Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 1998 Chevrolet Suburban
All right. Today on this 1998 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to install Part Number 30717. We're going to use one additional part to help install to our vehicle that'll be Part Number 18136 from Tow Ready, it's a universal mounting bracket. First thing, we're going to do is take our mounting bracket and attach it to the hitch of the vehicle. All right. We'll go ahead and take a clamp and install on the hitch.
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1998 Chevrolet Suburban
All right. Today on this 1998 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to install Part Number 118319 from Tow Ready. All right. First thing we'll do is go find the connection point that's located behind the bumper. The connection point will be just left of center if looking from behind the vehicle. We see our connector.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1998 Chevrolet Suburban - Curt
Today, on this 1998 Chevrolet Suburban, were going to install part number C14029 from Curt. All right, this is what the hitch looks like once its install on the vehicle. Next, well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories; such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening, down to the ground will be about 18-1/4, and from the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper is going to be about 2. Now Ill go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. The first thing well do is go ahead and point out the mounting locations on the frame.
Husky Front Floor Liners Review - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Suburban, we're going to do a test fit of part number HL31412 from Husky Liner. This is our floor liners for the front row. Now, we're working with the gray color today. It's also available as black, part number HL31411, and tan as part number HL31413. We'll go ahead and start off our test fit by removing the original floor mats then well install the Husky Liners. We'll put it in place.
CIPA Custom Towing Mirrors Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on the 2011 Chevrolet Suburban were going to test fit part number 10901 and then 10902 from Cipa. This is their custom towing mirror. To start off our test fit were going to go ahead and take our mirror and slide it over the factory mirror. You can see how the new Cipa mirror wraps around the edges of the factory mirror if you slide it on. Now well slide it on 3/4 away and then well go ahead and take our wedge thatll help secure the mirror and slide it in place into the track thats inside of the mirror. Well slide all together and then well install the knob and then well go ahead and tighten it down.
Longview Custom Towing Mirrors Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on this 2011 Chevrolet Suburban were going to install part number CTM1600 from Custom Towing Mirrors. First thing were going to do is go ahead and install the new mirror on top of our factory mirror. Well slide it into place. You can see how the mirror goes around the edge of the factory mirror. Then we can install our hardware. First, well take the piece of hardware.
Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on a 2011 Chevrolet Suburban were going to install part number TGMRYS4 from Timbren. The first thing we need to do is get underneath the vehicle and remove the original bump stop. This will be pretty easy on this particular vehicle. Well just go ahead and grab it and just pull it loose from its fitting. Okay, now well go ahead and show you how the new Timbre spring will go into place. Itll basically push into place and held in like friction like the old one.
Transmission Cooler Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2011 Chevy Suburban, we'll be installing the Derale Series 8000 Plate-Fin Transmission Cooler, part number D13503. To gain access to the front of the vehicle near the radiator, we're going to remove the front clip. To do this, there are multiple fasteners along the top edge of the front clip. We'll go ahead and remove those first. Next, we'll move to the wheel well where there are multiple push pin and screw-in fasteners to remove. Now, we'll go ahead and get underneath the vehicle where we'll have several more fasteners that need to be removed.
Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2011 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2011 Chevy Suburban, we'll be installing the Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Brake Controller, part number 90885. Our first step will be to locate the manufacturer's wiring that we'll be connecting to. If you look near the parking brake actuator or arm, in between that and the brake pedal, you'll see a red wire with a black stripe, a blue wire, a light blue wire with a white stripe, and a white wire. These will be taped or wrapped to a bundle of wires. As you can see, we've located them. We'll need to go ahead and cut them free.
Thule T2 Platform Style Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban were going to test fit the Thule T2 platform style 2 bike 2-inch hitches part no TH916xtr. With the vehicle equipped with the 2-inch and our bike rack already pre assembled. We can go ahead and slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the vehicle. Then well line up the hitch pinholes and install our anti+rattle bolt and lock. Alright with our anti rattle bolt tightened down. You can see it really takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the receiver tube.
Curt 20x60 Folding Aluminum Cargo Carrier Review- 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today in our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban were going to do a test fit of the Curt Folding Aluminum Cargo Carrier for 2 Hitches part No. C18100. With our vehicle already equipped with our 2-inch hitch in our cargo carrier are already preassembled we can go ahead and slide the 2 shank cargo carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pinhole and install the pin and clip secured to the vehicle. Alright, with our cargo carrier secured to the vehicle this is what it looks like in its stored position. Lets go ahead and take quick measurements.
Yakima SwingDaddy 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima Swing Daddy 4 bike hitch mounted bike carrier part #: y02422. With our vehicle equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube lining up the hitch pin hole, installing and tightening down our anti-rattle bolt and safety clip. Alright, with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, you can see it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. Now well go ahead and put our carrying arms down so we can see what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements.
Yakima StickUp 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima stick up 2 bike hitch mounted folding rack carrier part #: y02420. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2 inch bushing installed we can slide the bike rack shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well like up the hitch pin holes and ten install and tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with the anti-rattle bolt secured it really takes out any movement between the receiver tube and the bike rack shank. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements.
Yakima RocketBox Pro 11 Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to do a test fit of the Yakima Rocker Box Pro 11 part #: y07193. With this vehicle equipped with the manufactures full roof rack system and our Rocker Box preassembled were going to go ahead and set it in place. We recommend to get a second set of hands to get the box set up on the roof line. With the Rocket Box in position and the clamps over the crossbars were now going to go ahead and open it up and tighten it down with the hand knobs inside the rocket box. With the Rocket Boxs dual lid opening design it can be mounted to the passenger or driver side. Now we have the hand knobs tightened down the Rocket Box is secured to the cargo rack and were ready to hit the road.
Yakima Holdup Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today in our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban were going to test fit the Yakima Holdup 2 Hitch Mounted Bike Carrier Part No. Y02433. With our vehicle equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube line up the hitch pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and lock. With our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, you can really see that it takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the hitch. This is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position. Next, will pull the finger trigger at the base of the rack and tilt the platform down.
UWS Aluminum Cargo Carrier Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today in our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban were going to a test fit of the UWS ALUMINUM 2-inch CARGO CARRIER Part No. UWS03511. Our vehicle is already are equipped with a 2-inch hitch and with our cargo carrier preassembled, we can simply go ahead and slide the shank of the cargo carrier into the receiver tube of the hitch. Then well insert the pin and clip to secure it. Next, well go ahead and take a couple measurements. From the nearest point of the cargo carrier to the nearest point of the bumper is 3 inches.
Pro Series Eclipse 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today in our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban were going to do a test fitting the Tow-Ready 4 Hitch Mono Bike Hitch Carrier for 2 inches Hitch Part No. 63124. With our vehicle car equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled , we can slide the bike shrank directly into the receiver tube plank the inch pinch holes and install tightened down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with our anti rattle bolt securing the bike rack to the hitch, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the receiver tube. Now lets go ahead the take a couple of measurements. From the upright of out bike rack to the nearest point of the bumper is 5 inches.
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevrolet Suburban we will be test fitting the Thule Vertex 4-Bike carrier part number TH9029. To begin our installation we install the bike rack shank in to the hitch, line up the hitch pinhole and insert our anti-rattle bolt. We can then tighten down with a wrench and that will secure our bike rack to the vehicle and we can go ahead and give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 22 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 4 inches. Well now go ahead pull the hitch switch at the bottom of the bike rack to tilt it down and we will go ahead and open our cargo door. And as you can see we can gain a full cargo access with this bike rack.
Thule Parkway 2 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban we are going to do a test fit of the Thule Parkway 2-Bike Carrier for 2-inch hitches part number TH 958. with our vehicle already equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already pre-assembled we can go ahead and slide the bike shank directly in to the receiver tube, line up the hitch pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored or loading position. Now we will go ahead and take a couple measurements. From the nearest point to the upright of our bike rack to our bumper we have 3 inches of clearance and from the back of the bike rack to the ground we have 22 inches of ground clearance.
Thule Helium Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban we are going to test fit the Thule Helium Aluminum 2-Bike Carrier per 1 -inch and 2-inch hitches part number TH970XT with the vehicle equipped with the 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with a 2-inch bushing, we can go ahead and slide it directly in to the receiver tube and install the safety clip and tighten down the anti-rattle securing knob. The knob is located at the base in the back of the bike rack as you can see once you tighten down the anti-rattle hold knob; it completely secures and takes away any movement between the bike rack shank and the receiver tube. This is what our bike rack will look like once its in the stored position. Next we can go ahead and take a couple of measurements. From the base of the bike rack to the closest point of the bumper is 4 inches. From the very rear of the bike rack to the lowest point we have 22 inches of ground clearance.
Thule Apex 4 Swing Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Speaker 1: Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban we are going to test to fit the Thule Apex Swing 4-Bike carrier for 2-inch hitches. Part number TH9027. Our vehicle is already pre-equipped with the 2 inch hitch and our bike rack is already preassembled and so we will go ahead and side the bike rack shank directly in to the receiver tube, aligning the hitch pinhole. Then we can lock down the integrated hitch pin and tighten down the hand knob. As you can see with the built in hand knob tightened down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the vehicle. This is what our bike carrier will look like in the stored position.
Thule Apex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban will be test fitting the Thule Apex 4-Bike Carrier part number TH-9025. To begin our test fit we will simply install the bike rack shank into the hitch, we will align up the hitch pinhole and allow the integrated locking hitch pin to slide in to place. Well then give a little tug and we can tighten down our anti-rattle knob at that point. That will secure our bike rack to the vehicle. At this point we will give you a few measurements. Our ground clearance at the bike rack is 23 inches and from the closest point of the bike rack to the back of the vehicle is 5 inches.
Swagman XTC2 Wheel Mount Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to be doing a test fit of the Swagman XTC2 2 Bike Carrier for 1 1/4 inch and 2 inch hitches, part number S64670. With our vehicle equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2 inch bushing, we can go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and line up the hitch pinholes. Then well install our anti-rattle bolt, and tighten it down, and install our safety clip. As you can see with the anti-rattle bolt tightened down, it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. This is what our bike rack will look like when its in stored position. Now lets go ahead and put the platform down on our bike rack.
Swagman Titan Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to test fit the Swagman Titan 4 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number S63410. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2-inch bushing, we can slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and line up the hitch pinholes. And then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and install our safety clip. As you can see with our anti-rattle bolt tightened down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack and the vehicle. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Now, we can go ahead and take a couple of measurements.
Surco Folding Hitch Cargo Carrier Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to test fit the Surco Folding Cargo Carrier for 2-inch hitches, part number 52018F. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our cargo carrier already preassembled, we can go ahead and slide the 2-inch shank into the 2-inch receiver tube on the hitch. Then well insert the pin and clip to secure it to the vehicle. Alright, with our pin and clips securing the cargo carrier to the hitch, this is what our cargo carrier will look like when its in a stored position. Lets go ahead and pull the pin located at the base of the cargo carrier and fold the cargo carrier down into its loading position. Alright, with our platform down, heres what our cargo carrier will look like in the loading position.
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to do a test fit of the Sport Rack 2 bike hitch mounted bike carrier part #: a30901. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with a 2 inch adaptor bushing we simply slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up the hitch pin holes. Then well secure the bike rack with our anti-rattle bolt and safety clip. Alright, with our anti-rattle bolt installed and tightened down, you can see it really takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the hitch. This is what our bike rack will look like in the stored position. Next, well go ahead and put the platform down on our bike rack by removing the two securing pins and reinstalling them with our platform down.
SportRack Evader Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban were going to test fit the Sport Rack Evader 3 bike carrier for inch and a quarter and 2 inch hitches part #: a30403xt. With our vehicle equipped with a 2 inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled with our 2 inch bushing, we go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and line up the hitch pinhole. Then well install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. With our anti-rattle bolt tightened down we can see it really takes out any movement between the bike shank and the receiver tube. Now, lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. From the nearest point of the upright of our bike rack to the bumper is 10 inches.
Rhode Gear Highway Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to do a test fit of the Rhode Gear Highway 2 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number RG8015220. With our vehicle already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and our bike rack already preassembled, were going to go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube of the hitch and line up the hitch pinhole then well go ahead and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and clip. As you can see with the anti-rattle bolt tighten down, it really takes out any movement between the bike rack shank and the receiver tube. Now, lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. From the upright of our bike rack to the nearest point of the bumper is 8-1/2 inches. From the very back of the bike rack to the ground, we have 21-1/2 inches of ground clearance.
Pro Series Q-Slot Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today, on this 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to do a test fit of the Pro Series Q-Slot Platform Style 2 Bike Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches, part number PS63134. Our vehicle is already equipped with a 2-inch hitch and with our bike rack already preassembled and our 2-inch our bushing installed. Well go ahead and slide the bike shank directly into the receiver tube and install our pin and clip. With our pin and clip installed, this is what our bike rack will look like in its stored position. Now, lets go ahead and put the platform down on the bike rack by removing the two linchpins. Now, with our platform down, we can go ahead and take a couple of measurements.
Curt Hitch Cargo Carrier Review - 2012 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on our 2012 Chevy Suburban, were going to test fit the Curt Cargo Carrier for 1-1/4-inch and 2-inch hitches part number C18145. With our vehicle already equipped with the 2-inch hitch and our cargo carrier already preassembled with the 2-inch bushing for 2-inch hitches on our cargo carrier shank, were ready to go ahead and insert the cargo carrier shank into the receiver tube of the hitch. Well line up the hitch pinholes and install and tighten down our anti-rattle bolt and safety clip. As you can see, once weve tightened down the anti-rattle bolt, it really takes out any sway or movement between the cargo carrier and the hitch. Now, lets go ahead and take a couple of measurements. From the nearest point of our cargo carrier to the nearest point on our bumper is 3-1/4 inches.
Husky Cargo Floor Liners Review - 2005 Chevrolet Suburban
Today we are working on a 2005 Chevy Suburban. Were going to be installing the Husky Floor Liners in the rear cargo area, part number hl21701. The Husky Floor Liners are custom molded to fit the vehicle and will often use the factory mounting points when applicable. The liner itself is molded into a tray shape to help contain all of the dirt, mud and debris that gets tracked into your vehicle. The channels and moldings also help keep fluids towards the center of the mat and away from the edges. One more great feature about the Husky Floor Liner they are easy to install, and remove, and be cleaned.
WeatherTech Rear Floor Liner Review - 2005 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on this 2005 Chevy Suburban were going to be installing the WeatherTech floor liners in the second row, part number wt450612 tan in color. The WatherTech floor liners are custom molded to fit the shapes and the contours of the vehicles floor board. They will often hook up to the factory mounting points or hooks when applicable. The installation of this mat covers the entire second row from door to door. Because the WeatherTech floor liners are molded to fit the shape of the vehicles floor theyre not going to slide and move around like an normal floor mat will. The liner itself is molded into a tray shape to help contain all the dirt, mud, and snow that gets tracked into your vehicle.
Husky Classic Custom Floor Liners Review - 2005 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on this 2005 Chevy Suburban were going to be installing the Husky floor liners in the front row, part number hl31301. The color is black, the Husky floor liners are custom molded to fit the vehicle and will often use the factory mounting points or hooks when applicable. The Husky liner fits the contours and shapes of the vehicles floor. The set comes with both the drivers and the passengers side, and because the Husky liners are molded to fit the shape of the vehicles floor board theyre not going to slide and move around like your typical floor mat will. The channels and moldings will also help keep the fluid towards the center of the mat and away from the edges. One more great feature of the Husky floor liner is that they are easy to be removed and cleaned.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Suburban
Today we are working on a 2005 Chevy Suburban ton. We are going to remove the factory hitch and wiring. After we remove the manufacturers hitch, we are going to go ahead and install a curt hitch part #C15524. Here are a couple measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole, to the outermost point of the bumper is 2-1/2 and from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 21. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier.
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Chevy Suburban
In this video we are going to show you how to install a Thule Crossroad roof rack onto a Suburban with existing side rails. We will be using the Thule Crossroad feet, part number TH450, and Thules 58 inch load bars, part number THLB58. The Crossroad pack comes with four Crossroad feet, the end caps with the built in Allen key and four smaller end caps that will go on the end of our bars. The Crossroad feet are designed to quickly and easily attach to the factory side rails on your vehicle. The band is actually a steel band coated in rubber. This gives it plenty of strength but the rubber also protects your factory side rails. It is going to loop around your side rail and connect back to the foot. Then we will use the end cap with the built in Allen head wrench to tighten down this bolt. It will tighten the whole system down to your vehicle, as well as tighten down the crossbars in the foot. 0:55
Timbren Rear Suspension Enhancement System Installation - 2005 Chevy Suburban
Today we are working on a 2005 Chevy Suburban. We will be installing Timbren suspension enhancement system part number TGMRYS4. Our first step is going to be to remove the existing bump stop. Sometimes it will be necessary to actually get a tool in around the bump stop to pry it out. As you can see, ours came out pretty easily. For installation of our new bump stop, we fit it in to the bump stop cup and now we are going to use the vehicle weight to actually push it back in place, using a couple of wood blocks. Now I am going to lower the vehicle weight on to the bump stop. Now we can go ahead and raise the vehicle back up and remove our blocks. Now that we have the driver side installed, I am going to go ahead and repeat the same process on the passenger side. And that completes the installation of our Timbren suspension, part number TGMRYS4.
CIPA Custom Towing Mirror Installation - 2004 Chevy Suburban
Today on this 2004 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to install part number 10801 from CIPA. OK, you can see how the CIPA mirror will wrap around the factory mirror. And it just basically slides into place. However, there is a wedge that gets installed in this track right here and on the other side there is a knob that holds everything in place. This is the wedge that gets installed in between the CIPA mirror and the factory mirror. You also get this felt tape right here, to cover it up so it protects the finish on your factory mirror. So, basically this is a big sticker. We will just apply it to it. 0:44
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1998 Chevrolet Suburban
Today on this 1998 Chevrolet Suburban, we are going to install part number 75037 from Draw-Tite. This install also applies to part number 87546 from Hidden Hitch. Look at the passenger side here, we are going to show you exactly where the hitch is going to mount up. It is actually going to use these three existing holes that is going to be identical on both sides. All right, first thing we are going to do is enlarge the holes on the end of the frame. We are going to make those up to 1/ 2 inch. It is almost the same size as now but this is just to give a little extra room for the bolts. Now the next two holes here, we are going to enlarge to 9/ 16. Again it gives it better wiggle room to pull the bolt and the pull wire through. When you do this on the driver side be careful because the wire harness is laying inside the frame so be careful when you do that side.
Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 1993 Chevrolet Suburban
Today we are going to be installing part number 90185, the Prodigy by Tekonsha, on a 1993 Chevrolet Suburban. We are also going to be using the Brake Control Installation Kit, part number ETBC7 as well. We are going to start at the rear of the vehicle and go ahead and install the 7-pole wiring adapter that is included in the ETBC7. We have already installed the 4-pole wiring harness under the vehicle, so that is going to be the basis of what the 7-pole is actually going to plug into. The installation kit also comes with a mounting bracket for the 7-pole. Typically, you would need to find a mounting point for the bracket itself, like on the bottom of the bumper, or somewhere of that sort. The hitch that we previously installed as well actually has a mounting bracket attached to it, so we are going to attach the 7-pole bracket there, and then mount the 7-pole inside of there. With the 7-pole attached and into position, we want to go ahead and make our connection with the existing 4-pole into the 7-pole here. These two wires here, the blue one and the black one, are going to be for the brake lead for the brake controller and then the hot lead that goes directly to the battery. And we are going to connect that to the double-bonded wire that came with the ETBC7. The purple wire here is for the reverse function on the 7-pole harness. If your trailer does not have reverse lights, you do not necessarily have to hook this one up - you can just kind of tape it up and out of the way. The white wire is for the ground, and that does need to be grounded directly to the frame here itself. I have an existing grounding point from the pre-existing 4-pole harness that we have in place so I am just going to use that one as well. We actually have put a smaller ring terminal on the white ground wire here to accommodate the smaller screw that I have used to attach the ground. OK, we are going to go ahead and attach the double-bonded wire that was provided in the ETBC7with the two wires on the 7-pole harness now. So I am going to strip back a little bit of the jacketing. And, as you can see inside the jacketing here, we have go two wires. We have got a white and a black. We are going to go ahead and use the white wire and connect it to the blue brake lead on the harness and we are just going to cut-connect black to black here.
Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 2004 Chevrolet Suburban
Today we are going to be installing the Prodigy, part number 90185, on a 2004 Chevrolet Suburban. We also are going to using the Prodigy adapter for the Suburban, part number 3015-P. The first thing we want to do is to locate the port that the brake control plug is going to plug into. As you can see, we are in the drivers side cab area, underneath the steering column. It will be located on the top row, second from the left. So what we are going to do is go ahead and remove the cover here, and go ahead and plug in the brake control plug. And we are going to go ahead and plug in part 3015-P. And it plugs in right there. And as you can see, the other end of the harness here has the plug end for the Prodigy itself. So I am going to go ahead and route these wires up and over, out of the way. And then we are going to go ahead and find a suitable mounting point for the Prodigy itself. OK, I went ahead and routed the harness up and out of the way. I have routed it over here to the right side of the steering column. On the Chevy Suburban here, there is actually a lip that is folded under on the bottom side of the dash here, which makes a perfect spot to mount the bracket for the brake controller itself. So I am going to go ahead and mount it in that location there.
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 1993 Chevrolet Suburban
Today we are going to be installing part number 118319 on a 1993 Chevy Suburban. Underneath the bumper area now we can see this is the connecting point for the T-connector. So what we want to do is go ahead and disconnect the two pieces, and then we are going to plug our T-harness in line to that. OK, then we just want to find a suitable grounding point for the ground screw here. We can probably use this metal surface that the T-harness is connected to. OK, with the harness grounded, our installation is complete. This concludes the installation of part number 118319 on a 1993 Chevy Suburban.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1993 Chevrolet Suburban
Today we are going to be installing hitch part number 41511 from Draw-Tite on a 1993 Chevy Suburban. Looking up under the vehicle now at the frame rail, we are going to go ahead and point out the attaching points for the hitch. As you can see, there are three existing holes at the bottom of the frame that we are going to use as the attaching points. We do need to enlarge these holes before we can put the hardware into place. See the one at the rearmost attaching point, we are going to need to enlarge to a half-inch, and the two forward ones are going to need to be enlarged to nine-sixteenths. So we are going to go ahead and do that now on both sides.
