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Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. 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 wiring harness, which is located behind the interior trim panel in your rear cargo area. Once you've plugged in the converter, insert the included 10-amp fuse into the integrated fuse holder.
Once installation is complete, the 4-way connector will be stowed in an out-of-the-way location within your cargo area. Adhere the black converter box to the frame of the car using the double-sided tape provided. Secure any loose parts of the T-connector with the provided cable ties.
It is recommended that you use a small amount of grease on all electrical connections - the plug 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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Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (1305 Customer Reviews)
Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. Connector plugs directly into existing wiring. Powered converter reduces strain on wiring system and is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.Easy installation. For the 2020 Outback, instructions were wrong about location of connection. Subaru moved the harness connection to the passenger's side, against the rear of the space for the spare tire. See Image.
John F - 07/25/2021The placement of the connector in the back of the Subaru Forester allowed me to plug in the wiring harness and let the excess cable, box, and fuse sit in the back tray of the forester. I grounded the harness to a nearby bolt and bracket. I feed the wire out of the back of the hatch when needed.
Harness was easy to install but does take a bit longer than stated. I’m pretty good with DIY electrical and mechanical. It took me about an hour to figure the route and placement of the power conditioner so everything would go back nice and secure. See pics. This is for 2012 Subaru Forester.
Just received my trailer wiring harness, watched the etrailer video for installation and installed it. Took about one hour start to finish. It's going to do the trick. You guys are great with customer service and shipping notifications, I will gladly order stuff from you again. Thank you for your level of service, it was literally best online order experience I have ever had.
Peter - 07/23/2021Great. Big thanks for your installation video. I followed along and everything went as he showed. Perfect. Took under an hour. Also, the Curt package had all the needed parts for installing. Thanks again.
The Curt Receiver Hitch custom fit for our 2017 Subaru Forester is exactly what I? was hoping for. We wanted a receiver to continue to use the bike rack from a prior vehicle. Our prior hitch bar hung below the vehicle reducing ground clearance and often scraped the ground at inclined entries to parking areas or driveways. This custom fit hitch bar is completely inside the bumper, and has no impact on clearance. Perfect!
Alan - 06/19/2021The Curt connector fit perfectly. The 2021 Outback factory trailer connector the Curt harness connects to is located in the spare tire compartment at the back top toward the passenger side. Only the spare tire compartment needs to be accessed. No other panels need to be removed!!!!
The instructions here were "ok", not great. I took out all the floor in the trunk of my Subaru Outback (2012) and turns out half of it could have stayed in. The wire harness on the car is hard to find, Subaru thing, I suppose they figure most people aren't going to hook up trailers. Overall, took about 30 minutes to complete this part of the job. About 90 to do the hitch. First timer here. Still pretty simple. The instructions also do not tell you where to run the end that goes to the trailer. I found a round black rubber plug that goes out the bottom under the spare tire. Run the wire there to the hitch and stuff the plug back in there and tape it down. And done! :)
Joshua - 05/19/2021Hitch was delivered fairly quickly but as others had experienced I had damaged packaging and needed to spray a little Rustoleum on it in a few places. I was able to follow the instructions that came with the product and did not have to enlarge any hole in the frame to fish the spacers and bolts as in the video. The video was very helpful though and I recommend watching it. I did remove the muffler and that made it much easier. I had the help of a friend with better tools than mine and it took us about an hour. This was installed on my 2017 Forester Premium. Would have given five stars if not for having to touch it up. I also installed the Curt C56040 wiring harness on my own and it went smoothly and exactly as in the video.
Excellent service from the trailer wiring harness assembly I ordered and installed. Installation was relatively straight-forward; no issues with it whatsoever/ highly recommended !
Dale S - 06/24/2021Between the video and the instructions that come with this it is a breeze to install this wiring harness in your Subaru Outback with no splicing no cutting of wires. This is an excellent product took only minutes to install
Richard - 06/29/20215 stars for the wiring harness which works just fine in my 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon. The install took some time though (more than it took to install a Curt hitch) because it was hard to locate and expose the car's wiring connector. Would give the install a 3 star for that. The harness instructions have pictures showing where to find that connector behind a panel covering the left rear wheel well. But you don't know exactly where behind that panel, and it's a tight squeeze getting your hand & forearm in there to find it. A small mirror helped. The harness is looped back on itself so you won't see the connector, look for the loop and maybe some blue tape which holds the loop. It's finding that loop that took the time. I routed the harness out through a rubber plug in the spare tire well. It's easy & much neater than running it under the tailgate when you're towing. Remove the rubber plug, slice it from the center to one edge so you can get the wiring harness into it. Figure out how long a wire you need outside the car, reinstall the plug, and seal around the wire with 100% silicone caulk. I connected the grounding wire to an existing bolt inside the car (just secure with a second nut) rather than drilling a new screw hole.
Charles - 03/17/2019Great kit, quality wiring and connectors. It caught my eye Pigtail is right at the lower left rear quarter interior trim, no need to pull that out.
nice clean install. its an easy plug in installation but finding the connector was the trick. Would have never been able to do it without the video for my 2017 outback. True to video it was where they said. Since it is out of sight and you just have fish around under the panel to snag it.
Doug R - 05/24/2021Easy set up and looks great on my 16 Cr osstrek
The vehicle wiring harness works great. It was easy to install and easily connects to the trailer's connector.
I have used etrailer for all my hitches on my Subarus over the years and have had nothing but good success with etrailer and the products they sell. I just recieved a Curt T-Connector wiring harness for my newest 2020 Subaru Outback (have already put the etrailer-Curt hitch on it) in record time. Like 2 days! Also all the support videos showing how to put everything on is "spot on" and very helpful. Keep up the good work etrailer, I'm sure I will buy again.
Installation instructions- especially the videos- were straightforward and easy to follow. Installation was simple.
Easy install and great installation videos on etrailer.com
Iain G - 07/20/2021Got the hitch and it is installed. You directions were exceptional. The attached photo shows the wire connector at the rear of the 2020 Subaru Outback. The connector is just a little toward the passenger side of the vehicle from the back gate latch. It was not in the side panel as described on internet posts. Thought you might like to know.
Looks better than the factory hitch. Straight forward installiation. Did not need to bend the center tab flat as the directions state. Not doing so gives you another point of attachment for bumper cover. Very well built.
Absolutely no troubles after a year of use. Initial installation was a breeze with the detailed, auto specific instructions provided at purchase. Easy to plug and play, so setting up trailer lights is a snap. If only loading and unloading the trailer were that easy.
Everything fit perfect, very easily put together with the subaru wiring. Have told other people about my experience with etrailer not only with wiring harnes but with my past purchases also. Very pleased with everything.
Pastor B - 04/01/2021Another great experience. Quality products and wonderful service at a reasonable price. Installed in less than 40 min! Required enlarging the center frame rail opening would be great if kit came with a hole saw for that but oh well.
This hitch was relatively simple to install. It is helpful to have two people during the actual lifting and bolting of the hitch. A die grinder is a useful tool for enlarging the middle hole in the frame. Also, the heat shield for the muffler can be reinstalled by simply cutting away clearance for two hitch mounting bolts (a template from the manufacturer would be a nice addition to assist with this).
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