Tow Ready Cargo Carrier Light Kit Review - Video
Light kit for Draw-Tite and Rola Railed Cargo Carriers.
- Fits Draw-Tite #40101, Rola #59502 and 59507, and Tow Ready #63153 and #63155 trailer hitch mounted cargo carriers
- Off-set Y-harness - one lead measures about 3'
Installation: With the off-set Y-harness, one wire lead (about 3' long) is run straight to a light, the other lead (about 6' long) is run along the back edge of the carrier before it curves up to the second light. On the 40101 and 59502 cargo carriers, the wires come up through the carriers' mesh floor to attach to the back of the lights. On the Tow Ready carriers 63153 and 63155, the tighter mesh floor is not large enough for the plug to pass through. Therefore run the wire leads under the platform to the lights, then up the front of the carrier and around to the back of the light. This also helps prevent the wires from getting pinched by the cargo. On vehicles where the 4-pole trailer connector is tucked under the vehicle, a 4-pole extension may be required to connect the two plugs. See 'related items' below.
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Cut and Splice
Javen H from Denver, CO
I purchased this light kit for Carrier 63153. As per the instructions, you are to run the wires along the bottom, then run up through the mesh floor. Impossible with carrier 63153. Due to the small size of the mesh flooring and the size of the light connectors, I had to cut and splice the wires, as to have a professional looking installation. No big deal, just takes a little time and effort.
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Light Kit for Cargo carrier
Ford Edge from Abita Springs, LA
Light Kit for Cargo carrier - easy to install.
Draws attention to your carrier in traffic so folks don't get to close and bump it. Nice safety feature for just a few extra bucks.
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Not bad, wires could be better
GMC Acadia from Midwest
Wire lengths are very odd for this product. The yellow wire for one side is almost just too short and the green wire for the other side is about a foot too long. Also, as mentioned in another review, the wire mesh of the 63153 carrier is too small to fit the wire connectors thru the mesh. So I had to cut and splice the wires to get it to work appropriately.
I can't comment about reliability and performance as I've only used it once to pick up a xmas tree.
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