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Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs directly into existing wiring. Powered converter reduces strain on wiring system and is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.
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This custom-fit T-connector plugs into your vehicle's electrical junction box, which is located behind the driver's-side tail light. You will have to lift the storage lid in your cargo area and remove the panel on the driver's side to access this junction box. Once you've plugged in the T-connector, insert the 10-amp, low-profile fuse in position 2 and the 7.5-amp fuse in position 11 of the junction box (as shown below).
Once installation is complete, the 4-way connector will be stowed in an out-of-the-way location within your cargo area.
It is recommended that you use a small amount of grease on all electrical connections - the plugs on your automobile and the 4-pole connector itself - to help prevent corrosion.
A tail light converter is built into this T-connector. This converter is a circuit-protected, battery-powered unit that bypasses the electrical routes that are used by a basic wiring harness. As a result, there is virtually no draw on your tail light circuits.
Because most trailers run on a two-wire system - wherein the brake and turn signals are carried on one wire - the separate brake and turn signals from your vehicle's three-wire system need to be combined so they are compatible with the wiring system of the trailer. This converter combines the brake and turn signal functions of your automobile so that they run on one wire to properly activate your trailer's tail lights. Note: This will not affect how the tail lights on your vehicle operate.
Curt builds each tail light converter using surface-mount technology (SMT). This method of construction involves soldering electronic components directly to the surface of a printed circuit board. SMT eliminates the need for leads, which are used in older through-hole technology. The result is a circuit board that is smaller yet provides more routing area and that offers superior performance, reliability and durability.
Circuit boards constructed using SMT have been shown to perform better under rough conditions with excessive vibration than those made using the through-hole method. And where would vibration be more likely to occur than in towing applications? Curt converters also produce less heat, leading to increased durability and longer life. In addition, lower levels of resistance ensure better performance, especially for parts that operate at higher frequencies.
Each Curt circuit board is made using high-quality components that are pieced together in the most technologically savvy fashion, leading to greater predictability and reliability in functioning.
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I love these 'plug & play' options for vehicles! I don't know why anyone would damage the original wiring by splicing into the existing harness and creating a possible short. This is probably the fourth one I've installed on various vehicles without any problems. It literally took me 15 minutes to plug this into the existing harness and it works perfectly.
Worked as advertised, video was a great help. Used it with a Curt hitch bought from etrailer one year before.
Fast delivery and very easy installatio n.
Smooth purchase with not a lot of advertising and pop ups. A refreshing experience. I will do business with eTrailer for all my trailing needs. Great Job!
Trailer lights worked perfectly after connecting this wiring harness to my 2018 MDX
Super fast delivery, good packaging. Just finished installation, including 4 pin wire harness, took me about 1.5hrs, instructions were excellent.Hardest part was lifting hitch up for alignment underneath, an extra set of hands would have been nice. Glad did myself, great product, love the powder coat, also saved a few hundred $$, thanks
Perfect fit in my wife’s 2015 MDX. Took me about 20 minutes to install. Only drawback was that it didn’t come with the low profile mini fuse of 7.5 required in slot 11. Fortunately these are easily found an inexpensive at any automotive store.
The hitch was easy to install and seems to be pretty solid.
Super easy Install....Super fast on the Shipping A+++
Installed in 5 minutes and worked perfe ctly.
Installation was a breeze. Instructions were clear and easy to follow. The quality of the wiring harness is very good. I'm a satisfied customer.
Perfect fit and easy to install. The videos are an added bonus.
Double-backed tape did not work.
This hitch was perfect for my new 2017 Acura MDX. The installation took about 20 minutes, that included gathering my tools!
Plugged right in no problems installing. Took 5 minutes
Ordered online. There enough information to ensure I got the right one. It arrived at the appointed time. Install went well. Very happy with my purchase.
Installed this on our 2016 Acura MDX and couldn't have been more simple. I do recommend watching the installation video and you should be able to install this without even looking at the directions, but the printed instructions are pretty clear as well. This is a plug and play installation for my vehicle anyway and the testing LED worked well also. I chose to drop the harness down through the gromet in the floor pan instead of hanging it out under the tailgate for a cleaner installation but that is a personal preference. The entire installation took about 20 minutes.
Product description was accurate. Easy installations instructions to follow. Customer service agent was knowledgeable kind and efficient.
Have used the hitch receiver in my MDX Acura without any problems at all. Strongly recommend this internet outfit and the brands they offer.
Louis P.
5/14/2017
All is well. Happy customer.
This is my fourth order from etrailer and like every other order, it was perfect, from order ease to shipping to installation.
Jay W.
5/12/2016
Great and flawless products, as always from etrailer.
This is a great plug and play product...great instructions with great photos. One complaint I might have is the little black box came with a double sided sticky pad that even though I cleaned the metal surface for, it won’t stick so for now I zip ties it to a body wiring harness. The harness won’t be needed very often in this case. They wanted the hitch more for hauling bicycles on a carrier. But when they do they will have to drape it out through the hatch. If you want to have the plug outside near the hitch you will have to find a place to run it through the body on yourself. The wiring on this harness is very good quality. Very similar to OEM, the connector too!
I bought a Curt hitch for my 2016 Acura MDX and it fit perfectly. Also bought a Curt T-Connector Wiring Harness with 4 pole Flat Trailer Connector and, following the simple instructions, installation was quick and simple. I'm happy to recommend etrailer.com.
If you own an 2014-2017 ACURA, MDX, this is the simplest install imaginable. It took 20 minutes to install it and check it out. Only thing that was a little confusing was the extra parts and literature that are not needed for this modification. But really, just follow the instructions and you are done in a snap.
Russ W.
7/6/2018
Cannot find a better set of wires.
It took about 2 hours to install the hitch and wiring, plus testing it.
Vern
5/16/2018
Very well built and no issues with the hitch or the wiring kit. I was missing a spade fuse in the kit but they sent one out to replace the one I installed.
This Curt harness is the easiest install on trailer wiring I've ever done. The instructions were vehicle specific and very detailed. Of course the MDX is set up with a connector on a fuse panel that is made to accept trailer wiring so that makes Curt's job very easy but none the less it's a great product.
The video instructions for the trailer wiring package made the installation a breeze. Couple that with the ease of ordering on-line, fast delivery and fair price, I couldn’t be more satisfied with etrailer. I had previously ordered their after-market trailer hitch, and had the same great results. Great Company
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David B.
7/14/2018
Sold the vehicle where it was originally installed but purchased a 2018 same vehicle and installed one in the new one as well. Installation was exactly the same on the 2018 and product works well.