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This alignment kit with yellow foam balls and LED lights makes it easy to hook up your trailer or camper during the day or at night. The magnetic, telescoping rods work with multiple applications. Attaches to your ball mount and trailer coupler.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (340 Customer Reviews)
This alignment kit with yellow foam balls and LED lights makes it easy to hook up your trailer or camper during the day or at night. The magnetic, telescoping rods work with multiple applications. Attaches to your ball mount and trailer coupler.Very easy to use! One truck has back up camera on it but the other two doesn’t. My flatbed with fuel tank on it is where I use this the most, for either the gooseneck trailer or a bumper pull trailer, it works really great!
Just didn't help .. the magnetic base had a tough time finding a decent flat spot on the trailer tongue, and the yellow alignment balls were barely visible through the back window once the vehicle was loaded. Good concept and inexpensive .. just didn't work for me
this is going to help immensely, no checking 5, to 6 times or having wife try to help
The Performance tool and trailer aligner LED lights and yellow balls made it easy for me to backup my SUV to attack it to the trailer hitch. Highly recommend you consider purchasing this if you have a trailer.
Hitching my horse trailer has always been too time consuming for me. This Trailer Aligner is a great invention! I do not dread trailer hitching anymore.
Debbi T.
12/2/2023
Greatest invention ever! It sure saves me time and frustration. Hitching my horse trailer has always been a real chore until I found this Trailer Aligner!
Only got to use this once because it broke from falling off the hitch due to the magnet not being strong enough to hold its own weight.
The ordering process and shipment was excellent. The aligner could use some improvements for goosenecks but certainly makes it easier. You just have to work with it and figure out how to make it work for the goosenecks. Thank you for your fast shipping.
The aligner was delivered very fast. This system/tool at under $20.00 is an excellent choice over a camera system at $150-200. This is especially the case if you, like me, do not pull a trailer much. It takes some skill development to get the alignment right, but not much. I got close enough on my first try. Much better than backing blind!
One of the blinking LED lights did not light. I disassembled it and found the small, delicate wire contact was not aligned proper in the socket. Misaligned aligner? Fixed it and it works fine now. I do not expect to be hooking up at night, but as an early morning aid, the LED option is a good idea.
I was concerned that this aligner would not work for me because I use a 180 degree aluminum hitch ball assembly on my GMC pickup with which I move the trailer around occasionally. I tow on the road with a 3/4T Suburban with an all steel, weight balancing hitch ball assembly. The aligner is magnetic and will not attach to aluminum.
However, the edge of the hitch pocket sticks out beyond the bumper just enough to provide a steel surface directly behind the ball. (See photo).
I recommend the aligner to the frugal, occasionally tower. More frequent towing? I would go to a quality wireless camera set up.
This product work great,makes hooking up the 5th wheel a breeze
Denzil
12/5/2023
Works like a champ
Makes things a little easier
Michael
8/4/2024
Great
Works great! I have several trailers, but I bought this specifically for my twin axle flat bed trailer. For decades I tended to just eyeball the load based on how the truck was sitting. When I saw this advertised, I decided it would be nice to see the actual tung weight.... Simple and it works great!
SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD, WORKS GOOD. NEVER USED THE LIGHTS
I used yellow balls to assist with backing to the trailer. Was very helpful. If you have a hard time backing to the trailer, I would recommend this product.
Always a good choice to buy from etrail er.
It really helps backing up to a 5th wheel kingpin. It allows me to easily line up the receiver with the kingpin.
Glad I bought it!
Really helps to line up the hitch ball.
Works Ok but its hard to keep the yellow balls with the kit!! They fall off and roll around in your truck!!
Helpful for trailering. Quick delivery.
Functions well, but it would be even better if the camera on my tailgate was stronger.
David
9/6/2023
Excellently! Now, however, I have a new tailgate camera and it is so clear that I have less need for the tailgate aligner.
They work as advertised and if I had an older vehicle with no rear camera they might be helpful. The cameras on my 2022 Silverado are fantastic. I recently borrowed a 2023 Silverado and they have further improved the trailer ball close up camera. No need for the aligner tool on newer vehicles.
Helpful tool
Item was as described. Fast shipping
Works great. Saves alot of time getting hooked up.
I purchased this product for use with our small camper trailer that I will not be taking out on the road for another two months. I've previously used a wood dowel pushed into a drilled hole in a piece of wood placed on the ground next to the trailer hitch and then opened the liftgate on my Jeep and backed up until I hit the dowel. This usually got me within a couple of inches left or right of where I needed to be and I could push the trailer tongue over the hitch ball. I think this inexpensive product should improve on the accuracy I got with the dowel. The magnets are very strong and hold firmly on the vehicle hitch and trailer tongue. The flashing LEDs are an added benefit for backing up in the dark. Be careful not to unscrew the base of an LED too far when turning it off as the 3 button batteries and a small spring will fall out. The threaded base in each of the yellow balls doesn't look very robust so don't over tighten it. However, if the threads broke off you could still use these balls or any similar light weight balls with a small hole in them. This is an inexpensive product that's definitely worth trying.
Bob M.
4/6/2018
Simple to use product that works for me. I open the back of my Jeep, put the magnetic alignment rods on the vehicle
Well let’s start off with this worked great. The led lights were a nice add-on and I even used them once for one night hookup. That being said, I’d forgotten I had them. Because using them for awhile, I got the feel of hooking up my trailer and now it’s very routine. I know where my alignment points are and it because I used the hitch alignment balls to develop the skills to do it without help. OK once in awhile everyone has a bad day, tge stars don’t align and Gods screwing with you and you can’t get that trailer lined up to save your life ( and usually it’s raining or snowing or it’s like 180 degrees outside). But mostly it’s a great investment. Oh piece of advice; with the trailer hooked up decide where the markers are easily seen and line up from the drivers seat. Not straight on. Slightly angled toward driver.
Vee
1/7/2021
To be honest don’t use it all that often. Like I said in original review. It’s a great learning tool. And I still start using it when I have to hook up a new trailer. Basically it gives you muscle memory. And you learn where your pivot points are. I’ve even used it on my plow. To line up my hitch points. This is a very good item to keep around. And if you are having a crap day and can’t line it up. Break out the lineup balls. Or lights at night I keep it in my Jeep so I always know where it is. Plus that’s my plow vehicle snd the plow lineup in the cold is a bear. Remember to line this up to drivers position not dead center. Once I was hooked up I marked the position for the next time I need it. So my review is this is a great tool, and you should keep it handy. And this reminded me to check the batteries in the lights just in case
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Thomas
11/19/2024
could not be better, no more problems with backing up