Best 2024 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Set Up - Tow Bar Wiring- Video

Hello, neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer, and today, we're taking a look at the best flat tow setup for a 2024 Chevrolet Equinox. Now, there's five main components required for flat towing your Equinox down the road, and we will start on the vehicle side and that's gonna start with the base plate and that attaches to the frame of the vehicle and gives us the structural mounting point for the rest of our connections. And the connecting point between the base plate and the hitch on the RV is gonna be your tow bar and that's your second component. Again, this is the physical attachment and basically, like, the coupler of your trailer, this is what is going to pull this down the road. Now, just like a trailer, you also have safety cables, just in case of disconnect. It's gonna attach to the safety chain loops and then also the ones on the hitch on the RV. more

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1/19/2024 12:49:09 PM

Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2024 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey everybody, Ryan here at Etrailer. Today on our 2024 Chevy Equinox, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit for vehicles with incandescent bulbs. But before we get into that, let's take a couple minutes, check it out and make sure it's gonna work for you. Before we jump right in, I figured it'd be useful just to address probably one of the biggest questions a lot of people ask. And that is, what are the main parts I'm gonna need to flat tow my vehicle down the road in the first place And there's gonna be a total of five main components. We'll have the base plate, which gives you an attachment point, that way you can hook your tow bar up to it. more

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11/10/2023 9:19:26 AM

Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2023 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2023 Chevy Equinox, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit for vehicles with LED taillights, but before we get into that, why don't we take a minute, check these out and make sure they're gonna work for you So this is a really good example on how the diode wiring kit is gonna work. So we got the left turn signal going on our motor home and it's transferring it back here to our Equinox. And that'll hold true for the right turn, our taillights, and our brake lights, so we'll have all of our bases covered there. I wanna mention with this kit, it's designed to work for the Equinoxes that have the LED type taillights. Not all of them will have LEDs. more

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6/19/2023 11:11:20 AM

Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2023 Chevrolet Equinox RO94FR- Video

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2023 Chevy Equinox we're going to be showing you how to install the Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit for incandescent bulbs. Before we get into that though, let's just take a minute, check these out and make sure they're gonna work for you. Before we jump right in I figured it'd be useful just to touch base and refresh ourselves on the main parts that we're gonna need to flat tow our Equinox down the road in the first place. First component will be your base plate. What that's gonna do is provide us with a solid and reliable connection point. more

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6/2/2023 1:20:26 PM

Roadmaster Smart Diode 7-Wire to 6-Wire Wiring Kit Installation - 2022 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hi, John, with etrailer. Today, we're taking a look at the Roadmaster Smart Diode Kit, and it's on our 2022 Chevrolet Equinox. So let's take a closer look at what you need to be able to flat tow down the road like this. Of course, you're gonna need your base plate, and that's gonna be the physical connection that's actually on your vehicle and this is what we hook up to, and it's gonna allow you to start flat towing. You also are going to need diode wiring. Basically, your trailer light wiring. more

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4/28/2023 12:34:19 PM

Roadmaster Smart Diodes Installation - 2019 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today, on your 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Roadmaster's smart diodes for incandescent bulbs. Roadmaster's smart diodes for incandescent bulbs will allow you to tap into the wiring on your existing lighting circuits on your vehicle and be able to add a couple of additional circuits to it that you can run up to a connector at the front of the vehicle and plug into your motor home. This is really nice for flat tow setups because with a flat tow, you have to have your lights working here at the back to remain DOT-compliant in all states. And it's important that people know your intentions when you're driving down the road. And this is gonna be blocking your motor home when you're pulling it behind it, so this way, we get all those signals there and keeps everybody safe and legal. more

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9/6/2022 11:36:19 AM

Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2019 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2019 Chevy Equinox. We're gonna be showing you how to install the Roadmaster Smart Diodes Wiring Kit for vehicles with the LED tail lights. But before we do that, why don't we check 'em out and make sure that these are gonna work for you. So right off the bat, before we kind of jump right in and get carried away, talking about the smart diodes and how they're gonna work and why you would need 'em and things like that. I figured it'd be useful just to kind of touch base and refresh yourselves on the main components that we're gonna need to flat tow our Equinox down the road in the first place. more

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8/29/2022 10:55:53 AM

Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2022 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, on our 2022 Chevy Equinox, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Roadmaster smart diode wiring kit. But before we do that, why don't we check this out and make sure it's gonna work for you So before we get too carried away and start talking about the diode wiring kit, why don't we just kinda refresh ourselves and touch base on the five main components that we're gonna need to flat tow our Equinox down the road in the first place Usually, we like to have everything hooked up to the motor home and really have a good visual on all those components that we're gonna need. But today, due to unforeseen circumstances, we're not able to do that. So just kinda bear with us here, and we're kinda making do and trying our best. more

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7/19/2022 8:06:30 AM

Roadmaster Smart Diode 7-Wire to 6-Wire Wiring Kit Installation - 2018 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey, everybody. How's it going Today, we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the Roadmaster smart diode wiring kit here on our 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. So a wiring kit is gonna be one of the components that we need to successfully flat tow our vehicle here. Now, the wiring is simply gonna transmit these signals from the motor home to our towed vehicle here. That way, we can let other motorists on the road know what signals we're gonna be making, allowing us to arrive to our destination safe and sound. Most cases, the vehicle is gonna block the taillights on the motor home. more

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1/17/2022 1:21:45 PM

Roadmaster FuseMaster Fuse Bypass Switch Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey everybody, how's it going Today, we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the Roadmaster FuseMaster quick disconnect here on our 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. So the fuse bypass or quick disconnect, whatever you wanna refer to it as, it's the same thing. It's not necessarily required for your flat tow setup, but it is one of those convenience items that is gonna make things that much more easier. So for this particular vehicle here, it is required that we disconnect a fuse while towing. It does vary a little bit, depending on which model you have, whether you have the four cylinder model or the six cylinder model. This particular kit here is gonna be designed for the four cylinder model. more

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9/30/2021 1:51:48 PM

Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2013 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey everybody, how's it going Today we're going to be going over and showing you how to install the Hopkins custom plug-in tail light wiring kit for flat towed vehicles here on a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. So as you can see here, we don't have any extra lights hanging on the roof of the vehicle. If you're familiar with flat towing, chances are, you've seen those magnetic lights are used a lot on tow dollies as well. They stick to the top of the metal roof there. Then you have to run a wire all the way down the roof, over your windshield, into the motor home. And those certainly aren't ideal. more

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9/28/2021 12:56:12 PM

Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2020 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey neighbors, it's Brad at etrailer. And today I want to walk you through a look and the installation of the Roadmaster Diode Wiring Kit. Now, this kit allows the lighting functions of your coach to be transferred to your vehicle, which in this case, we have a 2020 Chevrolet Equinox. So as you can see, the turn signal on our coach is on, and it's also transferring that on our vehicle, which for people behind us, it makes it easy for them to see what you're doing. So the diode is installed behind your tail light to your factory wiring. These prevent backfeed from the motor coach to protect what wiring you have in your vehicle. more

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8/26/2021 9:05:19 AM

Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2021 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2021 Chevy Equinox, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster diode wiring kit. So before we get too in depth on the wiring kit itself, how it works, and how you're gonna live with it, why don't we kinda touch base on some of the main components that you're gonna need as a whole to flat tow your Equinox down the road. So the five main components that you're gonna need to flat tow your Equinox down the road safely is going to be, one, the base plate. That's gonna provide us with the solid attachment point. That way we can hook our tow bar up to it. more

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6/23/2021 12:12:23 PM

Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2020 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today on your 2020 Chevrolet Equinox, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install, Roadmaster's Incandescent Smart Diode kit. There are five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle. You'll need your base plate, which is the point on your vehicle where your tow bar will attach. You'll also need your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection, in addition to your tow bar. more

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4/13/2021 1:06:07 PM

Roadmaster 4-Diode Universal Wiring Kit Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hello, everybody Clayton here@etrailer.com here @etrailer.com. We install, test and review a lot of different products to help you as a customer make a more educated decision before your purchase today we're going to be working on a 2015 Chevy Equinox. We're going to be taking a look at, and I'll be walking you how to install the Road master diode wiring kit. Our diode wiring is going to be one of the key components in our flat towing setup. Our components consist of our base plate and our diode wiring or supplemental braking system. Our tow bar, our safety cables our fuse bypass and our stoplight switch. more

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3/2/2021 7:57:52 AM

Roadmaster FuseMaster Fuse Bypass Switch Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Clayton: Hello everybody. Clayton here at etrailer.com. Here at etrailer.com, we install, test and review a lot of different products to help you as the customer make a more educated decision before your purchase. We're going to be working on a 2015 Chevy Equinox today. We're going to be taking a look at and I'll be showing you how to install Roadmaster's Fuse Bypass Kit. Our fuse bypass is going to be one of those key components in our flat towing setup.We're going to have our base plate, our tow bar, our diode wiring, our safety cables, our supplemental braking system, our fuse bypass and our stoplight switch. more

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2/8/2021 11:08:02 AM

Roadmaster Smart Diode 7-Wire to 6-Wire Wiring Kit Installation - 2020 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, on our 2020 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit for vehicles with incandescent tail lights.There's going to be a total of five main components needed to flat tow your Equinox down the road. First one's going to be the base plate. The base plate is going to provide us with a solid and reliable connection point. That way we can hook our tow bar up to it. Tow bar is going to be that second component, and this is going to actually be the physical link that connects the front of your Equinox to the back of your motor home. more

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9/17/2020 11:52:10 AM

Roadmaster Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2020 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Rob: Hey, everybody. It's Rob here at etrailer.com. And today we're going to be taking a look at the Roadmaster Bulb Socket Kit on our 2020 Chevrolet Equinox. Now our bulb and socket kit is going to allow us to transfer the light signals from our motorhome and put them at the back of our Equinox. That way whenever we're towing it, we can get down the road safely and everybody knows whether we're going to change lanes or slowing down or anything like that. Now keep in mind, this is only going to be one component of a full, safe, flat tow setup. more

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7/24/2020 9:47:20 AM

Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2020 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hi there Equinox owners today in your 2020 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install Roadmaster's Diode Wiring Kit. These kits are available in a few different options. You can get it with your six to seven pole cable or without, and if you are getting it with the cable, you can get it in a coilied option, a straight cable option, or a hybrid where it's part coily and straight. Regardless of which one you choose, they're all going to be the same. The only big difference really is that six to seven pin cable that you'll receive with it and that's really going to be determined on which tow bar you purchase, which cable will work best for you. Coily cable's great if you have no cable management and the straight cables are great if you do have cable management, the hybrid cables is really nice. more

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5/26/2020 2:02:19 PM

Roadmaster Smart Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2019 Chevrolet Equinox RO94FR- Video

Rob: Hey, everybody. Rob here etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Roadmaster smart diode wiring kit on our 2019 Chevrolet Equinox. Now, the reason why you're going to want a diode chip for your Equinox is because you're going to want to flat tow it behind your motor home, and in order to legally and safely flat tow your vehicle, you need to have the signals going to the back, just like when you're towing your trailer. That way when we're going down the road, if you hit your brakes in your motor home, that signal will come back here and everyone behind you know you're slowing down or changing lanes. We have ours hooked up and you can see that the lights are working in unison, exactly how they should be.Now, when it comes to flat towing your Equinox you do have a few different options of how you can get your light signals to the back here. more

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1/10/2020 8:37:05 AM

Best 2016 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Setup - Wiring- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2016 Chevrolet Equinox. There's five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection in addition to your tow bar, your baseplate, which provides a connection point at the front of your vehicle, your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle so people around you know your intentions when going down the road, and lastly your supplemental braking system, which will apply the brakes in your vehicle when you hit the brakes in your motor home to help it come to a safe stop.Our customers decided to use Blue Ox's baseplate, which is a great baseplate. But, however, I would recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate kit. I find that the Roadmaster baseplate just has a little bit cleaner installation and provides better connection points when mounting your hardware such as your electrical and breakaway switch.Our customer opted for Roadmaster's Falcon 2 tow bar. more

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10/14/2019 11:12:54 AM

Best 2017 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Setup - Wiring- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2017 Chevrolet Equinox. There's five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection in addition to your tow bar, your baseplate, which provides a connection point at the front of your vehicle, your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle so people around you know your intentions when going down the road, and lastly your supplemental braking system, which will apply the brakes in your vehicle when you hit the brakes in your motor home to help it come to a safe stop.Our customers decided to use Blue Ox's baseplate, which is a great baseplate. But, however, I would recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate kit. I find that the Roadmaster baseplate just has a little bit cleaner installation and provides better connection points when mounting your hardware such as your electrical and breakaway switch.Our customer opted for Roadmaster's Falcon 2 tow bar. more

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10/14/2019 11:12:41 AM

Best 2014 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Setup - Wiring- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2014 Chevrolet Equinox. There's five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection in addition to your tow bar, your baseplate, which provides a connection point at the front of your vehicle, your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle so people around you know your intentions when going down the road, and lastly your supplemental braking system, which will apply the brakes in your vehicle when you hit the brakes in your motor home to help it come to a safe stop.Our customers decided to use Blue Ox's baseplate, which is a great baseplate. But, however, I would recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate kit. I find that the Roadmaster baseplate just has a little bit cleaner installation and provides better connection points when mounting your hardware such as your electrical and breakaway switch.Our customer opted for Roadmaster's Falcon 2 tow bar. more

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10/14/2019 11:08:29 AM

Best 2015 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Setup - Wiring- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2015 Chevrolet Equinox. There's five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection in addition to your tow bar, your baseplate, which provides a connection point at the front of your vehicle, your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle so people around you know your intentions when going down the road, and lastly your supplemental braking system, which will apply the brakes in your vehicle when you hit the brakes in your motor home to help it come to a safe stop.Our customers decided to use Blue Ox's baseplate, which is a great baseplate. But, however, I would recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate kit. I find that the Roadmaster baseplate just has a little bit cleaner installation and provides better connection points when mounting your hardware such as your electrical and breakaway switch.Our customer opted for Roadmaster's Falcon 2 tow bar. more

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10/14/2019 11:08:18 AM

Best 2010 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Setup - Wiring- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. There's five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection in addition to your tow bar, your baseplate, which provides a connection point at the front of your vehicle, your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle so people around you know your intentions when going down the road, and lastly your supplemental braking system, which will apply the brakes in your vehicle when you hit the brakes in your motor home to help it come to a safe stop.Our customers decided to use Blue Ox's baseplate, which is a great baseplate. But, however, I would recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate kit. I find that the Roadmaster baseplate just has a little bit cleaner installation and provides better connection points when mounting your hardware such as your electrical and breakaway switch.Our customer opted for Roadmaster's Falcon 2 tow bar. more

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10/14/2019 11:08:07 AM

Best 2011 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Setup - Wiring- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2011 Chevrolet Equinox. There's five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection in addition to your tow bar, your baseplate, which provides a connection point at the front of your vehicle, your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle so people around you know your intentions when going down the road, and lastly your supplemental braking system, which will apply the brakes in your vehicle when you hit the brakes in your motor home to help it come to a safe stop.Our customers decided to use Blue Ox's baseplate, which is a great baseplate. But, however, I would recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate kit. I find that the Roadmaster baseplate just has a little bit cleaner installation and provides better connection points when mounting your hardware such as your electrical and breakaway switch.Our customer opted for Roadmaster's Falcon 2 tow bar. more

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10/14/2019 11:07:56 AM

Best 2012 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Setup - Wiring- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2012 Chevrolet Equinox. There's five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection in addition to your tow bar, your baseplate, which provides a connection point at the front of your vehicle, your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle so people around you know your intentions when going down the road, and lastly your supplemental braking system, which will apply the brakes in your vehicle when you hit the brakes in your motor home to help it come to a safe stop.Our customers decided to use Blue Ox's baseplate, which is a great baseplate. But, however, I would recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate kit. I find that the Roadmaster baseplate just has a little bit cleaner installation and provides better connection points when mounting your hardware such as your electrical and breakaway switch.Our customer opted for Roadmaster's Falcon 2 tow bar. more

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10/14/2019 11:07:45 AM

Best 2013 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Setup - Wiring- Video

Hi there, Equinox owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best flat tow options for your 2013 Chevrolet Equinox. There's five main components you'll need when flat towing your vehicle behind your motor home. You'll need your tow bar, which is the connection between your motor home and your vehicle, your safety cables, which is a supplemental connection in addition to your tow bar, your baseplate, which provides a connection point at the front of your vehicle, your diode wiring, which takes all the lighting signals from your motor home and transfers them to the lights at the back of your vehicle so people around you know your intentions when going down the road, and lastly your supplemental braking system, which will apply the brakes in your vehicle when you hit the brakes in your motor home to help it come to a safe stop.Our customers decided to use Blue Ox's baseplate, which is a great baseplate. But, however, I would recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate kit. I find that the Roadmaster baseplate just has a little bit cleaner installation and provides better connection points when mounting your hardware such as your electrical and breakaway switch.Our customer opted for Roadmaster's Falcon 2 tow bar. more

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10/14/2019 11:07:33 AM

Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Hi, there, Equinox owners. Today in your 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install Roadmaster's Diode Wiring Kit. Your Diode Wiring Kit will take all the lighting signals from your motor home, transfer them to the lights here at the back of the vehicle, and the diodes are installed to prevent any of those signals from backfeeding into your vehicle causing any damage. Diodes act as a one-way check valve, so the electricity can only go to your lights, illuminating the lights. You can see here that we've got our hazards on and our motor home and the lights at the back of the vehicle are blinking just the same.Compared to some of the other options out there such as magnetic lights or bulb and socket kits. This is going to be a much cleaner installation and it's going to be there ready to use it every time you hook up. more

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10/8/2019 11:22:22 AM

Best 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Set Up- Video

Ryan: Hey everybody, it's Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today we're going to be going over your best flat tow setup for your Chevrolet Equinox. Now to flat tow your Equinox, we're going to have five main components that are going to be needed. We're going to need a tow bar, a baseplate, safety cables, wiring, and finally, a braking system.Now if I had to recommend one tow bar that would work perfectly with our Equinox, I'd recommend this one here, and this is a Nighthawk Roadmaster. It's going to be extremely easy to use because it's nonbinding, so that's going to allow us to hook up and disconnect very easily without much struggle. It's also going to be very lightweight because it's made from aluminum, and when we're not using it, it can be stored in a closed position.I also like it too, because it does come included with and takes care of the need for our safety cables as well as our electrical cord that runs from our motor home to our six-pole connector here at the front of the vehicle. more

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5/29/2019 12:07:42 PM

2019 Chevrolet Equinox Flat Tow Set Up Options- Video

Hey everybody. Ryan here at eTrailer.com. Today we're going to be going over your best flat tow setup for your Chevrolet Equinox.Now to flat tow your Equinox we're going to have five main components that are going to be needed. We're going to need a tow bar, a baseplate, safety cables, wiring and finally a braking system.Now if I had to recommend one tow bar that would work perfectly with our Equinox, I'd recommend this one here. This is a Nighthawk Roadmaster. It's going to be extremely easy to use because it's non-binding. more

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5/24/2019 12:33:15 PM

Roadmaster Universal Diode Wiring Kit Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Now we need to get our wires up behind our fascia. Airline tube, you can use it, piece of wire, this is pretty open back here. Another thing you can use is a piece of string, and either a nut or a bolt like this. Something that's got a little bit of weight. Drop it down. We're going to take our yellow, brown, and our white wire and just kind of tie it on there, and just pull it back up through, like that.A white wire. more

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3/18/2019 12:52:52 PM

Roadmaster Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2019 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2019 Chevrolet Equinox, you're going to be taking a look at and I'm going to show you how to install the Roadmaster tail light wiring kit with bulbs. This kit's gonna be one of five main components for a flat tow setup. The other four are gonna be your safety cables, your tow bar, your braking system, and your base plate. What our bulb and socket kit's gonna do, it's gonna allow us to transfer all of our light signals from our RV through to our vehicle while it's being flat towed.One thing that's great about the bulb and socket kit is you don't have to tap into the factory wiring. However, one downside to this is you will have to drill a hole into the back of your tail light. Our bulb and socket kit is gonna come standard with two four pole plugs on each end of your wire. more

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1/28/2019 9:52:34 AM

Roadmaster Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2019 Chevrolet Equinox RM-152-LED- Video

Today on 2019 Chevrolet Equinox we're gonna be taking a look at. I'm gonna show you how to install the Roadmaster Taillight Wiring kit for tow vehicles. Once our ball and socket kit's installed on our vehicle, you can see we're able to transfer all of our light signals from our RV through to our car while it's been flat towed. What's gonna separate this from other kinds like the diode kit is this wiring system runs by itself. It doesn't have to be tapped into the factory wiring on the vehicle. Another nice thing about this kit is the bulbs are LED bulbs, so they're gonna outlast the typical incandescent bulb and they're gonna draw a lot less energy, use a lot less power to make them work. more

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1/22/2019 2:27:29 PM

Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2018 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Roadmaster Universal Hy-Power Diode Wiring Kit, part number RM-154.This is what our diode kit is going to look like when we get. We're going to get a little bit of wire loom, zip ties. This is going to be the tether that goes between your vehicle and your RV. You're going to get your diodes, and you're going to get 30 foot of wire.Let's start with your 30 foot of wire. If your RV does not have a 7-pull plug or current wiring, what you're going to do is, you're going to take about 3 foot of this, you're going to cut it off and this section that you cut off is going to be wired into your RV. That's where the tether comes in. more

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1/9/2019 3:37:27 PM

Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Universal Hy-Power Diode Wiring Kit, part number RM-154. To help us with our installation, we're also going to be using the Pollack 6-Pole Round Pin Trailer Wiring Socket for the vehicle end, part number PK-11609.Our diodes are going to allow us to take the signal from our RV and transfer them to our Equinox, so we can get down the road safely and everybody know that we're changing lanes, slowing down, or coming to a stop. The big benefit of the diodes is the fact that it's not going to change anything on the outside of our vehicle, and we're not going to have to set up those magnetic lights each time that we tow. It's going to be a one-time installation, that's going to tape into our existing wiring on our Equinox, so we're not going to have to deal with everything every time we tow.The nice thing about our diodes, that it is going to protect our vehicle wiring. It's going to keep any kind of back feeding or short circuits from happening that may arise on the motor home end.Our kit's going to come with everything you need to get it installed, including the diodes, all the connectors necessary, and the wiring. Now that we've seen the end result of our diode, let's show you how to get it installed.To begin our installation, we look on the front here, we have a spot to mount our electrical that's already on our baseplate. more

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11/7/2018 9:52:12 AM

Roadmaster FuseMaster Fuse Bypass Switch Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, you're going to be taking a look at and I'm going to show you how to install the roadmaster fusemaster fuse bypass switch for towed vehicles, part number RM-76517. In the Chevy Equinox, you have to remove a fuse when you're towing it. Otherwise you wear down your battery because your key has to be in the ignition, in the on position or accessories on position. This is going to eliminate that. This is going to allow you to have a button that you're just going to push. You put it in tow mode, or drive mode. more

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8/8/2018 1:57:57 PM

Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2018 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today, in this 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be having a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Diode 7-Wire to 6-Wire Flexo-Coil Wiring Kit, the part number RM-15267. Here's what our diodes look like installed. First thing you'll notice is that our diodes are utilized our factory LED lights on our vehicle. There's no additional bulbs to add, no magnetic tow lights we have to stick on our vehicle and worry about scratching our paint. These are going to give us the basic lighting functions that are required by law in order for us to safely and legally tow our Equinox behind our motor home. We'll have our taillights, our brake lights, our turn signals. more

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7/3/2018 10:32:39 AM

Roadmaster FuseMaster Fuse Bypass Switch Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today on this 2017 Chevrolet Equinox we'll be having a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Fuse Master Fuse Bypass Switch for Towed Vehicles, part number RM-76517. Here's what our fuse bypass looks like installed. What this is going to allow us to do is not have to go underneath the hood every time we need to pull our ABS fuse for when we want to flat tow our vehicle safely.This fuse in here is the original ABS fuse, it's just been relocated. We have this solenoid here, which will cut off the flow of electricity into the vehicle itself. With a simple flip of the switch, we can disable the circuit with the solenoid and with a simple flip of the switch again, we can re-enable the circuit with the solenoid to put our vehicle back in normal driving mode. This saves you time and energy, and you don't have to worry about losing a fuse after you pull it, leaving yourself stranded on the side of the road. more

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6/27/2018 7:52:10 AM

Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today in this 2017 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be having a look at and showing you how to install the Hopkins Custom Taillight Wiring Kit for towed vehicles, part number HM56108.Here's what it looks like with our towed vehicle wiring installed. What's great about this is that this is going to give use our necessary lighting functions as required by law so we can safely and legally flat tow our Equinox behind our motor home. We'll have our brake lights like we have here as well as our other lighting functions that we need.Now, another nice thing about this is that there is no cutting or splicing of any of your factory wiring. So, you don't have to worry about voiding the warranty on your new vehicle.Also, it's not a separate bulb and socket that goes inside the taillight assembly. So, you don't have to worry about drilling a hole in your taillight assembly, thus giving you a potential area for water to get inside. It's a nice sealed system, utilizes the factory bulb that's already in your vehicle so you don't have to worry about putting magnetic tow lights on the side of the car, which could damage the paint.For this particular flat tow setup, we used a Blue Ox base plate kit with removable arms, the Hopkins Custom Taillight Wiring Kit for towed vehicles, a Roadmaster FuseMaster fuse bypass, a Blue Ox 7-wire to 6-wire coiled cord kit, a Roadmaster battery charge line kit, a Blue Ox Patriot 2 portable braking system and a Blue Ox Alpha tow bar.Now, depending upon your application, you may or may not need a high-low adapter to ensure that your tow bar is level between your motor home and Equinox. more

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6/18/2018 12:27:10 PM

Roadmaster Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2018 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be installing Roadmaster's tail light wiring kit for towed vehicles, part number RM-152-LED. And in conjunction with this, we're also going to be using Roadmaster's seven wire to six wire straight cord kit, part number RM-98146-7. This lighting kit is going to allow you to transfer those signals from inside your RV back to the vehicle that you're flat towing behind you. You'll have all the necessary lightings, which includes your left turn signal, right turn signal, tail lamps and brake lamps. Since these bulbs are separate, we don't have to tap into the vehicle's wiring system, so you don't have to worry about voiding that wiring warrantee. The wiring from your tail lights is run up your front 6-pole connector on your vehicle, which then connects to the 7-pole on your RV. more

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4/2/2018 4:07:49 PM

Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2017 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Speaker 1: Today on this 2017 Chevrolet Equinox we'll be having a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Universal Hy-Powered Diode Wiring Kit, part number RM-154. Here's what our diodes look like installed. What's great about these diode kits is this will allow you to safely and legally flat tow your Equinox behind your motor home without having to worry about attaching magnetic tow lights. These utilize what your vehicle already has in it from the factory, your existing light bulbs. The diodes will prevent any voltage from your motor home from back feeding into the vehicle's expensive lighting circuit, thus giving you the ability to treat your vehicle as a trailer, use your factory lights for your turn signals, your taillights and your brake lights. But when you arrive at your destination, you don't have to worry about doing anything special to use the vehicle normally. more

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1/31/2018 12:43:25 PM

Roadmaster Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2018 Chevrolet Equinox RM-155- Video

Speaker 1: Today in our 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, we're going to be taking a look at showing you how to install, the Roadmaster taillight wiring kit with bulbs, part number RM-155. So here's what our wiring is going to look like once we have it installed. It's going to provide us with a four pole flat to give us all of our lights when we're flat towing our Equinox down the road. It's going to give us our turn signals for the left and right, the brake lights, as well as our taillights. It's going to completely bypass our vehicle's wiring system, so we're not going to have worry about voiding out the manufacturer's warranty. It's going to be a completely standalone system that's going to wire from the front. more

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12/1/2017 1:52:36 PM

Roadmaster Diode 7 to 6 Wire Coil Kit Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Equinox we are going to be taking a look at and installing the Road Master Diode 7 wire to 6 wire Flexicoil Wiring Kit, part number RM-15267. Here is what this wiring kit is going to look like once it is installed on the vehicle. Here at the front we have got the 6 round connector, it has got a nice spring loaded lid here so that whenever it is not in use, it is held nice and tight so that weather and the elements don't get in there and possible corrode those connections. This does a good job of making sure that these 7 way that is on your RV or motor home is able to get power down to the 6 way. It has got 4 pole wiring that is run from this connector here at the front all the way to the back and splits off in order to go either tail light. It has got diodes that go to both tail light so that the signal from the RV and the signal from the vehicles factory system are kept separate in order to make the function of the lights nice and simple as it goes through the same wire and the same connector. With that diode separating the signals, it protects your vehicles electrical system from the wiring coming from the RV. That way in case anything we're to happen and compromise the wiring coming from the RV, you are not possibly going to damage your vehicles electrical system. Let's show you how to install this wiring. more

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10/6/2016 11:11:43 AM

Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Equinox we'll be installing the Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles, part number HM56108. To begin our installation we'll open up our rear hatch here, and we'll start by removing our tail lights. There's two plastic covers here. You'll need to pop these off, just use our trim panel tool for that, and do the same on the other side. This will remove the 10mm screws, here. We'll do the same on the other side. Our screws removed, we'll grab the tail light assembly and pull it out towards us until it releases. We'll unplug the main wiring harness going into it. more

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6/23/2016 11:25:45 AM

TrailerMate Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2016 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, we going to be taking a look at and installing the TrailerMate Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for towed vehicles, part number TM780072. Here's what your kit's going to consist of. We're going to have the wiring that's going to tee in to both of our taillights, and we're going to have our 4-flat connector with the weatherproof cover. It's going to run from the rear of the vehicle all the way up to the front. It's also going to come with a mounting bracket, if you decide to use to 4-flat design. This jumper harness to go between your vehicle and your coach. more

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6/14/2016 3:21:33 PM

Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, we'll be installing our Hopkins Custom Tail Light Wiring Kit for towed vehicles, part number HM56108. We have our wiring kit here, this comes with our module. This is our driver and passenger side connections for plug into our factory wiring. This is our wire that runs up to the front so that we can plug in and use the blinkers from our towing vehicle. We have a cap that comes with it. This goes with the end cap here. Now, this does come with the kit to mount this on the front of our vehicle, but we won't be using it in this install. more

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11/2/2015 11:49:15 AM

Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to be installing the Roadmaster Universal Hy-Power diode wiring kit. This is part number RM-154. For our diode wiring kit, we're going to begin our installation by routing this right up to the front where we're going to make our connection with the back of our RV. We're doing this with the fascia off the car at this point just because it's going to make routing so much easier to get in. Keep in mind, when you're doing a diode kit like this, you have to run your wires, or any wires for that matter, any air lines, whatever the case is, get it done while this is off. It's really going to save you some time. more

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7/10/2015 1:42:23 PM

Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, were going to install part number RM-154 from Roadmaster. This is the Roadmaster Universal Hy-Power Diode Wiring Kit. The first part of that of that kit were going to work is this long piece of wire right here. Its about 30-foot long and has two 4-pole ends on it. Now, we dont need one of these ends because eventually, this is going to be ran to the end of the line towards the diode so we can go ahead and just remove one of these 4-pole ends. If youd like, it might be a good idea to leave a length on here if you want to replace the one in the front maybe eventually, but thats personal preference. more

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12/15/2014 2:18:04 PM

Hopkins Tail Light Wiring Kit Installation - 2014 Chevrolet Equinox- Video

Today on our 2014 Chevy Equinox, we'll be installing the Hopkins Custom Tail Light wiring kit for towed vehicles, part number HM56108. To begin our install, we'll open up the rear hatch so that we can gain access to the tail light fasteners. Underneath the plastic clips will be the fasteners, so we'll go and remove them. Set them aside and then remove the two fasteners and secure the tail light. Once we remove the fasteners, we'll pop the tail light free being careful not to break the alignment tabs underneath. Then, we'll go ahead and disconnect the wiring harness from the tail light socket by pressing on the connector lock and removing it. We'll set the tail light aside for reinstall later. Now with the passenger side done, I can move over to the driver side and repeat the same process. more

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9/19/2014 12:07:22 PM

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