Best 2017 Toyota Highlander Accessories And Parts

I will be using this kit along with echo wireless brake controller. (No wire running to cabin!!) however, the 10 gauge wire was very slightly too short from perfect spacing for my 2017 highlander( doesn’t have room for make any loop wires for any repair in the future), I terminated the wires at 7 pin connector and then routed the wire under body, it’s dirty and sandy. The terminal lug for the ground wire fell off, but i just re-terminated it and it’s no big deal. I had to loosen some panels and make sure the wire won’t chaff against any structure. I do find that routing the wire down between the fuel tank and suspension bracket could be problematic down the road, but there wasn’t much option. i end up putting some chafe protection foam on the tank and the wires... and aluminum tape the wire to the fuel tank to prevent the wire from chafing against the bracket. Used a lot more tie wrap then what was provided...

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The kit contained everything I needed to convert the flat four pin connector that came with the hitch kit on my 2017 Toyota Highlander to the 7 pin connector I needed for one of the trailers I tow. I ended up using the wireless brake controller since running a hard wired connection to the brake switch under the dash of the Highlander was going to be extremely difficult.

Quick delievery, great customer service. Product was easy to attach, took less than 10 minutes. Really completes the cosmetics of an aftermarket hitch. installed on 2017 Toyota Highlander.

Arrived on time. Was as described and work perfectly. Couldn't have been any better

I've been looking for something like this for YEARS. I needed it for my brake controller install but also used it on a high-end computer speaker system where the DIN connectors didn't make good contact so it was always "noisy" expecially if the wire was touched. This conductive grease did the trick and quieted down the system.

Great product - does what it's supposed to do!

We purchased the 24by60 Curt Cargo Carrier for a 2 inch hitch for our 2016 Toyota Highlander to use when traveling with lots of luggage also got the support straps which worked great. We especially like that it folds up out of the way when in a parking spot, last trip we were parked in a cruise ship parking lot for a week and this feature was a big reason we bought this particular item. All in all very sturdy great product and working with trailer was fantastic. Arrived very soon after purchase.

The design and material are fine. The only issue I have is the hook is too shallow and it does not securely connect to the cross bar of the roof rack. The cross bar is quite thick. I believe the hook is designed to connect to the thin metal of a car trunk cover.

Quick delievery, great customer service. Product was easy to attach, took less than 10 minutes. Really completes the cosmetics of an aftermarket hitch. installed on 2017 Toyota Highlander.

This mounting bracket works great! I used it on my Draw-Tite hitch which already had a plate welded onto it for a mounting bracket. The holes lined up perfectly and I used the two locking screws to hold it in place. The 4-pole harness fits into the slot perfectly and it holds the harness securely in place. Great product!

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We needed the bar now as my husband and I both have low center step through bikes. The bar works great with our Swagman Chinook bike rack.

It does exactly what I needed it to do, my wife's bike would not fit on our bike carrier and with this it will.

This works great on full-size bikes, like my son's small frame 26" mountain bike, but was too big for smaller kid's bikes. On the small frame MTB, the triangle is too small to use the top tube on the carrier arms, but adding this bar spanning from the seat to the stem did the trick. We did have to raise the seat all the way to make it work, but that was easy enough. I had hoped to be able to mount my youngest son's 16" bike with this, but even at the shortest setting, the bar was still too long to fit the bike. We still had to put the 16" bike in the back of the vehicle instead of on the rack because the bar just wouldn't accomodate that small of a frame. It MIGHT fit an 18" and would probably fit a 20" frame, though I haven't tried it with either of those.

Nicely redone. Wife can load bikes easier on Thule rack now.

Excellent company, shipping, product arrived quickly. Good follow-up and instructional videos available on how to install your product. Great company!

Simple to put on and does the job. Only used in relatively little snow which if Caltrans was capable of doing their job would not have been required.

I was worried that it would not work on my Curt round tube hitch - it seemed to be made for a square tube hitch, and none of the questions/answered seemed to address it. In the end, I had nothing to worry about. The bracket mounted squarely and securely on my round bar hitch. It was on and done in minutes. Very pleased with the results!

I recently bought this to mount a 7 pin on a 2024 Grand Highlander. For whatever reason, Toyota did not provide a good mounting place for it. Using this mount, I was able to get it to just the right length by cutting it down to the exact size needed.

Perfect Size, but big enough to do the job.

Strong tensioners

Delivery was quick ordered Mon mornning deliverd Fri afternoon.Trailor was very easy to put together looks great and should do what I got it for.. could come with 6 larger washers fo 3 center bolts.Lights allso went on easy.i chose to run them through the smaller tubes to lessen exposure seeing that i cut them to add an extension (to short by 12 inchs) then I zip tighed tupperware over inside to protect from cargo banging into them and popping them out..in all I would recemend great for the price

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This light kit is just what I needed to finish my new Rola Railed Cargo Carrier for a professional look that offers additional safety to me and other drivers while mounted on my vehicle. Installation was easy. The included zip-ties were very helpful. For additional protection, I added black polyethylene tubing over all wiring and a few more zip-ties. The fit of the light grommets in the available holes of my Rola Railed Cargo Carrier was a bit loose, but not enough for the lights to fall out. They look great and function well!

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The carrier I have is Erickson brand. The seller's pic shows no reflectors or lights. It came with reflective tape and I added the 4 orange round reflectors. Double stacking coolers and covering them with a tarp made the vehicle's [a Ford Explorer] lights hard to see at night. While the Erickson carrier doesn't seem to be set up for lights so I looked around at various options. A poster on another message board suggested the etrailer site. The 98174LED unit seemed like it would fit my needs. Pics of my innovated installation using zip ties. 1. As advertised by seller. 2. Carrier installed on vehicle. reflectors shown. 3. Left light installed 4. Inner pic of left light. 5. Pic of connection. The plug on the vehicle is somewhat corroded, so I purchased a short extension and plan to keep it permanently connected to the vehicle.

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The light kit is very well built, although the instructions to install on my carrier could have been better. The wires for the left and right side are not the same length and the longer wire is almost too long. They do work well and look good.

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Excellent installation video. Top quality parts and the Customer Service was also excellent. I highly recommend this company and their products.

Needed an extra harness for another car. Works perfect!

After balking at the cost to have an auto-shop add a trailer to our Toyota Highlander, we found etrailer.com and decided to take a chance. The "how to" videos factored considerably in our decision to buy ... they made it look so easy! And surprise! It really -WAS- that easy. We used standard block-type ramps (the kind you can buy for $40 ) to get the SUV up off the ground high enough to get underneath to do the work. Everything came off as easy as it was showed in the videos. Other than the fact this bar is a heavy so we had our teen daughter help hold it steady while we bolted it into place (i.e., get help for when you go to lift it), it went super smooth. Thanks for saving us $280 over the cost the car dealer quoted us! P.S. - be sure to watch the linked videos so you get the right trailer lighting attachment and ball hitch for your new hitch.

Product worked perfectly for cleaning out the holes before mounting the hitch. Mine were not very dirty, but the brush worked great and I can use it for other projects.

I read several reviews beforehand that stated the bracket is a little thin and would flex when connecting the trailer lights, so I ordered two of these and coupled them together to make it a stronger bracket. (Just have to open up the corresponding holes in one of the brackets so the screws will still feed through. Now it's much stronger and won't bend at all when making a connection. I decided to mount the bracket sitting on top of the bracket weld of my Draw-tite hitch so that it didn't hang so low below the hitch and risk getting damaged coming off a curb or hitting a low spot in the road. I have a 2011 Toyota Highlander and used an Exacto knife to cut out some of the plastic body panel so the harnessed wiring would fit through. Looks almost factory style to me. And it works great!

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Good quality bracket with all the necessary hardware. Replaced the factory tow package bracket for flat 4-pin connector on my 2019 Toyota Highlander. The mounting holes did not quite line up with the existing bracket holes, but I was able to enlarge one of the holes on the vehicle mounting bracket with a drill to get this new round 7-pin bracket to fit. Nice looking, clean installation. It's sad that Toyota is still using a flat 4-pin connector for their factory installed tow package on a vehicle rated to tow 5,000 LBS.

The Curt Spectrum Brake Controller works great for my 2008 Toyota Highlander. I mounted it on the front of the console armrest compartment behind the cup holders (facing forward). I was easily able to route the wiring out the bottom of the console and access the module under the drivers seat (be very careful installing the pins into the clip, they are very fragile). Then I ran the wires under the bottom edge of the console and out through the fire wall (Be very careful drilling your hole through the firewall. I caused some damage I had to have repaired}. Also, the help I had from Yolanda, making sure the kits I needed were compatible, was extremely important because I was leaving for a cross country trip later that week. She was wonderful and everything worked great for my trip. Thank you etrailer. I'm a regular customer and will remain so.

I needed a trailer brake wire wire harness and connector. David verified the correct parts and I received it in a few days. Thanks

Jesse M did a great job helping me get the bike adapter bars ordered, they came quickly and they fit all our bikes. I am happy with this product and this purchase.

Good product!

The brake controller and wiring kit worked great. Product delivered on time. Have ordered from etrailer.com several times and have always been pleased with the great customer service.

Today I installed: - Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Receiver (Item #76156) - Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector (Item #C56217) - 7-Way RV Upgrade Kit for Trailer Brake Controller Installation - 12 Gauge Wires (Item #ETBC7L) It took about 4 hrs at an amateur pace with manual tools. This is the second time I put a trailer hitch receiver on a Toyota Highlander. My first installation was a Curt on a 2010 Highlander. This time I got the Draw-Tite for my 2018 Highlander. Few observations: - The fact that the car comes pre-wired and with welded nuts for the hitch makes the installation smooth and easy. Nicely done by Toyota. - The Draw-Tite hitch receiver is NOT designed for use with weight distributing hitch, which may be an issue for some users. - I like the that the hitch is nicely hidden under the rear bumper and comes with the bracket for trailer electric connector. Keeps things nice and tidy. - The installation can be done by one person (with the aid of a couple of plastic buckets), but I STRONGLY recommend to have a helper. The hitch receiver is heavy and if you drop it can cause some serious damage to your body. - There is no need to remove the passenger side plastic mud cover behind the rear wheel. - There is a good reason why they don't show you the cutting and installation of the driver side mud cover in the etrailer videos. It's the proverbial PITA. :-) - The receiver ends-up about 16" from the ground (with the car unloaded), so you will need a 2-3" rise ball mount to end around 17-18" once the trailer is hooked up. - The cables can be routed nicely through an existing hole under the driver side plastic storage bin. It comes with a rubber plug which can be cut just enough to lush the connector through. This is the cable routing for OEM Toyota trailer cables. And because is it hidden under the plastic mud cover, you don't have to worry water getting in when driving on a rainy day. - Make sure to protect the cables with a plastic hose or by wrapping them with plenty of insulating tape to prevent chaffing in the places where the cables cross hitch members. Some edges can be sharp and sooner or later will cut through the insulation. - Trailer wiring and the T-connector are power all the time, regardless of if the key is in the ignition or not. So make sure to unplug your trailer when parked for extended period of time to prevent running down the battery. The T-connector itself draws only about 1 mA when idle, so you don't have to worry as long as the trailer is not connected. - The fact that you can see the hitch with the rear view camera makes hooking up the trailer a breeze by just person. Overall, I'm happy with the product. And etrailer customer services and prompt shipping was, as always, 5-stars. (I am a returning customer)

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Everything installed perfectly, and testing the wiring on a friend's trailer proved all connections worked. Only thing I'd add, is that for installing on a 2021 (and probably 2020 too) Toyota Highlander Hybrid XLE, you don't really need the full 20' of 12 gauge cable, since the battery is in the rear and easily accessible from a wiring rubber plug in the metal body of the compartment- probably need about 5' total. The mounting bracket needed a little help on widening one of the holes to fit the factory installed hitch mounting holes that exist for the 4 pin plug, but that was easy enough with a drill.

I purchased an extra set of the multi-arm tire chain adjusters for my light SUV (Toyota Highlander Hybrid). I did use them on a recent ski trip to Lake Tahoe with my snow chains. They are very easy to attach and detach. They seem to make the the snow chains even more secure. Might have been over kill on my part but I'm that kind of gal.

I hope I won't need to mount the snow chains but these will make installation and running all the better. They are a necessity!