Today we are going to be installing wiring harness part number 41165 on a 2008 Chevrolet Colorado, this harness also applies to the GMC Canyon. We are underneath the vehicle now. We are going to go ahead and point out where the wiring harness is located. You can see where the spare tire is located, directly to the left of that, at the merging of the cross member and the frame, you can see the wiring connectors here. The first thing we want to do is go ahead and disconnect these two pieces. You can see there is a little tab here. Go ahead and push that in and pull the two connectors apart.
Ok, then next we are going to go ahead and plug our harness in line. Before we do that we are going to go ahead and put some electrical grease that came with the installation kit. You want to put some of that on both sides of the wiring harness connection ends. Now we want to go ahead and plug in the appropriate connector into the one on the vehicle here.
Now we are going to want to find a suitable place to mount our converter box here. Using the zip ties that are provided, I am going to go ahead and zip tie the converter to the wiring harness here. You can then cut of the extra portion of the tabs. After that we just need to find a suitable routing point for the four pole connector. Go ahead and put on the plug cover that is included in the kit as well. This will conclude the installation of wiring harness part number 41165 on a 2008 Chevy Colorado.
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Colorado
Today, on our 2010 Chevy Colorado we'll be installing the Tow Ready T1 connector, part number 118301.First, we'll need to locate the manufacturer's wiring, that is to the driver's side of the spare tire on the cross member of the vehicle. This will be identical to the connectors on our Tow Ready connector.We'll go ahead and press on the locking tab and separate the two connection points, and then we can take our Tow Ready connector and plug inline with the manufacturer's.We'll go ahead and secure our converter box. We'll peel back the cover of the two-way adhesive and stick it here to the frame. When adhering your converter box you just want to make sure that you have a clean flat surface to adhere to.Next, we'll go ahead and use the long zip tie provided with our install kit as an added measure of security and secure the converter box directly to the frame.Next, we'll go ahead and take the white wire with the free formed ring terminal, this is our ground wire that we'll need to attach to the frame of the vehicle. Using the self-tapping screw provided with our install kit, we can go ahead and secure it right here to the cross member which is directly welded to the frame.Now we'll go ahead and take our four-pole lead around over to the center of the bumper. I'll use several black zip ties to secure the wiring along the way.We'll go ahead and take our cutters and cut off the excess from the zip ties.That's it.
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Colorado
Today we are working on a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado. We will be installing Tow Ready T-One connector part number 118301. Our first step is going to be locating the vehicles rear tail light wiring harness here, up above the spare tire. Then separating the manufacturers connections. Press on the locking tab and separate the two connection points. Now we can take our new Tow Ready connector, which has identical connection points and connect in line with the manufacturers harness. Press them together firmly, so they securely lock in place. Repeat this step on both sides. 0:38
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2008 Chevrolet Colorado
Today we are going to be installing wiring harness part number 118301 on a 2008 Chevrolet Colorado. OK, we are underneath the vehicle and we removed the spare tire, and if you kind of look at the cross member here, follow it to the drivers side you can see the T-harness that we are going to be disconnecting on the vehicle here. This is where our aftermarket harness is going to plug into. So the first thing we want to do is just go ahead and push the tab in and pull the connectors apart. OK, then we just want to go ahead and plug our harness in line here, like so.
