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Blue Ox Bulb and Socket Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles - Incandescent
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Blue Ox Bulb and Socket Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles - Incandescent

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Blue Ox Flat Tow Wiring Harness - BX8869

  • Bulb and Socket Kit
  • Bypasses Vehicle Wiring
  • Universal
  • Blue Ox
  • Tail Light Mount

These lights get turn and brake signals on your towed car without splicing into its wiring, eliminating the risk of damage from electrical feedback. They mount inside your vehicle's tail light housing, with the wiring out of sight.


Features:

  • Displays your RV's tail, turn, and brake signals on your towed car without tapping into its wiring
    • No risk of damage from electrical feedback
    • No effect on your warranty
  • Mounts inside car's tail light housing
    • Requires drilling
  • Includes wiring, 2 incandescent lights, 2 sockets, and installation hardware
    • Requires additional harness with 4-flat plug to connect to motorhome - sold separately
  • Made in the USA
  • 1-Year warranty


Dimensions of bulb and grommet for bulb

Note: Check that there will be enough room in each tail light housing for the extra bulb and socket.



BX8869 Blue Ox White Incandescent Taillight Bulb and Socket Wiring Kit

Installation Details BX8869 Installation instructions

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Video of Blue Ox Bulb and Socket Tail Light Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles - Incandescent

Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.




Video Transcript for Feature Review Blue Ox Tail Light Wiring Kit

Today we're going to be taking a look at the Blue Ox Tail Light Wiring Kit. This wiring kit allows you to get the signal lights needed for flat towing without tapping into your towed vehicle's electrical system. It provides brake signal, running, and signal lights, and it runs beneath the vehicle completely and connects to your RV so it bypasses the towed vehicle's electrical system all the way. The bulbs and sockets are going to mount inside your vehicle's tail lights. To get these mounted in the tail lights you will need to use a 1" diameter hole saw, that's indicated in the included instructions. It does come with detailed installation instructions to help walk you through the entire process step-by-step. Everything here on the table is what you're going to get.

You're going to get two lights, two sockets, you're going to get your bundle of wiring, this is your main wiring harness. It's going to measure around 26' long. You're going to get a couple extra extension wires for the installation back at the tail light assemblies. You're going to get your ground screws, your butt connectors, and you're going to get your ring terminals. The product's also fully made in the USA, and again, it does come with detailed installation instructions to help walk you through that entire process step-by-step. These bulbs are going to sit in a really nice, it's like a J-socket ...

So you can push those down and release them as needed. It's going to use bulb number 2357. That's going to do it for today's look at the Blue Ox Tail Light Wiring Kit.

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4.7

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These lights get turn and brake signals on your towed car without splicing into its wiring, eliminating the risk of damage from electrical feedback. They mount inside your vehicle's tail light housing, with the wiring out of sight.

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Great price no quick delivery



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Excellent service with knowledge



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everything is included in the kit. will install today.great service.



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Nice product. Small bright LED’s that fit into tail lite assembly without drilling a massive hole like some others. Would have given 5 * except seems pricey for what you get.




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Easy ordering and fast delivery, I will check etrailer.com on any items I need in the future for sure.



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LED lights are small and awesome



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Works good after a year of being bounced around. Great product.



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Product was as ordered, at first I didn't think the Red LEDs would be bright enough inside a Red Lens but they work fine. I had concerns about them and emailed on a Sunday and was surprised that I got a response that afternoon.



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Received my order on the day promised in good condition in sealed packaging. Planning my next road trip and I am sure they will work perfectly.



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This kit worked perfectly for me. The LEDs are small enough to make placement easy. The LED lights are bright enough to be seen easily in the daylight.



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Looks ok, expensive for what you actually get.



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Easy to install and works great for towed vehicles.


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