Best 2017 Ford Explorer Flat Tow Options - Tow Bar Wiring- Video
Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2016 Ford Explorer we're going to be taking a look at your best flat tow options. A flat tow is going to consist of five major components. Let's go ahead and run through those now. Our first one is going to be the baseplate. The baseplate is going to connect to your Explorer's frame and provide us with a very solid and reliable connection point to hook up our tow bar to. more
3/9/2020 4:02:24 PM
Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2017 Ford Explorer- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer, you're going to be taking a look at and I'm gonna show you how to install the Roadmaster Universal High Power Diode Wiring Kit. Part number RM-154. This is what your diode wiring kit is gonna look like when you get it. You're gonna have a few 30 foot of wire with your two four pull pins on it, you're also gonna have a tether, which is gonna go from one four pull that's coming out of the front of your vehicle to the back of your RV and you're gonna get some wire. In our case, our customer already has a six pull plug that goes through a four pull. So we're just gonna be cutting one end off and running that end to the back of our vehicle and then splicing those wires into our factory tail light wiring.If you have just a four pull plug on the back of your vehicle, or maybe you have nothing on the back of your vehicle, what you're gonna do is, you're gonna take about three foot of this, you're gonna cut it off and this end is what is gonna get spliced into your RV so that your tether can provide the connection between the two. more
12/6/2018 10:02:44 AM
Blue Ox Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2017 Ford Explorer- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Ford Explorer we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Blue Ox tow bar wiring kit four diode, part number BX8848. With that wiring kit we're gonna be using the Roadmaster six wire trailer connector, part number RM-910030-7. This is what our wiring kit looks like when it's installed, what this wiring kit is gonna do the diodes are to keep any back feed from your trailer into your factory wiring into your vehicle. It's gonna allow you to receive lighting functions from your RV into your towed vehicle. This wiring kit's gonna give you all the proper functions you need, your taillights, your running lights, your blinkers, and your ground.It's a fairly straightforward install, let's show you how to get it done. First thing we need to do to begin our installation is we need to get under the hood, we're gonna remove these seven screws that run across the top of our fascia, we'll be using a 10 millimeter socket. more
1/23/2018 2:14:15 PM
