These diodes help prepare your towed car's lighting system to connect with your RV's to get the brake, tail, and turn signal lights required for towing. Just insert the wires into the diode boxes and snap them shut - no crimping or stripping.
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Hopkins Quick-Lock diodes make wiring your towed car a snap - literally. Whereas traditional diode kits require that the wires be stripped, crimped, and twisted to be fit into spade connectors, the diodes in this kit do the work for you. Just insert the wires into the diode box and snap down the lid to splice the wires together.
Some automobiles operate on a 3-wire system, in which the brake signal and the turn signals travel along different wires to illuminate different lights. (Typically, these vehicles have amber turn signals.) This is referred to as a "separate lighting system." When you wire your vehicle using these diodes, your towed car's lighting system will operate in a combined fashion regardless of whether it typically has combined or separate lighting. This means that the brake and turn signals sent by your RV to your towed car will be carried on a single wire. As a result, your car's brake lights will do the flashing for the turn signals. Your vehicle will still function as designed when not hooked up to your RV.
Note: If your RV operates on a 3-wire system - and it does not currently have a 4-way trailer connector installed - you may need to use a 3-to-2 wiring converter (RM-732 - sold separately).
If your towed vehicle normally operates on a 3-wire system and you want to retain that functionality, you can add on 2 additional Quick-Lock diodes (HM56306 - sold separately). If your RV operates on a 2-wire system, you will also need to use a 2-to-3 wiring converter (118158 - sold separately) to break out the separate tail light function.
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Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (4 Customer Reviews)
These diodes help prepare your towed car's lighting system to connect with your RV's to get the brake, tail, and turn signal lights required for towing. Just insert the wires into the diode boxes and snap them shut - no crimping or stripping.I received these sooner than I expected. They are very easy to install. I expect them to last a good while. It would be great if they would come with an individualized, vehicle specific install guide with wire colors and locations.
Kyle - 07/04/2022
I used these diodes to create a wiring harness for my Jeep Gladiator. I purchase an integrated product that plugged into the tail light sockets on my other vehicles, but was not available for this new model. These worked great in creating a plug and play wiring harness. If I have a problem, I can simply unplug the harness and restore the wiring to factory settings. I have used these for a year with no problems and expected performance.
Great diode kit. Did the trick 100%. r>
Everything I ordered was received sooner than expected. Service is exceptional. All personnel I spoke with are very knowledgeable about their products, highly recommend them!
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