Tekonsha OEM Replacement Vehicle Wiring Harness w Brake Controller Adapter - 7 Way Trailer Connector

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Speaker 1: Today we're taking a look at the Tekonsha OEM replacement vehicle wiring harness with the brake controller adapter. This product fits a 2014 to 2015 Freight liner Sprinter and Mercedes Benz Sprinter. It also fits a 2016 to 2017 Freight liner Sprinter and Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500. inaudible 00:00:24 double check or insure that this is a fit for your vehicle. You can always use the vehicle fit guide which is located at Etrailer.com.This is designed for vehicles that do not have a factory tow package but it can also be used as a replacement kit for damaged tow packages. This towing prep kit puts a seven way blade style trailer connector at the back of your vehicle.

It enables your vehicle to power your trailer signal lights. It is compatible with four-pole, five-pole, and six-pole adapters. Adapters are sold separately.It does come with the taillight converter which insures that your vehicle's wiring matches that of your trailer's. The wiring adapter which is located right here, eases installation of your electric brake controller. The wire ends connect to the included body harness and vehicle battery.

The other end, that little plug right there, goes into the back of your electric brake controller. It is compatible with time-delayed brake controllers like the Draw Tite activator one, activator two, and activator three as well as the Tekonsha Power Track, and it's compatible with proportional brake controllers, like the Tekonsha Prodigy, the Tekonsha P2, P3, the Tekonsha Primess IQ, and the Tekonsha Voyager.The T1 connector is very quick and easy to install. It's basically designed to plug into the connection points behind the vehicle's taillights. It uses custom fit connectors so there's no cutting or splicing necessary. They do match up perfectly with the connection points on the vehicle and they snap and lock into place for a nice tight, secure fit.Once you have those connected, you will need to make a ground connection which is your white wire.

It has a ring terminal pre-attached to it, hardware's included to get that grounded. Then you'll need to mount the convertor box to a safe, out of the way location. You can do that with the double-sided adhesive tape provided in the install kit or the hardware bag, but once you have all that done, basically what you'll need to do is run the body harness up the vehicle battery. Now you will have some wiring connections to make. You're going to have to wire this in.

It's got the terminals right there on the back. It does come with detailed installation instructions to help walk you through the whole process, step by step.You're going to have to tie in the wiring that will run back from the brake controller which is at the front of the vehicle. You'll need to do that but it does come with all the necessary wiring. It comes with all the necessary fuses, circuit breakers. Comes with all the necessary connectors so you've got some quick splice connectors, ring terminals, heat shrink butt 00:02:45 connectors and so on, so it does come with everything you need for the installation. You'll run the body harness up to the vehicle battery. Then you'll make all your connections. You'll need to tie in, obviously the brake controller wiring as well. Once you have all of that done, the seven way will be stowed beneath the vehicle near the trailer hitch. Now, we do recommend using a mounting bracket to keep this secured and easily accessible near the hitch. Mounting brackets are sold separately and available at Etrailer.com.It's also recommended that you use a small amount of dielectric grease or terminal grease on all of your electric connections like the plugs on the vehicle and the seven-pole connector itself to help prevent corrosion. Again, the kit does come with everything that you need for your installation, wiring, fuses, circuit breakers, connectors, hardware, and so on. When it comes to the maximum amperage for the stop and turn lights, we're looking at 4.2 amps per circuit. For the taillights, we're looking at 7.5 amps per circuit.That's going to do it for today's look at the Tekonsha OEM replacement vehicle wiring harness with the included brake controller adapter.