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T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector
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T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

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Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom wiring harness. T-One connector plugs directly into existing wiring. Powered ModuLite reduces strain on wiring system. 1-800-940-8924 to order Tekonsha custom fit vehicle wiring part number 118683 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Tekonsha products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector. Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring reviews from real customers.
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Tekonsha Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - 118683

Highlights

  • Quick and Easy Installation: Plugs directly into your vehicle's wiring harness.
  • ModuLite Converter: Prevents overload on your vehicle’s electrical system.
  • Custom Fit for Volvos: Tailored design ensures compatibility with models like XC90.
  • High-Amperage Support: Handles 4.2 amps for stop/turn, 7.5 amps for tail lights.
  • Protective Features: Comes with a dust cap for the 4-way flat connector.
  • Corrosion Prevention: Use grease on connections to prolong the life of your harness.

Features to know about

Simplify Your Towing Experience: Custom-Fit Design

No more frustrating installations or vehicle-specific wiring guesswork. The T-One Vehicle Wiring Harness is custom-fit for your vehicle, ensuring a perfect fit every time. This means you can enjoy a hassle-free setup with the harness plugging directly into existing wiring in your rear cargo area. Say goodbye to cutting wires or complex installations, and hello to an easy, plug-and-play experience.

Preserve Your Vehicle's Electrical System: Powered ModuLite Converter

Worried about overloading your vehicle's electrical system? The Powered ModuLite converter helps maintain balanced power, applying your trailer's signal lights without straining your car’s internal wiring. It connects directly to the battery for a reliable power source and peace of mind during any towing task. Designed with a mind for durability, this module ensures your car's wiring remains safe and sound.

Bright Path, No Hassle: Reliable Signal Activation

Transform your two-wire vehicle system into a seamless three-wire operation with a built-in tail light converter. This essential feature immediately blends brake and turn signal functions, ensuring your trailer lights mirror your vehicle’s commands. Designed specifically with a focus on efficiency, the ModuLite empowers you to tow without altering your vehicle's existing light system.

Power When You Need It: Ample Connector Capacity

Need reliable power for your trailer’s lights? The T-One offers a robust 4-way flat trailer connector at your vehicle’s rear, supporting 4.2 amps per circuit for stop/turn lights and 7.5 amps per circuit for tail lights. This ample capacity ensures your trailer's lights function smoothly, providing a noticeable upgrade for any towing project.

Protect and Prolong: Built-In Dust Cap

Prolong the life of your 4-way flat connector with a convenient dust cap, designed to protect against dirt, debris, and moisture. This little detail ensures reliable connections every time, offering you a robust solution to keep your plug clean when not in use, and making your maintenance routine just that much simpler.

Specs

Electrical Specifications

  • Maximum amperage:
    • Stop/turn lights: 4.2 amps per circuit
    • Tail lights: 7.5 amps per circuit

Warranty

  • 1-Year limited warranty

Installation

  • This custom-fit T-One connector plugs into your vehicle's wiring harness, which is located inside your rear cargo area, behind the tail lights on both the driver's side and passenger's side.
  • You will have to remove some interior paneling to access this harness.
  • Once you've plugged in the T-connector, run the hot lead to the power cable stud on the driver's side and connect the wire using the ring terminal.
  • Insert the included 15-amp fuse into the fuse holder.
  • Once installation is complete, the 4-way connector will be stowed in your trunk.
  • It is recommended that you use a small amount of grease on all electrical connections - the plugs on your automobile and the 4-pole connector itself - to help prevent corrosion.

ModuLite Powered Tail Light Converter

  • A ModuLite power module is built into this T-One connector.
  • This power module functions as a tail light converter to combine the brake and turn signal functions of your automobile so that they run on one wire to properly activate your trailer's tail lights.
  • With a ModuLite, your trailer's lights will be powered without overloading your vehicle's electrical system.
  • The module draws power directly from your car's battery and bypasses the electrical routes that are used by a basic wiring harness, resulting in virtually no draw on your tail light circuits.

Note

This will not affect how the tail lights on your vehicle operate.

118683 Tekonsha T-1 T-Connector - 4 Wire - Modu-Lite Converter Included

Installation Details 118683 Installation instructions

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Ratings & Reviews

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82 reviews
Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom wiring harness. T-One connector plugs directly into existing wiring. Powered ModuLite reduces strain on wiring system.

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The install manual is 8 years out of date! My 2024 Volvo XC90 Recharge is a very different vehicle under the interior covers.
The power lead uses butt connectors, which are crap, when all that is needed is a two pole connector to plug into the vehicle battery connection box on top of the starter
battery.
Please see attached photo.

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David

6/15/2025

Works fine. Installing the harness requires skill in removing some trim and working out places to route wires near the Volvo wiring block for the rear compartment



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2019 Volvo XC90

I have a 2019 Volvo XC 90. It took about 2 hours to install The Drawtite hitch and taillight kit. Taillights worked perfectly. No programming the cars computer. Total price etrailer: less than $300. Volvo wanted $1,600.
etrailers sales person: home run. Very nice.



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Plug and play



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Quality product, great instructions and works as it should.



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Plugged right in and the videos attached are spot on!



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The product was plug-and-play, as stated, and the video made it super easy. Everything works great.



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Katie is an excellent representative for your company. Polite and knew exactly what I needed for my vehicle. It was shipped and received in the time frame I was told it would arrive.



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Easy with online video



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2022 Volvo XC90

It’s my experience that installing wiring harnesses takes much longer than advertised if you want to complete a more “finished” installation. That is not the fault of the product, but a choice by the installer. This T-One wiring harness came with all of the components necessary for an installation on a 2022 Volvo XC90 T6 Inscription. It is really just plug and play. The hardest part is getting access to the locations to make the easy connections. Be prepared to remove interior finish panels, or find someone with long, thin, and flexible arms (!!!).

I can highly recommend this product.



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Everyone told me Etrailer was THE place to shop, ask questions, etc. They were right. Will was excellent as I had a ton of questions. Ask for Will, he’s awesome!!



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Volvo

The directions are OK except you have to remove the "threshold" before you can remove the side panels. Also there is a little cap over the anchors that has to be removed to gain access to the hold down bolt. The battery on a Volvo 2019 is not in the engine compartment, but under the spare tire. Much easier to tie into.



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2019 Volvo XC90

everything worked perfectly, i was very happy with how easy this was to install and how well it worked. it did not mess with any of my car sensors or anything so i am very please. i would totally buy again if needed. directions could be a bit better in the box but youtube had some quick and easy help to make it work well.

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David M.

10/20/2020

works perfectly on our 2019 Volvo xc90, i am very happy with it.



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2017 Volvo XC90

Frankly working with etrailer is as easy as working with [online retailer], the one big difference is the personal interaction and the review/installation videos. I installed the wiring on my wife's Volvo just by watching the video and I am NOT mechanical in any way.

etrailer runs the way, I run my business. Customer-centric, communicative and attention to detail.

Well done!!



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2016 Volvo XC90

This was incredibly easy to install with the online video. The wires were all plenty long enough which is where a lot of companies cut corners since copper is very expensive. Thanks for selling a great product, it is appreciated.

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Nicholas

3/14/2019

Thanks for asking. I’ve only towed a small garden trailer a few times so far but I wouldn’t hesitate to haul a max load across the country and back. The Volvo suv the hitch is on stays garaged so I can’t give good feedback on how it would hold up in a salty slushy winter. Luckily we are in Georgia. : This was the third hitch I have installed on my vehicles and each one was perfect. If I end up needing another hitch I will be back. Thanks, have a nice day.



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Be careful loosening the bolt to the negative battery terminal. The little box connected to the negative cable is only soldered or brazed together and while loosening the nut mine broke in half, rendering my car undrivable. Of course in the video, the nut is very easy to get off and there is no mention of the fact this piece can break.

I'm also not sure why the loop connector doesn't fit the battery terminal when this harness is supposedly made for the vehicle.



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Volvo

Bought the harness to wire my volvo to pull a small trailer.
Installed easily and works well.



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2016 Volvo XC90

The wiring fits perfectly and is easy to install. I would have given 5 stars if the instructions were easier to read/see. I couldn't even tell what the pictures were because the quality was so bad. I had to take interior panels off and feel around to find where the plugs were.



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This is an excellent product and the customer service for install is great. I will only use etrailer in the future.



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Good price and high quality product. Install was very straightforward with the detailed videos at etrailer. Saved over $1000 versus dealer install!



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Install was pretty straight forward. Like the ability to store the connector as I don't use it often.



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Fairly price, clear instructions for the type of vehicle, easy to install. I used it with a to light up several different trailers with no issues



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Shipped before anticipated date. Arrived when projected after shipment. etrailer delivered to what they said.



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I went to use it after a winter of not using it and all the lights on my trailer worked perfectly. I had a garage install it for me.



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Great product and fairly easy installat ion.



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Very easy buying process! I really liked that you could check to see if your vehicle is compatible with the product. Fast shipping as well!


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