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Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter- Video
Today on our 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter we're going to be installing the Tow Ready Upgraded Circuit Protected Modulite with 4 Pole Harness, part number 119179KIT. We're going to begin here by first opening up both of the rear doors of the vehicle. Now we've already gone and determined that the taillights are actually three wire system because the top light here is the brake light, the middle light here is the turn signal and this section right here is actually the running light. We're going to need to remove the light assembly from the vehicle by removing this screw here, here, and there. Go ahead and take our plastic trim panel tool here just work it in behind the light to release the snaps, the clips, that hold it in place. In order to get the light plug out here you're going to need to . there's a little locking tab on the top and bottom. Just take a little flat head screw driver and just kind of push it in as you work the tab outward. more
2/12/2015 2:52:33 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2007 BMW 3 Series- Video
Today on this 2007 BMW3 Series we're going to install part number 56146KIT. This is a Curt upgraded circuit protected taillight with converter hardware kit. These are the components that come with the kit. This is the module with our wires that go out to our turn signals. This set of wires goes out to the left-hand side, yellow for left turn, red for stop light circuit and brown for running light circuit. The white wire to ring terminal will go directly to the body for ground. more
2/9/2015 11:03:09 AM
Hopkins Tailight Converter Kit Installation - 2000 Lexus RX 300- Video
Today on our 2000 Lexus RX300, we'll be installing the Hopkins Tail Light Converter with Install Kit, part number 46255. When not using your four flat, you can store it in your spare tire compartment and when you do want to use your four flat, you'll life it out and you'll set it out the rear of the vehicle, making sure you keep it clear of the center latch on the rear hatch. The weather stripping will be pushed in, allowing the wire to come out the rear of the hatch, yet not damage it. To begin with, we need to raise the rear hatch. We'll also need to remove the carpet cover that covers up the spare tire lid as well as any other covers that might be in the way here. In this case, the hard cover we we're able to just use the hook and hold it up out of place. We'll first remove the threshold here. To do this, we'll use our trim panel tool to remove 4 black push pins and then we'll pop out the fasteners that hold it in place. With the center threshold removed, now we can go ahead and begin on taking out our other parts. We'll begin here on the driver's side. more
12/6/2014 3:51:17 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2000 Lexus RX 300- Video
Today on our 2000 Lexus RX300, we'll be installing the Tow Ready 4-Pole Wiring Harness with Hardware kit, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install, we'll first open up the rear hatch. We'll need to remove the taillight assemblies on each side. To remove the taillight assembly, we'll remove the fastener caps and then remove the fasteners. Once we remove the fasteners, we can go ahead and remove the taillight assembly, carefully pop it out of its position, not breaking the alignment tabs underneath. We'll just let the light hang there here on the driver's side and move over to the passenger's side repeating the same process. With our taillight assemblies out, we can now gain access to the manufacturer's wiring here behind the taillight assembly. more
11/26/2014 3:49:47 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Lexus RX 350 C57674- Video
Today on this 2012 Lexus RX350, we're going to install part number C57674. This is the adapter 4-pole to 7-pole and 2-pole with test lamps. The first thing we're going to do is take the bracket that comes with the 7-pole connector and attach it to the panel on the bottom here. There's not much really to bolt to, so we're going to run some holes through the plastic and use some fender washers on the inside to help secure it. We'll just go ahead and line it up with the existing form of the plastic, and we'll go ahead and drill a couple of hole. We'll be using a 3/16" drill bit. We're going to need to get behind our panel as well, so we'll go ahead and loosen all the fasteners across the front and one on the side here to give us some working room. There's also one plastic rivet that we have to remove. more
11/10/2014 11:35:28 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2007 Hyundai Entourage- Video
Today on this 2007 Hyundai Entourage, we're going to install part number 30717. This is the adapter four pole to seven pole vehicle and trailer connector from Tow Ready. Here's our four pole to seven pole adapter, we'll install it on our Hyundai. Our Hyundai already had a seven pole connector on there, but it got damaged pretty bad, so it's already been removed and we just got it down to the bare wires. These are wires from our brake controller and our ground and our reverse light. Here's our four pole wiring harness that was part of our original install. Let's put our new seven pole into place. more
11/4/2014 1:54:11 PM
Pollak 7-Pole Trailer Connector Socket Installation - 2000 Ford Expedition- Video
Today on this 2000 Ford Expedition, we're going to install part number PK11893. This is going to be an exact replacement for the part that's already on the vehicle. To start off, we'll unbolt the original connector. There will be four screws that we have to remove. The screws are an odd size. We're using a 5.5 millimeter socket. Once we unscrew it, we'll pull it loose, then we need some more slack in the wire so I'll unsnap it from behind the bumper. more
11/1/2014 10:38:47 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Lincoln MKZ- Video
Today on our 2012 Lincoln MKZ, we'll be installing the Tow Ready Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring Harness, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install, we'll first need to access the wiring behind the taillight assemblies. To do this, we'll start by removing the rear cargo liner and spare tire cover. Then we'll need to remove the rear threshold. There are six fasteners that we'll need to remove. These are push pin fasteners, so we'll gently pry out on the fastener until it releases. Once we have all six fasteners removed, we'll gently pull up on the rear threshold until the fasteners underneath release. more
10/29/2014 4:25:54 PM
Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2009 Ford F-150 22292- Video
Today on this 2009 Ford F-150 regular cab, we're going to install a brake controller. The Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller, part number 90195. To help us with our install, we're also going to use part number 22292, the Tow Ready Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers. We'll start off with that part first. Looks like we have power going to it so that's a good sign. Manual override says no trailer connected and that makes sense because we don't have it hooked up. more
10/28/2014 4:21:27 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis- Video
Today on our 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis we'll be installing the Tow Ready Circuit Protected Module Light with Four-Pole Harness, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install we'll first need to hook up our new module light and wiring harness. To do that we'll need to locate the manufacturer's wiring that runs to the rear taillights. To do this we'll go ahead and remove the four push pin fasteners securing the rear threshold. Next we'll go ahead and remove the rear threshold and sit it aside. Now by the removing the plastic hold down fastener for the carpeting we can peel back the carpeting along the threshold and behind the driver's side taillight assembly. Here we'll locate the wiring that runs to both taillights. To access the wiring we're going to go ahead and use our utility knife to cut back the electrical tape and cover and remove it so that we can use our test light to probe each wire to locate the running light, turn signal and brake circuits. Now for this application it's a combined setup so the turn signals will also act as the brake light signals. more
10/23/2014 12:03:18 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon we'll be installing the Tow Ready Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring Harness with Four-Pole Connector, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install we'll first need to remove the spare tire cover and lower storage cover. Then we're going to remove the cover panel behind the passenger side taillight assembly. Using a flat blade screwdriver we'll get in behind the cut out panel and go ahead and sat it aside. Then on the driver's side we'll go ahead and fold down the access compartment by unlatching the two twist knobs and then pulling back on the cut out of the carpeting to expose the wiring behind the driver's side taillight assembly. Now that we've exposed the wiring behind both taillight assemblies we'll need to remove the rear threshold. To do this we'll remove the two fasteners that secure it. Once we unscrew them we'll set them aside we can gently pull up on the rear threshold releasing the fasteners underneath. Now with that done we'll need to identify the running, turn signal and brake lights. more
10/22/2014 1:12:04 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Ford Crown Victoria- Video
Today for 2006 Ford Crown Victoria, we're going to install part number 119179kit. First thing we need to do, is to get access to the wire harness so we can install our new parts. We'll go ahead and open up the trunk. To remove the threshold there are just four push pin fasteners. So we'll go ahead and remove those and set the threshold out of the way. We'll peel back the carpet liner to get access to our wires. Now on this particular vehicle we can get access to our wires all on the driver's side. more
10/21/2014 1:42:27 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2003 Toyota Avalon- Video
All right. Today on this 2003 Toyota Avalon, we're going to install part number 119179KIT. All right. This is a wiring harness that we're going to install. When we install this, this is all going to be on the inside of the trunk. We'll go ahead and open up the trunk and we'll get the car ready to install our wiring harness. We'll go ahead and take out our floor coverings. more
10/21/2014 1:38:49 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2007 Cadillac SRX- Video
Today on our 2007 Cadillac SRX, we will be installing the Curt Tail Light Hardware Kit for 4 pole ends part number 56146KIT. First step of our install will be locating the manufacturer's wiring that runs to the back of the tail lights. We get underneath the vehicle and look above the tail pipe or muffler, we can see the wiring that will run through the back light of the tail lights. To make it easier to access the wire, we are going to go ahead and remove the two rear exhaust hangers and use a safety strap to move the muffler over to give us a little more working room. Next, we'll use a utility knife to go ahead and cut back the protective cover around the wire and remove a section so that we can get to the wiring. Now, with our wires exposed, we'll go ahead and use our test light to probe the wire and run this signal for the rear tail lights so we know which color will operate which signal. For this application, the purple wire will be our running lights and the yellow wire with a light brown tracer will be both the left hand turn signal and braking. Now, to connect the converter box wiring to our tail lights, we use quick splice connectors provided with our install kit. more
10/13/2014 12:18:39 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Impala- Video
Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Impala, we'll be installing the Hopkins Adapter for the 4-Pole to 7-Pole, as well as a 4-pole, part number 37185. Additional parts that we'll be using today is the Draw-Tite no-drill Mount Bracket in a long, part number 18136. We'll also be using some dielectric grease, which is part number 11755. To begin with, we're going to go ahead and connect the bracket that holds the 7- and 4-way connector to the long bracket. We'll do this using the screws supplied. Once we have that done, now were ready to go ahead and mount our bracket onto our hitch. We'll use the big hose clamp that comes with the long bracket, which is part number 18136, to connect our bracket to the cross member on our hitch. Once we have this tightened down, next we'll go ahead and use the hardware supply to connect our 7-pole, as well as our 4-pole, connector to the bracket. With this connected, now we're ready to go ahead and plug in our 4-flat to our vehicle's existing 4-flat wiring. more
10/7/2014 4:35:27 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2008 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2008 Kia Sorento, we'll be installing the Curt Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring, part number 56146KIT. To begin our installation, we'll first need to remove some interior trim components. We'll raise the rear cargo cover. Once we raise up the rear cargo cover, we'll then remove the carpeted quarter panels. We'll go ahead and remove those and set them aside for installation later. Then raise the rear cargo tray, to do this we'll first need to remove the five fasteners across the back. To remove the rear fasteners, you'll simple screw out the center section with a Phillips screwdriver and then remove the two piece fastener. more
10/7/2014 4:32:38 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2011 Dodge Journey C57674- Video
Today on our 2011 Dodge Journey we'll be installing the Curt adapter 4 pole to 7 pole and 4 pole with test lamps, part number C57674. To begin our install, we'll first mount the 4 and 7 pole bracket to the 4 and 7 pole connectors. To do this, we'll use the hardware provided with the install kit. We'll put the bolt through the connector and then through the bracket. To secure it on the backside, we'll use the flat washer, split lock washer, and nut. We're going to repeat the same process for the other 3 fasteners. more
10/7/2014 11:33:04 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2007 Toyota Tundra- Video
Today on this 2007 Toyota Tundra Double Cab, we're going to install part number 37185. This is the Adapter 4 Pole to 7 Pole and 4 Pole from Hopkins. For this part, we'll upgrade our factory 4 pole or pre-existing 4 pole into a 7-pole connector with another 4-pole connector on the outside for our trailer. The first step is to go ahead and install our mounting bracket for a 7 pole that comes with the kit. Now in our case, our hitch has a attachment point on it already, so a pretty easy install for this point. Put our bracket in place, and we'll install the hardware that comes with it. more
9/23/2014 2:21:13 PM
RoadMaster 6 Wire Trailer Connector Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video
Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab, we're going to install part number RM-910030-7. This is the Road Master 6 Wire Trailer Connector for vehicle end. This 6 pole connector we're using is going to go on to the front of a truck, because the truck is being pulled behind an RV. This is our 4 pole wire, which had a preexisting connector, we just went ahead and cut it off because we don't need it any more. We're going to take our new 6 pole connector and install it in this location right here. What we're trying to do is match the angle of our connector with the angle of the bumper here, so we'll flip it over and upside down and try to line up the lines as best we can. Then we'll use a drill bit to mark 4 holes. more
9/12/2014 4:38:21 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1996 Lincoln Mark VIII- Video
Today on our 1996 Lincoln Mark VIII, we'll installing the Tow Ready 4-Pole Wiring Harness, Hardwire kit, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install, we'll first open up the trunk. We'll need to access the manufacturer's wiring here on the driver's side so to do that, we'll remove the cargo hook here that also secures the carpeting. We can set it aside, pull back the carpeting and expose the manufacturer's wire. Next, we'll need to locate the turn and brake signal for each side along with the running light circuit. To do that, we're going to go ahead and remove some of the electrical tape here on the manufacturer's harness and then use the test light to locate the correct wiring. more
9/5/2014 10:19:37 AM
Pollak 4-Pole Round Pin Socket Installation - 2007 Jeep Liberty- Video
Today on our 2007 Jeep Liberty we'll be installing the Pollak 4-Way connector. Part number PK11410. As you'll see on this particular vehicle there was already a 4-way flat installed on the front. We're going to need to remove that 4-flat, just leaving the four wires, the yellow, the green, the brown, and the white. This particular vehicle also already has the Blue Ox Face Plate, part number BX1122 installed on it so we'll be connecting the four pin connector to the base plate using the base plate's hardware, the spacer block, as well as the screws, the lock washers, the nuts, as well as the self-tapping screws that hold it to the base plate. To wire this you'll need to go ahead and remove the center screw off the top of the 4-round. You'll then pull the center section out. more
9/4/2014 3:33:29 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2015 Kia Sorento 56146KIT- Video
Today on our 2015 Kia Sorento, we'll be installing the Curt Circuit Protected Taillight Wiring Kit, with four pole connection, part number 56146KIT. To begin our install, we'll first open up the rear hatch. We'll need to remove the taillight assembly. Once we open up the hatch, we'll locate the fasteners for the taillight assembly, remove them and pop the taillight assembly out. We'll just leave the taillight assembly hang there, as we'll be making connection with the manufacturer's wiring. The Curt wiring harness is a circuit protected converter with a power wire, passenger side turn signal for the green, running light circuit, driver's side turn signal, brake signal and ground. Now we'll move over to the passenger side, go ahead and remove the taillight assembly. more
8/20/2014 10:53:39 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2013 Ford F-150- Video
Today on our 2013 Ford F-150 Super Crew Cab we're going to be installing the Hopkins Adapter for a 4-pole to a 7-pole as well as a 4-pole, part number 37185. Now we're here at the rear of the vehicle. Now this vehicle already has a 4-way plug on it. We've already gone ahead and tested it. We know it does work. We've also lowered the spare tire down out of the way to give our self a little more working room. more
8/16/2014 9:47:28 AM
TorkLift Wiring Harness Extension Installation - 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty- Video
Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20535Order #TC0676263731 Today on our 2005 Ford F350 Super Duty, were going to be installing the TorkLift Wiring Extension for the 32-inch hitch truss extender, part number TLW6032. Now, this vehicle is already equipped with the TorkLift Super Hitch Magnum Hitch along with the SuperTruss Extension. In order to get the wiring from the vehicles plug at the hitch out to the end of the extension, so we can plug into our trailer or towed item, well need a wiring extension. To begin, we need to remove the end of the wiring extension, so we can feed it through the bracket. Then, well reassemble the end, and secure the 7-pull plug here at the end of the extension, and route the other 7-pull plug to the 7-way at the back of the vehicle.To start, well go ahead and remove the plug. First, Im going to back out the fastener that secures the wire here at the end of the plug. more
8/14/2014 11:27:10 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer 56146KIT- Video
Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be installing the Curt converter box with a hardwire kit and a 4-pole end, part number 56146KIT. We'll begin by opening up the rear hatch of the vehicle. Next we're going to start over here on the driver's side where we'll need to remove the tail light assembly from the vehicle. To do that, we'll need to remove these two covers here, small flathead screwdriver underneath the cover will allow it to be removed. Once each of the covers are removed we'll need to remove the two screws that are underneath it; one underneath each cover, one there and one there. Once you have both of the screws removed we can go ahead and slide the tail light assembly away from the vehicle. Go ahead and take our tail light assembly and set it aside for right now. Next we're going to need to use our test light and figure out which wire goes for which function. more
8/11/2014 2:46:16 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Toyota Prius c- Video
Today on our 2012 Toyota Prius C, we'll be installing the Curt Upgraded Circuit Protected Taillight with Converter Hardware Kit with 4 Pole End, part number 56146KIT. To begin with we'll need to go ahead and raise the rear hatch of the vehicle. Now we've already gone ahead and cleaned out the stuff that would be over the spare tire to allow us to remove any of the interior threshold, panels as well as the two side panels. We'll start out by removing the center threshold, to do this we'll use a trim panel removable tool and slide it under and pop it up removing the fasteners. Next we'll need to remove three 10mm bolts from each side. We're going to go ahead and start on the driver's side. With these three screws removed, we can pull the interior panel out. Now we will not be able to completely remove this panel. more
8/11/2014 7:14:13 AM
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
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Lincoln Town Car- Video
Today on our 2009 Lincoln Town-car, we'll be installing the Tow Ready Four Pole Wiring Harness, part number 119179KIT. To install the new harness, we'll open up the rear trunk and then remove the interior paneling so we can gain access to the Manufacturer's wiring. We'll first need to remove some pushpin fasteners and then remove the rear threshold. We'll remove the fasteners that secure the carpeting behind the taillight assembly on the driver's side. Now that we have access to the taillight wiring, we'll go ahead and take a test light and test the wiring to verify the signal wire. We'll need to locate the left and right turn signal, running light circuit and brake light circuit so that we can use the quick splice connectors to secure our new Tow Ready Harness directly to the manufacturer's wiring. For the passenger side turn signals, it's going to be an orange wire with a blue stripe. Next we'll take our quick splice connector, slide over the manufacturer's wire, then take the green wire from our harness, slide it into the connector, and crimp it down. For our left turn signal, left braking, it's going to be the green wire with an orange stripe. more
7/30/2014 2:57:53 PM
Hopkins Endurance Multi-Tow Trailer Connector Installation - 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter- Video
Today on this 2014 Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van, we're going to install part number HM48470 from Hopkins. Now our new connector is going to replace the pre-existing seven pole connector on our van. We'll go and dismantle your existing connector and get down to our bare wires. Once we're down to our bare wires we'll go ahead and even them out. Take our four pole wires and spread them apart. Now our four pole wire we have a white ground wire which really isn't being used, so we're just going to cut it off short because we already have a pre-existing ground wire thats much larger and can carry the current of our remaining wires. Okay, we take our wires and we're going to run them through the cover here first. more
7/29/2014 4:17:51 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter- Video
Today on this 2014 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van we're going to install part number 119190KIT. One thing to know about our install is that we're going to need access to the battery, so one of our first steps is to go ahead and get our vehicle ready to install our parts. We're going to be in the cab of the van, so we'll go ahead and remove this panel right here and the torque's that we use is a T25. Put our panel to the side in a safe spot. Now go ahead and take the floor mat out of the way. We'll get access to the battery by loosening up these four screws. Slide our panel back and go ahead and remove it. more
7/29/2014 11:34:13 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2001 Volkswagen Passat- Video
All right. Today on this 2001 Volkswagen Passat Wagon we're going to install part number 56146KIT. First thing we need to do is go ahead and open up the back hatch so we can get access to our wiring. One of the things we'll start off doing is go ahead and remove the access panels that are right behind the taillights. We're also going to roll back our floor coverings as well as remove the threshold. After we remove the threshold there'll be a couple of screws, one on each side on the interior panels that we have to remove. We'll also remove two tie down points, one on each side so we can free up our panel. All right. Now once we have our panels loosened up we can go ahead and start with our install. more
7/25/2014 9:22:33 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Toyota Solara- Video
Today on our 2006, Toyota Solara convertible, we'll be installing the current upgraded circuit protected tail light with converter hard wire kit, with the 4 Pole End, Part number 56146K-I-T. To begin with, we need to go ahead and raise the rear trunk hatch. We'll then need to go ahead and clean out anything that is inside the trunk, including any carpet covers, as well as the spare tire cover. As you will also see here on the left hand side, there's a small plastic dish area that is used for storage. This will also need to be removed. We'll go ahead and pull the center threshold area up. To do this you can just work your hand from the inside of the trunk and pull out a little bit, and then the whole center threshold will gently pull up. With the center threshold out, now we can go ahead and remove the carpet that's on each side of the interior of the trunk. There's first a small hook that has a screw in it. You'll need an 8 millimeter socket to remove this screw. more
7/24/2014 2:45:11 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Equinox- Video
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to install part number 37185. This is a Hopkins adapter 4 pole to 7 pole and 4 pole. First thing we need to do is go ahead and get our vehicle ready. To do that, we need to loosen up the 4 pole that's pre-existing on our car. Our Hopkins product will plug into this and adapt up to the 7 and provide another 4 pole. Let's just cut this out of our way. more
7/18/2014 9:50:18 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2013 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on our 2013 Dodge Durango, we'll be installing the Hopkins 4-Pole to 7-Pole Adapter, part number 37185.The first step to installing our 7-Way Adapter is going to be to install our bracket up on the mounting point on our hitch. We will take the included hardware, which are the lock nuts and these two Phillips machine screws. We'll line up the holes on our mounting plate and the bracket on the hitch, and we'll drop the Phillips screw through, then put the locking nut on the bottom. Since the screwdriver is a little tough to get in this position, we'll put a socket on the bottom and tighten it that way. With that one snug, we'll move to the other side.Now with the bracket in place, we can mount our 7-Way Connector. Now we'll take our 7-Way Connector, we'll line up the mounting points with the mounting points on our bracket, slide the wire through the opening at the bottom, and once it's in place, we just line up those holes.This is the hardware we'll be using to mount the 7-Way Connector. more
7/17/2014 1:41:36 PM
Pollak Black Plastic RV 7 Pole Trailer Socket Installation - 2014 GMC Sierra 2500- Video
Today in this 2014 GMC Sierra 2500, we're going to install part number PK12707. It's the Pollak black plastic 7-pole RV-Style connector for a truck-in. With this part we're also going to use part number 459075-1. This is a half-inched sized loom material that we'll use to cover our wires with.One thing about this truck, we're actually going to use the factory tow package. This factory tow package originates up, right behind a cab, where the bed and the cab meet. Typically theyre zip tied down the way, but we have already have them pulled out.What we're going to do is, take a loom material and go ahead and cover up our wires first. more
7/9/2014 8:39:34 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon- Video
Today on this 2011 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to install part number C57674 from Curt. Now this part is going to upgrade our four-pole previously been installed on our vehicle up to a seven-pole connector. We're also going to add one additional circuit. This will be a reverse wire lead. Now this additional circuit will be used to reverse lockout on a boat trailer with hydraulic brakes. To start off our install, we'll go ahead and open the back hatch and get access to our reverse light. Now our reverse light is in the back hatch, so we have to remove the panel behind the light. more
7/3/2014 12:23:59 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Ford Van- Video
Today on this 2013 Ford van were going to install part number 37185 from Hopkins. Just the adaptor four-pole to seven-pole and four-pole. Now to help us install this part were also going to use another bracket, part number 18136, no drill not in bracket, long version.Were going to use this bracket to mount our seven-pole connector to our hitch. Well do a quick test fit and you can see how the bracket will sit at a angle instead of straight back from the truck. Well go ahead and modify ours to make ours straight back.Okay, now on the short edge Ill grab the top of the hitch were actually going to make a mark. Well go ahead and make a mark half inch to five inaudible 00:43 half over. more
7/2/2014 7:25:27 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2008 Dodge Durango- Video
Today on a 2008 Dodge Durango we'll be adding the Hopkins adapter 4 pole to 7 pole and 4 pole, part number 37185. First we'll go ahead and put the 7 pole bracket on with the hardware provided with our install kit. We're going to take the bracket, feed it over the wires, and up to the back of the mounting surface for the 7 pole adapter. Then we'll take the screws, feed them through the front side of the 7 pole and secure it with the nuts on the back side. Once we have all 4 in place we'll go ahead and tighten them down. I'm going to go ahead and take some black electrical tape and wrap up 8 to 10 inches of our wire. This will assist in bundling our wires together and help protect it from the elements. more
6/30/2014 11:13:29 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Nissan Altima- Video
Today in this 2006 Nissan Altima we're going to install part number 56146KIT from Curt. To install our wire harness we need to go ahead and open up the trunk to get access to the wiring on the driver's side. To get access to our wiring we're going to have to move the carpet out of the way a little bit. We can simply fold this down. Eventually we're going to have to run a power wire out to our battery so we'll go ahead and remove the floor panels, or at least move them out of the way to get access to the floor. The next thing we're going to do is test our wires. To do that we're going to need a ground to test with. more
6/24/2014 4:48:27 AM
Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2006 Chevrolet Express Van- Video
Today is 2006 Chevrolet express van. We're going to install part number 90885 from inaudible 00:00:05. Now to help us install our brake controller we'll be using part number 37185 from Hopkins. This is our 4 pole to 7 pole adapter. We'll go ahead and start off installing the bracket for our 7 pole connector. It looks like there's a bracket already installed on her vehicle, so we're going to just reuse one of the holes. more
6/11/2014 5:00:08 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Volkswagen Passat- Video
Today on 2014 Volkswagen Passat, we'll be installing the tow ready, upgraded, heavy duty modulite vehicle wiring harness, part number 119190KIT. We're going to first need to remove the trunk lining and then we'll need to remove this rear threshold piece. In order to remove the rear threshold, we'll either take a trim panel removal tool or a large flat head screwdriver. We'll work it underneath the trim piece and pop it upward. Next we'll remove both of these foam pieces. Next we'll remove this little panel here, set it aside. more
5/14/2014 2:51:51 PM
RoadMaster 4-Wire Connector Installation - 2012 Buick Enclave- Video
Today on our 2012 Buick Enclave we'll be installing the RoadMaster 4-Wire Connector for the Vehicle End. Part number RM-910030-1. We're going to go ahead and start here by clipping the zip tie that's holding this four flat to the lower fascia on this vehicle. We can go ahead and snip off the end of the four flat. This right here's the connector that we're going to be installing on our vehicle. It'll connect right to here into the two prongs that come out of the base plate that's been previously installed on this vehicle which is part number BX1513 . We'll be using some hardware that comes with this baseplate to attach this to it. more
4/23/2014 11:20:28 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan- Video
All right today on this 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan we're going to install part number 119190KIT. We're going to have to open the back hatch to get access to the tail lights. We're going to use the T25 torx bits to remove the tail lights. Pull back on the tail light and then we release it from the wire harness. There's two tabs to push in and then we can work it off. Okay we'll start the tail lights to the side. We're going to run our wires through here and down to our hitch eventually. more
4/10/2014 2:32:43 PM
Curt Relay Kit Installation - 2014 Nissan Titan- Video
Today on a 2014 Nissan Titan, we'll be installing the Pollak 7-pole vehicle end connector, part number PK11893 in conjunction with our Curt Relay Kit, part number C57000. Now to begin our install, we'll first locate the vehicle's 7-pole connector. This will be above the bumper on the driver's side. We'll go ahead and cut the tape that goes around it, holding the 7-pole connector end to the wiring harness. We'll pull it out to where we can gain access to it. Then we'll remove the 7-pole connector end weather cap. To remove the cap, we'll press on the connector lock and then pull the cap out. We'll need to install our 7-pole mounting bracket. We'll be using our Pollak 7-pole mounting bracket for vehicle ends, part number PK12711U using the Pollak install hardware kit, part number PK11926. We'll take the 7-pole bracket and secure it correctly to the hitch mounter bracket with the bolt down through the hitch mounter bracket into the 7-pole bracket and then secure it with a nut underneath. We'll have two fasteners that secure it to the hitch mounter bracket. Next, we'll take our 7-pole connector and secure it to the 7-pole bracket. Now we can take our wiring harness that we prepared and plug it into the back of the 7-pole connector. more
4/9/2014 9:29:15 AM
Hopkins Quick Fix 4 Pole Flat Car and Trailer Ends Installation - 2002 Ford Van- Video
All right, today on this 2002 Ford van E350, we're going to install part number 48195 from Hopkins. This is the Quick Fix 4 Pole Flat Car and Trailer Ends. All right, this is our parts right here. Now this end is for the van. This end would be saved for a trailer eventually. We'll set these parts to the side. Now here's our factory 4 pole connector. more
3/14/2014 10:44:28 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Kia Sorento 119147- Video
Today on this 2014 Kia Sorento, we're going to install part number 119147KIT and then we're also going to use part number 118151. Fist thing we're going to do is open up the back hatch. Then we're going to go ahead remove the tail lights. There are two screws we have to remove for each tail light. Remove the two and then we can pop it loose in the bodywork. Then we'll go ahead and disconnect the wire harness from the tail light. There's a small tab we have to push down and then we're going to go ahead and release it from the wiring harness. more
1/20/2014 7:44:23 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2007 Ford Mustang- Video
Today on our 2007 Ford Mustang, we'll be installing the tow ready upgraded circuit protected modulite with 4 pole harness and hard wire kit part number 119179KIT. We'll begin by opening up the trunk of the vehicle. We'll first need to begin by removing this plastic threshold piece here at the back of the trunk. To do this, we'll unscrew the 2 tabs, 1 on each side and lift the center piece out. Now that we've got the center plastic threshold piece out of the way, it gives us the exposure to both the right and left side wiring harness. To unplug, you may simply push in on the locking tab and gently pull apart. We're going to go ahead and unplug them so we can use our test light and figure out which wire does which function for the lighting. Now that we have our test light grounded to the body of the vehicle, we'll go ahead and have someone run through the light functions. Now you'll notice because of the way the lights are set up on this Mustang that you'll have 2 hot wires or 2 live prongs for each of the light functions. For the running lights here on the driver side, we'll have a blue wire with a yellow stripe as well as a tan wire with a red stripe that are both running light functions. more
1/9/2014 7:02:08 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today in our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagon, we'll be installing our tow-ready T1 vehicle wiring harness with 4-pole flat connector, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install, we'll first go ahead and open up the rear hatch. We remove the rear cargo cover, fold back the cargo lid, and then remove the spare tire cover. With these out of the way, we can remove the rear threshold. To remove the rear threshold, there are two fasteners we'll need to remove first. We'll unscrew the plastic caps and then remove the threshold by gently pulling up on the rear threshold, releasing the fasteners underneath. Now, with that out of the way, we'll move to the driver's side, where we can open up the interior cargo panel on the driver's side. Once we fold the door down out of the way, we can pull back on the carpeting that's been cut out behind the rear tail light, allowing it to fold away and give us access to the driver's side tail light wiring as it goes into the driver's side tail light. more
1/2/2014 7:10:30 AM
RoadMaster 4-Wire Connector Installation - 2003 Honda Element- Video
Today on this 2003 Honda Element, we're going to install part number RM-910030-1. This is a Road Master 4-wire connector. The first thing we need to do is go ahead and remove the original connector that's on our vehicle. In this case, it's a 4-pole flat, so we'll simply just cut off the end. Then we'll go ahead and take apart the 4-wire connector. We'll take out 1 screw in the top, and then push the insides out the front. more
12/30/2013 8:42:10 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2006 Ford Ranger- Video
All right today on this 2006 Ford Ranger we are going to install part number 37185. This is Hopkins adaptor from 4 pole to 7 pole and 4 pole connector. To help install our connector we are also going to use part number 18140 this no-drill mount bracket the short version and well start with that part first. Well go ahead and install it on to the hitch thats been previously installed on the truck. Well run a clamp through it and around the hitch. Then well tighten down the clamp just enough to keep it snug but we can still move it around as needed. more
12/19/2013 3:42:05 AM
