Roadmaster Battery Charge Line Kit Installation - 2018 Chevrolet Malibu- Video

Speaker 1: Today on this 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, we'll be having a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Battery Charge Line Kit for towed vehicles, part number RM-156-25.Here's what our charge line kit looks like installed. This solves the problem that people encounter when they are flat-tailing their vehicle behind their motor home. The reason you need this is because when your vehicle has a supplemental braking system, its drawing its power from the vehicle's battery and not from the motor home. This will maintain the charge on your battery, so your supplemental braking system won't drain your battery and whenever you get to your destination, you will be able to start your vehicle up without any problems.Many of our customers have found this to be a great solution because several of them have found their battery's be dead and not able to start their vehicle after they've been towing for an extended period of time. This solved that issue for them and will solve the issue for you as well, so you don't have to worry about it.For this particular flat tow setup, we're using a Roadmaster EZ5 Base Plate Kit with removable arms, a Roadmaster Tail Light Wiring Kit with bulbs, a Roadmaster Seven to Six Wire Straight Cord, a Roadmaster Fusemaster Fuse Bypass, a Roadmaster Charge Line Kit, Roadmaster Coil Safety Cables, a Roadmaster Falcon All-Terrain Nonbinding Tow Bar and a Roadmaster 12 Volt Outlet Kit. In this instance, we are not installing a braking system that is available to us, my customer's supplying his own, but we do have several braking system options available too.In this particular case, I would recommend the Roadmaster Even Brake Braking System. more

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3/1/2018 3:34:02 PM

Yakima Roof Rack Review - 2017 Chevrolet Trax y00147- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Trax we're going to be taking a look at the Yakima Round Bar Roof Rack System. Included in the kit, you're going to be getting the 48 inch round bars, the timberline towers, and the round bar adapters.The round design is not only suitable for kayak carriers, bike racks, cargo baskets and cargo carriers, but it also works well with bungee cords and other ratchet straps that will attach easily to it with our hooks. One of the great things about these round bars is their 220 pound load capacity. Unlike the standard aluminum arrow bars that only hold 165 pounds, you can load up that extra gear that you wouldn't be able to otherwise. You can also get the Yakima Same Key System, which will come with locking cylinders for all of your timberline towers, and it'll have one key to match all of them. This be found at etrailer.com with part number Y07204.This roof rack system will add about 3 inches to the height of your vehicle. more

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11/13/2017 10:22:41 AM

Roadmaster Battery Charge Line Kit Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Colorado- Video

Speaker 1: Today on this 2017 Chevrolet Colorado we will be having a look at and showing how to install the Roadmaster Battery Charge Line Kit for Towed Vehicles, part number RM-156-25.Here's what our battery charge line kit looks like installed. This charge line kit is great for those of you who flat-tow your Colorado behind your motor home, because, when you're flat towing it, the engine's not running and the battery has to be disconnected. If you have a supplemental braking system, your battery will be run down by the braking system in use.With this charge line kit installed, your vehicle's battery will get a charge off of the 12-volt power from the motor home's seven-way connector. It charges right through your coil connection that you have at the front of your Colorado, either a six-way round or another style of connector that you may have.To begin our install we'll find ourselves at the front of our Colorado. We already have a pre-installed six-way round connector at the front of our vehicle. We'll need to remove this. more

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11/3/2017 1:52:18 PM

Roadmaster Automatic Battery Disconnect Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Colorado- Video

Speaker 1: Today in this 2017 Chevrolet Colorado, we'll be having a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster automatic battery disconnect with switch for towed vehicles with a supplemental braking system, part number RM-766.Now, the reason you're gonna want this battery disconnect over other options on the market is because it's so simple to operate. Just a simple push to the button you can reconnect your battery, or disconnect your battery. You don't have to go underneath the hood, use any tools to disconnect your battery, or open the hood to operate a switch. This is all done from inside the cab of your vehicle, which makes it a very simple process.As you can see here, our battery's connected because our dome light's on in the vehicle. When I press the button, we'll hear the click, and then we lose power. You can tell by the dome light going off. more

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10/31/2017 4:56:12 PM

Roadmaster Automatic Battery Disconnect Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to be showing you how to install the Roadmaster battery disconnect switch for towed vehicle with supplemental braking system. Part number is RM-766.Now the need for an auto battery disconnect on the Silverado comes from the tendency for the battery to drain while we're flat towing the truck. This gives us a very quick and easy solution to go from tow mode, which is going to separate the connection in our positive battery cable, de-powering the entire truck, right into drive mode where we re-establish that connection. So we no longer are going to have to worry about trying to remove the battery cable or having one of those big switches underneath the hood that we constantly have to remember to switch back and forth.When we're ready to tow, we'll hit tow. When we're done flat towing and we're ready to start driving our vehicle, simply switch it into drive.Now to mount our battery disconnect, we want to keep it down somewhere kind of out of the way so we're not going to be bumping into it as we're working on our truck or something like that.We we're going to be going right underneath the coolant overflow tank here. We'll start by pulling these two hoses off. more

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9/19/2017 5:33:22 PM

Rola Haul-Your-Might Van Ladder Rack Review - 2017 Chevrolet Express Van- Video

Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Express we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Rola Haul Your Might V2 Van Ladder Rack System. Offering two steel crossbars and 300 pound weight capacity, the part number is 59622. Now this ladder rack's going to be a great solution for your lighter duty needs. It's going to have a weight capacity of 300 pounds in the two bar version that we've got here, that's the 59622. You can go up to the three bar version if you'd like. That part number is 59623. more

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6/14/2017 3:38:42 PM

Draw-Tite I-Command Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500- Video

Today on our 2017 Chevy Silverado, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Draw-Tite I-Command Proportional Trailer Brake Controller, part number 5535. To help us with that installation, we're also going to be using the Tekonsha adapter, part number 3016. This is what our Draw-Tite I-Command Brake Controller looks like when it's installed. This is going to apply brakes to your trailer. It's also going to relieve the stress on your vehicle's brakes when you are pulling a trailer. This is going to be a proportional braking system, which means it's going to match the amount of pressure you're putting on your vehicle brakes. more

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5/22/2017 9:37:06 AM

Pollak Pigtail Wiring Harness Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500- Video

Today on our 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Pollak four foot pigtail wiring harness, part number PK11998. Here's everything that's going to come with our kit. We're going to have all our butt connectors as well as a ring terminal and our harness that's going to have a four foot lead on it. Now what's great about this harness, is it can be used either as a replacement for your damaged or broken harness at the back of your vehicle or in our case, we're going to be using it in the bed of our truck for a fifth wheel adapter off of our factory harness. Now as far as the butt connectors go, since our connections are going to be made underneath the vehicle. To keep it protected against any corrosion and moisture, I'm going to be replacing these butt connectors with heat shrink butt connectors and you can pick those up on our website using part number DW05745-10 and that'll be for a pack of 10. more

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5/10/2017 1:37:29 PM

RoadMaster BrakeMaster Seat Adapter Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche- Video

Today on our 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche we're going to be showing you how to install the RoadMaster BrakeMaster Custom Seat Adapter. Its part number is RM-88158. The quick attachment point on the bracket is going to allow us to quickly and easily remove the brake actuator when not in use. This bracket stays mounted underneath our seat post so there's no need to make any adjustments or modifications once your initial install process is done. That's going to slide in position and we'll line up the two holes, one here and one there with the studs that come up out of the seat. Now, the nuts that are on the studs are a little unique looking. We've found that just a standard 5.15 millimeter will allow you to get on there and get them removed. more

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4/14/2017 1:17:34 PM

Roadmaster Battery Charge Line Kit Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Spark- Video

Today in our 2017 Chevrolet Spark, we'll be installing the Roadmaster Battery Charge Line Kit for towed vehicles, part number RM-156-25. This Roadmaster Towed Vehicle Charge Line kit coupled with our towed vehicle lighting system connected here will allow our battery to be charged on our vehicle when it's flat-towed behind our RV. Because of this vehicle, in order to flat-tow it, you need to have the key in the accessory position so the steering wheel's on unlocked. This will prevent the battery from being run down while you're flat-towing. That way when you arrive at your destination, and you want to drive your vehicle around town, you can still do that because your car will start right up. To begin our install, we already have our charge line wire here, this red wire, ran through our fascia with our four pole flat wiring here that we're using for our towed vehicle lighting system. more

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1/10/2017 10:17:46 AM

Roadmaster Automatic Battery Disconnect Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Colorado- Video

Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, we're going to be taking a look at, and installing the Roadmaster Automatic Battery Disconnect with Switch for Towed Vehicles With a Supplemented Braking System, part number RM-766. Here's what it looks like once it's installed on the vehicle. It's going to be this nice, easy to operate switch that's inside the cap of the vehicle. What this kit is going to do is, for vehicles that need to have the battery disconnected when in tow mode, this is going to make it really easy to do that because it's going to be as easy as a flip of a switch. What's nice about this battery disconnect over some of the more traditional ones is that this one doesn't require you popping the hood and going underneath the hood to disconnect the battery with the quick disconnect, but rather, it's as simple as hitting that switch, and you're disconnected. Then, when you're ready to take it out of tow mode, it's a simple as flipping the switch the other direction, and then your battery's reconnected. Here's the solenoid for the quick disconnect. more

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12/9/2016 11:48:54 AM

RoadMaster Falcon 2 and Falcon All-Terrain Towing Kit Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Malibu- Video

Today, on our 2015 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to be taking a look at, and installing, the Road Master Falcon 2 and Falcon All-Terrain combo towing kit with straight wiring, part number RM-9243-1. This entire kit is going to give us most of what we need in order to get our vehicle set up and ready for flat towing. We've got our 7 pole wire, that's going to come down to the 6 that's going to be attached on the front of our vehicle. We've got our bracket, here, that's going to allow us to mount our 6 pole outlet on the front of our vehicle. We've got a couple padlocks that are going to allow us to make sure that everything is locked in and secure, nobody's going to be able to take the vehicle and detach it from the motor home. We've got the safety cables, and on one end we'll be able to put these 2 quick links that come with the kit. We've got the diodes that are going to separate the signal coming from the motor home, or the signal coming from the vehicle, so that you can't potentially have a problem with the 2 overlapping, so it separates them and then sends them out the same location to the taillights. more

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11/9/2016 4:11:09 PM

Roadmaster Battery Charge Line Kit Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Roadmaster Battery Charge Line kit for towed vehicles, part number RM-156-25. One reason you may need this kit is if you plan on using a portable breaking system in your towed vehicle, because those will draw power and they need some sort of power source. That way if that's drawing power you won't need to worry about your battery being drained because you've got a charge wire on here to make sure that your battery stays at full power. Here's what it's going to look like once it's installed in the vehicle. We've got the charge wire running to that very center pin on our 6-round connector here to the circuit breaker underneath the hood, and then it goes out the other side of the circuit breaker and routes towards the jump post for the battery. Then underneath this fuse box here at the jump post, you can see that it's got a ring terminal that connects it there in order to give power to the battery when this vehicle's in tow mode. Now with the vehicle hooked up to the motor home, even with our ring terminal disconnected from the jump start terminal there, if we test it for power you can see we've got power coming through there even when it's not. more

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10/11/2016 2:12:34 PM

Bulldog Winch Power Shut-Off Switch Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video

Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD we'll be installing a pair of Bulldog winch power shut off switches with keys, part number BDW20039. With our keys in, our vehicle will start. When we want to disconnect our batteries, so when we're towing it behind our RV, we don't have to worry about the batteries being run down with the key left in the ignition to have the steering wheel unlocked. We just turn our key, remove it and our batteries are shut off. These are a perfect application for when you want to flat tow your 2016 Chevy Silverado. First thing we need to do is disconnect our negative battery terminals on both of our batteries here. With our battery cable disconnected her, I'll go ahead and set it aside and go disconnect the other battery. more

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6/10/2016 11:31:59 AM

Blue Ox BrakeLock III Breakaway Kit Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt- Video

Today on our 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt. We have our BrakeLock III Breakaway Kit for Blue Ox BrakeSafe and AutoStop supplemental braking systems, part number BRK3050. The vehicle comes loose from the RV. It pulls this, pulling on the brake pedal, but it won't allow the brake pedal to pull it back. It locks the brake pedal in place. In an event where you need to move your car again, all you have to do is you push on the brake pedal, giving yourself a little bit of slack. more

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4/16/2016 6:46:06 AM

Air Lift Lock-N-Lift Spacers Installation - 2008 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, we're going to do a review and install of the Air Lift LoadLifter 500 Air Helper Springs, part number AL57275, in conjunction with the Air Lift Lock and Lift Spacers, part number AL52140. Before we do our install, here's what our truck looks like with the manufacturer's equipment and an added 4" lift kit. We're going to go ahead and measure from the bottom of our wheel well down to the ground to get an idea of the current ride height. We're approximately 46-1/2". Then on the front, we're at 47-1/2". Now, we'll go ahead and add approximately 2000 pounds of weight to the rear of our truck. We'll go ahead and measure from the bottom of the wheel well down to the ground again, and we're at about 44-1/2" meaning we lost right at 2" of ride height. Our front end has actually come up about 3/4". more

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4/20/2015 2:21:06 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado 20127- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Silverado we're going to be doing an installation of the Tekonsha Voyager trailer brake controller. This is a one to four-axle controller and it is proportional. Part number is 39510. We're also going to be using the Tow Ready replacement brake control plug-in harness. This part number is 20127. You can see with everything hooked up, when your trailer is connected you're going to have a green light there indicating everything is fine. Now if you we're to manually input power you'll see that change. more

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4/7/2015 4:51:06 PM

RoadMaster 6 Wire Trailer Connector Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Captiva Sport- Video

Today on our 2013 Chevrolet Captiva Sport we're going to install the Roadmaster six-wire trailer connector vehicle end, part number RM-910030-7, in conjunction with the Hopkins mounting bracket, part number HM48605. Now on this application the vehicle has a four-flat connector already previously run for the towed vehicle. We're going to go ahead and cut the zip tie that's holding it so that we can mount the new Roadmaster six-round pin connector. To secure the connector to the vehicle we're going to use the Hopkins six-round bracket. Now to mount our bracket we're going to attach it here directly to the fascia. I'm just going to use some self-tapping screws and I can run them in and secure the bracket in place. So our bracket's a little more aesthetically pleasing we're going to go ahead and bend it down so it sits a little more flush with the front of the vehicle. more

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3/4/2015 10:17:53 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Colorado- Video

Today on our 2005 Chevy Colorado, we'll be installing the Takonsha Primus IQ trailer brake controller, part number TK90160. With this brake controller, we will be using the universal 7-pin wiring kit, part number ETBC7. We'll start at the rear of the vehicle. On this particular vehicle, there was already a 4-way trailer connector installed. We will begin by finding a location to mount he 7-way and 4-way trailer connector. On this particular, we we're able to mount the bracket just under the bumper edge. To mount the 7- and 4-way trailer connector bracket to the bumper, we used 2 self-tapping screws. To make things easier, we will go ahead and make some of our wire connections on the table before we install the 7- and 4-way trailer connector up on the vehicle. more

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2/3/2015 11:51:31 AM

Roadmaster Replacement Breakaway Switch Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche- Video

Today on our 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche we're going to be installing the Roadmaster Replacement Breakaway Switch for Roadmaster Even Brake and Brake Pro, part number RM-650898. In addition to the breakaway switch we're also going to be installing the Roadmaster Breakaway Harness for Even Brake Braking Systems, part number RM-650900. Here's what our new breakaway switch looks like. It does come with a bolt and a nut to secure it, as well as a rubber grommet if you would need to drill a hole through any sheet metal to route the wiring. Here's what the harness looks like that we're going to be installing today. The ends, as you'll notice, match up with our breakaway switch. They just plug in like that. The other end will be routed into the cab of the vehicle where it'll tie in with your braking system. On the front of this vehicle there's not many locations that you won't have to drill or cut through the painted portions of the front fascia. more

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1/6/2015 11:51:54 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2002 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HD, we're going to be installing the universal installation kit for trailer brake controllers with both a 7-way RV and a 4 flat style connector, part number ETBC7. In conjunction with our universal installation kit, we're also going to be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 trailer brake controller, part number 90195. On our particular vehicle today that we're working with, it does have a stake bed or an aftermarket style bed installed on the vehicle, so a few things underneath may look just a little bit different. The kit does already come with some yellow butt connectors connected to the blue and black wire as well as the purple wire, but this particular customer has requested that we use some heat shrink style butt connectors wherever we use a butt connector. The butt connectors that we're going to be using are part number DW05745-5. These two wires right here, this black and the blue wire, we're going to go ahead and trim off the butt connector that comes with it. The blue wire is the wire that sends brake signal from the brake controller back. The black wire is your 12-volt hot or the 12-volt accessory wire. This purple wire that already has the connector on it, it is for the reverse light circuit, and on this particular application, we're not going to use that, so we're not even going to cut the butt connector off. more

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1/5/2015 2:44:43 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 1996 Chevrolet C/K Series Pickup- Video

Today on our 1996 Chevy CK Pickup truck, we'll be installing the ETB C7 in junction with the Tekonsha Progigy P3 Brake Controller which is part number 90195. We will first begin by picking a location where we're going to mount our 7-way trailer plug. In this case because the trailer hitch comes out so far, we're going to go ahead and drill two small holes in the underside of the bumper to mount our bracket. Once we have the holes drilled, we'll go ahead and use the supplied screws and nuts to attach the bracket to the lower bumper. Next we'll go ahead and take some of the wire looms supplied with the kit and put it over the wires coming out of the back of the 7-way. Then we'll go ahead and feed the 7-way onto the bracket and attach it with the supplied screws and nuts. Next, we're going to go ahead and make the 4-way connection with the 4-way that's already on the vehicle and because this vehicle already had a 4-way on it, we've already gone ahead and tested it to make sure that everything is working properly. You want to make sure when making your connection of the two 4-ways that you use some dielectric grease on the connection before pushing them together. more

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12/8/2014 10:12:10 AM

Peak Camera Extension Cord Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado New body- Video

Today on this 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, we're going to install part number PKCORD. This is the Peak Wireless Backup Camera System extension cord. To start off, our truck has already had the camera installed. Sometimes you do run into interference with items in the truck or with the truck itself with the camera. In this case you need to take the antenna and move it closer to the monitor. That's where we're going to use our extension cord. Our cord to our reverse side circuit will be transferred up to the front of the vehicle. more

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11/12/2014 12:12:42 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2004 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 we're going to be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller, part number 90195. In addition to the brake controller we're also going to be using the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter for electric brake controllers for GM vehicles, part number 3015-P. Now here's what our P3 brake controller looks like. We get a couple different options for mounting it. We can use the standard metal bracket style or we can use the metal and plastic combination. This one here will allows you to remove the brake controller when you're not using it, but because it is out of plastic it is not quite as durable as our metal one here. Now this particular vehicle here is a work truck so we're going to go ahead and install the metal bracket to give us a little better chances of the brake controller staying connected onto the lower dash where we'll be putting it. Now that we've gone over the parts of the brake controller, here's the wiring harness that we're going to be using. more

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11/5/2014 1:00:06 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Express Van we'll be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 brake controller, part number 90885, in conjunction with Etrailer's ETBC7 brake controller install kit. We'll also be using an extra 10 feet of the gray duplex wire, part number ETBCXW; a Firestone fuse circuit tap kit, part number F2526; the no-drill mounting bracket from Tow Ready, part number 18136; and the Deka battery side bolt extender, part number DW05416. To begin our install we'll start with our new 7-pole connector and mounting bracket. We'll take the mounting bracket and secure it to the 7-pole connector with the hardware provided. Now with that done we'll go ahead and wrap up a portion of our wire with some black electrical tape. This will help clean up our install look and help hold our wires together. Next we'll go ahead and take the 7-pole bracket and secure it to our no-drill mounting bracket with the hardware provided. Now we can go ahead and mount the no-drill mounting bracket directly to our hitch using the worm clamp provided. more

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10/29/2014 9:24:32 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today our 2011 Chevy Traverse, we'll be installing the Etrailer ETBC7, seven pole connector and power wire kit. Part number ETBC7. To begin our install, we'll first mount the seven pole bracket onto our seven pole connector. We'll use the hardware provided with our install kit to secure it. Once we have our hardware tightened down, we'll then mount the seven pole bracket directly to the hitch. We'll use the hardware provided with our install kit to secure the seven pole bracket to the hitch bracket. With that done, we'll take some black electrical tape and wrap up my wires to help bundle them together and clean up our install look. Next, between the vehicle's four pole connector and four pole connector coming out of the back of the new seven pole, I'll use some Edelmann Dielectric Grease, part number 11755 to help prevent corrosion in between these two connection points. more

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10/28/2014 7:35:07 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Express Van- Video

Today on this 2005 Chevrolet Express Van, we're going to install part number 90885. This is the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Trailer Brake Controller. To help us with our install, we're also going to use part number ETBC7. We'll work with that part first, then add our brake controller on at the end. First off, we need to install our bracket that comes with the ETBC7 kit onto our bumper here. Personal preference where you want to put it, but I like to have a few inches away from the loops here for your safety chains. I'm just going to mark my holes, and drill out the bumper. more

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10/28/2014 11:44:42 AM

Westin Sure Grip Running Boards Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today, on our 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be installing the Westin Sure-Grip running boards, part number 27-6620 in conjunction with the custom installation kit, part number 27-1835. To begin our install, we'll first go ahead and identify our attachment points. For each attachment point we'll be using pre-drilled holes in the frame or subframe of the vehicle. First, we'll go ahead and lay out our hardware and identify the four brackets. We'll have two on each side, one on the front and one on the rear. For each side both forward brackets are similar. Once we identify the correct bracket, we'll go ahead and mark them with a yellow paint stick. The rear brackets for each side, although they'll mount the same, the configurations are slightly different. Starting with the driver's side forward bracket, to secure it to the vehicle, we'll be installing two T-bolts into the frame. Once we have the T-bolts in place, we'll go ahead and put the bracket up against the bottom of the frame and then secure it with a flat washer, split lock washer and nut. Next, we'll go ahead and install the hardware for the rear bracket. more

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10/20/2014 2:51:01 PM

Westin Sure Grip Running Board LED Light Kit Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Traverse- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Traverse, we'll be adding the Westin LED light kit, part number 27-6000. To begin our install we'll first need to locate where we'll be mounting our lights on the running boards. Before I mount the lights, I'm going to go ahead and wrap up the wires with some black electrical tape, this will help bundle the wires and clean up our install look while also assisting and protecting them over time. Now with the wires taped up, then remove the two-way adhesive on the back of the light and firmly secure it into position. Note this is a one time use and cannot be reattached. Now with our lights mounted we'll need to take the wiring harness and start routing our wires. Keep in mind when routing your wires, stay away from any moving components such as the steering suspension or excessive heat such as the exhaust. more

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10/20/2014 2:49:13 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 1994 Chevrolet C/K Series Pickup- Video

Today on our 1994 Chevy Pickup, we'll be installing the Curt Triflex Brake Controller, part number C51140. This will be in conjunction with the etrailer Brake Controller Install Kit, part number ETBC7. We'll plug in our trailer and we'll have a CC showing that our trailer wiring is connected, then we can press on the brake pedal and watch the numbers increase. We can also use the hand sweep to energize our trailer braking. Once we remove our trailer wiring from the 7-Pole connector, we'll get a DC for disconnected. To start, we'll first go ahead and assemble the 7-Pole adapter bracket. more

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10/15/2014 6:38:54 AM

DeeZee Truck Bed Auxiliary Tank Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Silverado 3500 CrewCab, we'll be installing the DZ truck-bed auxiliary tank, part number DZ91752X in conjunction with the DZ connector kit of auxiliary tank, part number Dz97960. To begin our install, we'll first go ahead and put our tank into position. We'll be putting it in the truck bed up against the bulk head near the cab. If you are using this tank as an auxiliary to pump into another piece of equipment, you would simply center it in the bed and secure it. However, we'll be using it as a transfer tank. We'll first go ahead and remove the auxiliary tank plug. For this application, we'll be using a large handled shut off valve. A couple of these fittings we're purchased at our local hardware store. more

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10/13/2014 5:07:42 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2007 Chevrolet Express Van- Video

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20632Order #TC0829253198 Today on our 2007 Chevrolet express van we're going to be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 trailer brake controller, part number 90885. Now because this vehicle did not come from the factory with a tow package we're going to also be installing the universal installation kit for a trailer brake controller, part number ETBC7. Now we have power onto our brake controller. We'll go ahead and slide the manual override which is the lever on the bottom. You'll see when we do that it says NC for not connected. That's means we do not currently have a trailer connected. We'll go ahead and plug on in real quick. Now you can see here with our trailer connected and you push the manual override you'll get a number. more

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8/18/2014 10:30:21 AM

Air Lift Replacement Front Air Spring Installation - 1989 Chevrolet P Series- Video

Today on our 1989 Chevrolet P Series chassis we're going to be installing the air lift replacement front air spring for airlift 1000 part number AL81260. We have our motorhome up in the air so that the front wheels are off the ground so that the suspension is just hanging. Now we're going to need to undo the air fitting. It's on the bottom of the old bag that's broken in this particular motorhome so we're going to unscrew the fitting off the bottom of the bag, so we've unthreaded the fitting off the bottom of the old bag. Next we're going to need to remove the old bag from the coil spring. Now you may need to just pry this section out or just pull it out and cut it up. I doesn't matter. You're going to be throwing it away anyways. Now here is what the old bag looks like once we've removed it. more

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8/13/2014 3:31:27 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3025-P- Video

Today on our 2002 Chevrolet Silverado we'll be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller, Part Number 90195. In addition to the P3 Brake Controller, we'll also be installing the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter for electric brake controllers for GM vehicles, Part Number 3025-P. We're going to first begin by installing the Tekonsha Wiring Adapter. We're going to need to remove this cover right here. We're up underneath the driver's side near the pedals. We'll need to remove this cover on the fuse box here. Go ahead and remove this plastic nut. more

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7/14/2014 6:00:02 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Venture- Video

Today on our 2003 Chevy Venture van we'll be installing the ETrailer Universal Brake Controller Install Kit, part number ETVC7. We'll be doing this in conjunction with the Tekonsha Voyager Brake Controller, part number 39510. To start we'll first go ahead and assemble the 7-pole adapter bracket. With the hardware provided we'll use it to attach the bracket to the 7-pole adapter. We'll go ahead and 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. more

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7/10/2014 8:59:31 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2003 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, we're going to be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 trailer brake controller, part number 90885. In conjunction with the brake controller installation, we'll also be installing the wiring adapter, part number 3015-P. Now, we're going to go ahead and remove this cover right here that gains us access to some electrical ports. To do that, we'll need to remove this little plastic nut, and you can simply pull the cover off and set it aside. Now, you'll notice here on the back side of the cover, there is a wiring diagram. We're looking for the second one over here. It's a trailer 6-way plug. more

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7/1/2014 3:20:52 AM

Yakima Fairing Review - 2014 Chevrolet Cruze- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, we're going to be test fitting the 38 inch Fairing for Yakima Roof Rack Crossbars, part# Y07047. With our Yakima Q-Towers Roof Rack already assembled on our vehicle, we're going to begin our test fit by placing our Fairing directly onto our front Crossbar. We will remove the carriage bolt and wing nut located here on the passenger side. Well then bring the clip around our bar as well as the two clips that are in the middle. Ill then re-insert the carriage bolt and just start the wing nut. Well then move over to the driver side where were going to remove the carriage bolt and wing nut. Well bring that clip around our bar. more

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6/11/2014 2:56:14 PM

Convert-A-Ball Cushioned Weight Distribution Shank Review - 2014 Chevrolet Suburban- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Suburban we'll be testing fitting the Convert-A-Ball Cushioned Weight Distribution Shank for two inch hitches, rated at 10,000 pounds, part number AMAC1. Before we begin our test fit, we're first going to get the hitch height of our Suburban. The hitch height is the measurement from the ground to the inside top of the receiver tube. We'll get a hitch height of about 24 1/2 inches. Keep in mind, this measurement may vary due to tire size, hitch style or after market accessories. We'll begin our test fit in the drop position by sliding the shank of the ball mount into the opening of the hitch. more

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5/12/2014 5:15:10 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2001 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today with our 2001 Chevrolet Silverado, well be installing the universal installation kit for trailer brake controllers part number ETBC7. In conjunction with the ETBC7 kit, were also going to be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Brake Controller part number 90885, as well as the Tekonsha Plug-in Wiring Adapter for GM vehicles part number 3025-P.Im going to first begin by mounting the bracket that holds this 4-and 7-way plug. Were going to mount it here to the underside of the bumper. With our bracket held up into position, well go ahead and take a paint marker and mark the two holes that well need to drill out.With our two holes marked, were going to need to take a drill bit and drill out both of these two locations so that we can mount the bracket. Then add a couple screws to hold it in place.Next, were going to need to mount the plug to the bracket. Go ahead and slide the wires to the opening here, line up the holes in the bracket with the plug and were going to add the screws. more

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4/29/2014 11:59:39 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Express Van- Video

Today on our 2009 Chevrolet Express Van, we'll be installing the ETBC7 kit, part number ETBC7 and in conjunction with that, we'll be installing the Prodigy P2 Brake Controller, part number 90885. For this vehicle here, it already has a four flat wiring connection installed, but it's stored inside the vehicle and not underneath the vehicle. We're going to need to first get the four flat wiring connection down underneath the vehicle near the center of the hitch. Let's go ahead and show you how to do that. Now, we first need to remove this panel right here. To actually remove the panel, you'll stick the flathead screw driver on the trim panel removal tool underneath the bottom side and pry outward or towards the front of the vehicle. Now, up inside this opening here, there's a piece of plastic that kind of lock things off. We're going to need to take a large flathead screwdriver and loosen that up a little bit so we can slide our wiring down past it. more

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4/22/2014 3:19:34 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Equinox 18144- Video

All right today on this 2012 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to install part number 56094 from Curt. This is a Curt T connector vehicle wiring harness with a four pole flat. All right, first thing we need to do is go ahead and get access to the wiring harness. We'll go ahead and lift up the tailgate and then we need to remove the tail lights. We'll remove the covers to get access to the fasteners. We'll do this on both sides of the car. We're going to pop them out with a screwdriver and then we'll remove the bolt inside. more

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3/19/2014 7:51:35 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 3016- Video

Today on this 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crewcab, we're going to install the Prodigy P3 trailer brake controller, part number 90195 from Tekonsha. To help us with our install, we're going to use part number 3016. This is the Tekonsha plug in wiring adapter for electric brake controllers. We're going to start off with that part first. This will actually plug into a port underneath the dash on the left hand side. There's a box that has a lid on it, just behind the parking brake. more

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2/18/2014 4:48:22 AM

Gooseneck Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Silverado C60606- Video

Today, in our 2009 Chevy Silverado, we'll be installing the CURT Double Lock Gooseneck Hitch, part number C615-632. Next, let's go ahead and go to the operation of our new gooseneck hitch and ball. To release the handle, we'll pull out, rotate it to the unlock position. Then we can install the ball. To install the ball, we'll lineup the groove in the ball with the nipple in the gooseneck cylinder. We'll drop the ball in place and then release the handle locking the ball to the gooseneck. more

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2/12/2014 2:17:28 PM

TrailerMate Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2010 Chevy Equinox we'll be installing the Trailer Mate four pole flat connector for the Trailer Mate custom tail light wiring kits with a powered converter, part number TM85350. This will work in conjunction with the Trailer Mate custom tail light wiring kit for towed vehicles, part number TM780072. To begin our install we'll first need to remove the drivers tail light assembly. We'll go ahead and open up the rear hatch and then the two covers over the two fasteners for the drivers side tail light. Once we have the covers out of the way we'll go ahead and remove the fasteners. Then we'll carefully pop the tail light assembly out of its position being careful not to break the alignment tabs underneath. Then we'll go ahead and disconnect the tail light assemble by pressing on the locking connector that plugs into the back of the socket and sitting the tail light assembly aside. more

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1/1/2014 5:49:04 PM

Tekonsha Replacement Breakaway Switch Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2010 Chevvy Equinox we will be installing the Tekonsha Trailer Breakaway kit, part number 2005-P. We will be adding it here and using our paint marker mark out the attachment point in the bumper beam. We will then go ahead and drill it out and secure it directly to the bumper beam using the hardware provided. Now with our breakaway switch secured, we will go ahead and wrap the wires underneath the vehicle to where we can gain access to them later. Now with the switch installed and wires ran down to the frame, we will move inside the vehicle where we will need to run some extra length of wire to connect to the wires underneath.Next we will need to gain access to the firewall. To gain access to the firewall we will need to remove the dashboard under body panel. more

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12/19/2013 4:37:30 AM

Reese Quick-Install Custom Fifth Wheel Base Rails Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2012 Chevy Silverado. We'll be installing the Reese quick install custom base rails with the outpour install kit part number Rp56001-53. To begin our install, we'll first go ahead and remove the rear wheels along with the spare tire. Next we'll take the rear base rail, set it in the bed of the truck measuring from the end of the bed. Note this will not be from the end of the tailgate, from the end of the bed to the rear edge of the base rail as per the instructions. Once we have that measured out, then we'll go ahead and make sure we have the base rail centered from side to side. Now at the rear base rail in position, we'll go ahead mark the five attachment points. more

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10/18/2013 2:50:48 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2008 Chevrolet Silverado HM40985- Video

Today on our 2008 Chevy Silverado Extended Cab, were going to be installing the Hopkins Universal Wiring Harness Multi-Tow Vehicle-End for Trailer Connectors part number HM40985. Before we get started here were going to go ahead and take our test light. Were going to check to make sure that the hot wire or the red wire on the rear of the vehicle is not live. To do this we will use our test light and touch the red wire on the connector. As you can see here, it still lights up which means its hot. To disconnect this well go up underneath the fuse panel under the hood. more

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8/15/2013 4:15:54 PM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 3015-P- Video

Today on our 2004 Chevy Silverado, we'll be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 brake controller, in conjunction with the Tekonsha plug-in wiring adaptor for electric brake controllers for General Motors products, part number 90885-3015P. to begin with, we'll go ahead and locate and area where we want to mount the brake controller. In this particular case, we're going to use a small pocket that's part of the dash, and put two holes up into it, and use the metal bracket that comes with the kit to mount the brake controller. Now to start with, we'll go ahead and hold the bracket up and mark our locations where we need to drill. Now to mount the metal bracket, we went ahead and got a couple machine screws and nuts to go ahead and mount it. These are not supplied with the kit, and you will need to get them separately. more

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6/26/2013 8:53:38 AM

Putco LED Light Bulb Load-Resistor Kit Installation - 1995 Chevrolet CK Series Pickup- Video

All right, today on this 1995 Chevrolet CK series pickup were going to install part number p230004c from Putco. This is their LED light bulb load resistor kit. Now this trucks had the LED lights installed and we can see here how they are flashing at a high rate. Now to slow it down were going to install the resistors. This is very easy to do. Basically, what were going to do is find our turn signal circuit. more

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4/19/2013 10:22:50 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Silverado- Video

Today on our 2010 Chevrolet Silverado well be installing the Tekonsha Voyager Brake Controller, part number 39510 in conjunction with the Tekonsha Pigtail Wiring Harness, part number 7894. The first step of our install will be locating the manufacturers wiring up underneath the dash. This will be taped to the outside of a wire loom and a white sticker color indicator wrapped around it. Our first step will be cutting these wires free and pulling the sticker so we know which color has which power feed. Now for this application well only be using four of the five wires and the orange wire will not be used so Im going to go ahead and wrap it up then wrap up some of the wires with some black electrical tape. Then well go ahead and strip back each one of the wires adding a butt connector. more

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3/25/2013 6:39:13 AM

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