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Tow Ready T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness by Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch and Reese
- Provides a 4-pole flat trailer connector for the vehicle
- Quick and Easy
- No Cutting, Splicing or Taping
- Just Plug in the T-One Connector and You're Ready to Tow
- Solid One Piece Construction
- 16 Gauge Bonded Wire w/ 4-Flat Plug
- "Factory" Appearance
- Simple Do-It-Yourself Instructions on Every Package
Can be used with 5-pole, 6-pole or 7-pole adapters.
Installation: Connection point is usually located behind the paneling on the passenger side, directly below the tail light.
Tech Tip: It is always a good idea to apply a small amount of grease to all electrical connections to help prevent corrosion.
- Warning:
- Overloading circuit can cause fires. Do not exceed lower of towing manufacturer rating or:
- Max. stop/turn light: 1 per side
- Max. tail lights: (4 amps)
Read vehicle's owners manual and instruction sheet for additional information.
Tow Ready # 118461
Replaces Draw-Tite # 118370
This is a custom fit application for the following vehicles.
Use the
HitchHunter(R) to find what fits.
2006 - 2007 Subaru B9 Tribeca
1998 - 2008 Subaru Forester
2008 - 2009 Subaru Tribeca
2008 - 2009 Subaru Outback Wagon All Models, except Sport
2005 - 2007 Subaru Outback Wagon Except Sport
1996 - 2001 Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon
2002 - 2004 Subaru Legacy Outback Wagon, Including H6
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Excellent Plug-n-Play Harness
Alan B from St Pete, FL
Installed on my 2005 Outback 3.0R Wagon in conjunction with Hidden Hitch #87446. The only downside of the instructions are:
1. The picture did not depict well, at all, that the harness connector is on the drivers side of the car AND that it may be tape up in a loop. You need to unscrew the lower anchor point so you can pull the inner panel away to see which end to "yank" out of the tape.
2. There is a grommet at the bottom of the spare tire well. Take that grommet out, put some slices in it, route the harness thru it (so as to have your trailer connector mounted out by the hitch), put the grommet back in place, and put some silicone caulk on both the inside and outside of the grommet. If you're going to put the spare tire in before the silicone dries, put a piece of [wax] paper over the grommet to keep the silicone from getting on the spare tire itself.
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Easy once connector is located
Craig P. from St. Louis, MO
I just installed a hidden hitch and the T-one wiring harness on my 2008 Subaru Outback wagon. The vehicle's trailer harness connector is not where the instructions for the product say it is nor is it where previous users have noted it to be on previous models. For instance, there is no longer a side access panel to the taillight assembly. What you do is open the hatch at the back and pop up the carpeted floor panel to the left of the spare tire compartment, on the driver's side. Just pull straight up - it is attached by three plastic connectors. Then pop up, in the same way, the panel made of cardboard and rigid foam that lies beneath that carpeted floor panel. This exposes a narrow slot at the bottom outer edge of the rear compartment, in the hollow metal part of the car between the outside metal skin and and inside trim. The slot is several inches forward of the tail light. A wire bundle was barely visible at the very rear of the slot, looking like it was running to the taillight. INitially I ignored it and kept searching. But when I ultimately got around to reaching my fingers in and pulling on this wire bundle (after searching everywhere else), it turned out to not be connected to anything, but was the trailer wiring connector that had been bent into a loop at the factory and tucked into the slot. The T-One connector plugs right in. I cut out a square in the cardboard and foam base panel to run the wiring through so that the transformer box, or whatever it is, on the connector cable can fit in one of the spaces between the foam dividers that are glued to the panel and support the carpeted top panel. This way, the carpeted upper panel lays flat when snapped back into place. The cable was then routed down into the spare tire well. I cut a slice into the rubber plug at the rear of the spare tire well, as suggested by a previous user, and then a hole at the center of the rubber plug just large enough to fit the cable without distorting the rubber. I then pushed the plug back in place, with several feet of cable and the connector for the trailer now outside the vehicle. A little silicone glue around the cable where it passes through the rubber plug sealed up the spare tire well to finish the job.
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Wiring harness woes
Plumb Bob from TN
Hidden Hitch installation a breeze on my 2000 Subaru Legacy Outback. The wiring harness however was not in the location described in the instructions for 2000 Outback, but was located in the position described for Subaru Forester (passenger side in spare tire compartment under carpet next to wall.) Hope this tip helps any other 2000 Outback owners.
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