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Wire your vehicle and get the signal lights required for flat towing without having to splice into your wiring with this custom, plug-in harness. Integrated diodes prevent feedback from RV for safe operation.
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Wiring your car for flat towing has never been easier. No more testing wires or splicing into your electrical system. No need to painstakingly position multiple diodes beneath your vehicle. No worries about voiding your warranty. With this custom-fit towed vehicle wiring kit from Hopkins, all you have to do is plug the harness into your vehicle's existing wiring, which is located behind your car's tail light assemblies. No cutting, tapping, or splicing is required.
After plugging in the wiring harness, use the included bracket to mount the 4-way flat connector at the front of your towed car. An extension loop (sold separately) is required to connect your towed car to your RV.
Because your vehicle has a combined lighting system - wherein the brake signals and the turn signals are carried on a single wire - a brake light relay (RM-88400 - sold separately) may be required if you use a supplemental braking system with your towing setup. A supplemental braking system depresses the brake pedal in your towed car every time you apply the brakes in your RV. So, if your towed car's brake lights illuminate when the brake pedal is pressed and the engine is off - as is the case when towing - then you need to install a relay to ensure that the lights on your towed car always act in accordance with the signals sent by your RV via the wiring harness. Without a relay, the brake signal from your towed car will override the turn signal sent by your RV when you slow down to make turns, creating a potential hazard.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (137 Customer Reviews)
Wire your vehicle and get the signal lights required for flat towing without having to splice into your wiring with this custom, plug-in harness. Integrated diodes prevent feedback from RV for safe operation.
Easy install, works great. Simple route to operate taillights on the toad without draining it’s battery since power comes from the RV.
Installed on an 02 Jeep Wrangler. Installation was as easy as following instructions. Works great. Highly recommended.
Alex at etrailer you are the best.
Wasn't working called etrailer and they helped solve the issue it's working great. Thanks Etrailer.
This was a breeze to install!! About 30 min and I had working lights on my Jeep and was ready to hook it up behind my motorhome. Price was great too. Stopped at my local RV dealer and he said he could get me a wiring kit for $250! Saw this one online for $50 bucks and took a chance. Sure glad I did! Disconnect a couple of plugs, plug in new harness, route the wires to the front and BOOM! Ready for the trip! Thanks guys!
Easy to install ! About an hour! Used some split flexible wire protection ( not included with purchase) Would recommend a 5ft 4 pole flat trailer connector extension when using a tow bar!
I was looking for a wiring harness to tow my 2000 Jeep Wrangler. I watched a YouTube vidio sponsored by you guys. The video recommended the Hopkins wiring harness. I ordered it, it came with in 3 days as promised and was extremely simple to install!!! Love a company that that delivers what it advertises!!! Thanks again!!!
Don Pommerville
Pommerville Automotive
Used with my 2002 Jeep Wrangler. Works well.
Easy installation, plug and play, plenty of wire to reach everything
Perfect fit for my Jeep Loved the ease of installation. Great price and quality wiring kit. Recommend this kit to however needs one.
Instructions were wrong. Wires were too long no tape in box. And I now other than that it’s fine. have to buy an adapter cord to plug it in.
Product did not work.
Easy plug and play. I cut the 4pin connector off and wired a 6 pin socket with battery caharge line to be compatible with my tow vehicle and other TOADS
Jack
2/16/2023
BULLET PROOF
Sheila was great !!
Worked perfectly was so easy to install
Craig
10/9/2023
Great was easy to install working perfectly
Mike L.
11/2/2023
Craig
11/2/2023
Great
Ordered for a 01 jeep..My tow behind..Got it..installed it..works great to this day..
Works great! I flat tow my Jeep TJ. It gives me running, brake and turn signals on the Jeep.
Quality product, purchased a year ago. Installed in my Jeep in roughly 30 min give or take. The directions were easy to read and understand. I highly recommended this product to anyone wanting to wire in taillight for flat tow. You can’t beat the price for a good quality kit like this, a year later and still works flawlessly. This is a true plug and play product. Why pay a shop top $$$ when you can install a hopkins kit in an afternoon. Good job hopkins
This wiring harness was exactly what I was looking for so that I could tow my jeep behind my RV. No cutting, just plug and play (er I mean tow). There was plenty of extra wiring at the front end so that I could route through the engine bay and mount under the front bumper so it was out of site but easily accessible. Worked perfectly!
Good product. Install directions should include which plug in at each taillight should be used if you already have trailer hitch plug in wiring installed. Had to go to Youtube and find a video that talked about the correct colored wire you should connect to. Other than that, install went well.
Looks good, I am waiting for my new front bumper install before I install and test.
I just finished installing this harness on my 2003 Wrangler. As any wiring on a Jeep, it was uncomfortable and tight to access the wiring. This is normal. The installation sheet instructions were inaccurate for my model, I have a career in automotive, so it was no problem for me. I installed this for flat towing of my Jeep. I ran the harness over the fuel tank and down the drivers side undercarriage, that is where the main harness and brake lines run.
We installed the wiring harness and never could get it to work so now we use magnetic lights. It was labor intense too install and a little gun shy to re-order the same product. I am a mechanic and was very disappointed in the light unit.
Thanks, kinda nice to vent!
I dunno I just got the kit. Haven't had time to install it
Burtcrane
7/18/2023
Working great every time
It all wired up the way the videos showed and worked with no problems. Thank you for posting the videos as the paper instructions were pretty weak.
From an installation perspective it is plug-and-play and is relatively easy to install. However, the first one I received was defective. There was a problem with the diode pack. The defect caused both lights in the towed vehicle to flash when applying the right signal in the towing vehicle. Kudos to the folks at eTrailer for sending another quickly. I tested the replacement and all functions worked with only one seemingly minor observation, with running lights on either side signal causes a slight dimming pulsation in the other, not-blinking tail light. It shouldn’t be enough to confuse other drivers of your intention. Having to install the harness twice was a huge pain.
My 2003 wrangler brake light function is active with ignition off. This means that the brake lights overrode signals. I with the product info alerted me to this problem. I now need to disable the brake lights in my Jeep when in tow mode. This is probably a common issue. I ordered a relay but have not installed it yet. Having to reinstall the harness again I feel rushed so the relay will have to wait and in the mean time I will pull the fuse when towing.
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Don P.
7/3/2023
I have made many trips towing my jeep and everything is still working perfectly!!!