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Quickly and easily install a 7-way, RV-style trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom wiring harness. T-One connector plugs directly into existing wiring - no cutting, splicing or tapping required.
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Hey everyone, how's it going Today we're gonna be going over and showing you how to install the Tekonsha T1 trailer wiring harness here on our 2022 Nissan Frontier. So a trailer wiring harness is gonna be one of the many things that we need in order to successfully tow a trailer with our Frontier. Now, in addition to this we need the trailer hitch, the ball mountain hitch ball, and also a brake controller, as well, if our trailer has brakes. All of these parts, we carry here at etrailer. Our trailer wiring harness is simply going to transfer the signals from the truck to the lights on our trailers. We can let other motorists out in the road, know what we're gonna be doing, allowing us to ride to our destination, safe and sound.
So this is a legal requirement in pretty much every state. A lot of the times, your larger trailers, such as your camper trailers, actually block the tail lights on the truck here, so we need a way to, as we said, let other motorists out in the road, know what signals we're gonna be making just so we can arrive safe and sound to our destination. So this kit here is a seven way. So this is gonna be one of the more standard types of trailer connectors for the larger trailers. Now, if you have a four way there's another kit you can purchase that has only the four way.
But if you ask me, I recommend the seven way with the seven to four way adapter. That way you have the capability to tow those larger trailers, as well as the smaller trailers should you have the need to do so. So here's what that adapter looks like. It's very easy to use. You just plug it into your seven way.
And then here is where you plug in your four way trailer connector. So the seven way trailer connector is gonna be used on those larger trailers that have electric brakes. So we're gonna have all of our standard lighting functions in addition to the electric brake circuit as well as a battery charge line circuit and a reverse light circuit, should we need it. The four way is only gonna carry your lighting signal, so just make sure you know what your trailer needs. But regardless I do recommend the seven way.
You just might also need an adapter but these are fairly cost effective, and you can pick one up here at etrailer along with your trailer wiring harness. So keep in mind your wiring harness doesn't come with the brackets that you see here. These are actually sold separately. And the reason for this is you can mount this in a number of different ways. We'll give you the exact options later in the video. Just know that you will need a couple extra things if you want to mount it like we see here. So our trailer connector here lid, this is actually gonna be spring loaded. So whenever not using it, it's gonna spring shut. There's actually a nice gasket material in there which is gonna seal up the pins inside. That way, you don't have to worry about any water getting in there causing corrosion issues which could then in turn affect your lights there. And the way this works is your trailer connector is actually gonna catch on the stop here on the lid to hold it in place so it's nice and snug. So in regards to installation this harness is very easy to install. It's definitely something you guys want to do yourself. You certainly don't wanna pay someone to do this for you. You really don't need any special tools whatsoever. Everything is plug and play. There's no splicing into the vehicle. I would, I would say, give yourselves around an hour or two to get this done. You don't have to lift the vehicle in the air or anything. It is a very simple installation. One we will walk you through step by step now. So to start your installation today you're gonna come underneath the rear of the truck here over on the driver's side. You're gonna take your wiring harness that comes in your kit. There's two ends. This is the trailer connector end, and then these are the two vehicle connector ends. So we're gonna be plugging these in first. There's gonna be two plugs on the vehicle here that we'll plug these into, but there is gonna be caps on there we have to remove first. So let's go ahead and jump underneath the vehicle so we can show you that. So directly above our trailer hitch on the driver's side frame sort of in between the spare tire these are our two factory tow package ports. Now there are plugs on these as they said so we need to go ahead and remove those. So it should just be a little clip there you depress and then just pull down. There's one plug and there's one on this as well. Now, sometimes you can't get'em with your hand and you need to grab a screwdriver. If you have fingernails you can usually get'em out a little bit easier. I have none, so I think I'm gonna get a screwdriver there to help us remove that one. Now that we have our plugs removed we'll go ahead and plug in our harness. The connector should only go in one way. We should hear them click when they've locked into place successfully. There we go. So now we're gonna take this end here and attach it to our trailer connector but we do need to find a way or devise a way rather to mount our trailer connector to the vehicle. So for this particular customer here they have a Draw-Tite trailer hitch. And Draw-Tite offers a welded on tab onto their cross tube that you can attach your trailer connector to when you purchase this bracket, which is sold separately. So you will need to pick this up with your kit. Now, if your trailer hitch doesn't have that welded tab on there, you can actually use a different bracket that sort of wraps around the hitch cross tube with the band clamp. So if you have the Draw-Tite hitch you just need this bracket here. If you have any other hitch, you're gonna need this bracket and one that clamps around. We sell both of 'em here at etrailer. And if you wanted to, you could probably drill this into the bottom of this beam here. It really just depends on what you wanna do. If you don't wanna drill into the vehicle, then I do recommend those two clamps. But now that we have our bracket already secured I'm just gonna take this end here of the trailer connector, run it through there, and then just attach it to the back of the trailer connector. It only goes in one way. Press it down until it locks into place, and then we'll just go ahead and mount this here to the bracket using the provided hardware. So now we've got some extra wire hanging down here underneath the vehicle, which we obviously don't want. So in your kit, you're gonna get some zip ties or we're just gonna secure this up underneath the vehicle here so we can get it out of the way and it's not dangling on the ground. So next thing we're gonna do is we're gonna take the other harness that comes in your kit. Looks like this. So we're gonna be focusing on these three connectors here and the three relays that come in your kit. Two blues, one brown. So we're gonna be plugging the relays into these connectors. They're only gonna go in one way. And they are kind of tight to get in there, so you do need to squeeze kind of hard. We'll just repeat this same process here for our other connectors. And there we go. Once we have them all locked into place you're gonna take your foam tape here, peel off the backing and then you're just gonna be wrapping them around these connections here. So now that we have our harness assembled we're gonna be installing this inside the vehicle. So the port that we need to locate is gonna be on the passenger side, underneath this kick panel. So we're gonna grab a trim panel tool. We're gonna remove this threshold panel and then this kick panel here to reveal our connectors. So all we're gonna do is just take your trim panel tool and just pry up first on this little threshold panel. So there we go, go ahead and set that aside. And now we have our kick panel here. So go ahead and just pull that out here. So once we have our panel peeled back we just release these two fasteners here. They we're kind of tough to release, but I just used a long trim panel tool to really dig in there and just pry those out. It looks like there's still something else holding that panel on but I'm not gonna worry about removing that because we have it tilted back enough to work. And then tucked back in here is where our connector's gonna be. Now, it is kind of hard to see. There's actually some tape on it, so what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna remove that tape there and then that should free up the connector so I can pull it forward a little bit more towards me, and then we'll just simply plug in our harness to this. Now we'll take our relays here and try to tuck them away as best as we can just to get a small as a footprint as possible. And then we're just gonna go ahead and reinstall our panel here. So now we're gonna go ahead and run through our signals, now that we have everything hooked up. Now we're using a little plugin, seven pole tester here. You guys can just use your trailer at home, but you can see we already have our 12 volt circuit active. So that's good. Go hit our brakes. Left turn. Right turn. Then finally our taillights. Now we don't have a brake controller hooked up right now but we can't show you that, but everything else works, so I have no doubt that'll work as well. And now with everything working correctly that's gonna do it today for our look at installation of the Tekonsha T1 trailer wiring harness here on our 2022 Nissan Frontier..
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (353 Customer Reviews)
Quickly and easily install a 7-way, RV-style trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom wiring harness. T-One connector plugs directly into existing wiring - no cutting, splicing or tapping required.
One couldn't find an easier way to add trailer wiring to a Nissan Frontier, it's just plug'n'play! There is one complaint, though. I finally got electric brakes on my trailer, and almost burned up the brakes on the first outing. It appears that Nissan has the color codes for the electric brakes and the 12V lead reversed. This puts 12V to the brakes all the time. As simple swap of the wires in the harness solved the problem.
Very easy installation on wiring and trailer hitch. Also very sturdy and seems to be very durable
Okay, so I've finally had a day off to fully install the kit in my 2013 Pro-4X Xterra. If you're looking to do the same and are wondering if it has everything you need, don't worry, it does. I didn't time myself during install but I know it took me less than 20 minutes, you don't even have to remove the spare tire to hook up the wiring in the rear. Literally plug and play. It took me a lot more time to figure out where to install the connector.
Nissan went out of their way to make this an easy install if you don't have a factory towing package, this kit is worth it. Buy it, use it.
Shawn K.
6/11/2018
Great. Havent had any problems and dont expect any. Ive since added a brake controller and airbags. They all work in conjunction perfectly.
This kit worked great. It took about an hour to install on my 2005 Xterra. The process was just like the video on etrailer.com. The only difference was that I mounted the bracket directly to my bumper instead of the hitch.
Keith
7/16/2020
Working great. Im glad I purchased the 7-pin version for this car
Perfect custom wiring kit for my 2012 Xterra which utilizes the existing pre-wired towing connectors next to the left rear wheel and the front passenger kick panel. After seeing some other examples in reviews for installing the 7-way connector ended up with a clean looking install through the rear bumper.
This #118266 7-Way connector harness kit contains everything needed to install basic trailer light wiring on ALL 2015 Xterras, regardless of trim level. The vehicles are completely factory prewired for a simple plug-in installation as described below (other recent model years are most likely also prewired, just check out my photos of the three connectors and see if they are on your vehicle. If you do indeed have the three connectors, the wiring harness plugs into the two factory installed connectors located on the frame, to the left of the spare tire area (one contains the wiring for the lights, the 2 conductor connector carries the +12v charge line and the brake control wire). The relay cable & relays are installed behind the plastic panel on the right side of the front passenger footwell. The trickiest part is removing that panel, along with the plastic doorsill trim to the right of the seat without damaging them. Be very careful not to break the plastic tabs and grabbers that hold both panels in place.
This harness kit does not contain a mounting bracket for the 7-way connector. I recommend the
#TM76474 bracket, necessary to mount the 7-way connector to your bumper.
If you do need to control electric brakes on your trailer(s), consider the additional two items, below. If you choose something other than a Tekonsha controller, you will need the short wiring pigtail that is compatible with that brand, instead of the #3050P.
#90195 Tekonsha Prodigy P3 brake controller. An excellent, top performing unit. Other lower priced Tekonsha controllers may meet your needs.
#3050P Wiring pigtail. Connects Tekonsha brake controllers to the factory installed connector (see photo) under the dash, above the right side of the driver footwell. If you use a different brand of brake controller, pick out the appropriate pigtail to match it.
NOTE: There are apparently two major wiring standards associated with 7-way connections. One of them has the brake control line swapped with the +12v charge line. Make sure to check your trailer plug and wiring before hooking up to your vehicle. You may need to cut and cross the two lines leading to the vehicle’s 7-way connector. If you need to occasionally swap between the two wiring standards, install insulated male & female crimp-style connectors in the lines. Use heat shrinkable tubing over the connections to make them more resistant to the weather. For a more permanent, reliable connection, solder them instead of using the crimp connectors and apply shrink tubing over the joints.
Fantastic plug and play installation of your product. Hardest part of the install was wrestling with my panel trim. Thank for your online tutorial and great on time delivery.
Ken
2/3/2020
Everything still working great. Boat was launched 14 times since install.
The hitch is great, but the screws for the electrical connector have rusted.
Tim M.
7/18/2020
It’s still working. The screws are still rusted, though.
Really easy plug and play kit. Removing inner cab plastic pieces is easy(er) if you have a plastic tool like the photo I’ve used these tools a few times for plastic trim removal and its been a good purchase. Anyway easy install as I said but I forgot to include the mounting bracket that attaches to my hitch bar and secures the trailer plug. Thats why you see the harness zip tied until I order that part. Then I’ll be done. Total time on this trailer wiring install on my 2020 frontier pro 4x was about 10 minutes.
2016 Nissan Frontier 4 door Desert Runner. All the wiring fit great. True plug and play. Giving it a 4 star because it did not come with a mounting bracket for the 7 way plug. Should have been included. There are 2 different size plates for mounting. Make sure you order the correct mounting bracket. I used a Hopkins #48625. And get screws and nuts for mounting. # 10 x 3/4" worked for me. Shipping was on time. Support from etrailer is great
Fast shipping and good quality product.
I didnt need the blue relays since my Pathfinder alreay had it. What I did need was the brown relay. Gray plug came with a 6 cable plug where mine in the truck was 8, I used the original plug that came with 4way, the color combination was exactly the same, I was able to replace the plug without cutting the cables. The black plug locked the wheels so I just switch the cables, there is a video here somewhere showing how to do it. Good on price, nissan was selling me the same setup for about 141 without the extra stuff that I bought. Found this webpage a while a go, and I always find what I need at good price. Thanks a lot!!!
Simply awesome. So happy that this harness system is just plug & play for my 2011 Suzuki Equator!!
Instead of using the optional mounting bracket, I drilled a hole in the bumper for a clean/better than factory look!! Took an extra 5 minutes!!
Installed as directed and everything worked - almost. called etrailer, spoke to Derek and he advised me that for my 2011 Nissan Frontier some wiring might need to be switched to correct the problem. He sent me and article with pics to fix the issue, in the attached picture the black and blue wires needed to be reversed. Now everything works fine. Thanks for the great customer service.
Super easy to fit on my 2018 Frontier Pro-4x. Passenger panel came off easy, a little jimmying to get the plug covers off, but not too tough. I chose to drill through the bumper to install the plug receptacle, but even that was manageable for a moderate DIYer.
2016 Nissan Frontier. Ordered equipment to tow a trailer.
I had trouble with the web-based ordering. Had to break down and call. Call was smooth.
Package shipped next morning and arrived the following evening.
Communication throughout the process was timely. All components where included & as described.
First time I've used eTrailer, but I will use them again.
Easy plug and play install on my 2024 Nissan Feontier
Perfect fit...no problems a year later. Had to drill a hole for the 7 pin connector (optional but nicer look)
The product installed into the 2016 Nissan Frontier very well and exactly as described in the intallation vide.
Fire C.
6/7/2017
Still working well without a problem. Im very satisfied with this product.
Very easy, straightforward installation and saved several hundred dollars diy vs. dealer.
Super easy plug and play installation into my 2006 Nissan Xterra. Everything fit as it’s supposed to. Used part number PK12711U to mount the plug. Super easy as well. Install videos are spot on. Shipping was fast. Definitely buy from these guys again.
Great product. Plug and play. I wish it had included the mounting bracket for the plug or that it had popped up as a suggested accessory. I will need to buy this piece after my initial install.
The package was delivered faster than expected. The package had some damage and after reading reviews before ordering I expected. One flange was bent just enough that it wouldn't fit so a 2x3 and a small hydraulic jack and it was fine.
Great product, easy installation and excellent customer service. A+++++
First time out I noticed my break controller was reporting "No Trailer Connected".
I then attempted to move the trailer and discovered the breaks were locked.
I unplugged the 7-pin trailer connector and borrowed a tester from the trailer dealer which showed the break pin and the battery pins (Black and Blue Wires) were swapped in the connector.
I pulled the trailer home without breaks and verified the incorrect wiring with a second tester then swapped the two wires in the connector to resolve the problem.
Later that night I looked on the internet and found where others have had the same problem with this harness. It appears the manufacturer has a quality testing issue ??
After repair the harness works as expected and is holding up well to use.
NOTE: This is the only issue I have ever had with anything I have purchased from etrailer and will continue to use them in the future. HOWEVER, I suggest you test a new wiring harness BEFORE trying to use it...like I should have! (etrailer part number TR20117)
Heather A.
12/19/2017
Richard,Thank you for your review.The electric brake and battery charge wires in the main harness are reversed on a small number of Nissan and Suzuki vehicles with factory tow package wiring that use the # 118266 and # 118267 harnesses. This will cause the trailers brakes to lock up as soon as the trailer is plugged in. I have attached a link to help you rewire your harness.
Helpful Links
Accessories-and-Parts/Tow-Ready/118267.html
Good transaction. Thanks!
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Leonard
6/9/2024
To be honest i was not impressed as for my 2022 nissan frontier the trailer wiring harness had the constant power and electric brake wires switched. Which i never noticed until I recently b i ught a new trailer equipped with electric brakes. So maybe your team can look into this problem as I bought 2 wiring harnesses from you and both had wires switched