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Spectro 2 Wire Loop Review and Installation- Video
Hi they do it yourselfers, today we're going to be taking a look at Spectro's 2 Wire Loop. This 2 Wire Loop will allow you to add a quick connect to any of your accessories that require two wires on your trailer. If you look at our ends here, the male exposed end on the connectors on one of them is connecting to our brown wire, and on the other is connected to our red wire. You can cut this harness in half, and then wire one end up on your trailer side, and then wire the other end up on your accessory, so that way when you plug them together, as you see here when we go to plug them together, that our wires match up red to red, brown to brown.So we're going to go ahead and wire it up now. We've got a couple of different lights here, so this way we can easily disconnect our light assemblies in case we have any damage that occurs to them, like we back up into something on accident. But you'll see here that on one light, we've just got bare wires, so we can cut it in half, wire one into our trailer, the other into our light. more
11/1/2019 12:28:17 PM
Hopkins 2-Pole Flat Wiring Extension Review and Installation- Video
Hi there, do it yourselfers. Today we're going to be taking a look at Hopkins two wire plug. Our wiring harness comes with a connector on each end. If you look at these, you'll see that the exposed male end on one side has a red wire, and the exposed to male end on the other connector has a white wire. This is so you can cut it in half here and wire off one side onto your trailer, and the other side can wire up onto an accessory, such as our light here, which will allow it to easily disconnect from our trailer.Some of the lights that you can purchase out there already come with one end, but your trailer might not have a connector on it. So you can use this to wire in the appropriate connection that you'll need to plug into those lights, right onto your trailer. more
11/1/2019 12:22:42 PM
Hopkins Tailight Converter Kit Installation - 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to walk through how to install the Hopkins Active Taillight Converter Kit on your 2010 Land Rover/Range Rover Sport. Adding wiring to your vehicle is going to allow you to pull a trailer. Maybe you have a cargo carrier that when you add the cargo on it, it covers your taillights. This is going to allow you to get those wire functions transferred back to either that cargo carrier or the trailer, so you're legal and safe when you're pulling it.This is going to give us all of our proper lighting functions, brake signals, turn signals and our running lights. You can see here, it's going to mount right here at the back of the vehicle. more
10/24/2019 2:22:18 PM
Hopkins Endurance Easy-Pull Wiring Harness Review- Video
Adam: Hi, everyone, Adam, with etrailer.com, today we're going to be taking a look at the Hopkins Endurance Easy-Pull Flat 4-Pole Connector. So, whether you're just replacing your existing wiring, or if you just need a little bit of upgrade, this is definitely going to be easier to get them disconnected. One thing I did notice over time, which is probably why my connection went bad. I have to sit here and kind of wiggle it back and forth to get it on done every time, but this way I can just connect this like so, then whenever I'm done, I can use this hole here and just pull straight out. I think it's definitely going to add to the longevity of my connection and just basically keep the life a little longer, so don't have to keep replacing my 4-pole. So, if you're hauling stuff during the winter, this hole is big enough to where you're going to be able to get even the bulkiest of gloves through that hole, so you can just pull that right out pretty simply.So, whenever you're not using your trailer as well, we could utilize this hole here just to kind of keep it up and off the ground. more
10/18/2019 2:27:22 PM
Review of Hopkins Wiring - Wiring Adapters - 37185- Video
Today, we're going to take a look at the Hopkins 4-way to a 7-way and 4-way adapter. Now this adapter will convert from your 4-way wiring on your vehicle to give you this 7-way round plug and the 4-way flat wiring for your trailer side. Aside from your three main lighting functions that you'll get with the 4-way you have, this will add additional wire leads for electric brakes, 12 volt power and accessory wiring.The wire functions: the white wire, these actual wires here, that you'll get, will be a white wire and that will have an eyelid on it, that's for a ground. The blue wire right here, the blue wire with the connector on it, that's the output wire on your brake for your brake controller. The black one with the connector, that's for your 12 volt power supply. You connect this to the battery with a fuse or a circuit breaker. more
10/10/2019 3:17:18 PM
Hopkins 7-Way Blade Style Connector Review- Video
Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with Etrailer.com. Today, you're going to be taking a look at the Hopkins 7-way connector. This is going to be a great upgrade, or maybe you're just replacing the damaged one, like we have here. You can see that our old cable was clearly damaged. It was dropped on the ground. We got two sections here that we're put together and it's really not safe to use anymore. more
10/4/2019 1:33:16 PM
Hopkins Endurance Easy-Pull Y-Harness Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at a Y-Harness from Hopkins. This is their Endurance Easy-Pull. As you can see quite a bit different than what a standard four pole flat is going to be, gives us a spot to actually be able to put our finger in there. It gives us a lot more purchase when we go to pull this out of our vehicle. I really like it, it saves a lot of that twisting back and forth that you get, most of the time or after a while anyway, that's going to damage one of your three signal lines that come in, or it can cause you to break your ground stud off inside there. more
10/2/2019 10:17:34 AM
Review of Hopkins Wiring - Trailer Connectors - HM48847- Video
Michael: Hi there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today we're taking a look at the Hopkins Tail Light Converter. This is going to adapt your vehicles independent brake lights and turn signal functions into a single brake and turn signal for your trailer. It's going to work with most of your common trailer tail light lighting. It's going to work with LED and incandescent lights on your vehicle, so you don't have to worry about that. more
8/28/2019 6:52:18 PM
Review of Hopkins Wiring - Trailer Connectors - HM20285- Video
Today, we're going to take a look at the Hopkins six-foot-long, trailer-end, 7-way blade-style connector with the molded cable and the LED Smart lights. Now this is a pre-wired 7-way blade-style trailer-end connector, that allow you to connect your trailer to your vehicle. This one happens to have the built-in LED Smart lights on the connector, provide easy troubleshooting. These lights will illuminate to verify that the connector's receiving power from your tow vehicle, and each light is labeled for each function on the trailer, and it's marked right by the light. The first one is TM, which is tail marker or taillights. The next one in the middle is LT for left turn. more
8/7/2019 3:17:53 PM
Review of Hopkins Wiring - Trailer Connectors - HM47348- Video
Today we're gonna take a look at the Hopkins seven-way RV to the four-way flat trailer connector adapter with the LED test lights. Now this adapter will convert your seven-way blade style vehicle end connector for use with a four-way flat connector that would be on your trailer, has the built in LED lights which provide easy troubleshooting. They'll basically light up to verify that the connector's receiving power from your tow vehicle. It does have labeled settings, has three LED lights there. The first one right here, says RT, which is for right turn, so that light would come on if your right turn signal is working. Middle one is LT for left turn. more
8/7/2019 9:07:15 AM
Curt 4 Pole to 7 Pole and 4 Pole Adapter Review- Video
Hi there, towing enthusiasts. Today, we're going to be taking a look at Curt's 4-way Adapter to 7-Way and 4-Way with Test Light. As you can see here, our trailer has a 7-way connector but our vehicle used to only have a 4-way connector. With this adapter, we are able to break it out and have a 4-way and a 7-way so we can fit our plug in, because without it it's like trying to fit a round peg in a square hole.When comparing this to other similar adapters, the things that I like about this one over those is that it has both the 7-way and the 4-way. Some are just an adapter at the back that will allow you to plug your 4-way into it, giving you a 7-way, but then you lose the functionality of your 4-way unless you we're to unplug it from your 7-way each time. I love having this breakout for your various accessories that you may use.Another feature that really stands out is the tester that's included in it. more
7/8/2019 2:07:17 PM
Review of Buyers Products Wiring - Wiring Adapters - 337TC1474P- Video
Today we're going to take a look at the Buyers Products four-way to seven-way RV and four-way flat trailer connector adapter. Now, this multifunction vehicle end connector will convert any four-way flat vehicle end plug to a combination seven-way outlet and four-way flat outlet. The four-way flat output will give you your taillights, brake lights, and left and right turn signals. And the seven-way RV gives you the taillights, brake lights, left and right turn signals, along with electric brakes, auxiliary backup lights and 12 volt power. The dust covers, you can see, there's a spring loaded one here on the seven-way. They're dirt and weather resistant. more
6/28/2019 12:17:41 PM
Pollak 6-Pole Trailer Wiring Socket Installation - 2019 Ford Ranger- Video
Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at Etrailer.com. Today on our 2019 Ford Ranger we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Pollak six pole trailer connector.On the front of our Ranger we have our Pollak six pole connector mounted and ready to go. With it like this it's going to work perfect for our flat towing needs. Now the socket housing itself is made from a zinc die cast metal, which means it's going to hold up really well to the elements and prevent any rust or corrosion. In my opinion too, this being on the front of a truck, it just gives it that more off road rugged look. It has a spring loaded cap. more
6/20/2019 5:12:54 PM
RoadMaster 6-Wire Trailer Connector Installation - 2018 Ram 1500- Video
Rob: Rob here etrailer.com and today you're going to be taking a look at the Roadmaster 6 Wire Electrical Connector for the vehicle end on our 2018 ram 1500. Our Roadmaster socket is going to allow us to finish our wiring so we can get all the signals from our motor home and transfer it into our Ram so we can safely get down the road.Our six ways in and provide us with six pins on the inside so that way we have all of our lighting functions like our taillights, each turn signal, and our brake lights. But it's also going to provide us with two more pins, that way we can add electric brakes or a 12 volt power source so we have a lot of options of what all we can hook up.Our cap is going to be spring loaded, so it's going to make sure that it closes whenever we're not using it and it's going to have a nice gasket there so it'll keep all that dirt, debris, and moisture out of the pins and hopefully prevent any kind of corrosion.Now on the door. You'll also notice there's this little tab. If I take my six way cord and I plug it in, you can see the tab's in a grabbed the edge of the cord there, that way it can't get pulled out unless you intentionally open the door and then pull the cord out.Our Roadmaster six way plug is gonna be a great addition to a flat Tow setup, that way we complete our tow bar wiring and we can get all those signals to the back or, if you just need to replace you're six way on an existing vehicle. Now keep in mind it's only going to be one component you need for a complete safe flat tow setup. more
6/19/2019 3:17:24 PM
Review of Wesbar Wiring - Trailer Connectors - W787274- Video
Today we're going to take a look at the Wesbar 14' long, four-way flat connector with the jacketed cable for the trailer end. Now, this four-way flat connector provides a male plug for your trailer. It uses a jacketed cable to protect the wires against the elements. On this side, you can see I used the color-coded stripped wires to ensure a nice, simple installation. The specs on this again, the total length's 14'. The cable, the jacketed cable diameter is .40 of an inch. more
5/30/2019 8:22:18 AM
Hopkins Endurance Multi-Tow Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at a four, five and six pole adapter designed to plug into a standard seven pole on the back of your vehicle. Now, oftentimes, customers get a hold of this and they want to know how they can do that. They want to know how they can go from the seven pole that's on their vehicle, to a working four pole or five pole or six pole, just depending on their needs. Basically, an adapter is really the best bet in my mind. This is going to eliminate the need for us to change the wiring on our trailer, maybe you had on a different plug. more
5/21/2019 1:32:35 PM
Hopkins 7-Pole to 6-Pole and 4-Pole with Cover Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Today, we wanted to take a few minutes and explain the six-pole adapter. We've got a couple options here we wanted to show you. This is going to convert a standard seven pole plug, and in this case it's going to work for a six-pole, and four-flat. So we have two additional options on trailers that we can connect. The biggest problem that you're going to run into with a six-pole round connector, is knowing what wiring code your trailer is set up as. more
5/20/2019 2:17:22 PM
Pollak 7-Way to 12 Volt Power Outlet Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, Randy here at etrailer.com and we get questions from customers all the time, and they want to know how they can get a 12-Volt outlet closer to the back of their vehicle where it's a little bit more useful for them. Well, there are several ways that you can do it. You can run a 12-Volt outlet kit, different things like that, but that generally requires you to modify or add something to your vehicle. In our case, as long as you've got a working seven pole, we can use this adapter to provide a 12-Volt outlet plugin. It's a really quick and easy way, you can see, this is just going to slide in like any normal seven pole would, get it in till it stops and that's it, we're ready to plug in any of our 12-Volt accessories.This is going to be really handy for tailgating, picnics, camping or in emergency situations, like here we've got a boat trailer hooked up. If one of our tires goes down or needs air and we can't make it to an air compressor somewhere. more
5/14/2019 11:48:12 AM
Hopkins Multi-Tow Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com, we get questions all the time from our customers. They want to adapt their seven-pole down for use with like a four-pole or a five-pole well we're going to take a look at today is one of my favorites. I really, really like this adapter. You can see it plugs into your normal working seven pole on the back of your vehicle. And it's going to convert it into an adapter that we can use for four and five pole trailers. But it also has a 12 volt power outlet here. more
5/14/2019 11:47:40 AM
Hopkins 7 Pole to 4 Pole with LED Nite-Glow Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. We often get questions from customers wanting to adapt their 7-pole to different kinds of trailer configurations. This one is from Hopkins. It happens to be a 4-pole adapter. So we're able to pop this in our 7-pole, remove our cover here and plug in any standard 4-pole trailer or cargo carrier, or even a lighted hitch cover. This is going to be a quick and easy way to do it. more
5/14/2019 11:47:20 AM
Draw-Tite 7 Pole Adapter Review- Video
Hey guys, the Randy here at etrailer.com. You know customers often ask us how they can get 12 volt power at the back of their vehicle and there are a lot of different ways to do that. What we're looking at today, this is an adapter, this is going to go right into your 7 pole plug and it provides us with two 12 volt plugs that we can use for just about anything that we'd want. This is going to work out really well, whether you're camping, out on a picnic, tailgating or in an emergency situation, say one of our trailer tires here needed some air, a typical 12 volt compressor isn't going to reach all the way back there, but by putting this in the back of the vehicle, just going to slide right in, light comes on indicating we've got live 12 volt outlets right here, so we can plug whatever it is in and get that back to our trailer or maybe we're tailgating and we want our 12 volt cooler or 12 volt refrigerator hooked up.In camping situations it can be really nice to plug this into your vehicle, parked pretty close to the tent, and then just use an extension to go into your tent. Now, in whatever situation you're going to be using it in, you can power all kinds of accessories, we can even put a small inverter into this and charge up laptops, or we can charge up any kind of technology that uses a straight household style plugin or cell phones. I really don't like when I'm sitting on the tailgate somewhere, listening to the dogs around or whatever the case is having to get into my phone or into my car to grab my phone if it's on the charger and bring it back here, you can power refrigerators, you can power coolers if you're tailgating, if you're camping, you can use an extension to get 12 volt power into your tent.And this is going to eliminate the need for running any of those cords through the windows and leaving our window cracked or running them through our door jam and slamming our door on them, which can do damage, this gives us exactly what we need, right out here, where it's really accessible and easy to get to. more
5/14/2019 11:44:22 AM
Curt 4 Pole to 7 Pole and 4 Pole Adapter Installation - 2017 Toyota Highlander- Video
Hey everyone. It's Colin here at etrailer. Today, we're going to take a quick look at and show you how to install the four to seven pole connector from Curt. Now this connector is going to convert your standard 4-pole connector from your wiring harness and give you a seven way option for a connector as well as not sacrificing that 4-pole functionality and have both connectors. So, you're going to be able to use it for a wide variety of applications.Now, a couple of things I really like about this seven pole connector is that one, we're going to have a lamp tester on the side, letting us test out to make sure that all of our lights are working correctly. Such as our turn signals, our brake lights and our running lights. more
5/13/2019 10:32:42 AM
Reese Tow-Glo LED Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys. It's Randy here at etrailer.com. Now oftentimes we get questions from our customers and they need to adapt their seven-pole to work with just a basic four-pole. They don't want to modify their vehicle's wiring. They don't want to change the plug on their trailer because this might work with one of their other vehicles. They want a good solution. more
5/8/2019 11:28:07 AM
Hopkins Adapter 7 Pole to 4 Pole with Tester and Cover Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys. It's Randy here at etrailer.com. We get questions all the time from customers asking us how they can get their 7-pole to work with different style connectors. What we're going to look at today is from Hopkins, and this is a 7-pole to 4-pole adapter. This is going to plug right into our 7-pole. It's going to give us the functions we need for a regular 4-pole plug. more
5/8/2019 11:27:24 AM
Reese Trailer Connector Adapter with LED Circuit Tester Review- Video
Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Now a common question that we get here is how do I adapt my seven pole on my vehicle to work with a trailer that has maybe a different connector on it As you can see here we're going to take a look at the Reese Towpower adapter. Now this adapter is going to take care of a lot of different things for it. I really liked the way this deal works. Basically this is going to plug into your seven pole. It's going to give us a working five pole, a working four pole, but also if you can see those little red LEDs in there. more
5/6/2019 10:38:28 AM
Optronics 7 Pole to 5 Pole Flat Wired Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Oftentimes, our customers ask us for a solution to turn their regular working seven pole on the back of their vehicle into either a four pole or five pole flat. This is one of many options that we have here at etrailer. This one's from Optronics. Now, unlike a lot of the other ones that we have like this where the plugs are mounted pretty much right here on the back side of the plug, this is also going to give us an extension. Now, this is about 21 inches from this tab right here which is going to be about midway on your door to the end of the plug there, just to give you an idea. more
5/6/2019 10:38:07 AM
Optronics 7 Pole to 5 Pole Flat Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at an adapter plug. We get questions a lot about how people can convert a working 7-Pole on the back of their vehicle to work with a 4-Pole or 5-Pole trailer. That can have a lot of needs, either a trailering in its own. Maybe you've got a cargo carrier that has lights on it. Maybe you just got a little hitch cover that you want to illuminate at night, if it's a plug-in type. more
5/6/2019 10:37:45 AM
Hopkins 7-Way RV to 4-Way Flat Trailer Connector Adapter Review HM47365- Video
Hey guys, Randy here at etrailer.com. Oftentimes we get questions about how can I get my seven pole in the back of my vehicle to work with my four-pole trailer Now here at etrailer, we have tons of different adapters available. This is just one we're going to look at today. Basically this is going to give us our connection point. So we can plug this right into the back of our truck, and just like any other seven-pole connector, you can see it's going to have that locking tab so our cover's going to come down. It's going to hold it in place. more
5/6/2019 10:37:27 AM
Buyers 7-way RV to 4 Flat Plastic Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Now we get questions a lot about adapters. Customers want to know how they can convert their seven pole plug on the back of their vehicle to work with a four pole type plug for a trailer, maybe a cargo carrier that has lights or even like a lighted hitch cover. This adapter is going to allow us to plug directly into our seven pole. You can see the four contacts there. It's going to pass it right through to a regular four pole style plug. more
5/6/2019 10:32:37 AM
Tow Ready 7-Way to 5-Way/4-Way Trailer Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey, guys. It's Randy here at etrailer.com. We often get questions from our customers about how they can get their seven pole on their vehicle to work with different types of trailers.What we're looking at here is a four and five-pole adapter, so this is going to allow you to use the standard four-pole plug that you're going to find on most utility trailers. This is going to have your ground, running lights, left turn and brake signal, and right turn and brake signal. You can also see we've got our fifth pole here. It looks a little bit different than a standard four-pole adapter. more
5/3/2019 11:02:55 AM
RoadMaster 6-Wire Trailer Connector Installation - 2018 GMC Acadia- Video
Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2018 GMC Acadia, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Six-wire Trailer Connector.This connector is going to allow our vehicle lights to function properly when we're being flat-towed behind a motor-home for example. It's also gonna give you peace of mind, knowing that all your lights are functioning to keep you safe and legal. Other motorists are gonna appreciate you as well, since they're gonna be able to know what your intentions are while you're going down the road.Now, this product is going to be best for not only replacing any worn out or damaged sockets you may have, but it's also gonna be good for your first initial setup. This is going to allow you to turn your four-pole flat connector into a six-pole.Now, many of our customers wrote in and said they had a little bit of trouble finding a black connector. That's what they really like about this one, it actually blends in to most vehicles a little bit better than, say, either a white or a silver connector.If you're a little unsure on what components to use for your flat-tow setup, that's totally understandable. more
4/18/2019 12:07:56 PM
Best 2019 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're going to be looking at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2019 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt. And the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most svac's these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical but there are a very minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. Versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger.As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7 we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. more
4/15/2019 8:52:32 AM
Best 2018 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2018 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas, versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger.As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. Whereas if we we're using our Curt the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at 5 amps on the stop turn circuit while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:52:17 AM
Best 2017 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2017 Audi Q7. Here, we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt 00:00:11 and the option on our right is the one from Tekonsha 00:00:13.In most aspects, these wiring harnesses are gonna be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. Versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger.As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our taillight. Whereas if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:48:04 AM
Best 2016 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2016 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects these wiring harnesses are gonna be basically identical but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas versus our Curt here which is quite a bit larger. As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our taillight. more
4/15/2019 8:47:54 AM
Best 2015 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, Audi owners! Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2015 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha.And in most aspects, these wiring harness are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see, the module is relatively small which is nice to be able to fit it into a smaller area versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger. As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light.Whereas if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop-turn circuit while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop-turn.They both offer 7.5 amps on the tail lights, so if you need that higher output for your stop and turn circuits on your trailer, if you've got a lot of lights, big light bars through your tail light assemblies, then the Curt may be the better option for you.Other than that, our harnesses are basically identical. They're going to have the same outputs to make the connections to your vehicle. You're going to get length of wire to run it to your battery. You'll have your fuse protection and they're both going to come with quick splices, zip ties, and sticky pads to get everything mounted up.Regardless of which module you choose, you will have to quick splice your wiring into your existing wiring on your vehicle. more
4/15/2019 8:47:46 AM
Best 2013 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2013 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects these wiring harnesses are gonna be basically identical. But there are a few minor differences between them. And we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness. more
4/15/2019 8:47:33 AM
Best 2012 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, there, Audi owners. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2012 Audi Q7.Here, we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt, and the option on our right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them, and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas, versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger. As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed, and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. Whereas, if we we're using our Curt, the Curt, itself, would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output, at 5 amps on the stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:47:27 AM
Best 2011 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2011 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt, and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. Versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger. more
4/15/2019 8:47:20 AM
Best 2010 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, RV owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2010 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them, and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas, versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger. AS you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed, and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. Whereas if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route into another location and store it somewhere else making a lot more work for us.I will say however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:47:14 AM
Best 2009 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2009 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt. And the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. more
4/12/2019 2:27:23 PM
Best 2008 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2008 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is from Tekonsha and in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see, the module is relatively small which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas, versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger.As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our taillight.Whereas, if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it to another location and store it somewhere else making it a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on these stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. They both offer 7.5 amps on the taillights, so if you need that higher output for your stop and turn circuits on your trailer, if you've got a lot of lights, big light parts for your taillight assemblies, then the Curt may be the better option for you.Other than that, our harnesses are basically identically. They're gonna have the same outputs to make the connections to your vehicle. more
4/12/2019 2:27:11 PM
Best 2007 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2007 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt, and the option on our right is the one from Tekonsha, and in most aspects of these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. Versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger as you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q seven we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and Tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our taillight.Whereas if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all of the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us. I will say however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop turn circuit. more
4/12/2019 2:23:32 PM
Tekonsha Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Audi Q7- Video
Today we're gonna be installing Tekonsha's Heavy Duty ModuLite Vehicle Wiring Harness for your 2014 Audi Q7. This wiring harness is gonna provide you with all the necessary lighting that you'll need on your trailer to be DOT compliant in all states. This includes your left turn signal, right turn signal, tail lamps and brake lamps. This way you can be ensured that when you're going on your vacations, trips, or just doing work around the area, that you're gonna be safe and everybody around you is gonna know what your intentions are 'cause they'll be able to see all of your turn signals.What's nice about this system is you not only get the wiring and everything you need to get it connected, but there's a module that's installed in your harness that monitors the signals that are going to it, and the module itself is what sends it out to our four pole connector. What's nice about this is if there is any faults on your trailer, the module will shut it down, and prevent any damage from occurring to the wiring on your vehicle. As a further step of protection, there's a fuse that's installed in your harness, so if the module does not shut the circuit down in time, the fuse will open for your wiring harness and nothing else on your vehicle will be affected.Now when you're all done using your harness, it's gonna live inside the vehicle. more
4/10/2019 9:42:11 AM
Tekonsha Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Audi Q7 119190- Video
Today on your 2014 Audi Q7 we're gonna be installing Tekonsha's heavy duty ModuLite vehicle wiring harness. To help us complete that installation, we'll be using Tekonsha's ModuLite installation wiring kit. This wiring harness is gonna provide you with all the necessary lighting that you'll need on your trailer to be DOT compliant in all states. This includes your left turn signal, right turn signal, tail lamps and brake lamps. This way, you can be ensured that when you're going on your vacations, trip, or just doing work around the area, that you're gonna be safe and everybody around you is gonna know what your intentions are because they'll be able to see all of your turn signals. There's a module that's installed in your harness that monitors the signals that are going to it and the module itself is what sends it out to our four pole connector. more
4/10/2019 9:07:20 AM
Mighty Cord Trailer Connector Adapter Installation - 2013 Thor ACE Motorhome- Video
This motor home came stock with a four-pole flat, which is great for your lights and everything, and maybe a small trailer. But if you've got a motor home, chances are you'll be pulling your car with a flat tow set up. This four-pole, you can do it, but it's not really the optimal way to do it. We'll show you how to upgrade this to a seven-pole connector, which will makes things a lot better.Today, in this 2013 Thor Ace we're going to review and install the Mighty Cord trailer connector adapter. This is our connector from Mighty Cord here. It has a conventional seven-pole connector on the inside, very popular industry standard for many years. more
4/9/2019 4:07:17 PM
Curt 4-Way Flat to 5-Way Flat Trailer Connector Adapter Installation - 2010 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2010 Acura MDX we're gonna be installing Curt's four way flat to five way flat trailer wiring adaptor. This adapter's gonna allow you to take your four pole wiring on your MDX, and convert it to five pole wiring. Five pole wiring is a lot less common than your four pole wiring, so you typically don't find kits out there that just install straight five pole wiring. But if you're trailer does have a five pole, and you need this simply plugs in. And to get those reverse lights working you can take blue wire and route it your reverse lamp circuits on your vehicle. It comes with wiring, and quick splice to get that connected.We'll begin our installation at the back of the vehicle with the lift gate open. more
3/18/2019 11:48:05 AM
MaxxTow Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at Maxxtow's seven way to four way trailer connector adapter. This adapter is going to allow you to take your seven pole connector that's on your vehicle and convert it to a four pole connector. This can be useful for a lot of different reasons. As our example that we have here, our trailer only has a four pole connector, so the only way we can get those lights to work on our trailer is by using an adapter.Another common use is to use this for your flat tow setup. If you don't have a breaking system installed in your vehicle, and you just have lights, you only have a four pole connector on your vehicle, and you only have your seven pole here on your RV. In order to get those lights to work on your vehicle, we can use this adapter, it can stretch out to reach the cable that's on our vehicle, and provide us with that necessary lighting.Or, if you do have an all-removable type flat two setup where you're using a removable breaking system, like the Patriot and magnetic lights, this can be a great option to get those magnetic lights powered up. more
3/8/2019 5:13:27 PM
Review of Tekonsha Wiring - Trailer Connectors - 119179KIT- Video
Today we're taking a look at the upgraded circuit protected modulite with the four pull flat trailer connector. The resettable short circuit and overload protection safeguards itself and the tow vehicle against harmful electrical shorts and miss-wire situation. So it's designed to automatically reset. It virtually eliminates draw on the vehicle's taillight circuit. So the taillight circuit has been upgraded to work with vehicles using pulse with modulation. That's going to allow the converter to fully turn on giving the trailer lights full brightness during activation.It powers the trailer's stop, turn, tail, and running lights directly from the tow vehicle's battery. more
2/14/2019 7:50:24 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video
Today on our 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be installing Tow Ready's Four Pole to Seven Pole Vehicle End Trailer Connector. To assist with the installation, we'll be using Draw-Tite's Wiring Kit for our electric brake controllers and Draw-Tite's mounting bracket for Seven way connectors. This seven way connector is going to be a quick and easy way to take your existing four pole connect and convert it to a seven pole. It also has all the additional circuits pre-wired off the back ready to make the connections for our brake controller. You will need to purchase additional wiring and a brake control in order to get that connected but as far as your lighting from your four pole, simply just plug and play.We'll begin our installation by mounting our seven pole bracket. Two self tapping screws come included with the bracket and we just use those to run it straight up into the bottom of our hitch here, right next to our factory four pole connector. more
2/7/2019 1:02:13 PM
