Best 2009 Honda Odyssey Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Today in our 2009 Honda Odyssey, we'll be looking at our trailer wiring options. All right, we have two wiring harnesses here today. Right here, we have a Tekonsha, a T-one vehicle wiring harness, part number 118438. Right here, we have the CURT T-connector vehicle wiring harness, part number C56161. Both of our wiring harnesses that we have here today feature the standard four-pole, flat trailer connector. This will give you the required connection that all trailers have to give you the required running lights by law, so you can safely tow a trailer. Our difference that we have between these two here today is our Tekonsha one has a dust cover built in the plug, pulls right over, and protects your connection right here, whereas the CURT is a separate piece, which slips over your connector on your wires. more
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Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Honda Odyssey- Video
Today on our 2009 Honda Odyssey, well be installing the Tow Ready T-1 connector part number 118438. To begin our installation, well first remove the jack storage door. Next, were going to remove the rear threshold. To remove it, well first remove the two tie-down hooks. Next, well go ahead and get our hand underneath the bottom of the threshold and pop the plastic passenger strip from the sheet metal. Then we can take the flat-bladed screwdriver or in this case a trim panel tool and get up underneath the threshold and pop it free. more
9/10/2012 1:49:26 PM
Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2009 Honda Odyssey- Video
Today we are going to install part number 90185 from Tekonsha, the Prodigy Brake Controller, and we will also use T-1 Connector part number 118438. And also we are going to use part number ETBC7 as the install kit for our 7-pole going up to our battery and the brake controller, on a 2009 Honda Odyssey. Our first step involved is we are actually going to install the T-connector first. Normally it installs behind this panel here, gets run underneath this threshold, and usually gets stored in the jack storage compartment. Since we are installing a brake controller and it is going to be using a 7-pole connector on top of it, so what is going to happen is we need to run our wire harness from the inside out. First off, we are going to take off this threshold here. We have to take off these anchor points. There are plastic pins throughout the bottom here, so what you need to do is pull this out gently until they pop out, like so. And once you have them all loose, just a gentle pull, pushing up on it, will pop the pins that are in here. The next step we are going to is we are going to go ahead and remove this panel. We will pull it out just a little bit so we can get access to the plug. The port is located on this assembly right here. It is on the top right-hand corner, and it is usually the only one that is open. And there is a separate ground right here which we attach to the factory ground right here. Next what we will do is we will secure our module here. And we will just put it back here - anywhere where it is convenient back behind the panel here. The next thing we want to do is go ahead and run our wire along the factory harness here, and then it will go straight down. And we have made a dimple right here where we are going to mark our - and drill a hole right here. So we are going to drill out a 1/2-inch hole. We drilled a 1/2-inch hole and installed a little simple, rubber grommet. Now what we are going to do is we are going to cut our wire up here and then we are going to feed it from the outside in. And we will make our reconnection up here. That way, at least we have some connections that are not outside all the time. We will go ahead and tape up our connections now, secure them up. And for now we are going to leave our access just like this. We will just put it underneath there - hide it underneath our carpet. And at this point we can go ahead and start putting the interior back together. more
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