup bed side. Now, I'm going to go ahead and feed the 7-pole over the frame and then up through our hole. more
2/24/2015 12:14:09 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Traverse c56245- Video
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Traverse, we're going to be installing the Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness for the factory tow package option. It's part number is C56245. We'll locate the factory tow package connector, it's going to be right here above the exhaust of the passenger side, right against the side frame rail of the vehicle here. Now we'll pull this down. See with it pulled down it's going to give us a little bit more slack here to work with. Then be able to take the end our new wiring harness and connect it to that tow package. more
2/23/2015 1:53:36 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport, we'll be installing the Curt T vehicle wiring harness with the 4-pole flat trailer connector, part number C56026. First off, we'll go ahead and show you how to use a 4-pole. We'll go ahead and take the wire out the spare tire area where it's stored when it's not in use. We'll pull as needed to reach our accessory or trailer, being sure we stay away from the hatch as pinching it can cause damage and shorting out the wire. We'll go ahead and shut the hatch, and we're ready to use it. To begin our install, we'll go ahead and get access to the spare tire area on the vehicle. We'll need to remove the threshold right here. To that you can use a screwdriver or in this case we decided to use a trim panel tool to get underneath the fasteners and pull up the releases gently. more
2/23/2015 9:32:52 AM
Fifth Wheel and Gooseneck Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 we'll be installing the Draw-Tite 5th Wheel and Gooseneck Wiring Harness with 7-pole Trailer Connector, part number 20110. To begin our install we're going to start in the pickup bed. We're going to find a suitable mounting location for our 7-blade connector. Here in the side of the pickup bed on the driver's side behind the wheel well but in front of the tail light where the bed-liner is flush or flat against the sheet metal is a good location. Once we find that we'll go ahead and drill out a pilot hole. I'm going to use a 1/4" bit because it will also match the pilot bit of the hole saw that we're going to have to use to drill out our hole. Once I have my pilot hole made we'll go ahead and bring in the 2" hole saw. Now with our hole drilled out, we're going to move underneath the pickup. more
1/26/2015 10:34:10 AM
Trailer Connector Socket Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today, on this 2005 Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab, we're going to install Part Number HM40975. This is the Pollak 7- and 4-Pole Trailer Connector with Mounting Bracket. Typically, this part can be used as a replacement on your vehicle. However, in this case, even the original is completely missing, but we do need this original OEM socket to make it work. If you have this on your vehicle, you should be good to go. Now it's a good idea to make sure that you have this completely cleaned out, as best as you can. Let's go ahead and just set this aside for now, and we'll go ahead and mount our bracket for our 7-pole connector. Mounting your bracket is a matter of personal preference. I like using this location right here for our two holes will line up this part of the steel in the bumper. more
1/16/2015 5:05:17 PM
Hopkins Endurance Fifth Wheel Wiring Harness Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video
Today on this 2015 Chevrolet Silvarado 3500 crew cab, we're going to install part number 41157. This is the Hopkins endurance fifth wheel and gooseneck 90-degree wiring harness with a seven pole plug. First off, we need to find our location for a seven-pole connector. This is largely personal choice, but there's a nice open spot behind the inaudible 00:24 pocket in this area right here, so we're going to mount ours right here. Go ahead and center it up. Maybe line it with this plug right here. more
1/13/2015 11:26:14 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 118315- Video
Today on our 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD, we're going to be installing the tow-ready T-One vehicle wiring harness with a 4-pole flat trailer connector, part number 118315. Here's what our T-One vehicle wiring harness looks like. We have two connectors and a ground wire. The white wire here with the ring terminal. Right here's the connector that we're going to need to take apart and add our connection points in on. To remove the factory wiring harness here, there's a little tab here on the underside. Just simply need to lift that up gently being careful not to break it. We'll then pull the connector apart so it looks something like that. more
1/5/2015 2:33:50 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Spark- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Spark we're going to install part number: 118575 from Tow Ready. This is the T-1 vehicle wiring harness with four pull, flat trailer connector. All right, to start of we need to go ahead and open the back hatch and get access to our wiring behind the tail lights. We'll also need to remove the floor covering - there's not much to it. All right, next we're going to go ahead and loosen up our side panels here. We're looking at the driver's side for the plastic fastener we have to remove here, a Phillips head screw here, and a couple more plastic fasteners here. Use a trim panel tool; it works best on these fasteners. To get us started to pull it out, it seems to work best to go ahead and pull it this way. You'll get access behind our wiring. more
12/18/2014 5:19:42 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Express Van- Video
Today on our 2003 Chevy Express Van we'll be installing the Curt T Connector with 4 Pole Flat Trailer Connection, part number 55540. To begin our install we'll first open up the rear cargo door. We'll need to locate the manufacturer's wiring connector behind the tail light assembly. Now, because this is a cargo van application and there's no interior paneling locating the manufacturer's wires is pretty easy. Simply go to the tail light assembly and locate the wiring connector. Then we can press on the connector lock and separate the two. more
12/16/2014 11:44:42 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Express Van- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Express Van, we're going to be installing the Tow-Ready T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector, part number 118392. We're going to need to begin by opening up the rear doors of the van. We're then going to need to gain access underneath this trim panel here because our wiring is plugged in behind it. Now, in order to remove our panels, we'll be using a trim panel removal tool or you can use a large flat-head screwdriver. Go ahead and set that panel aside, then need to remove this lower panel. Now, we're going to begin over here on the driver's side. We'll be disconnecting this plug right here and adding out T-Connection in line. more
12/9/2014 2:19:48 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Malibu- Video
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Malibu we're going to be installing the CURT t-connector vehicle wiring harness with a 4-pole flat trailer connector, part number C56176. Now to begin our installation we're going to first need to raise the rear hatch or the trunk lid. We'll need to remove the spare tire cover. We'll also need to remove the rear threshold. To do that, simply grab in here on the bottom part of the threshold, pull outward releasing the tabs. Once you have the bottom released you'll then need to work your way up and remove it from the top section as well. more
12/8/2014 6:19:41 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2004 Chevrolet Express Van 55540- Video
Today on our 2004 Chevrolet Express Van we're going to be installing the CURT t-connector vehicle wiring harness with a 4-pole flat trailer connector, part number 55540. Now we're here at the rear of the vehicle. We'll need to open up both of the rear doors. There's a few interior pieces that we're going to need to remove from this particular van to install the wiring kit. We're going to need to remove this rear threshold piece as well as some interior panels on each side to gain access to our wiring. Now there is one panel that's already missing over here on the passenger side but you would need to remove this one here as well. Now go ahead and start here at the top. more
12/1/2014 12:12:35 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier- Video
Today on our 2005 Chevy Cavalier, we'll be installing the Curt 4 pole flat trailer connector, part number C58044. To begin with, you will need to open the trunk of the vehicle. Next, you'll go ahead and locate, on the driver's and the passenger's side, there'll be one plastic nut that will help hold the carpet in place. You'll need to remove this nut from both sides. Once you pull back the carpet, it'll go ahead and expose the wires that we'll be connecting to. Next, we'll go ahead and take the trunk threshold off too. more
11/26/2014 9:53:36 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Equinox- Video
Today on our 2005 Chevy Equinox, we'll install the Curt Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-pole Flat Connector, part number C55560. To begin our install, we'll first open up the hatch and then we'll remove the spare tire jack tool storage compartment. In most cases, we'll then see the spare tire jack and tools and take them out of the storage area and set them aside for installation later. However, for this application, the jack and tools are not present so there's no need to remove them. At the bottom of the compartment, we'll locate the manufacturer's tow port plug. Here is our new Curt wiring harness. We'll have the gray matching connector to match up the manufacturer's tow port. more
11/25/2014 10:25:54 AM
Fifth Wheel Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today in this 2010 Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab 2500 HD, we're going to install part number 54701-003. This is a 5th Wheel and Gooseneck 90 degree wiring harness with 7-pole plug connector. This our 7-pole connector, and this is the part that's going to get installed above truck. Now typical 5th Wheel application will be mounted towards the back via a sliding camper, chances are this may be installed forward of the truck. For this case, we're going to install our about this location right here. Once we have our location determined, we'll go ahead and drill a quarter inch hole. We'll follow that up with a 2-inch hole saw. We'll go ahead and clamp the mess we have right now and we'll also touch up the inside edge with something to protect the metal. Now we'll go ahead and take the end of our wire harness and I'll plug into a 7-pole connector in the bumper, let's go ahead and push it through and down. Make sure it's sitting the way you want it. We'll go ahead and use the included fasteners and attach it to the bed. We'll go ahead and take the self-tapping hardware and with a 5/16 nut driver, we'll go ahead and run it into the sheet metal of the bed. We're already done inside the bed, let's go underneath the truck and make our connection down there. All right to make things easier, we got our spare tire out of the way. Here's our 7-pole connector that goes into the bumper. There's a lock on this side here that will push down the tab and pulled apart. Sometimes there's a a little gray connector that fits inside here. This truck didn't have it, but if it did, you take a small screwdriver and you just back it out, out of the way, and it'd be just fine. OK. Let's leave that alone from now. more
11/25/2014 10:15:16 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2005 Chevrolet Silverado crew cab, we're going to install part number 30955. This is a replacement multi-tow 7-way and 4-way trailer connector. We're going to replace the original 7-pole connector That came with the vehicle. This is how it came to us, so you can see that the connector has seen better days. To remove our 7-pole connector, there's a tab right here that we push down and pull out. Sometimes there may be a little gray tab or a lock that fits around this. more
11/20/2014 11:44:43 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1994 C/K Series Pickup- Video
Today on our 1994 Chevy Silverado, we'll be installing the Tow Ready T1 Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Connector. Part number 118315. Now to begin our install, we'll first go ahead and locate the manufacturer's 4-pole connection on the driver's side of the frame rail. This will be on the inside of the frame. It comes off the manufacturer's harness. Once we locate the connector, we'll go ahead and split the two ends. To do that, we'll pull back on the locking tab and then separate the two connectors. more
11/19/2014 1:19:46 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Uplander- Video
Today on our 2005 Chevrolet Uplander we'll be installing the Tow Ready T-One Connector Trailer Wiring Kit part number 118396. To begin with here, we'll need to raise the rear hatch of the vehicle. Next we'll need to remove two torques head bolts from each light assembly. The size of the torques head is a T30. We can go ahead and gently pull the light assembly off of the vehicle, making sure that we don't break any of the tabs that are on the forward most portion of the light assembly. With the light assembly out, we can go ahead and remove the electrical from behind. To do this, we'll squeeze the tab on the wiring and gently pull down. We can go ahead and set the light assembly aside for right now. more
11/13/2014 9:04:37 PM
Fifth Wheel Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on this 2013 Chevrolet Silverado CrewCab, we're going to install part number 54701-003. This is a 5th-wheel and gooseneck 90-degree wiring harness with 7-pole plug. The first thing we need to do is find a location for it. This is largely personal preference. You can mount it pretty much anywhere in this area right here up towards the front of the truck as well. The 90-degree angle here makes it a little bit shorter than most normal hard wired connections, so it gives it more flexibility as you put it in a narrow spot if you'd like. In this case, we'll put it next to the tailgate area. Here's your tailgate. more
11/3/2014 3:39:53 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Colorado- Video
Today on our 2005 Chevy Colorado we're going to install the Curt Wiring Harness part number C55510. To begin with on the back corner of the vehicle on the driver side we will locate the wiring harness where we will make our connections. If you will notice one side has pins in it and the other side has female slot areas. You will take the side that has the pins and push it into the side that has the female slots. Once you have both connections made you need to take the self-tapping screws supplied with the kit and find a good spot on the frame to secure the grounding wire. We will use a two-sided adhesive tape and we will attach the converter box to the back side of our hitch. Now that this is done we will use some zip ties to secure the extra wiring up out of the way. As you can see here we've taken the end of the 4-pole and used the loop strap that comes with the kit to connect it to the safety chain loop. That will do it for our Curt Wiring Harness part number C55510 on our 2005 Chevy Colorado. . more
11/3/2014 11:42:20 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Impala- Video
Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Impala, we'll be installing the Tow Ready T-One Connector Trailer Wiring, part number 118417. To begin with we'll need to open the trunk of the vehicle. All of the connections will be made on the passenger side so that's where we'll be working. Before we can begin, we need to remove the center threshold of the trunk. To do this, there are two tabs, one on each side that will need to be removed first. Then we'll pry the center threshold up either with a trim panel tool or with a large flat head screwdriver. Once you have the center threshold out of the way, now we'll need to remove three plastic tabs or nuts that hold the light assembly in on the passenger side. You'll need to pull the carpet back on the passenger side to expose the three plastic nuts that you'll need to remove. more
10/31/2014 10:04:00 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Equinox 56094- Video
Today in our 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be installing the Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with a 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector part number 56094. To begin our install, we'll first open up the rear hatch. Next, we'll need to remove the two caps covering up the two fasteners, so that we can remove the tail light assemblies. Then, we'll remove the two screws. Once our fasteners are out, we'll go ahead and pop the tail light assembling out. Note: it can make it easier if you get in front of the tail light assembly with a flat-blade screwdriver, or we're just going to use a plastic pry tool and pop the tail light assembly out. Be careful not to break those two alignment tabs underneath. more
10/29/2014 4:19:49 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van 18252- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Express Van we'll be installing 4-pole Hardwire Kit part number 18252. To begin our install we'll first need to locate the manufacturer's wiring. This will be behind the interior trim panels on both sides. To remove the trim panels we're going to use a flat blade screwdriver or interior trim panel tool to release the fascias underneath. Starting here on the driver side we'll go ahead and remove the upper trim panel. Then we'll move over to the passenger side where we can remove the lower trim panel and then the upper trim panel. Now that we've exposed the wiring behind the taillight, we'll go ahead and remove the black electrical tape or covering around the manufacturer's wire. This will allow us to gain access directly to the wires where we can use a test light and probe them to test for our running, turn signal and brake light circuits. more
10/29/2014 4:10:51 PM
Pollak Trailer Connector Socket Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab, we're going to install part number HM40975. This is a Pollak 7 and 4-Pole Trailer Connector Socket. We're going to remove the blank that holds the wire harness in place. Now, I already have it loosened up. You can pull it out. This is our new part here. more
10/23/2014 3:20:00 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Cruze- Video
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, we're going to install part number 118508. This is the T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with a 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector from TowReady. To start off, we need to get inside the trunk, so we'll go ahead and open the trunk lid, and our wire harness is behind the liners on the inside. We'll go ahead and take the liner from the inside here, and pull it up and out of our way. To loosen this into your panel, it gets overlapped by the threshold, so I have to remove the threshold as well. Looks like there's 2 plastic fasteners that we have to remove. more
10/20/2014 3:45:24 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Chevrolet Uplander- Video
Today on our 2006 Chevrolet Uplander, well be installing the Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness part number 56077. Now we need to use our trailer wiring, lets pull it out of the vehicle and well run it down by our hitch. The weather stripping is thick enough on here where itll protect the wire when we close the door. One thing we do want to make sure of is that we stay about four to five inches away from the lock for the door just to make sure we dont do any damage to the wiring harness. Well pull out the amount we need and hook it up to our trailer or whatever well be towing. When were done using our wiring harness, well just store it back inside of our vehicle to keep it out of the elements and off the road to protect the wiring. With the rear of the van already open, well go ahead and get ready to start our installation. more
10/15/2014 12:26:57 PM
Fifth Wheel and Gooseneck Wiring Harness Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video
Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Crew Cab we're going to be installing the DrawTite Fith Wheel Gooseneck Wiring Harness with a 7-pole, part number 20110. In addition to the gooseneck wiring harness we're also going to be using a little bit of dielectric grease for electrical connections, part number 11755. Before we begin our installation we're going to go ahead and lower the spare tire down out of the way to give ourself a little more working room. Now that our spare tire's lowered down out of the way, we're going to go up underneath the vehicle. Now right here is the backside of the factory 7-way plug here on our bumper. We're going to need to undo this. We'll push in here on this gray locking tab, slide the locking tab out. more
9/29/2014 4:46:54 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Traverse- Video
Today on our 2012 Chevy Traverse, we'll be installing the Curt T Connector Wiring Kit, part number C56027. To begin with, we'll need to raise the rear hatch of the vehicle. Then we're going to go ahead an remove both of the taillight assemblies. To do this, there are 2 small plastic tabs that we'll need to remove from each side. They will not be completely removed, as they are connected by a small plastic tether, which you'll need to lift them out of the way so you can remove the one screw that is in each hole. Once you have the screws removed and you pull the light assembly off the vehicle, you need to remove the wiring harness from the back of the light. To do this, you'll squeeze the tab and pull the wiring harness free. more
9/16/2014 1:49:36 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Traverse 118579- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be installing the Tow Ready, T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness, part number 118579. Now to begin our install, we'll first open up the rear hatch. We'll locate the 2 fasteners on each side to secure the tail light assemblies. We'll remove the cover of the fastener first to expose it and then remove the fastener. Once we've unscrewed the tail light assembly, we'll go ahead and pop it out. We can locate the electrical connector that goes into the back of the tail light socket and remove the plug. To remove the connector, we'll pull back on the red locking tabs. After we separate the 2 on the driver's side, we'll move over to the passenger side and repeat the same process ... more
9/13/2014 11:23:46 AM
Fifth Wheel and Gooseneck Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2013 Chevy Silverado we'll be installing the Draw-Tite 5th Wheel Gooseneck Wiring Harness with seven blade connector, part number 20110. To begin our install we'll first go ahead and locate where we'll be mounting our new seven blade connector. Because on this application we have a storage box on the driver's side, we're going to put our seven blade connector here on the passenger's side. For this application we're going to mount it here above the cargo hook at the recess of the pickup bed. To mount it we'll need to drill out a two inch hole. We'll make our pilot hole first and then we'll take our pole saw bit and drill out the larger two inch hole. more
9/12/2014 4:46:04 AM
Fifth Wheel Wiring Harness Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD we'll be installing the Bargman Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring, part number 54701-003. Now this is a fifth neck goose wheel 90 degree adapter harness for a 7-pole on a GM. This will allow us to tap into the vehicle's factory 7-pole and remotely locate it into the bed of the truck for our gooseneck. To begin we'll need to locate a good position to mount our 7-pole in the bed of the truck. Now we've chosen the driver side here at the rear behind the rear wheel well. Now we've already gone ahead and removed our spare tire to make it a little more visible for us during this video. We'll now go ahead and drill a 1/4" pilot hole into the side of our bed. more
8/26/2014 11:18:41 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Equinox 118264- Video
Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. We're going to install part number 118264 from Tow Ready. Okay, the wire install inside the car, so we need top open up the back hatch to get access to it. We'll also have to remove the floor covering, and this panel right here needs to be removed. Steady pressure pulling up shouldn't snap it. Set that to the side. Next we'll go ahead and remove this tie down points right here to give us some extra room. more
8/21/2014 12:16:01 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2008 Chevrolet Equinox C56012- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20676Order #TC0843084131 Today is 2008 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to install part number C56012 from Curt. Okay, to start off we'll go ahead and open the back hatch of the vehicle. Then we need to go to the jack storage compartment. We'll temporarily remove the jack so we can find the port underneath of it. We'll locate the port and then take the wire harness and plug it directly into it. That's all we have to do at the back. Go ahead and re-install the jack and leave the cable out for later. more
8/19/2014 2:48:03 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Impala- Video
Today on our 2010 Chevrolet Impala, we're going to be installing the Tow Ready T-One vehicle wiring harness with 4-pole flat trailer connector, part number: 118417. We're also going to be installing the Tow Ready 4-flat universal mounting bracket, part number: 118149. And we'll begin our installation by raising the trunk lid. Now we're going to need to remove this threshold here at the trunk. To do that, we'll need to take out this fastener right here. To remove this fastener, we'll use a flat-head screwdriver or trim panel removal tool or you can use two flat-head screwdrivers. Next we'll go over to the passenger side and remove the same fastener. more
8/15/2014 3:02:59 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1999 Chevrolet S-10- Video
Today, on 1999 Chevrolet S10, we'll be installing the T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with the 4-Pole Flat Connector, Part Number 118359. We will start our wiring installation by disconnecting the factory wiring connectors for the brake lights. To disconnect the wiring harness, push up on the white locking tab and pull towards the rear of the vehicle. Before we install our new wiring harness, we're going to add some electrical contact grease. We also sell this grease on our website. It's Part Number 11755. Let's put it off on there to cover all the contacts with the grease on the connectors. We can just plug our new wiring harness into the factory wiring connections. Next, we will use our factory ground to ground our wiring harness, too. more
8/11/2014 4:38:03 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1996 Chevrolet Blazer- Video
Today on our 1996 Chevy Blazer, we will be installing the Draw Tite 4-pole flat hardwire kit, part # 18252. To begin our install, we will first locate the manufacturers two package wiring harness. It is located here behind the bumper structure near the spare tire. You can see it zip-tied in place. We will cut the zip tie and pull it down so that we can gain access to it. The wire is longer than we need so we are going to go ahead and cut off some length. We will then strip back a couple of inches of the outside protector and then locate the four wires that we need, noting that there are two white wires, one being the thicker of the two, the dark green wire, yellow wire and brown wire. more
8/11/2014 4:37:39 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HM48420- Video
Today in our 2013 Chevy Silverado, well be installing the Hopkins Endurance 6-Pole Trailer Connector Socket part number HM48420. This will be in conjunction with the Pollak 5th Wheel and Goose Neck Trailer Connector Wiring Harness part number PK11932. To begin our install, well take our Hopkins 6-Pole and make sure we have a hole saw large enough so that the 6-Pole can be mounted in our bedside. Were going to mount it about right here, so well go ahead and take our hole saw and drill a hole in the bed liner and side. Now we can take our wiring harness and feed it from underneath up and out the free drilled hole. Once we feed it through, well go ahead and pull it out so we can work with the end. Typically we would install a seven blade end that would connect to this wiring harness, but because we need a 6-pole trailer connector to connect to our trailer end, were going to go ahead and remove each one of these connectors. more
8/5/2014 11:04:11 AM
Hopkins Endurance Fifth Wheel Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be installing the Hopkins Endurance 5th Wheel and Gooseneck 90-Degree Wiring Harness with a 7-Pole Plug, part number 41157. Now we're going to figure out exactly where we want to drill our hole for this one. We'll going to line it up somewhere in there. Go ahead and put a pilot bit. Then go ahead and step up to our hole saw. We're using a 2-1/8. Go ahead and vacuum up all of our shavings real quick. Now we're going to take this end of our wiring harness, feed it up from the underside, and come out our hole we just drilled. more
7/16/2014 8:38:22 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2008 Chevrolet Silverado- Video
Today in our 2008 Chevrolet Silverado, we'll be installing the Hopkins replacement multi-tow seven-way and four-way trailer connector, part number 30955. We'll start our install by removing the factory cover. You just twist out of place, pull that tab, and it slides out. With the factory cover removed, we'll take our wiring harness and just push it back through for now. We'll then take our new four and seven-pole connector and its wiring harness and push it through that hole as well. We're just going to kind of line it up in place there. Once it's in place, we'll make sure we have plenty of clearance and material to drill through and hold it in place. more
7/14/2014 1:01:04 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Venture- Video
Today on our 2003 Chevy Venture van, we'll be installing the tow-ready, T-One vehicle wiring harness with 4-pole flat connector, part number 118355. To begin our install, we'll first open up the back hatch. Then we'll locate and remove the driver's side access panel door. Underneath the access panel door will be an access panel cover. We'll need to remove it to gain access behind the driver's side quarter panel. To remove the access panel cover, there are two push-pin fasteners. We'll go ahead and remove the fasteners and then the panel. more
7/7/2014 10:53:55 AM
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