Hopkins Plug-In Simple Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

Video Transcript for Hopkins Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - Trailer Hitch Wiring - HM11143944 Review

Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Hopkins plug-in simple vehicle wiring harness with the 4-pole flat trailer connector. This product fits a 2006 to 2011 Hyundai Accent and a 2009 to 2012 Hyundai Elantra Grand Touring. It also fits a 2005 to 2012 Kia Rio. Now, it's going to provide a 4-way flat trailer connector at the back of the vehicle to power your trailer signal lights. This is compatible with 5-pole, 6-pole, and 7-pole adapters. Adapters are sold separately, and it's going to come with a dust cap for the 4-way flat connector.

That way, you can cover up the connection points when your plug's not being used. The black box is going to be the included tail light converter. This is going to ensure that your vehicle's wiring matches that of your trailer's. The power module connects directly to the vehicle battery through the wiring to avoid overloading the vehicle's electrical system. Now, the unit's designed to connect quickly and easily. You don't have to worry about cutting or splicing any wires.

All you need to do is locate the connection points in the rear cargo area, and then you're going to have 2 connectors to get connected. These are custom fit for the vehicle, so they're going to hook up perfectly with the ports in the vehicle. You find the connection points, plug these in. The kit also comes with detailed installation instructions to indicate where those connection points are, but these connectors, again, are going to be a perfect fit. They're going to snap lock together for a nice, tight, secure connection point. Once you have those connected, you'll need to make a ground connection.

Your ground wire is your white wire. It has a ring terminal already attached to it. You want to get that grounded to a nice, clean metal surface with the included grounding screw, and then mount the converter box in an out of the way location with the included cable ties. Then you'll need to run the hot lead to the vehicle battery. The hot lead is going to be this red wire with the butt connector attached to it.

You wan to get that connected to one end of the bundle of wire. The other end of the bundle runs to the vehicle battery and gets connected to one half of the fuse holder here with the butt connector attached to it. The other half of the fuse holder has a ring terminal on it, and that gets connected to the positive post of the vehicle battery, and the kit comes with your 20 amp fuse, goes directly in here, and then we got the nice fuse cap on there to keep that area safe and protected. Then you can go ahead and secure any excess or slack in the wiring that you may have with the included cable ties. Now, once your installation is complete, the 4-way connector is going to stowed in your rear cargo area. It is recommended that you use a small amount of the included grease on all your electrical connections, like the plugs on the vehicle and the 4-pole connector itself. That grease is going to do a great job at preventing corrosion to the connection points. That's going to do it for today's look at the Hopkins plug-in simple vehicle wiring harness with the 4-pole flat trailer connector.