Curt Trailer Connector Adapter Installation - 2021 Ford F-150- Video

Hey everyone, how's it going Today we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the CURT 4 to 7-way with 4-way trailer connector adapter here on a 2021 Ford F-150. So most of your F-150s are gonna come with a factory 7-way and 4-way trailer connector located in the bumper here. But there are some models out there without the factory 4 to 7-ways. They just have the factory 4-way mounted on the hitch here. So if you're one of those people with just the factory 4-way, this kit here is gonna allow you to upgrade to that 7-ways trailer connector. That way you can tow those larger trailers with electric brakes. more

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9/7/2022 3:45:47 PM

RoadMaster 6-Wire Trailer Connector Installation - 2021 Ford Ranger- Video

Hey everybody, Ryan here at trailer. Today on our 2021 Ford Ranger we're gonna be checking out and showing you how to install the RoadMaster six way round connector plug. So just to kind of give you guys an idea on what your connector plug will look like when you're not using it, whenever you're just kind of cruising around town, you can see it's gonna do a pretty good job of blending in. Thankfully the Ranger has a lot of different spots where we can mount this up and it's kind of dark in this area. So with the plug being black in color it does do a great job just kind of, blending in to the front of your Ranger so it don't stick out too bad. With that said, when you're not using it it does have a spring loaded cap and it's pretty tight actually. more

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6/15/2021 1:24:56 PM

Best 2012 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for 2012 Ford Crown Vic. Here we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on the left we're going to have the Hopkins. Here on the right we're going to have a Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first. more

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6/1/2020 12:22:23 PM

Best 2011 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2011 Ford Crown Vic. Here, we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left, we're going to have the Hopkins. Here on your right, we're going to have with a Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first.We take a look at our Tekonsha, out of these two, Tekonsha's the way I would go. more

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6/1/2020 12:22:15 PM

Best 2010 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com.Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2010 Ford Crown Vic.Here we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left, we're going to have the Hopkins. Here on your right, we're going to have the Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first.We take a look at our Tekonsha. Out of these two, Tekonsha is the way I would go. We take a look at our Tekonsha. more

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6/1/2020 12:22:07 PM

Best 2003 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2003 Ford Crown Vic. Here, we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left we're going to have the Hopkins. Here on your right we're going to have the Tereshkova. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first. more

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6/1/2020 12:17:56 PM

Best 2009 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Hey guys, Shane here with etrailier.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for a 2009 Ford Crown Vic. Here we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left, we're going to have the Hopkins, here on your right, we're going to have the Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first. If we take a look at our Tekonsha, out of these two, it's conscious the way I would go. more

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6/1/2020 12:17:48 PM

Best 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with the etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2008 Ford Crown Vic.Here we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left, we're going to have the Hopkins. Here on your right, we're going to have the Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first. If we take a look at our Tekonsha, out of these two, Tekonsha's the way I would go. more

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6/1/2020 12:17:40 PM

Best 2007 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Hey guys. Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2007 Ford Crown Vic. Here, we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left, we're going to have the Hopkins, here on your right, we're going to have the Tekonsha . Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first.If we take a look at our Tekonsha, out of these two, Tekonsha's the way I would go. more

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6/1/2020 12:17:32 PM

Best 2006 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for our 2006 Ford Crown Vic. Here we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left we're going to have the Hopkins, here on your right we're going to have the Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first. If we take a look at our Tekonsha, out of these two, Tekonsha is the way I would go. more

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6/1/2020 12:17:22 PM

Best 2005 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey, guys. Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2005 Ford Crown Vic.Here, we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left, we're going to have the Hopkins. Here on your right, we're going to have the Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first.If we take a look at our Tekonsha, out of these two, Tekonsha's the way I would go. more

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6/1/2020 12:17:13 PM

Best 2004 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2004 Ford Crown Vic.Here we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left, we're going to have the Hopkins. Here on your right, we're going to have the Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first. If we take a look at our Tekonsha, out of these two, Tekonsha's the way I would go. more

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6/1/2020 12:17:06 PM

Best 2002 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for a 2002 Ford Crown Vic. Here, we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left we're going to have the Hopkins, here on your right we're going to have the Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first. If we take a look at our Tekonsha, out of these two, Tekonsha is the way I would go.We take a look at our Tekonsha. more

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6/1/2020 12:12:30 PM

Best 2001 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2001 Ford Crown Vic. Here we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left, we're going to have the Hopkins. Here on your right, we're going to have the Tekonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first.If we take a look at our Tekonsha. more

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6/1/2020 12:12:18 PM

Tekonsha Upgraded Circuit Protected ModuLite Installation - 2011 Ford Crown Victoria- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today I have a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria. I want to walk with you how to install the Tekonsha upgraded circuit protected ModuLite with 4-pole trailer connector. Adding the 4-pole connector is going to allow you to pull trailers or get light functions to anything you may be hauling to make sure that you're legal and safe. This is going to be a circuit protected wiring kit. What that means is going to have a converter box and it's going to protect the factory wiring on your vehicle or on your trailer from any backfeed from either one.It's also going to be upgraded ModuLite. more

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5/28/2020 12:57:30 PM

Best 2000 Ford Crown Victoria Trailer Wiring Options- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best wiring options for your 2004 Ford Crown Vic. Here we're going to have the two best wiring options. Here on your left we're going to have the Hopkins, here on your right we're going to have with the TeKonsha. Both of these are going to be pretty similar in a lot of ways, but let's go over the differences first.If we take a look at our TeKonsha out of these two, the TeKonsha is the way I would go. If we take a look at our TeKonsha, this is going to be a converter box. more

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5/27/2020 11:17:07 AM

etrailer 7-Way RV Style Connector with Molded Cable Installation- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at, I want to walk through how to install the etrailer.com's seven-way RV connector. Cable is going to be six foot long. So it's going to give us plenty of length to get connected to our vehicle. The plugin is going to make it easy to connect and disconnect from the plug on your vehicle. You'll notice a tab here on your lid, on your plug it's going to have a little tab that hangs down. more

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5/21/2020 8:57:25 AM

Optronics 4-Way Wishbone Trailer Wiring Harness Installation- Video

Shane: Hey guys, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, I'm going to walk you through how to install the Optronics Four-Pole Wishbone Wiring Harness. This is going to give you new wiring kits to run on your trailer if you're having issues with your lighting functions; wire's just getting old. As you see, we have a boat trailer here. Getting it down on the water a lot of times where they're connected will start to corrode, the wire will start to get hard and it'll start breaking really easy. This is a very easy way to rewire your trailer. more

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5/19/2020 11:47:09 AM

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

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6/20/2019 5:12:54 PM

Hopkins Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2011 Ford Edge- Video

Today on our 2011 Ford Edge, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Hopkins Endurance Quick Install Trailer Connector Adaptor. This turns your 4 way flat into a 7 pole. Part number is HM47200. Here's what our 7 pole plug's going to look like installed. Not only does this give us all of our turns, our brake signals, things like that, but this will also provide you, if you hook it up, with a reverse light signal for marine applications, for brake controller signal if you run a wire into the cab of the vehicle, and then also your 12 volt power, which is what our customer requested. It's going to give power to anything on your trailer. With this being the Endurance series, it has a couple of really nice features to it. more

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5/10/2017 1:37:52 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2011 Ford Van- Video

Today, on our 2011 Ford Van, we're going to be taking a look at the tow-ready four pole to seven pole vehicle end adapter, part number 30717. This is what our adapter looks like fully installed, and as you can see it has a nice cover to keep any dirt and debris or moisture out of the plug. As you can see, back here we have our four pole. We have a white ground wire, and then we have three separate wires that have butt connectors on them. On our application, we're not going to be using them, but the blue wire typically goes to your brake controller, the black wire is going to go to a 12-volt power supply, and the yellow wire typically goes into your reverse light socket. Now, to finish up our installation, to get everything all nice and tucked away, we're going to be using this long no-drill bracket, and you can pick one up using part number 18136, as well as this mounting bracket for a seven-way style plug, and this works with the universal mounting as well as the OEM style, and you can pick one up using part number TM76474. Now, the bracket is going to come with all the mounting hardware. Your seven-way is going to sit in here, and as you can see the oblong holes give you enough room so that they're securely mounted. more

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2/24/2017 10:42:24 AM

Tekonsha 4-Pole Vehicle End Installation - 2011 Ford Van- Video

Today on our 2011 Ford van, we're going to be taking a look at the Tekonsha Vehicle End 4-pole Connector, part number 118001. Now this is what the kit is going to consist of. You're going to have a 4-pole flat vehicle end, and the cable is 48" long, as well as you're going to get four wire taps. But on our installation, we're going to be replacing them with heat shrink butt connectors, and you can pick those up using part number DW05744-5. Here's going to be our vehicle end of the 4-pole. Now, like a lot of applications, after time, rust and corrosion will start to build up, and it's not going to make a good connection, so we're going to go and install our new kit. Let's go ahead and show you how we get it installed. more

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2/24/2017 10:42:06 AM

Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2010 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2010 Ford Explorer, we're going to take a look at and also show you how to install the Hopkins Wiring Adapter for converting a four pole flat into a working seven pole and four pole. Part number is 37185. Here's what our wiring kit is going to look like when we pole it out of the package. This is a really excellent way to adapt the plug on the back of your vehicle from being just a single type, either the seven pole or four pole than having to use adapters. As you can see we've got our four pole here. It's going to fit your common four pole flat trailer connector with ground, running lights, left turn and brake signal and right turn and brake signal. For our seven pole side, this is going to give us the additional functions of twelve volt power if we hook it up, our brake controller wire if we hook it up and also a reverse signal if we hook that up. more

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1/27/2017 4:22:14 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Ford Van 18172- Video

Today on a 2014 Ford E350 van we're going to review and install the Draw-Tite 4-pole 72-inch Long Vehicle End wire harness, part number 18172. This is what a wire harness looks like when it's installed in a typical application: simple 4-pole flap right here that will work with any small trailer that's out there. This also provides a great base if you want to upgrade this from a 4-pole off to a 6 or 7-pole connector when you use a bigger trailer that requires extra circuits. Let's go ahead and take a quick look at it. Very simple. This is an industry standard 4-pole flap. This is our wires here, 18 gauge material. more

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12/8/2016 2:27:54 PM

Hopkins Endurance Quick-Install 7-Way Trailer Connector Installation - 2014 Ford F-53- Video

Today on this 2014 Ford F53 chassis we're going to review and install a Hopkins Endurance Quick-install 7-Way Trailer Connector, part number HM40940. To help us with that install we're also going to need part number HM40985, also from Hopkins. Let's go ahead and take a look at the parts that come with the Endurance Connector. Not too much, it's going to be really just the connector itself, also comes with a packet of grease to protect these connections inside here, and maybe if you've got some little bit left over inside of here. While it's easy to see right now, there's a little rubber gasket in here to help seal it up when it's closed and not being used. Has a pretty good finger hold to pull it off and out of the way to access it. This is the wiring kit also from Hopkins. more

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12/8/2016 2:27:39 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2015 Ford Explorer- Video

Today in our 2015 Ford Explorer, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Curt Adapter from 4 Pole to 7 Pole and a 4 Pole with Test Lamps, part number C57674. You won't have to use any adapters to go from 7-way to a 4 flat-plug because you have a separate 4 flat to the side. One of the really nice features about this is that it has a built-in test circuit that's going to light up as you go through your features. If your trailer is plugged in and you have a bad circuit or a bad bulb, it's not going to light up that circuit, letting you know you need to check your wiring on your trailer. It's got a nice big plastic cover with a metal bar for hinge, a weather-tight seal. It's going to go around and help seal up your connections and keep moisture and dirt out. It also has a nice weather-tight seal for our 4-flat side. This is what your kit is going to consist of. This is our 7-pole connector and the four-pole flat. more

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4/19/2016 1:52:34 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2009 Ford Van- Video

Today on our 2009 Ford E-350 Econoline van, we will be taking a look at and installing the Hopkins 4-pole adapter for 7-pole and 4-pole connection, Part Number 37185. Now we will go ahead and test out our wiring. To do so, we will remove the cover on the 4-pole. Since the 4-pole and the 7-pole are running on the same circuit, we will connect our ground to the ground, and then we will test out our wires. I am going to go ahead and test out our running wire first, which is going to be our brown wire or bottom circuit. Now we are going to go ahead and test out our turn signal, which is going to be that yellow wire or middle circuit, and our right turn signal, which is going to be that green wire. Now let's go ahead and test out our brake lights, which should give us a solid on both those top two. more

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12/14/2015 3:05:25 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Ford Van- Video

Today, on our 2006 Ford van, we'll be installing the Hopkins wiring harness, with four pole flat trailer connector. Part number HM48035. Now, our van is equipped with factory wiring, where you could plug in a plug that has a four pole on it, but it's only available through Ford. Instead of doing that, we're going to go ahead, cut the end of that connector off, and hard wire our four pole flat trailer connector. Since we're going into the factory wiring harness, it will be protected by the factory fuses. Not that you're underneath our van, we'll go just in front of our spare tire, up here on the frame rail. You see there will be four wires here and a plug that's just going in to a holder here on the frame. Pull and unplug that, and that'll be our four pole wiring. more

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4/17/2015 8:55:27 AM

Pollak 7-Pole Trailer Connector Socket Installation - 2000 Ford Expedition- Video

Today on this 2000 Ford Expedition, we're going to install part number PK11893. This is going to be an exact replacement for the part that's already on the vehicle. To start off, we'll unbolt the original connector. There will be four screws that we have to remove. The screws are an odd size. We're using a 5.5 millimeter socket. Once we unscrew it, we'll pull it loose, then we need some more slack in the wire so I'll unsnap it from behind the bumper. more

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11/1/2014 10:38:47 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2009 Ford F-150 22292- Video

Today on this 2009 Ford F-150 regular cab, we're going to install a brake controller. The Tekonsha Prodigy P3 Trailer Brake Controller, part number 90195. To help us with our install, we're also going to use part number 22292, the Tow Ready Plug-In Wiring Adapter for Electric Brake Controllers. We'll start off with that part first. Looks like we have power going to it so that's a good sign. Manual override says no trailer connected and that makes sense because we don't have it hooked up. more

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10/28/2014 4:21:27 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Ford Crown Victoria- Video

Today for 2006 Ford Crown Victoria, we're going to install part number 119179kit. First thing we need to do, is to get access to the wire harness so we can install our new parts. We'll go ahead and open up the trunk. To remove the threshold there are just four push pin fasteners. So we'll go ahead and remove those and set the threshold out of the way. We'll peel back the carpet liner to get access to our wires. Now on this particular vehicle we can get access to our wires all on the driver's side. more

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10/21/2014 1:42:27 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2013 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2013 Ford F-150 Super Crew Cab we're going to be installing the Hopkins Adapter for a 4-pole to a 7-pole as well as a 4-pole, part number 37185. Now we're here at the rear of the vehicle. Now this vehicle already has a 4-way plug on it. We've already gone ahead and tested it. We know it does work. We've also lowered the spare tire down out of the way to give our self a little more working room. more

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8/16/2014 9:47:28 AM

TorkLift Wiring Harness Extension Installation - 2005 Ford F-350 Super Duty- Video

Rate your transcript OrderClientKevin BrossRef #20535Order #TC0676263731 Today on our 2005 Ford F350 Super Duty, were going to be installing the TorkLift Wiring Extension for the 32-inch hitch truss extender, part number TLW6032. Now, this vehicle is already equipped with the TorkLift Super Hitch Magnum Hitch along with the SuperTruss Extension. In order to get the wiring from the vehicles plug at the hitch out to the end of the extension, so we can plug into our trailer or towed item, well need a wiring extension. To begin, we need to remove the end of the wiring extension, so we can feed it through the bracket. Then, well reassemble the end, and secure the 7-pull plug here at the end of the extension, and route the other 7-pull plug to the 7-way at the back of the vehicle.To start, well go ahead and remove the plug. First, Im going to back out the fastener that secures the wire here at the end of the plug. more

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8/14/2014 11:27:10 AM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Ford Explorer 56146KIT- Video

Today on our 2014 Ford Explorer we'll be installing the Curt converter box with a hardwire kit and a 4-pole end, part number 56146KIT. We'll begin by opening up the rear hatch of the vehicle. Next we're going to start over here on the driver's side where we'll need to remove the tail light assembly from the vehicle. To do that, we'll need to remove these two covers here, small flathead screwdriver underneath the cover will allow it to be removed. Once each of the covers are removed we'll need to remove the two screws that are underneath it; one underneath each cover, one there and one there. Once you have both of the screws removed we can go ahead and slide the tail light assembly away from the vehicle. Go ahead and take our tail light assembly and set it aside for right now. Next we're going to need to use our test light and figure out which wire goes for which function. more

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8/11/2014 2:46:16 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Ford Van- Video

Today on this 2013 Ford van were going to install part number 37185 from Hopkins. Just the adaptor four-pole to seven-pole and four-pole. Now to help us install this part were also going to use another bracket, part number 18136, no drill not in bracket, long version.Were going to use this bracket to mount our seven-pole connector to our hitch. Well do a quick test fit and you can see how the bracket will sit at a angle instead of straight back from the truck. Well go ahead and modify ours to make ours straight back.Okay, now on the short edge Ill grab the top of the hitch were actually going to make a mark. Well go ahead and make a mark half inch to five inaudible 00:43 half over. more

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7/2/2014 7:25:27 PM

Hopkins Quick Fix 4 Pole Flat Car and Trailer Ends Installation - 2002 Ford Van- Video

All right, today on this 2002 Ford van E350, we're going to install part number 48195 from Hopkins. This is the Quick Fix 4 Pole Flat Car and Trailer Ends. All right, this is our parts right here. Now this end is for the van. This end would be saved for a trailer eventually. We'll set these parts to the side. Now here's our factory 4 pole connector. more

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3/14/2014 10:44:28 AM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2007 Ford Mustang- Video

Today on our 2007 Ford Mustang, we'll be installing the tow ready upgraded circuit protected modulite with 4 pole harness and hard wire kit part number 119179KIT. We'll begin by opening up the trunk of the vehicle. We'll first need to begin by removing this plastic threshold piece here at the back of the trunk. To do this, we'll unscrew the 2 tabs, 1 on each side and lift the center piece out. Now that we've got the center plastic threshold piece out of the way, it gives us the exposure to both the right and left side wiring harness. To unplug, you may simply push in on the locking tab and gently pull apart. We're going to go ahead and unplug them so we can use our test light and figure out which wire does which function for the lighting. Now that we have our test light grounded to the body of the vehicle, we'll go ahead and have someone run through the light functions. Now you'll notice because of the way the lights are set up on this Mustang that you'll have 2 hot wires or 2 live prongs for each of the light functions. For the running lights here on the driver side, we'll have a blue wire with a yellow stripe as well as a tan wire with a red stripe that are both running light functions. more

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1/9/2014 7:02:08 AM

Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2006 Ford Ranger- Video

All right today on this 2006 Ford Ranger we are going to install part number 37185. This is Hopkins adaptor from 4 pole to 7 pole and 4 pole connector. To help install our connector we are also going to use part number 18140 this no-drill mount bracket the short version and well start with that part first. Well go ahead and install it on to the hitch thats been previously installed on the truck. Well run a clamp through it and around the hitch. Then well tighten down the clamp just enough to keep it snug but we can still move it around as needed. more

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12/19/2013 3:42:05 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2002 Ford F-350- Video

Today on our 2002 Ford F350 well be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P3 brake controller, part number 90195-3035P in conjunction with our Hopkins seven and four pole vehicle connection point, part number 37185. Our first step will be mounting our Hopkins seven and four pole bracket to our seven and four pole plug. Using the hardware provided with our install kit we can go ahead and insert the screws and secure it with the nuts. Next well move to the vehicle, then we can take a grinder or a cutoff wheel and remove the bracket for the old connector. Then we can go ahead and take our side cutters, cutting zip ties or wires leading up to the connector. Then we can go ahead and cut it off and strip back the wires. more

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2/22/2013 10:10:18 AM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2005 Ford Van- Video

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12/19/2012 2:29:25 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2011 Ford E-350 Van- Video

Today on this 2011 Ford Van, we're going to install part number 37185. This is the 4-Pole and 7-Pole Adapters. This adapter also has the 4-pole located on the side of the socket. We're also going to use part number 18136, the Universal Mounting Bracket to attach it to the hitch. To start off our install, we're going to take the mounting bracket and clamp it to the hitch and then we'll take the 7-pole bracket that comes with the wiring adapter. We'll attach it to that. more

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7/11/2012 11:24:19 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2011 Ford F-150- Video

Today on our 2011 Ford F-150, we are going to be installing the 4 to 7 pole connector part number 37185 by Hopkins. This will be in conjunction with our Tow Ready universal mounting bracket part number 18136, and our Draw-Tite wiring to connect the power and brake control circuit part number 5506 by Draw-Tite. First, we will connect the universal mounting bracket to the seven pole connector. We'll be using all the fasteners provided with our install kit. Now before I mount this bracket to the hitch, I am going to take some black electrical tape just to wrap up my wires to clean up my install look. Alright for easier access to the wiring harness and install, we've already gone ahead and removed the spare tire. more

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5/16/2012 2:32:18 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2011 Ford Explorer- Video

Today on our 2011 Ford Explorer, were going to add the Hopkins 7-pole connector part number 37185. To do this, well also use the Tow-Ready bracket part number 18136. Our vehicle is already equipped with a 4-pole connection. Well go ahead and assemble our 7-pole bracket and then add our Tow-Ready bracket so that we can mount it to our hitch. The install kit comes with both the bracket and the hardware. Were going to install all four fasteners and nuts. more

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3/16/2012 2:09:16 AM

Fifth Wheel and Gooseneck Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Ford F-350- Video

Today on this 2006 Ford F350, well be installing the Pollack T-One connector part number pk11893-11932. We will start off at the bumper of the vehicle where you will find the previously installed 7 pole with a gray locking tab on it. We will undo the lock and pull the 7 pole free, but first we will need to loosen this bracket here for more working room. With everything separated we will start installing the T- One harness and lock it into position. Now that we have made our connections underneath we need to go ahead and drill a hole so that we can mount our connector in the bed. It is recommended that you have a minimum five inch clearance behind where ever you are going to drill. more

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11/5/2011 3:52:57 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2004 Ford E-450- Video

Alright today on this 2004 Ford E450 thats an RV, were going to install a brake controller part number 90915. We will be using an adapter cord 3035-P, and on the back of the vehicle well be using 4 pole to 7 pole adapter part number 37185, and also a bracket to hold everything together 118140, and with these parts well fill in the gaps that are missing on part of this tow package. Okay we are going to start off by working on the rear of the RV and working our way forward. What we are going to do is actually remove the 5 pole connector that is located on the hitch right now. Were going to disconnect that and add a new connector to the back of the vehicle, and that part number will be adapter part number 37185, and we will also be using an adapter bracket part number 118140, and we will start with that part. This is the adapter bracket; we are going to mount to the bottom by clamp to hold it in place. more

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11/4/2011 5:59:06 PM

Trailer Wiring Harness Installation- 2006 Ford Taurus- Video

Today on this 2006 Ford Taurus we are going to install wiring harness part number 18002 from Tow Ready. This is a 4-pole flat car end, 60 inches long with the wire taps. Our install is going to begin on the inside of the trunk and we will get to the wiring harness, which is located on the passenger side of the vehicle, behind the carpeting. :18 more

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1/4/2010 9:14:38 AM

Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 1999 Ford F250- Video

Today we're going to install the Prodigy brake controller from Tekonsha, Part Number 90185, on a 1999 Ford F-250, the light-duty version. This will also apply to the same year Ford F-150. We're going to start off with this one vehicle that only has a factory 4-pole package on it and does not have the 7-pole in the back. So we're going to have to upgrade the 4-pole to make it a 7-pole and then we can install the brake controller up front. The first thing we do is install one of two brackets on the hitch itself so we have a place to mount our electrical connector, and basically we're going to be using Part Number 18140 from Tow-Ready. And basically this is one that clamps in place right here. Basically it's just a hose clamp that goes around the hitch and back through itself. And then you just tighten it down with a clamp set. You might want to hold the bracket in position while you tighten it down, too. Next we're going to install a bracket by a hole in the connector right here. And this comes with the Part Number 37185, and that's a 4-pole to 7- and 4-pole adapter. more

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