Rapid Hitch w/ 3- 1/ 2 Inch Drop Review - Video

Today we are going to review part number AM3460 from Andersen Manufacturing. This is their Rapid hitch ball mount. This ball mount is constructed of aluminum alloy that is designed for two inch by two inch receivers. This ball mount has an adjustment between a 3- 1/ 2 inch and a 4-1/ 2 inch rise. The hitch balls themselves are constructed of chrome plated steel. This one does come with a pin to adjust the ball mount up and down but does not come with a locking pin. You do have to supply your own locking pin or hitch pin. Also, this product is made in the U.S.A. Lets cover some of the features more in detail. 00:33 more

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Posted: 2/8/2010 6:44:56 PM

Rapid Hitch w/ 10 Inch Drop Review - Video

Today we are going to review part number AM3473 from Andersen Manufacturing. This is their Rapid Hitch ball mount. This ball mount is constructed of aluminum alloy with the hitch ball assembly itself constructed of chrome plated steel. This comes with two locking hitch pins, one for the hitch itself and also one for the hitch ball assembly where you adjust it on the shank. Our last favorite feature is that this product is made entirely in the U.S.A. You can see here this is in position and it is intended to use in this position only. This is a great ball mount for vehicles that have been lifted a little bit or just natural one ton trucks that happen to sit high in the air. Lets cover the features with a little more detail now. 00:42 more

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Thule Roof Rack Fit Kit Review - Video

Today on this 2008 Toyota Prius we are going to install roof rack from Thule. We are going to be using the following part numbers. For the cross bars we are going to be using part numbers THLB50 and then we are going to use the Traverse foot pack part number TH480 and then the fit kit for the Prius we are going to use part number THKIT1345. With this installed from here we can haul anything we want. It could be a cargo box, a bicycle rack, or a rack for kayaks, or a simple open basket and you can put anything you want inside of it. Lets get started and we will start with the sub assembly of the bars and the traverse foot pack. We will scoot all of our parts off to one side and we will just work on one corner at a time. 00:47 more

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Posted: 2/8/2010 4:55:25 PM

WeatherTech Air Deflectors Reveiw - 2008 Toyota Prius - Video

Today on this 2008 Toyota Prius we are going to install part number WT82357. Some of the features of the air deflectors are one, that they are designed to reduce noise and also allows ventilation for the vehicle itself even when it rains. They are easy to install inside the window channel with no exterior tape needed. It provides a low profile original equipment look. You want to begin with the window lowered and you can see how this edge will fit into the track just like that. I would like to start on that side and then going towards the front of the vehicle, just bow it into place. Make sure it fits into the track and then just bow it in. Make sure you follow the channel so it goes into place. It may help to flex it a little bit like this to get it in there. That slipped in just fine. 01:07 more

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Brake Controller Installation - 2000 Chevy Silverado Part 3 - Video

And we can just tuck that out of our way and maybe zip-tie it later. The next part we have to do is run our power wires to the brake controller. The easiest way to do it, honestly, is to go straight to the battery. You do not have to worry about any unnecessary connections. That being said, battery terminals do corrode over time. That could end up losing the connection due to corrosion that way. That being said that batteries do corrode which can lead to problems connecting to the brake controller, another way, that is not recommended by the manufacturer but it could be done technically, you could come off of this post here which is supplied by a 30 amp fuse. And then what you could do is come off here, go to your 20 amp reset breaker, so there is still a fuse with the right amperage, and make your connections here for the positive. And you could run your connection all of the way up to, say like this battery here, has a connection to the frame or to the body. You could probably make your connection there. Because, sometimes you run into a situation where the connections are already corroded up and it is probably not in the best interest to go ahead and take them apart again and redo them because you might have a bigger headache that you are not prepared to deal with. You could probably do it that way. In this case, I think we will go ahead and use this battery here. This truck actually has two batteries set up. 1:09 more

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Brake Controller Installation - 2000 Chevy Silverado Part 2 - Video

The wires are ran from the rear to the front. However, they are pretty much out of reach. They are actually buried right down below the brake booster here. The blue and orange wires are kind of coiled up there. Basically, you have to climb on top of the engine, reach down and break them loose and pull them up. And even so, half of the time they are not long enough to work with. So you have to extend them, especially for the blue wire anyway. All right, the next thing that I am going to do, since we are here, is go ahead and hook up our hot lead. Basically, you can use either one of these posts. I believe these two fuses take care of the power going to these posts. And they fit in the little pocket there. They do not come with any nuts on here. So, you will have to go out and get you some metric 10 millimeter nuts to fit this stud. You will have to get this nut separate, from the hardware store. And it is an 8 millimeter nut in thickness and diameter. And the thread pitch is 1.25. 0:46 Put that on there for now. Next what we need to do is go underneath the dash and drill out a hole to get between the engine compartment and the dashboard. 0:55 more

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Posted: 2/4/2010 3:11:45 PM

Wiring Harness Installation - 2000 Cadillac DeVille - Video

Today on this 2000 Cadillac DeVille we will be installing part number 119176KIT. We are inside the trunk of the DeVille. We need to first gain access to the wires that we are going to need to tap into for our wiring harness. These wires are going to be located directly behind the driver side tail lights. First you need to start disassembling the trunk area so we can gain access to the wires. We need to remove the two set screws on the back of the tail light first. We will need to remove the same two on the passenger side as well. We are also going to remove the cover for the spare tire to give us a little more working room. Next we will remove the rear threshold piece here. With the four thumb screws removed we can just pry up on it to release the clips at the bottom side. Just set that off to the side for the time being. 00:48 more

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Posted: 2/3/2010 4:39:12 PM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2000 Mercedes C230 - Video

Alright today, on this 2000 Mercedes C230, we are going to install part number 257229 from DaLan. First what we are going to do is get into the trunk area and we are going to have to move and remove some components. The reason why we are going to do this is to give us some better working room inside there because you do have to do some drilling. First off, we will take off the cover and then we are going to take out the spare tire. And the spare tire tools, we are going to remove those. And then there are some electrical components on the driver side. And then we are also going to loosen the battery and just scoot it off to the side. Alright, we have our template that comes with the instructions. And we are going to cut this template out and we are going to apply it to the bottom of the vehicle and that will show us where to mark and drill our first two holes. Alright, we will go ahead and use a punch to mark our holes and then we will go back through it with a drill. 00:49 more

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Posted: 2/1/2010 5:40:54 PM

Roadmaster Tow Bar Installation - 2006 Jeep Liberty - Video

Today we are going to show you part number RM-576 from Roadmaster. This is their Sterling All Terrain tow bar. We will be installing this on a 2006 Jeep Liberty. Our Jeep here already has the base plates installed so we are going to concentrate on the tow bar. We have got the parts laid out in the order of assembly. Starting off with these two pieces right here, these are the adapter parts that go to your face plate that is mounted on your vehicle which allows you to connect this cross bar to the base plates and then to this cross bar the sterling all terrain tow bar mounts to it. Start with the brackets that are listed for the driver side and passenger side of a car. This will get mounted up like this and then the bracket for the safety chains is going to get mounted on the bottom like this. Go ahead and bolt up these two halves and put the assembly on to the tow bar bracket. 01:00 more

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Posted: 1/29/2010 6:31:04 PM

WeatherTech Floor Liners Reveiw - Video

Today on this 2006 Ford F-150 we will be reviewing the WeatherTech floor liner part number WT460051. The WeatherTech floor liners are fully custom molded and provide maximum protection to your vehicles floor board. The WeatherTech custom molded floor liners are made from an exclusive rubberized resin which accurately covers the entire floor area. Carefully placed channels in the floor liner will help carry fluids and debris into the lower reservoir which trap the fluids away from shoes and clothing. These floor liners are available in black, tan, or gray and are available for SUVs, pickups, or minivans as well. 00:38 more

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Posted: 1/29/2010 5:04:59 PM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Dodge Durango - Video

Today on this 2007 Dodge Durango we will be installing Curt hitch part number 13296. The first thing we want to do in preparation to installing our hitch is to remove the spare tire to get it out of our way. Looking at the driver side frame rail at the inboard side we have got two attach bolts here and one free bolt here on the forward side. We are going to need to remove the two here at the rear of the vehicle and the third one we are actually just going to remove the nut from the outboard side. We are going to reuse this bolt for our hitch installation and that will be the same for the passenger side as well. For the forward bolt we just want to push it through. You can see they will not fully come out because it is hitting on the body mount here. We want to push it back far enough to where the bolt sits about even with the flange here at the bottom side of the bumper bracket. At the two rear most attaching points we are going to be putting in new bolts along with the flat washer. We just want to slide those through just about the same position as the forward most fastener. 01:00 more

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Posted: 1/29/2010 4:22:11 PM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2000 Cadillac DeVille - Video

Today on this 2000 Cadillac DeVille we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 90142. This hitch installation will also apply to Draw-Tite part number 36287. Underneath the vehicle we are looking at the driver side frame rail. We want to go ahead and point out the mounting holes for our trailer hitch installation. You can see we have got an existing hole here that is going to provide our attaching point for the bottom of the frame. Here on the inboard side of the frame you can see we have got a weld nut and then a little bit more forward we have got a hole with a notch cut out of it. Those two points are going to provide our attaching points in the side of the frame and again that is going to be the same for the passenger side as well. 00:40 more

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Posted: 1/29/2010 3:50:40 PM

Thule Roof Rack Fit Kit Installation - 2006 Mini Cooper - Video

Today, on this 2006 Mini Cooper, we are going to install a roof rack using the following part numbers. We will go ahead and point out the components here and the accompanying part numbers. First off are these two cross bars here. This is the THLB50. These two bars here and accompanying hardware on the side here are the TH487. That is the short roof adapter. It allows you to install the roof rack system and keep it at its proper distance. Alright, and this is the fit kit, part number THKIT1366. This is the traverse foot pack, part number TH480. 0:33 more

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Posted: 1/29/2010 3:28:26 PM

Timbren Front Suspension Kit Installation - Video

Today, on this 2001 Dodge Ram 2500, we are going to install Timbren front suspension kit, part number TDF25004B. Alright, this is the Timbren suspension enhancement system and we are seeing half of the kit. This is the part that we are going to use on the driver side of the vehicle. Alright, as you can see here, it has the rubber spring on the bottom half and then on the top part is a thin metal plate. And then on top of that is another rubber part that can actually get pushed into the bump stop cup that is located on the frame of the vehicle. What you need to do is lift the frame of the vehicle up to loosen the suspension up, so we have more working room. 0:32 more

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Posted: 1/28/2010 6:13:19 PM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe - Video

Today, on this 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe, we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87419. This installation will also apply to the Draw-Tite part number 41543. Okay, a couple things we want to do in preparation to installing our trailer hitch, we want to first go ahead and lower down our space tire and get it out of the way. We are also going to need to go ahead and lower the exhaust. We just need to remove that off of the two rear most hangers and then the one at the forward side of the exhaust. To remove the hangers, we want to go ahead and spray down the studs with a spray lubricant, like a WD-40. And we will just take a pair of pliers and pry it right off there. We want to repeat that for all three of the hangers. We also want to make sure that we support the exhaust tube here before we remove the third hanger. Once we do, the exhaust could fall and possibly damage it. 0:52 more

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Posted: 1/28/2010 5:07:35 PM

FAQ - Components to Tow a Vehicle Behind a RV - Video

Today we are going to review the three main components you need to tow a vehicle behind a RV. In this typical application will start from the towed vehicle and move our way forward. :09 more

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Posted: 1/28/2010 4:25:14 PM

Thule Roof Mounted 2 Bike Rack Review - Video

Today we are going to show you part number TH515 from Thule. This is their Prologue bicycle rack. What it was designed to do is mount on top of your factory roof rack. On the Forester behind us we will show you how it gets put on. As shown here there are a lot of little pieces to it. It is actually not bad to take a few steps at a time. We have got all of the like pieces set apart on our table here so we can get to them really easy to work with them all. Lets get started. The first step involved is working with some pre-assembly. We are going to work on the mounts that go to the cross bars. We are going to take this block which is going to snap around the bar. Take this little flat washer with the square hole in it. We are going to slide it in there. Then we will take a carriage bolt and it from the top down. Take this and just install it on our bar. Just slide it over the bar like so and make sure these bottom halves overlap. 01:00 more

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Posted: 1/28/2010 4:00:48 PM

Wiring Harness Installation- 2005 Toyota Sienna - Video

Today on this 2005 Toyota Sienna Van, we will be installing wiring harness part number 118304. The ports we are going to be plugging our wiring harness into are located directly behind the tail lights here at the rear of the vehicle. So the first thing we need to do is go ahead and remove both tail lights from the driver and passenger side. There are two inboard screws here that need to be removed and then we can pull the tail light right off. :24 more

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Posted: 1/28/2010 3:32:00 PM

Longview Towing Mirrors Review - 2006 Ford F-150 - Video

Today on this 2006 Ford F-150 we will be installing the Longview adjustable towing mirror part number CTM2300-A. The longview towing mirrors are very easy to use and only take a few seconds to install. To install what you need to do is slide the mirror over our existing mirror until it is fully seated. You will see here on the vehicle side we have got a hole. We are going to be using this clip that is provided and all we need to do is take the hook end of the clip and hook it on to the inside of the mirror to where the thread is faced towards the hole in the back side and then we will just take the thumb screw, feed it through the hole and thread it on to the clip. 00:37 more

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Posted: 1/27/2010 5:12:53 PM

Roadmaster Tow Bar Wiring Kit Installation - 2006 Jeep Liberty - Video

Today on this 2006 Jeep Liberty we are going to install part number RM-154 from Roadmaster. What this does is allows us to wire up the vehicle so that it can be towed behind an RV. The first step is to route the wire from the front to rear and the wire harness comes with two truck ends on the wiring harness itself. We are just going to cut off one end of it, leave about a foot or so on there in case we need to use it again or in case the original one gets worn out. This 4-pole is going to stay at the front and basically you can think about it as like wiring up a utility trailer. This is going to stay in the front and the car is going to become a trailer at this point. We are going to run our wire between the plastic up in here towards the center as close as possible because in the future a face plate will get installed in that general area. Thread that on through until we come out the other side and we are going to route it all the way back and stay away from the suspension components and we are actually going to run it through the frame. 01:00 more

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Brake Controller Installation - 2009 Dodge Ram Pickup - Video

Today on this 2009 Dodge Ram we will be installing the Tekonsha P3 brake controller along with the wiring harness for it, part number 90195-3020P. The first thing I want to point out is the factory installed 7-pole at the rear of the vehicle and this will be the indicator of whether or not your vehicle is going to have the factory installed brake control port under the dash. The factory 7-pole we are looking for is built into the bumper. It will have the Chrysler logo built on the front. If you do not have this plug you will likely not have the port under the dash that we are going to be plugging into. Thus will have to hardwire your brake controller into the vehicle. 00:38 more

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Posted: 1/27/2010 3:10:24 PM

Fifth Wheel Rail Kit Installation - 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 Series Mega Cab - Video

Today on this 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 Series Mega Cab we will be installing the signature series rail kit part number 30074. The first thing we want to do in preparation to installing our cross members under the bed is to remove our spare tire and get it out of the way so we have some more working room. The cross members we are going to be installing are going to be sitting in between the two hat channels right above the exhaust and over top of the gas tank as well. On standard models you can follow the directions to fit the cross members in from underneath the bed and just manipulate them into position. However on this mega cab model the spacing is not there for us to do that so what I am going to do is loosen up the bed and slide the cross members in from the outside of the frame directly across over the top. 00:48 more

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Posted: 1/26/2010 5:21:02 PM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Toyota Sienna - Video

Today on this 2005 Toyota Sienna Mini Van we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87415. This installation will also apply to Draw-Tite part number 75149. We are underneath the vehicle, the first thing we want to do before we start our hitch installation is to lower the exhaust off its rear most hanger. That is going to give us a little bit more access room here on the passenger side. :21 more

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Posted: 1/26/2010 5:08:41 PM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Toyota RAV4 - Video

Today on this 2007 Toyota RAV4 we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 70785 and this installation will also apply for the Draw-Tite part number 75432. Underneath the vehicle we are first going to take a look at the driver side of the vehicle and show you where the hitch is going to attach. You can see over here on the frame rail that we have got an existing tow hook that needs to be removed before we put the hitch up into place. There are two bolts holding that into position that need to come down. With the tow hook removed you can see that we have got three existing weld nuts at the bottom of the frame and we are going to be using two of those to attach our hitch to the frame rail. 00:33 more

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Posted: 1/25/2010 5:31:25 PM

Wiring Harness Installation - 2007 Toyota RAV4 - Video

Today on this 2007 Toyota RAV4 we will be installing the wiring harness part number 118412. We are inside the rear cargo area of the RAV4. The ports that we are going to be plugging our wiring harness into are located behind the interior panels of the vehicle directly behind the tail lights. That is going to be the same on both sides of the vehicle. We are going to need to remove a few things to gain access to those ports. First off being the middle threshold piece because we are going to be routing wires from one side to the other. Lets go ahead and start uninstalling the interior of the vehicle. We will also need to remove the rear section of the interior panel, there are clips here that we are going to need to release to open that up, there are also a couple of screws. With the cargo door removed as well just look right back here again just right behind the tail light you can see the port that we are going to be plugging our harness into. We just want to disconnect those two pieces and we will plug our harness in line. 01:03 more

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Posted: 1/22/2010 6:10:37 PM

Hopkins Rear View Camera with Backup Sensors Review - Video

Today, on this 2009 Honda Accord, we are going to be showing you the rear view camera system from Hoppy part number HM60195VA. We have all of our wires secured up and we just want to go ahead and give a quick test run to a back-up camera. You will see that when we put the power on, when we put the vehicle in reverse, that picture comes up. You will notice at the top there that we have three different colors. We have a green, a yellow and a red for each side. Those are going to be our distance indicators. And those will also be what will activate our back-up sensor as well. The red boxes will light up when we get near something. 0:32 more

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Posted: 1/21/2010 11:07:16 AM

Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit Installation - 2006 Jeep Liberty - Video

Today, on this 2006 Jeep Liberty, we are going to install part number 521423-1 from Roadmaster. What is going to happen is these base plates mount to the frame of the vehicle and allows the vehicle to be towed behind. The mounts will be approximately right in this area, right here. So to get started we are going to have to remove the bumper cover and the grille. We will go ahead and start off by taking the bolts off the lower part of the fascia here so we can get that loose. We have the bottom part of the fascia loose now. Now let us go to the top and start working on the grille and work our way down to take the fascia off. Alright, next we will go ahead and start taking off the grille. There is basically, on this model, there is a series of snaps that hold the grille in place. So we will undo these first. Next what we are going to do is continue with the bumper cover here and remove this bolt here and here. Next we will go ahead and remove the plastic rivets that go to the fender liner here, one here and one here. Repeat the same process back over on the passenger side. Alright, getting back underneath, there are two more plastic rivets that we need to take out here and here. With the fender wheel liner pulled back a little bit, and then push in. There is a little snap right here. And then pull down. 1:20 more

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Posted: 1/19/2010 12:15:34 PM

Thule Traverse Roof-Rack Foot Pack Installation - 2003 GMC Sierra - Video

Today we are going to review part number TH480 from Thule. This is Thules traverse foot pack. And we will also be using fit kit part number THKIT1522. And the cross bars we will be using on this demonstration will be THLB58. Those are sold separately. And we will be taking these parts and will be installing these on a 2003 GMC Sierra extended cab pickup truck. We have our parts here laid out with just one end of the bar so you will not get confused. We will flip the whole assembly over so you can see it easier. We are going to start off with our tower here. To slide it onto the bar, what we are going to have to do is loosen this clamp up. So we pull back on this latch right here. Then we can slide our bar in. We will just leave that loose for now. We are going to pop on our little cap. We are going to need to open up this door here. It just snaps open. And while we are here, we will use this tool to tighten down this screw which actually will clamp it down to the car. Then next we will go ahead and install the fit kit itself. 1:00 more

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Posted: 1/19/2010 9:50:33 AM

MagnaFlow Exhaust Installation - 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty - Video

Today on this 2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty we will be installing MagnaFlow performance exhaust part number MF16926. You need to do a couple of things in preparation before we get started installing our exhaust system. First we want to disconnect the vehicles battery. This will allow the computer to reset itself once we get the new system in place and that will help prevent electrical accidents. If your vehicle has four wheel drive we also need to go ahead and remove the transfer case rock shield. There are four bolts holding it on two per side. We will just set that off to the side for the time being. We also need to go ahead and remove the lower bolt from the rear passenger side shock. Again this will allow us to swing the shock out of the way to help make the removal of the system easier. 00:54 more

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Posted: 1/13/2010 3:08:26 PM

Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Hyundai Elantra - Video

Today we are going to install part number 119175 from Tow Ready and we are going to install this circuit protected tail light harness on to a 2006 Hyundai Elantra. To do our wiring we are going to have to get inside the trunk and we are going to have to tap in behind the tail lights on both sides. What we are going to do is go ahead and take off this panel behind the tail lights and this will give us access to the wire harness. These are the wires we are going to be connecting to. We are going to hide everything into the interior panel here so all of this is going to come loose or off and go all the way across and do the same thing to the passenger side. Lets take out the carpeting and we will work on this threshold right here. 00:48 more

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Posted: 1/6/2010 3:55:49 PM

Brake Controller Installation - 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Part 2 - Video

All right next what we need to do is run this wire up to the front side of the vehicle up by our fire wall. Basically we just have to keep this as close to the frame as possible away from the exhaust and also as far to the left as possible to keep it away from the steering arm too. We have got our wire pulled through on the top here but we need to get to the left side as far as possible so push it back down and pull it on this side so it will come back close to our battery and our access point through the fire wall right here. And you will notice we ran the wire from here all the way up to the positive terminal here. :35 more

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Posted: 1/5/2010 1:11:39 PM

Brake Controller Installation - 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Part 1 - Video

Today we are going to do an install of a brake controller on a 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser. We are going to be using part number ETBC7 and we are also going to install the Prodigy brake controller part number 90185. The first step we are going to do is mount up our bracket. What that is going to involve is we are going to take this panel loose and we are going to take this 4-pole mount off because our parts are going to replace this area. :22 more

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Trailer Hitch Installation - 1996 Ford F150 - Video

Install part number V82460 from Valley we will install this 2 inch receiver hitch on a 1996 Ford F150 pickup truck. First thing what you want to do is installing the hitch on this vehicle is you want to go ahead and lower the spare tire down. As you can see we already have that down and out of the way. Next we will show you where the hitch mounts up on the frame. The hitch will mount to the bottom of the frame rail but there are no existing holes so we will have to drill out all the holes on this hitch. It will be identical on both sides. :26 more

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Posted: 1/4/2010 4:04:46 PM

Wiring Harness Installation- 2006 Ford Taurus - Video

Today on this 2006 Ford Taurus we are going to install wiring harness part number 18002 from Tow Ready. This is a 4-pole flat car end, 60 inches long with the wire taps. Our install is going to begin on the inside of the trunk and we will get to the wiring harness, which is located on the passenger side of the vehicle, behind the carpeting. :18 more

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Posted: 1/4/2010 3:14:38 PM

Wiring Harness Installation- 2009 Toyota Highlander - Video

Today we are going to be installing wiring harness 118449 on a 2009 Toyota Highlander. The first thing I want to note is once you take the harness out of the package you will have two individual pieces for the harness. The larger portion will be the harness and white plug modulite box that we are going to plug in under the dash on the left side of the brake pedal. The second part is actually going to plug in back in the rear cargo area on the right hand side underneath the paneling. We are going to hook up the larger portion first. Again we will be under the dash if you look under there just left of the brake pedal you can see a big ten pin white plug that we will plug this into. :49 more

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Posted: 1/4/2010 2:07:43 PM

Gooseneck Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Ford F-250 Diesel - Video

Today, on this 2006 Ford F-250 Diesel, we will be installing Hide-a-Goose part number 9462-30. The first thing we want to do in preparation of installing our gooseneck assembly is go ahead and lower your exhaust down. Depending on your model year, this being a 2006, we just need to remove the rear most hanger here, but I actually want to take the whole bracket down off of the frame rail because we are going to be installing a new bracket piece to help lower the exhaust once the gooseneck is installed. There is just one bolt to the side of the frame we just want to set that off to the side because we will be reusing that bolt and flange nut assembly there. Now that we have the exhaust lowered, we can go ahead and slide our cross members into place. You do want to note that the two cross members that come with the installation kit are different. The front cross member has two extra holes here in the middle whereas the rear one does not. So, before we slide those into place we do want to install our carriage bolts into position because once we rails in place we will not be able to get the carriage bolts into place. We are going to be using 5/8 carriage bolts in these positions here. 1:05 more

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Posted: 1/4/2010 11:05:15 AM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan - Video

Today on this 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan we will be installing wiring harness part number 118446. The first thing we want to do is locate the ports for the wiring harness. The ports are located directly behind the tail light assembly on both sides of the vehicle. So we want to remove both of the tail lights from the vehicle to gain access. To do so we need to remove the two inboard screws here on the tail light assembly. :19 more

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Posted: 1/4/2010 10:18:11 AM

Fifth Wheel Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 - Video

Today on this 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 series, we will be installing the fifth wheel rails and brackets part number 50062-6008. A couple things that we want to do in preparation to getting started with our fifth wheel rail and bracket install we want to make sure we lower the spare tire down and get it out of our way. Make the install much easier. And then starting over here on the driver side frame rail, we want to go ahead and remove the factory wiring harness off of the frame rail, in the location in between. All right we are going to start off by setting up the rear rail in the bed. What we want to do is take and center this rail in between the weld seams in the bed itself. And then we want to take the measurement to determine the distance from the end of the bed to the backside of the rail. On a short bed model, six foot bed, we want it to be 26-5/16 inches. And with the rear rail appropriately centered in the bed, we can go ahead and mark out our holes that we are going to be using to attach to the frame bracket underneath. On this rear rail, we are going to be using the innermost holes on both sides for our install. You can either take and center punch these holes. Or I am going to be using just a Sharpie to mark out the holes and then we can drill them out from there. We also want to mark out the rear central hole in the rail as well. We are going to need to put a fastener here as well. With the holes marked, I am going to go ahead and remove the rail. And we want to take a 1/8 inch drill bit and go ahead and drill out the four outer holes. Okay, with those drilled out we want to go ahead and go back underneath the bed and take our rear frame bracket. Temporarily mounted on to the frame, just to check the hole alignment that we just drilled in the bed to make sure they match up with the frame brackets. 2:05 more

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Posted: 12/31/2009 1:03:06 PM

Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Honda CR-V - Video

Today on this 2006 Honda CR-V we will be installing wiring harness part number 118336. We are in the rear cargo area of the vehicle and the port that we are going to be plugging our harness into is located right behind here behind the rear threshold closer to the driver side. So we need to remove some pieces to gain access to that. Start by removing the carpeting here from the cargo area and also the rear cargo door. We want to remove the rear threshold piece here as well. We also need to remove the screws from the tie downs here and here. Take a flathead screwdriver or a rivet tool and just get that in there and kind of gently pry back to release the clips here on the interior. When you are trying to remove the interior panel here you actually need to pull out first because you need to release the sockets that are actually in to the metal on the interior. Get that out of there. 01:22 more

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Posted: 12/30/2009 2:56:15 PM

Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Subaru Forester - Video

Okay, today on our 2009 Subaru Forester we are going to install part number 118467 from Tow Ready. Okay, the first thing we need to do when we install our wire harness is get down to the spare tire area, so we are going to take off this mat here get it out of our way. Take out the foam s. We will take this out of our way, and we will remove the net. Okay, and then this foam section here also has to come out. :31 more

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Posted: 12/30/2009 1:57:45 PM

Brake Controller Installation - 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Part 2 - Video

To get to the engine compartment, we are going to drill out a hole right here. Between this grommet and this smaller grommet up here, we are going to start off with a 1/ 4 inch and work our way up so we can start our bushing, which will end up right in there. Be careful of the wires right next door. Once you have your holes drilled out, you can go ahead and install your bushing of your choice. And at this point you can take the extra wire that you had and wire going out to the brake controller and wire going out to the connector you can run those through right now. We are going to run outside out blue wire going out to our trailer, our white wire is going to go to ground, and our black wire will eventually go to our power. To give yourself a good idea about how much wire to leave left over behind so you have enough to reach the brake controller when you install it and it is always a good idea to have a little left over on the inside, so we will push a little back in there towards the outside. And our red wire, we are going to leave that to connect up to coal side of the brake switch right here. As you can see here, we pulled the three wires to the outside here now. Just give you an extra note, we pulled these a little farther than we needed to, so what we are going to do is use some of this excess wire here so go back towards the fire wall so we will still have plenty of extra wire for the brake controller. First, we will start off with the white wire that was going out to the back to the trailer and to say it again this is going to go to the blue wire, so we are going to go ahead and just cut them even and we are going to connect these two together and we will not have to worry about that one circuit anymore. And to keep from getting confused it is always best to do one circuit at a time. So, now we have got the two wires going to the brake controller, power and ground. Now the extra wire that we had left over. All right, next what we are going to do is we are going to deal with the black wire right here. We are going to put a ring terminal on it and put it on its own circuit breaker right here. Right now would be a good idea to pull back the wire harness underneath the dash to make sure you have enough length just in case you might need to add some or not. We pulled it back into the cab and it looks like we have enough room to go directly into our circuit breaker and not have to add anything, but you can always use the extra wire to add length if you need it. A little bit longer. 2:27 more

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Posted: 12/30/2009 7:50:18 AM

Brake Controller Installation - 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan Part 1 - Video

Today, we are going to install part number 90185, the Prodigy brake controller from Tekonsha and we are going to install this on an 08 Dodge Grand Caravan. Also, on this install, we are going to be using part number ETBC-7 and also part number 118140 bracket kit. First, we are going to install the 18140 at the rear of the vehicle on the hitch. There is a hose clamp that holds it in place, basically. Kind of hold everything in place and just tighten it down. Now, we will install the bracket for the ETBC-7 kit and we will just put it on like so. Next, we will install the connector and it just goes into place like so. Put a couple of screws to hold it into place. Alright, at this point we will connect up to the preexisting 4-pole we already have. Next, we will put the existing 4-pole to the connector and before we do that we will put some dialectic grease in there keep it from corroding up over time. And we will put a zip tie around it make sure that it never comes apart. What we are going to do next is run our ground wire that will be the white with the ring terminal and then the purple wire is reverse light lead. In this instance we will not be hooking it up, that is because the trailer does not have any back up lights on it and also since this has to have a modulite for the wiring harness the reverse lights are not powered by the modulite, so it probably would not be a good idea to hook them up anyway. And then we will ground our ring terminal at the body panel near the pinch weld. Now, we will just go ahead and secure our wires to our other wires underneath the bumper. Next, what we need to do is go ahead and hook up our leads that go to the front of the vehicle. The blue will be going to the brake controller and the black will be going to the 12 volts basically straight to the battery going through a circuit breaker. We will just strip the ends off of the wire and we are going to go black to black for our 12 volt power supply and we are going to hook our white wire it is going to go to our blue wire. Just remember that the white wire is going to be going eventually back to the blue wire on the brake controller. We will go ahead and secure the wires with some tape, bind them up. Once you have them taped up secure, you can go ahead and install the loom assembly around it. It kind of slides onto the wire. You can also take the rest of your wires here and put it with it also. 2:33 more

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Posted: 12/30/2009 1:47:24 PM

Easy Retriever Telescoping Pole with Hook Review - Video

Today we are going to show you part number 50710 the easy retriever. What we have here is a tool that can easily reach into the back of your pickup truck or any other place that is inaccessible or just out of arms reach. Kind of a handy tool to keep in the back of your truck. We will go ahead and show you how it works. It has a real easy telescopic design. Basically give it a little bit of a twist and it is ready to go to work. To show you an example on how to use it you can just reach into the back of your truck here. :22 more

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Westin Tube Step Installation - 2009 Chevy Silverado - Video

Today on this 2009 Chevy Silverado 3500HD extended cab, we will be installing Westin running board part number 26-1680. The first thing we want to do in preparation is to lay out all of our hardware and make sure all of the components are there. Go ahead and locate three body mounting bolts that are located underneath the cab of the vehicle. You can see we have got one here to the front, one in the middle, and one towards the rear. We need to go ahead and remove the body mounting bolts out of these body mounts. And you will notice that maybe the rubber spacer might be coming out here with the bolt and that is okay. We will reinstall that once we put the brackets up. :40 more

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Posted: 12/30/2009 9:15:25 AM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Chevy Silverado - Video

Today, on this 2009 Chevy Silverado, we are going to be installing hitch part number 13322 from Curt. Okay, we are underneath the vehicle and the first thing that we want to do is go ahead and remove the spare tire and get it out of the way. Looking at the passenger side frame rail, you can see here at the end that we have an existing 14mm bolt that we are going to be removing. That will provide the rear most attachment point for the trailer hitch on both sides. And just forward of that we have an existing hole that will provide our forward most attaching point. And again that is going to be the same on both sides. We are going to be using the ½ carriage bolt and block assembly. Lay that up inside the frame and it down through the hole. Then here at the bumper we also have two existing weld nuts that are also going to provide stabilizing attaching points for the hitch. :46 more

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Posted: 12/29/2009 8:59:37 PM

Bestop BestRail Sliding Ladder Rack Installation - Video

Today, on this 2004 F-250 Super Duty, we will be installing the Bestop Bestrail overhead rack part number B42730-791. We are going to start by assembling the components of the overhead rack system. The first thing we are going to assemble is the legs to the front bracket both left and right. We are going to start with the front left bracket first. We are going to take one of the legs and you can see we have four existing holes here in the left bracket. You want to take one of the legs and you will notice that one end has a flat edge to it, the other end is actually angled. We want the angled side to be down here attaching to the bracket and we want the lower edge in towards the bottom of the bracket here where it will flare up towards the inside of the truck bed here. What we want to do is just align the holes here in the leg with the holes in the bracket. Over here on the side holes we are going to be using the 1/4-20 by 3 1/4 inch flat head screws along with a flat washer and nut. On the inboard side holes, we are going to be using the 1/4-20 by 2 ¼ inch screws along with a flat washer and nut. And we want to repeat that procedure for the front right bracket as well. 1:38 more

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Posted: 12/30/2009 8:50:18 AM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Pontiac Vibe - Video

Today, on this 2009 Pontiac Vibe, we will be installing Curt hitch part number 12228. Okay, we are underneath the vehicle and we are looking at the drivers side frame rail. As you can see here at the end of the frame , we have got two existing weld nuts. Those are going to provide our two attaching points on the drivers side for our trailer hitch. We will be attaching the hitch to the weld nuts using the 12mm bolts and conical tooth washer. And on the passenger side, we will be using the same two weld nuts and same bolt washer combination. Over here on the passenger side, you will need to lift the hitch up over the exhaust. 0:31 more

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Posted: 12/29/2009 8:55:17 AM

Wiring Harness Installation - 2006 Kia Sedona - Video

Today on this 2006 Kia Sedona we will be installing Valley wiring harness part number 30138. We are at the rear of the vehicle. We are going to go ahead and locate the connection points for our wiring harness. The connectors that we are looking for are located directly behind the tail light assembly on both sides of the vehicle. So we need to go ahead and first remove the tail lights from both sides of the vehicle. To do so you will see that there are three Phillips head screws here on the inboard side, we just need to remove those. There are a couple of friction clips here on the outboard side of the tail light so once you have the screws removed you want to take and gently rock it back and forth until those release. You can see here on the back of the tail light here at the bottom is our connection point for our wiring harness. To release that we just want to press the little tab at the top here and pull away like so. I am going to set the tail light off to the side for a moment. 00:50 more

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Posted: 12/29/2009 1:45:54 PM

Wiring Harness Installation - 2005 Dodge Durango - Video

Today on this 2005 Dodge Durango we will be installing wiring harness part number 118390. Okay we are at the rear of the vehicle, we are going to go ahead and locate the ports that we are going to be plugging our wiring harness into. These ports are located directly behind the tail lights, both on the drivers and passenger side. Okay the first thing we need to do is remove these tail lights to gain access to these ports. :19 more

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Posted: 12/29/2009 11:57:31 AM

Wiring Harness Installation - 2000 Dodge Durango - Video

Today we are going to be installing wiring harness part number 118334 on a 2000 Dodge Durango. The attachment points for the wiring harness are going to be directly behind the taillight assemblies. So the first thing that we want to do is remove the taillights from both sides of the vehicle. To do so, we just have two Philip head screws on the end board side of each side. Remove those, pull our taillight assembly away and we will be able to see our connectors. OK, will the taillight assembly pulled away, you can see our connector here. What we want to do is go ahead and pull this clip back. And then press this button here and pull the two apart. Starting over here on the driver side, we are going to go ahead and plug our harness in line. We want to take the end with the yellow, red and brown wires in them and connect them here. And we just want to feed the 4-pole end and the other connector for the passenger end, with the green wire, we want to feed those down through the opening in between the bumper and the body here. And we are going to feed the converter box down through the opening as well. Let me go ahead and put our taillight assembly back on. 1:03 more

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Posted: 12/29/2009 10:46:16 AM

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