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The hose clamp is used to secure this long bracket to the trailer hitch. The bracket provides a sturdy place to attach the connector specific mounting bracket (Piece 2 of 2).
Features:
Note: Use this piece with any of the following mounting brackets to make a no-drill mount for your trailer connector:
Please note: Many wiring adapters, specifically the 4 pole to 7 and 4 pole adapters, include the connector-specific mounting bracket (piece 2 of 2).
Video of No-Drill Mount Bracket, Long
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Today were going to review part #: 18136. This is the Tow Ready long no-drill mount bracket. This bracket is designed to secure your electrical connector on the back of your vehicle by your trailer hitch instead of having your electrical connector just dangling. What you want to do is you can use this bracket here to mount the connector to the hitch of your vehicle. Thisll provide a sturdy place to attach the connector. Basically, the way this would attach to your hitch, I have an example of a square trailer hitch here and it is designed to be used on a square trailer hitch.
It does have the 90 degree angle you can see on it. Basically what you would do, it does have some mounting holes here, you would just set this on top, put the edge up against the end of the square part, and then you would just take your host clamp right here, run it through the hole and then run it back through and then tighten that screw down and as you tighten that hose clamp down itll hold this long bracket to your square trailer hitch and then youll be ready to mount your mounting bracket to hold your electrical connector. Now, it depends on the mounting. This can be used with many different mounting brackets. We do list them on the product pages or related product.
Depending on what bracket you use, if you have a four way, a five way, a six way or a seven way. I got an example here. I just pulled a bracket that would hold a seven way connector. As you can see at the top it has the two mounting holes. What that would do is you would just mount that.
Remember the holes that we're on the end of this bracket. You would just mount that right to here. As you can see, you would have a place to mount your seven way connector and hold it securely on the rear of your vehicle. These brackets will be sold separately. You can also mount this underneath the hitch if you prefer.
The same way, you just run that through there, run it through there and tighten it down. You can put it on the bottom or on the top, whichever you prefer. Most times its probably used right up here. I just want to give you a few dimensions on this bracket. This is the long version. It would be six and a half inches long and three inches wide. We do sell also a short version of this bracket which is the part #: 18146 and it would be same three inches wide, but its only about three and three quarters long. So depending if you need this one which is the long or we also sell a short version of it. That should do it for the review on part #: 18136, the Tow Ready long no-drill mount bracket. .
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (249 Customer Reviews)
The hose clamp is used to secure this long bracket to the trailer hitch. The bracket provides a sturdy place to attach the connector specific mounting bracket (Piece 2 of 2).I installed on my 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee within 5 minutes.I've searched many websites, and this one offers the best price, with cheap shipping and handling. I received the product in perfect condition, in what seems like 3 days after placing the order. The mounting bracket is very sturdy, and doesn't seem like it will bend or break, unless you purposely try to. I will highly recommend this to anyone. 348767
Did not work on the round tube reciever hitch that was on this truck 25609
It worked well on my round tube hitch. I used two stainless steel clamps instead of the one that was included. If I try to push down on it, the bracket would bend before it rotated on the hitch tube.
-- comment by: Jesse M - 06/01/2013Though they do not sit as easily on round tube as square tube, they are still very usable if mounted properly. Thanks for the input and the solution you used.
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Patrick B - 6/3/2013Purchased this to support the receptacle in the 7-way ETBC7 kit for a 2010 Honda Odyssey. I was initially skeptical that it would grab securely onto a round hitch pipe (Hidden Hitch) but it does. In the picture, readers can see that I intentionally installed this 18136 bracket "upside down". There are two reasons: (1) Aftermarket hitch receivers ride fairly low on Odysseys and occasionally mine will scrape the road if there is a steep grade change. Not a big deal, but I did not want the ETBC7 receptacle to scrape the ground and be damaged. This way, the 18136 bracket might scrape, but the receptacle will be protected. (2) Mounting upside down also raises the ETBC7 about an inch, so that it is not hanging lower than the hitch receiver. I also mounted the ETBC7's bracket "backwards". This sets the receptacle a tad inside the profile of the bumper, so that if a shopping cart or something hits the bumper it will be less likely to impact the receptacle. Very pleased with this part, it's sturdier than it looks and gives the ETBC7 a solid platform when you can't or don't want to mount directly into the bumper of your vehicle. 348565
I bought the long bracket since I planned on adding a couple of bends to it. The bracket is something like 12 ga. steel so I had a metal shop make the bends. The picture shows how it mounted on the 2-1/2 in. square tube crossmember. I was very pleased with the result. Just make sure you have adequate clearance for the square tube when you make the bends if you mount it this way. Otherwise you'll have to throw it away and start over. 178288
The product purchased itself was of quality yet I was not pleased because the setup was for a 2012 Honda Pilot and the connector behind the bumper did not allow for and easy and seamless installation. I had to jury rig it so that I would have a connection to my trailer. If I had to do over, I would have paid extra and went to the HONDA dealer and purchased it there. 355346
Great fit and looks like a factory installation. Took only a few minutes to install. Very satisfied! I'm going to order this for my other trucks 201272
The bracket was great, and it fit the wiring harness and bracket combo that I purchased from etrailer (http://www.etrailer.com/Custom-Fit-Vehicle-Wiring/Toyota/Sequoia/2003/20137.html?vehicleid=2003203609). I'm only giving a "good" rating because the hose clamp included in the kit wouldn't hold tight. I ended up using some plastic tie wraps I had as a temporary measure until I can go to the store and purchase something that will work better. As always the service, communication and delivery from etrailer.com was flawless. 122476
The universal mounting bracket installed without a problem. My rounded hitch posed a slight problem for this model, though. I ended up placing a zip-tie to the backside of the bumper to try to keep it from falling down. Otherwise, it is still working great one year in even with deeper-than-average snow last winter. 403238
Great idea, Adam! As Plato said, necessity is the mother of invention, and you definitely problem-solved on this one! Since your pictures show a 4-way and 7-way connector, you could also use the Curt Easy Mount Bracket for 2-inch hitches Item C58000. This slips over your Curt 2-inch receiver and does not require drilling, either. Thanks again for sharing!
-- Laura E - 07/10/2017I haven't used the long one yet but I have used several short ones. They are rigid and the hose clamp works great as long as you line the connector up on the flat side of the receiver before you tighten it. You still have to buy the flat 4 or 5 pin or the round 5 or 7 pin socket mounting bracket to add onto the mount. I have bought tons of stuff from etrailer and I have yet to make a return, everything has been quality and has worked perfectly. Reasonable delivery times and I would highly recommend ordering from them. I just ordered hitches and trailer wiring for my kids cars. Came as expected and mounted them two weeks ago but I did not take any pictures. Sorry. Next time they are home from college I will get and post pics. Neil 559245
Product is well made. I like that it had the dimensions on your website. I checked my application and knew that the shorter version would be too short so I went with this one knowing it may be a little long. After I received it and checked it was a little too long so I made a bracket to clamp it on the tow bar. Everything worked out well and it very sturdy. 518326
The bracket works as expected. Great length for the application on my 2010 Subaru Outback. However, I didn't so much like the clamp that came with It. There was not enough of the clamp slotted to fit on the box frame of my hidden hitch, so I had to put a shim in to make it fit. 699464
All parts arrived , very quickly after placing the order . The product has a Youtube install video so it will definitely make for an easy installation. My vehicle , a Dodge Caravan is not a standard tow vehicle ,so I was glad to find a brake sending unit made for my unit . Thank you . 695478
Because of the instructional video I was able to utilize the part. It makes the outlet for the light wires very handy and out of the way. 680554
The product was top notch del was a tiny bit slow over all I will do much more ordering from them 669032
Website was a huge help 664878
I preferred not to drill holes in my bumper, so this has been a good alternative. 639636
Love my tow hitch great service delivery was fast and tanks to Nicole all my order was delivered for free :) 628224
This works well but make sure your hitch is square. If your hitch is round it doesn't fit as well. 619358
Simple enough. An extension had to be fabricated to properly install the tow vehicle connector. Nicely done. 617016
Fit perfectly, no problems! 615705
I gave this mounting bracket two stars for the following reasons. While it was quite easy to install, it was installed on a round tube type receiver. No matter how tight you tighten the clamp any slight pressure will cause the bracket to rotate. It would probably work great if the receiver was a square tube type. 608239
Works as expected 604748
EZ to install, great fit 592869
Looks like it will work well. Have not tried it yet. 592512
Let me put a 7 pin plug on my vehicle without drilling holes. Bracket holds solid and it's so much faster to hook up the travel trailer without having to use an adapter. 563614
Used this bracket to install OEM Honda wire harness to the hitch. 544885
works good 515949
The worm gear clamp was a bit of a pain to get undone to put around the receiver bar, but other than that it was piece of cake to install. 514200
It works. The zip part was a bit confusing to me but once I got the hang of it, it worked great. 511085
Works great!Easy to install. 508370
Excellent products, shipped as promised and arrived on time. I have installed all the products. Although it took me longer then a professional installer, I had little to no issues. The online installation videos for all the parts (which were attached to the online order status sheet) made it extremely easy to install. The videos were of a professional actually installing the equipment step by step. etrailer.com has a customer for life. 508548
Nice bracket but not needed with the hitch I purchased. I kept it just in case the hitch one rots off as we use heavy salt here in Michigan. 499975
Had to bend it for it to work for my harness. Not sure why it doesn’t come pre-bent. Easy to bend with a vice and a hammer though and doesn’t mess up the powder coat too much. Solid product 498955
Amazing how one small, properly installed item can give you both practical and safe towing. Thanks to etrailer, I got it right the first time. 495951
Great Quality 492194
The product was as described. However, the materials could have and should have been better. For a product that is exposed to he elements, they should have made everything out of stronger, more rust resistant metals. I’ve had it for barely a year and it’s about to rust off. And it’s not subjected to salt weather like near the ocean or salt from winter weather. 490398
Easy connector mount add-on. has stayed in place for a year with no problems. 487540
I love e-trailer. Products are great and service is better!
John - 03/21/2019Works as expected. No issues. 485856
This 7 pin bracket attached to the mounting bracket just like in the video. My 7 pin plug went on very easily, and the complete assembly is very sturdy. 485775
I watched the installation video on the Nissan Xterra series prior to attaching my bracket. It was very helpful, and made the installation quick and easy and that's what I like about it. I had planned on having a shop install the 7 pin plug in the bumper, but with the mounting bracket I was able to do it myself without cutting a hole in the bumper. 485641
Purchased with ETBC7, installed easily & clean looking. 485626
I have ordered both a hitch and wiring harness. Products were delivered quickly and on time. Natalie at customer service was extremely helpful and kind. I would highly recommend retailer. 484725
Great product 478908
Best made trailer hitch on the market today, I put this trailer hitch on myself with the video on my iPad (easy step by step instructions). Took me a couple of hours to install hitch and wiring harness. Loved how it tucked up under my Ford Escape and all you see is the receiver end of the hitch. Use it today to haul a utility trailer and boat to my favourite fishing holes. Best value for a well built hitch. Thanks e-trailers for the speedy shipping (free by the way) and great product. Have recommended your product to everyone that asked where I got the hitch from. Thanks again. I am sure your product will last longer than this vehicle, and I know I will definitely order your product on my up and coming vehicle purchases. 477467
Great product. Wasn’t needed or used in install. 470494
Great product. easy install! 468828
Love it easy to install works perfect no complaints 468866
works great 468682
Works great. Would buy again 466704
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