Review of Performance Tool Tools For Wiring - Cutting Crimpers - PTW30764- Video
Today we'll be taking a quick look at the Performance Tool Crimping Pliers. These are going to help you make those wiring connections tight and secure, with these crimping pliers. They're going to be a durable construction, fairly compact to fit in tight spaces. From end to end, they're about 10" long, and the widest point at our handle here is about 2 1/2" wide, and then about 3/4" thick. They're made of a heavy-duty, drop-forged and hardened chrome, vanadium steel construction. The cutting edges are induction hardened, and precision sharpened. more
6/5/2019 12:27:26 PM
Shane: Hi I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today you're going to be taking a look at, I'm going to walk you through the installation on the Tekonsha ZCI wiring kit for your 2016 Mercedes Benz Metris.This wiring kit, the nice thing about it and what separates it from others is we don't have to tap into any factory wiring. It basically is going to come with plugs that or brackets that what you do is you lay the wire inside of it. You clip it over the top and it reads the signal running through it. We don't have to splice into anything. The wiring's going to give you all of the proper lighting functions you need to pull a trailer so that you're safe and legal. more
6/5/2019 12:08:01 PM
Review of Wesbar Wiring - Trailer Connectors - W787274- Video
Today we're going to take a look at the Wesbar 14' long, four-way flat connector with the jacketed cable for the trailer end. Now, this four-way flat connector provides a male plug for your trailer. It uses a jacketed cable to protect the wires against the elements. On this side, you can see I used the color-coded stripped wires to ensure a nice, simple installation. The specs on this again, the total length's 14'. The cable, the jacketed cable diameter is .40 of an inch. more
5/30/2019 8:22:18 AM
Hopkins Endurance Multi-Tow Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at a four, five and six pole adapter designed to plug into a standard seven pole on the back of your vehicle. Now, oftentimes, customers get a hold of this and they want to know how they can do that. They want to know how they can go from the seven pole that's on their vehicle, to a working four pole or five pole or six pole, just depending on their needs. Basically, an adapter is really the best bet in my mind. This is going to eliminate the need for us to change the wiring on our trailer, maybe you had on a different plug. more
5/21/2019 1:32:35 PM
Hopkins 7-Pole to 6-Pole and 4-Pole with Cover Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Today, we wanted to take a few minutes and explain the six-pole adapter. We've got a couple options here we wanted to show you. This is going to convert a standard seven pole plug, and in this case it's going to work for a six-pole, and four-flat. So we have two additional options on trailers that we can connect. The biggest problem that you're going to run into with a six-pole round connector, is knowing what wiring code your trailer is set up as. more
5/20/2019 2:17:22 PM
5/15/2019 11:42:24 AM
Pollak 7-Way to 12 Volt Power Outlet Adapter Review- Video
5/14/2019 11:48:12 AM
Hopkins Multi-Tow Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
5/14/2019 11:47:40 AM
Hopkins 7 Pole to 4 Pole with LED Nite-Glow Adapter Review- Video
5/14/2019 11:47:20 AM
Draw-Tite 7 Pole Adapter Review- Video
5/14/2019 11:44:22 AM
Curt 4 Pole to 7 Pole and 4 Pole Adapter Installation - 2017 Toyota Highlander- Video
5/13/2019 10:32:42 AM
Curt Circuit Protected Tail Light Converter Kit Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Volt- Video
5/10/2019 5:17:28 PM
Curt Tail Light Converter Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Volt- Video
5/10/2019 5:12:18 PM
Review of Spectro Wiring - Tools for Wiring - SWC8925-1- Video
Today we're going to take a quick look at the Cable Clamp. This is going to help you get any cables or wires hooked up to your trailer and run securely. It keeps them from dragging on the ground or going over any kind of sharp edges. It just helps to make that wiring overall easier to do, and more secure, so you don't have any shorts or cuts in your line. This is going to be a nice clamp to use, especially on boat trailers or anywhere that you're going to be encountering a lot of moisture. Since it's made of just a natural white nylon, that's better than the typical rubber coated steel that can tend to rust out over time. more
5/8/2019 11:47:58 AM
Reese Tow-Glo LED Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys. It's Randy here at etrailer.com. Now oftentimes we get questions from our customers and they need to adapt their seven-pole to work with just a basic four-pole. They don't want to modify their vehicle's wiring. They don't want to change the plug on their trailer because this might work with one of their other vehicles. They want a good solution. more
5/8/2019 11:28:07 AM
Hopkins Adapter 7 Pole to 4 Pole with Tester and Cover Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys. It's Randy here at etrailer.com. We get questions all the time from customers asking us how they can get their 7-pole to work with different style connectors. What we're going to look at today is from Hopkins, and this is a 7-pole to 4-pole adapter. This is going to plug right into our 7-pole. It's going to give us the functions we need for a regular 4-pole plug. more
5/8/2019 11:27:24 AM
Reese Trailer Connector Adapter with LED Circuit Tester Review- Video
Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Now a common question that we get here is how do I adapt my seven pole on my vehicle to work with a trailer that has maybe a different connector on it As you can see here we're going to take a look at the Reese Towpower adapter. Now this adapter is going to take care of a lot of different things for it. I really liked the way this deal works. Basically this is going to plug into your seven pole. It's going to give us a working five pole, a working four pole, but also if you can see those little red LEDs in there. more
5/6/2019 10:38:28 AM
Optronics 7 Pole to 5 Pole Flat Wired Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Oftentimes, our customers ask us for a solution to turn their regular working seven pole on the back of their vehicle into either a four pole or five pole flat. This is one of many options that we have here at etrailer. This one's from Optronics. Now, unlike a lot of the other ones that we have like this where the plugs are mounted pretty much right here on the back side of the plug, this is also going to give us an extension. Now, this is about 21 inches from this tab right here which is going to be about midway on your door to the end of the plug there, just to give you an idea. more
5/6/2019 10:38:07 AM
Optronics 7 Pole to 5 Pole Flat Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at an adapter plug. We get questions a lot about how people can convert a working 7-Pole on the back of their vehicle to work with a 4-Pole or 5-Pole trailer. That can have a lot of needs, either a trailering in its own. Maybe you've got a cargo carrier that has lights on it. Maybe you just got a little hitch cover that you want to illuminate at night, if it's a plug-in type. more
5/6/2019 10:37:45 AM
Hopkins 7-Way RV to 4-Way Flat Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Hey guys, Randy here at etrailer.com. Oftentimes we get questions about how can I get my seven pole in the back of my vehicle to work with my four-pole trailer Now here at etrailer, we have tons of different adapters available. This is just one we're going to look at today. Basically this is going to give us our connection point. So we can plug this right into the back of our truck, and just like any other seven-pole connector, you can see it's going to have that locking tab so our cover's going to come down. It's going to hold it in place. more
5/6/2019 10:37:27 AM
Buyers 7-way RV to 4 Flat Plastic Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey guys, it's Randy here at etrailer.com. Now we get questions a lot about adapters. Customers want to know how they can convert their seven pole plug on the back of their vehicle to work with a four pole type plug for a trailer, maybe a cargo carrier that has lights or even like a lighted hitch cover. This adapter is going to allow us to plug directly into our seven pole. You can see the four contacts there. It's going to pass it right through to a regular four pole style plug. more
5/6/2019 10:32:37 AM
Pollak 7 Pole to 4 Way Connector Adapter Review- Video
Andy: Hey guys, it's Andy here at etrailer.com. Often times, we get questions from our customers and they want to know how they can convert their seven pull on the back of their truck or vehicle into a four pull. Several reasons for that. Maybe you want to haul a utility trailer that only has a four pull connector. Maybe you've got some type of accessory on the back of the cargo carrier, maybe a hitch cover, and you want it to lit. This is gonna help to solve that problem without doing any modifications to your vehicle's wiring. more
5/6/2019 10:32:24 AM
Tow Ready 7-Way to 5-Way/4-Way Trailer Adapter Review- Video
Randy: Hey, guys. It's Randy here at etrailer.com. We often get questions from our customers about how they can get their seven pole on their vehicle to work with different types of trailers.What we're looking at here is a four and five-pole adapter, so this is going to allow you to use the standard four-pole plug that you're going to find on most utility trailers. This is going to have your ground, running lights, left turn and brake signal, and right turn and brake signal. You can also see we've got our fifth pole here. It looks a little bit different than a standard four-pole adapter. more
5/3/2019 11:02:55 AM
RoadMaster 6-Wire Trailer Connector Installation - 2018 GMC Acadia- Video
Ryan: Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer.com. Today on our 2018 GMC Acadia, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Six-wire Trailer Connector.This connector is going to allow our vehicle lights to function properly when we're being flat-towed behind a motor-home for example. It's also gonna give you peace of mind, knowing that all your lights are functioning to keep you safe and legal. Other motorists are gonna appreciate you as well, since they're gonna be able to know what your intentions are while you're going down the road.Now, this product is going to be best for not only replacing any worn out or damaged sockets you may have, but it's also gonna be good for your first initial setup. This is going to allow you to turn your four-pole flat connector into a six-pole.Now, many of our customers wrote in and said they had a little bit of trouble finding a black connector. That's what they really like about this one, it actually blends in to most vehicles a little bit better than, say, either a white or a silver connector.If you're a little unsure on what components to use for your flat-tow setup, that's totally understandable. more
4/18/2019 12:07:56 PM
Best 2019 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're going to be looking at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2019 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt. And the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most svac's these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical but there are a very minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. Versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger.As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7 we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. more
4/15/2019 8:52:32 AM
Best 2018 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2018 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas, versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger.As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. Whereas if we we're using our Curt the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at 5 amps on the stop turn circuit while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:52:17 AM
Best 2017 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2017 Audi Q7. Here, we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt 00:00:11 and the option on our right is the one from Tekonsha 00:00:13.In most aspects, these wiring harnesses are gonna be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. Versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger.As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our taillight. Whereas if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:48:04 AM
Best 2016 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2016 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects these wiring harnesses are gonna be basically identical but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas versus our Curt here which is quite a bit larger. As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our taillight. more
4/15/2019 8:47:54 AM
Best 2015 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, Audi owners! Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2015 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha.And in most aspects, these wiring harness are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see, the module is relatively small which is nice to be able to fit it into a smaller area versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger. As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light.Whereas if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop-turn circuit while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop-turn.They both offer 7.5 amps on the tail lights, so if you need that higher output for your stop and turn circuits on your trailer, if you've got a lot of lights, big light bars through your tail light assemblies, then the Curt may be the better option for you.Other than that, our harnesses are basically identical. They're going to have the same outputs to make the connections to your vehicle. You're going to get length of wire to run it to your battery. You'll have your fuse protection and they're both going to come with quick splices, zip ties, and sticky pads to get everything mounted up.Regardless of which module you choose, you will have to quick splice your wiring into your existing wiring on your vehicle. more
4/15/2019 8:47:46 AM
Best 2014 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2014 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt, and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. In most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them, and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas versus our Curt here which is quite a bit larger. As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed, and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. Whereas, if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:47:40 AM
Best 2013 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're gonna be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2013 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects these wiring harnesses are gonna be basically identical. But there are a few minor differences between them. And we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness. more
4/15/2019 8:47:33 AM
Best 2012 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, there, Audi owners. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2012 Audi Q7.Here, we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt, and the option on our right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them, and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas, versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger. As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed, and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. Whereas, if we we're using our Curt, the Curt, itself, would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output, at 5 amps on the stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:47:27 AM
Best 2011 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2011 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt, and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. Versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger. more
4/15/2019 8:47:20 AM
Best 2010 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, RV owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2010 Audi Q7.Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them, and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness, and as you can see the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas, versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger. AS you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed, and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our tail light. Whereas if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route into another location and store it somewhere else making a lot more work for us.I will say however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. more
4/15/2019 8:47:14 AM
Best 2009 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2009 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt. And the option on the right is the one from Tekonsha. And in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see, the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. more
4/12/2019 2:27:23 PM
Best 2008 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there, Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2008 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt and the option on the right is from Tekonsha and in most aspects, these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see, the module is relatively small which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas, versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger.As you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q7, we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our taillight.Whereas, if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it to another location and store it somewhere else making it a lot more work for us.I will say, however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on these stop turn circuit, while our Tekonsha only has 4.2 amps on the stop turn. They both offer 7.5 amps on the taillights, so if you need that higher output for your stop and turn circuits on your trailer, if you've got a lot of lights, big light parts for your taillight assemblies, then the Curt may be the better option for you.Other than that, our harnesses are basically identically. They're gonna have the same outputs to make the connections to your vehicle. more
4/12/2019 2:27:11 PM
Best 2007 Audi Q7 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi there Audi owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at the best vehicle wiring options for our 2007 Audi Q7. Here we have our two best wiring options. The option on the left is the one from Curt, and the option on our right is the one from Tekonsha, and in most aspects of these wiring harnesses are going to be basically identical, but there are a few minor differences between them and we'll cover those now.This is our Tekonsha harness and as you can see the module is relatively small, which is nice to be able to fit it into smaller areas. Versus our Curt here, which is quite a bit larger as you can see here on our 2014 Audi Q seven we've got the smaller Tekonsha module installed and we're able to take our wiring and Tuck it all up into the little compartment behind our taillight.Whereas if we we're using our Curt, the Curt itself would take up just about all of the space inside of our compartment here, leaving no place for our wiring, which would require us to have to route it into another location and store it somewhere else, making a lot more work for us. I will say however, the Curt does have a higher output at five amps on the stop turn circuit. more
4/12/2019 2:23:32 PM
Tekonsha Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Audi Q7- Video
Today we're gonna be installing Tekonsha's Heavy Duty ModuLite Vehicle Wiring Harness for your 2014 Audi Q7. This wiring harness is gonna provide you with all the necessary lighting that you'll need on your trailer to be DOT compliant in all states. This includes your left turn signal, right turn signal, tail lamps and brake lamps. This way you can be ensured that when you're going on your vacations, trips, or just doing work around the area, that you're gonna be safe and everybody around you is gonna know what your intentions are 'cause they'll be able to see all of your turn signals.What's nice about this system is you not only get the wiring and everything you need to get it connected, but there's a module that's installed in your harness that monitors the signals that are going to it, and the module itself is what sends it out to our four pole connector. What's nice about this is if there is any faults on your trailer, the module will shut it down, and prevent any damage from occurring to the wiring on your vehicle. As a further step of protection, there's a fuse that's installed in your harness, so if the module does not shut the circuit down in time, the fuse will open for your wiring harness and nothing else on your vehicle will be affected.Now when you're all done using your harness, it's gonna live inside the vehicle. more
4/10/2019 9:42:11 AM
Tekonsha Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Audi Q7- Video
Today on your 2014 Audi Q7 we're gonna be installing Tekonsha's heavy duty ModuLite vehicle wiring harness. To help us complete that installation, we'll be using Tekonsha's ModuLite installation wiring kit. This wiring harness is gonna provide you with all the necessary lighting that you'll need on your trailer to be DOT compliant in all states. This includes your left turn signal, right turn signal, tail lamps and brake lamps. This way, you can be ensured that when you're going on your vacations, trip, or just doing work around the area, that you're gonna be safe and everybody around you is gonna know what your intentions are because they'll be able to see all of your turn signals. There's a module that's installed in your harness that monitors the signals that are going to it and the module itself is what sends it out to our four pole connector. more
4/10/2019 9:07:20 AM
Mighty Cord Trailer Connector Adapter Installation - 2013 Thor ACE Motorhome- Video
This motor home came stock with a four-pole flat, which is great for your lights and everything, and maybe a small trailer. But if you've got a motor home, chances are you'll be pulling your car with a flat tow set up. This four-pole, you can do it, but it's not really the optimal way to do it. We'll show you how to upgrade this to a seven-pole connector, which will makes things a lot better.Today, in this 2013 Thor Ace we're going to review and install the Mighty Cord trailer connector adapter. This is our connector from Mighty Cord here. It has a conventional seven-pole connector on the inside, very popular industry standard for many years. more
4/9/2019 4:07:17 PM
Tekonsha 4-Pole Hardwire Kit Installation - 2007 Hummer H3- Video
Today on our 2007 Hummer H3 we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Tekonsha four pole hardwire kit with circuit tester.Here's what our wiring's going to look like once we have it installed. Now it is going to live on the outside of her Hummer right by our hitch so it'll be ready when we want to hook up. It's going to provide us with a four pole flat trailer connector so we have all the required lights to get down the road safely, like our taillights, our turn signals, and our brake lights.Our kit is going to be hardwired into the trailer wiring that's already on our hummer. There should be four wires just like these that are just going to be tucked up underneath the bumper, then we can attach these two. Our kit is going to come with all the necessary hardware to get it in place, like quick splice connectors as well as a tester so we can test and verify all of our wiring.When we do go to install this, we'll have more than enough wire to go from our factory wire underneath to our hitch because we're going to get a total of six feet of four pole wire. But now that we've seen the end result, let's show you how to get it installed.To begin our installation, we're gonna come to the back of our H3 and we're going to want to go underneath just forward of where our muffler is. more
3/29/2019 9:12:19 AM
Curt 4-Way Flat to 5-Way Flat Trailer Connector Adapter Installation - 2010 Acura MDX- Video
Today on our 2010 Acura MDX we're gonna be installing Curt's four way flat to five way flat trailer wiring adaptor. This adapter's gonna allow you to take your four pole wiring on your MDX, and convert it to five pole wiring. Five pole wiring is a lot less common than your four pole wiring, so you typically don't find kits out there that just install straight five pole wiring. But if you're trailer does have a five pole, and you need this simply plugs in. And to get those reverse lights working you can take blue wire and route it your reverse lamp circuits on your vehicle. It comes with wiring, and quick splice to get that connected.We'll begin our installation at the back of the vehicle with the lift gate open. more
3/18/2019 11:48:05 AM
MaxxTow Trailer Connector Adapter Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at Maxxtow's seven way to four way trailer connector adapter. This adapter is going to allow you to take your seven pole connector that's on your vehicle and convert it to a four pole connector. This can be useful for a lot of different reasons. As our example that we have here, our trailer only has a four pole connector, so the only way we can get those lights to work on our trailer is by using an adapter.Another common use is to use this for your flat tow setup. If you don't have a breaking system installed in your vehicle, and you just have lights, you only have a four pole connector on your vehicle, and you only have your seven pole here on your RV. In order to get those lights to work on your vehicle, we can use this adapter, it can stretch out to reach the cable that's on our vehicle, and provide us with that necessary lighting.Or, if you do have an all-removable type flat two setup where you're using a removable breaking system, like the Patriot and magnetic lights, this can be a great option to get those magnetic lights powered up. more
3/8/2019 5:13:27 PM
Curt Powered Tail Light Converter Installation - 2019 Kia Sorento- Video
Today on our 2019 Kia Sorento, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Curt powered taillight converter with four-pole flat trailer connector. All right, this is what it's going to look like installed. This is going to give us all of our necessary lighting functions for our trailer: Stop, turn signals, and running lights. It puts out 5 amps for our turn signals and brake lights, and it puts out 7.5 amps for our running lights.To begin our install, we're going to need to remove the tail lights. So first, we open up our hatch, and there's actually a panel right here on each side are exactly the same. Going to remove these panels to gain access to the nuts that are holding the tail lights on. more
3/1/2019 3:22:57 PM
Tekonsha ZCI Circuit Protected Vehicle Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 BMW X6- Video
Today on our 2012 BMW we're going to be taking a look at, and showing you how to install the ZCI Circuit Protected Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector.All right, now this is what it's going to look like once it's installed. As you can see there's plenty of length on the cable that way we'll have no problem hooking up to any hitch mounted accessory or trailer we might be using. Now, this is going to give us all the proper lighting functions to keep us legal including our brakes, running lights, and turn signals.What sets this kit apart from any of the others, see, you don't actually have to splice into any of your vehicles wiring, which is always a plus. It simply just uses these clips that pick up your electrical signal that way. It's all pretty much plug and play, as I said earlier, you don't have to worry about cutting into anything. Even if you went to sell your vehicle, and you wanted to put this on a different one you could just simply undo it, and put it on that one.All right. more
2/28/2019 2:55:00 PM
Deka Primary Wire Heat Shrinkable Tubing Review- Video
Today we're going to be taking a look at Deka's Shrinkable Tubing. These are available in either red or black and gauges between 2-8, 8-12, 10-14, or 14-18. You'll want to use heat shrink to cover up any exposed surfaces, especially on power circuits. We've got some here covering up the ends of our ring terminals where we've crimped it onto our battery wires. We also used it here where we connected two wires together using a non-insulated crimp. And you can see we've used it again here on a larger gauges. more
2/25/2019 1:13:29 PM
Review of Tekonsha Wiring - Trailer Connectors - 119179KIT- Video
Today we're taking a look at the upgraded circuit protected modulite with the four pull flat trailer connector. The resettable short circuit and overload protection safeguards itself and the tow vehicle against harmful electrical shorts and miss-wire situation. So it's designed to automatically reset. It virtually eliminates draw on the vehicle's taillight circuit. So the taillight circuit has been upgraded to work with vehicles using pulse with modulation. That's going to allow the converter to fully turn on giving the trailer lights full brightness during activation.It powers the trailer's stop, turn, tail, and running lights directly from the tow vehicle's battery. more
2/14/2019 7:50:24 AM
Curt Powered Tail Light Converter Kit Installation - 2013 Infiniti JX35- Video
Today on our 2013 Infinity JX35, we're going to be installing Curt's powered taillight converter kit with 4-Pole flat trailer connector. This is going to allow you to have a 4-Pole trailer connection here on your Infinity. It will provide you with all the necessary lighting, so you'll be DOT compliant in all states. That includes your left turn signal, right turn signal, tail lamps and brake lamps. It features a dust cap here on the end, which can help keep out dirt and debris, ensuring a long lasting connection, as well as secure your wiring up on your hitch when not in use. The powered module will help protect your vehicle's circuits, because if there's any faults on your trailer, the fuse protection that's on your module will open, ensuring that no damage occurs on your vehicle side.We'll begin our installation at the back of the vehicle, with our lift gate open, by removing both the passenger and driver side taillights. more
2/11/2019 12:07:12 PM
Curt Powered Tail Light Converter Installation - 2010 BMW X3- Video
Today on our 2010 BMW X3, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Curt Power Tail Light Converter with a four pull flat trailer connector.So here's what our wiring's gonna look like once we have it installed. It is designed to stay in the inside of the vehicle until we're ready to use it. It is gonna provide us the four pull flat trailer connectors, so we have all the required lights to get down the road safely. So whenever we're not using it, we can store our wire in the back hatch area here over by the driver's side. Just bundle it up, it'll store neatly right into this cargo net. The only one thing to keep in mind is when you do go to use it, you can drop it just about anywhere out of the hatch, so long as you stay away from the latch mechanism itself. more
2/11/2019 12:02:54 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Adapter Installation - 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited- Video
Today on our 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're going to be installing Tow Ready's Four Pole to Seven Pole Vehicle End Trailer Connector. To assist with the installation, we'll be using Draw-Tite's Wiring Kit for our electric brake controllers and Draw-Tite's mounting bracket for Seven way connectors. This seven way connector is going to be a quick and easy way to take your existing four pole connect and convert it to a seven pole. It also has all the additional circuits pre-wired off the back ready to make the connections for our brake controller. You will need to purchase additional wiring and a brake control in order to get that connected but as far as your lighting from your four pole, simply just plug and play.We'll begin our installation by mounting our seven pole bracket. Two self tapping screws come included with the bracket and we just use those to run it straight up into the bottom of our hitch here, right next to our factory four pole connector. more
2/7/2019 1:02:13 PM
