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This bolt on cargo carrier light kit is designed specifically for an easy installation on the carrier models 52018 and 52017. The simple bolt on design installs quickly and will get you on the road quickly.
Cargo Carrier Light Kit for Surco Cargo Carriers
Great for making sure people see the cargo carrier sticking out behind your vehicle. May be required if cargo blocks the vehicle's taillights.
Video of Cargo Carrier Light Kit For 52017 and 52018
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Today on our 2012 Chrysler Town and Country we will be test fitting the 24x60 Folding Cargo Carrier part number 52018f made by Surco for 2-inch trailer hitches.Because our vehicle is already equipped with a 2-inch and our cargo basket is already preassembled, were ready to go ahead and fit it into the vehicle. Well start by sliding the shank into the hitch, lining up the hitch pin hole and then inserting the hitch pin with the safety clip. Please not that our cargo basket does have lights on it. This is not included with the cargo basket. With our hitch pin installed and our safety clip in place, our cargo basket is not secured to the vehicle.What wed like to do for you now is to give you a couple of measurements of this cargo basket from the lower most point of the cargo basket to the floor is 10 inches. From the closest point of the cargo basket to the back of the vehicle is 3 inches.
Now that weve take those measurements, well go ahead and fold the basket down to its horizontal position. The overall length added to the vehicle is approximately 37 inches. The height from the furthest back portion of the cargo carrier to the floor is 13 inches.And that completes our test fit of the 24x60 Folding Cargo Carrrier made by Surco for 2-inch hitches on our 2012 Chrysler Town and Country.
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3.6 out of 5 stars (7 Customer Reviews)
by: Steve07/04/2011
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As others have said, cable is too short - get the 12" extension (or make your own). It's the driver side light wire - it needs to be about 18" longer. It would be the perfect length then. As it is, even with the 12" extension, it doesn't attach to the receiver bar, just dangles from the zip tie on the rack to the socket on the truck. Also, do yourself a favor and buy a bag of black 4" zip ties locally to do the job neatly. Kit only includes eight zip ties and they are large. As another noted, the screws do strip out of the light housing where the mounting bracket attaches to them. The bracket on one of mine was loose in the box while the other was attached. All I did was go in my parts drawer of machine screws, find four (two each light) that were about the same coarse thread and about 1/2" to 5/8" long and re-attach the mounting bracket. Once done, the lights are bright enough, look professionally done, and should be fine. A wish list: - As another noted was that these be LED, but that's minor. - Change the mounts so they can be mounted within the frame or easily removed for storage. You naturally want to set the cargo rack with the hitch up, but that would place these on the concrete supporting the weight of the rack. As it is, you need to remove 4 screws from the plastic bracket and unplug them.18482
by: Darin D.06/21/2011
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Cable too short for my application. Had to purchase an extension.17553
by: Chris W03/20/2011
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This Light Kit was very easy to install on my cargo carrier. I only have one complaint. I have the 24 x 60 cargo carrier with the folding arm extension. Wth the folding arm, the 4 wire flat connector was too short to connect to my Jeep. I had to purchase a 12 inch 4 wire extension. Once hooked up to my jeep, the lights worked great. The lights are big and very bright. 9872
by: Kevin03/25/2010
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Great Product Got this for the Surco 24x60 folding cargo carrier for use on a 2005-CR-V. Easy installation and is a great safety addition to the carrier which extends back about 3 ft from the rear door. If I had to wish for something different, it would be nice to be a LED kit rather than incandescent, but not a major issue. Very pleased so far. Thanks!2858
by: reako08/27/2009
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Poor design The screws strip out of the plastic very easily.2312
by: Jim D11/14/2008
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Needed Addition to Basket This is a perfect and much needed addition to the Cargo Basket. Taller items in the cargo basket can block the regular lights. One note: the wiring harness is too short if you use the Folding Basket Adapter. You will need a 12" extender found at larger auto-parts stores.1424
by: Terry01/16/2008
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great light kit This was a real nice addition to my cargo carrier. I was easy to install and now everyone behind me can see the additional taillights.571
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