Performance Tool LCD Digital Circuit Tester Review- Video
Hi, they're hard workers! Today we're going to be taking a look at Performance Tool's LCD circuit tester. To give you an idea of how your circuit tester works, it has LEDs in here that'll light up when both power and ground is present. You'll have to clip your probe onto either power or ground. The, the clip end here, we've got that attached to the ground side of our battery. And then with the probe end, instead of the clip side, you'll touch this to your other circuit. And if there is the opposite there it'll light up. more
9/8/2021 7:23:53 AM
Performance Tool Hook Probe Circuit Tester Review- Video
Hi there, do-it-yourselfers. Today, we're gonna be taking a look and covering some of the features of Performance Tool's, hook probe circuit tester. A test light's a great object for verifying whether you've got power and ground at a specific location. It's also really useful if you're setting up lights on your vehicle for trailer lighting, so you can test your circuits and get those installed. So real quick, we're just going to show you here, how it works, one end needs to have ground, and the other end needs to have power in order to light the light. So we're gonna take the clip end here, we're gonna put this on the negative side of our battery for brown. more
9/3/2021 7:37:29 AM
Review of Performance Tools - Multi Function Trim Tool - PT56WJ- Video
Jeff Hello, everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this 10 in one multifunction trim tool. Now, this 10 in one, multifunction trim tool will let you perform common installation and removal jobs. This tool is a nice all steel construction. Right here in the middle, has a nice comfort grip handle. more
8/20/2021 10:22:16 AM
Review of Performance Tools - Trim Removal Tool Kit - PT73HJ- Video
Jeff Hello, everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this five-piece composite trim removal tool kit. Now, this trim removal kit will contain five unique tools for removing internal or external trim and molding fasteners. It is specially designed slim profile tools, and they are shaped for many different application. Helps you easily remove trim, molding, door panels and dashboards. more
8/20/2021 9:41:58 AM
Curt Powered Tail Light Converter Installation - 2020 Buick Encore GX- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2020 Buick Encore GX, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Curt vehicle wiring harness with a 4-way flat trailer connector end. So, it seems like people use their Encores to do a little bit of everything, you know, which does include some towing. And that's exactly where this wiring kit is gonna come into play. You know, whenever you're pulling a trailer down the road, you're gonna want the lights to work on it. That way people know what you're doing, and you'll be more safe and legal and using a kit like this is gonna allow those lights to work. more
8/17/2021 1:54:28 PM
Curt Powered Tail Light Converter Kit Installation - 2015 BMW X5- Video
Hey, everyone, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today, I have a 2015 BMW X5. I'm gonna walk you through how to install the Curt powered taillight converter kit. This is gonna give you your four-pole connection so that if you're pulling a small trailer that doesn't have brakes on it, it's gonna give you all your proper lighting functions so you're legal and safe, brake signals, turn signals, and running lights. It's gonna have a nice dust cap, so when you're not using it, you can put the dust cap on over the connections and it keeps them from getting clogged up or corroded. This is designed to live inside of the vehicle. more
8/9/2021 1:53:54 PM
Tekonsha Upgraded Modulite Vehicle Wiring Harness Kit Installation - 2019 Audi Q5- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2019 Audi Q5, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Tekonsha upgraded vehicle wiring harness with a 4-way flat trailer connector. So this Q5s are really capable SUVs and people wanna use them. They wanna tow their trailers, go on adventures and whatever the case may be. And so if that's what you plan on doing, you're gonna need a way to power up those lights on your trailer. And with this setup, what's really nice is the fact that our wiring's gonna be stored inside of the Audi whenever we're not using it. more
6/30/2021 1:27:12 PM
Hopkins RV Trailer Connector 12-Volt Power Inverter Adapter Review- Video
Hey everybody, how's it going Today, we're going to be going over the Hopkins power inverter adapter for seven-way trailer connectors. So, I'm sure you're probably asking yourselves now why we actually need an inverter that plugs into our seven-way. So, if you're fortunate enough to have a newer truck a lot of these actually have 120 volt outlets built into the truck bed that allows us to plug in pretty much any of our household appliances that we may need. But, if you have a truck that's a little bit older chances are you don't have those 120 volt outlets. Now those outlets that we're using there, they can come in handy. There's a number of different things we can use them for. more
6/24/2021 11:20:02 AM
Review of Custer Wiring - 4-Way Flat to 7-Way Round Wiring Adapters - KIT-7P-4- Video
Hi there, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to take a quick look at this Custer 4-Way Flat to 7-Way Round Trailer Connector Adapter. This is going to convert your vehicle's 4-way flat trailer connector to your trailer's 7-way round connector. So it's going to convert that so that your trailer will be compatible with your vehicle wiring. This will hard wire to the existing wiring for your breaks, power and accessories. So your white wire is going to be your ground, your black is going to be your reverse lights and blue is going to be your electric brakes. more
6/15/2021 4:13:10 PM
Hopkins Trailer Wiring Adapter Installation - 2020 Toyota Corolla- Video
Hey everyone, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today I have a 2020 Toyota Corolla, and I'm gonna walk you through how to install the Hopkins 4-Pole to 5-Pole adaptor plug. What this is designed to do, is if you have a 4-pole plug on your vehicle, but your trailer has a 5-pole, this allows you to hook into your 4-pole plug on your vehicle, to give you that 5-pole end, if your trailer has a reverse light circuit. The blue wire coming off is gonna have a bullet connector on it, it's gonna come with the extension to connect to our reverse light circuit in the vehicle. This way your trailer, having that reverse light circuit, will allow anybody behind you, if you're backing up, to see what you're doing. What makes this nice is if we're not pulling a trailer with a 5-pole, we can take this adapter, we can throw it in our glove box, or with our other wiring. more
6/15/2021 1:28:31 PM
RoadMaster 6-Wire Trailer Connector Installation - 2021 Ford Ranger- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at trailer. Today on our 2021 Ford Ranger we're gonna be checking out and showing you how to install the RoadMaster six way round connector plug. So just to kind of give you guys an idea on what your connector plug will look like when you're not using it, whenever you're just kind of cruising around town, you can see it's gonna do a pretty good job of blending in. Thankfully the Ranger has a lot of different spots where we can mount this up and it's kind of dark in this area. So with the plug being black in color it does do a great job just kind of, blending in to the front of your Ranger so it don't stick out too bad. With that said, when you're not using it it does have a spring loaded cap and it's pretty tight actually. more
6/15/2021 1:24:56 PM
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2020 Lincoln Corsair, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Tecontra upgraded vehicle wiring harness with a four way flat trailer connector. So the way this kit is going to work is it's going to provide you with the necessary lighting functions to eliminate all of the lights on your trailer. So whenever you're ready to use it, you can open up your hatch, lift up your floor covering, and it's going to be located right here inside. Now you can always run it outside and mount it up next to your hitch if that's what you want to do, but for the most part, I think this is a safe bet. So you have your four-way flat, and you're just going to close this in the hatch. more
6/2/2021 9:59:36 AM
Hopkins Trailer Wiring Installation Kit Review- Video
Hi do-it-yourself-ers! Today, we're gonna be taking a look at Hopkins Trailer Wiring Installation Kit. We're gonna be using the deluxe one here today. Comes with a few extra components, but there is also a standard one. So you're installing your wiring. Can you open up the box And this is really what you're going to see. We've got our module on our four-pole. more
5/19/2021 10:22:24 AM
Curt Circuit Protected Tail Light Converter Kit Installation - 2021 Genesis GV80- Video
Hi there, Genesis owners. Today, on your 2021 Genesis GV80, we're gonna be taking a look at, and showing you how to install, Curt's spliced wiring ModuLite kit. And this is what our wiring harness looks like when it's installed. It's gonna provide you with a 4-flat trailer connection, which is gonna give you all of your necessary lighting signals, which includes your left turn signal, right turn signal, tail lamps, and brake lamps. keeping you DOT compliant in all states. This harness, one of my favorite things about it, is that it has its own module, and its own dedicated power circuit. more
5/14/2021 12:11:08 PM
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Tekonsha ZCI Vehicle Wiring Harness, on our 2014 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class. So, there's something that is pretty cool about this setup, is the fact that we can store our wiring inside. That way when we're not using it, it's not gonna be out in the elements and you're not gonna be able to notice it. So whenever you are ready to use it, you can open up your storage latch there, drape it out over the bumper and hook up to your trailer. Now, this is designed to be closed in that hatch, so you're not gonna have to worry about damaging it or anything, as long as you're on the weather stripping and away from the latch. more
5/10/2021 2:23:29 PM
Spectro Wiring Steel Tubing Clamp Review- Video
Host Hi there, RV and trailer owners. Today we're going to be taking a look at Spectro Wiring's steel tubing clamps. These are available in three different sizes: you can get quarter-inch, half-inch or three-quarter, for the appropriate size wiring or hoses that you need to secure. These hose clamps are great for securing wiring, hoses, and brake lines and other items that run front-to-back on your trailer, to keep them from vibrating around, potentially rubbing on things, and over time, wearing out and damaging themselves. They come in various sizes for the various different components. You want to try to match the size as close as possible; it's gonna minimize the amount of vibration it has, 'cause it's gonna hold it secure inside the clamp, but you don't want one that's too small, 'cause we don't want to crush our lines or damage them. more
5/7/2021 1:38:57 PM
Best 2017 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com Today, I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2017 BMW X5. Here on your right, we're gonna have the CURT. Here in the center, we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have Tekonsha's heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our CURT you're gonna see we're gonna get a total kit. We're gonna have fuse holder. more
4/13/2021 2:31:26 PM
Project Pro Electric Tape Review- Video
Hello, everybody, Clay here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Project Pro electrical tape. Now we are going to get three rolls in a pack. So that's going to end up being about 90 feet in electrical tape. So that's going to be 30 per roll. So it's definitely going to cover a lot of different surfaces. more
4/13/2021 2:14:03 PM
Best 2020 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com Today, I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2020 BMW X5. Here on the right, we're gonna have the CURT. Here in the center we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have Tekonsha's heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our CURT you're gonna see, we're gonna get a total kit. We're gonna have fuse holder. more
4/13/2021 12:58:10 PM
Best 2019 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com Today, I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2019 BMW X5. Here on the right, we're gonna have the CURT. Here in the center we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have Tekonsha's heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our CURT you're gonna see, we're gonna get a total kit. We're gonna have fuse holder. more
4/13/2021 12:57:42 PM
Best 2018 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com Today, I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2018 BMW X5. Here on the right, we're gonna have the CURT. Here in the center we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have Tekonsha's heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our CURT you're gonna see we're gonna get a total kit. We're gonna have fuse holder. more
4/13/2021 12:57:16 PM
Best 2016 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com Today, I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2016 BMW X5. Here on the right, we're gonna have the CURT. Here in the center we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have Tekonsha's heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our CURT you're gonna see, we're gonna get a total kit. We're gonna have fuse holder. more
4/13/2021 12:56:44 PM
Best 2015 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi. I'm Shane of etrailer.com Today, I'm going to go over the best wiring options for your 2015 BMW X5. Here in our right, we're going to have the Curt. Here in the center, we're going to have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left, we're going to have Tekonsha's heavy duty upgraded wiring harness. Here with our Curt, you're going to see, we're going to get a total kit. more
4/13/2021 12:56:14 PM
Best 2014 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane of etrailer.com. Today, I'm going to go over the best wiring options for your 2014 BMW X5. Here on the right, we're going to have the Curt. Here in the center, we're going to have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left, we're going to have Tekonsha's heavy duty upgraded wiring harness. Here with our Curt. more
4/13/2021 12:55:47 PM
Best 2013 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today, I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2013 BMW X5. Here on the right we're gonna have the curt. Here in the center, we're gonna have the conscious ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have the conscious heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our curt. more
4/13/2021 12:55:20 PM
Best 2012 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com Today, I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2020 BMW X5. Here on the right, we're gonna have the CURT. Here in the center we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have Tekonsha's heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our CURT you're gonna see, we're gonna get a total kit. We're gonna have fuse holder. more
4/13/2021 12:54:53 PM
Best 2011 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm gonna go over best wiring options for your 2011 BMW X5. Here on your right we're gonna have the Curt. Here in the center we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have Tekonsha's Heavy Duty upgraded wiring harness. Here with our Curt you're gonna see we're gonna get a total kit. more
4/13/2021 12:54:16 PM
Best 2010 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm going to go over the best wiring options for your 2010 BMW X5. Here on the right we're going to have the Curt. Here in the center, we're going to have the conscious ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're going to have the conscious, heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our Curt, you're going to see we're going to get a total kit. more
4/13/2021 12:53:49 PM
Best 2009 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com Today, I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2009 BMW X5. Here on your right, we're gonna have the CURT. Here in the center, we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left we're gonna have Tekonsha's heavy duty, upgraded wiring harness. Here with our CURT you're gonna see we're gonna get a total kit. We're gonna have fuse holder. more
4/13/2021 12:53:14 PM
Best 2008 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2008 BMW X5. Here on our right we're gonna have the Curt, here in the center we're gonna have the conscious ZCI wiring harness, here on your left we're gonna have to conscious heavy duty upgraded wiring harness. Here with our Curt, you're gonna see we're gonna get a total kit, We're gonna have, a fuse holder, we're gonna get our wiring to under our battery, or quick connects, our dust cap to help protect our connections on our 4-pole plug. Keep any dirt or anything like that from clogging up the holes. And you're gonna get some zip ties to help hold your wiring in place, with this kit, It is gonna have to be tied into or spliced into the factory wiring. more
4/13/2021 12:52:46 PM
Best 2007 BMW X5 Trailer Wiring Options- Video
Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today I'm gonna go over the best wiring options for your 2007 BMW X5. Here on the right, we're gonna have the Curt. Here in the center, we're gonna have Tekonsha's ZCI wiring harness. Here on your left, we're gonna have Tekonsha's Heavy Duty Upgraded wiring harness. Here with our Curt, you're gonna see we're gonna get a total kit, we're gonna have a fuse holder, we're gonna get our wiring to run under our battery our quick connects, our dust cap to help protect our connections on our four pole plug keep any dirt or anything like that from clogging up the holes. more
4/13/2021 12:51:59 PM
Curt LED 4-Way Flat Connector Vehicle End Tester Review- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the Curt four-pole vehicle side trailer, wiring tester. So, if you guys have ever towed a trailer before I'm sure you have encountered this problem. You get all hooked up, and kind of do a walk around, you know you kind of do a pre-trip before you hit the road. You check a few things out, one of them being the lights. And, of course, you turn your blinkers on. more
4/8/2021 11:45:16 AM
Curt Powered Tail Light Converter Installation - 2017 BMW X3- Video
Hi there BMW owners. Today, in your 2017 BMW X3, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Curt's 4-Pole trailer vehicle wiring harness. And this is what our wiring looks like when it's installed. That's right, you can't see it at all because this wiring is designed to stay inside of our vehicle. And I personally like the ones that stay inside better, even though it might seem like it's slightly more inconvenient. But it's protected from the elements, and these are gonna last way longer than any outside mounted connector. more
2/24/2021 4:09:49 PM
Review of Curt Wiring - 7-Way to 5-Way Wiring Adapter - C84HR- Video
Ellen : Hey everybody, I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com where we're taking a quick look at the Curt Wiring Adapter. This is going to go from a seven pole, or an RV style connector, to a five way flat. So if that's what you have on the back of your vehicle, and you need to connect to your trailer, this is going to be the adaptor to get you there.It measures out about 96 inches when you fully stretch it out. But that coil design is going to help to keep the excess off the ground. So as you stretch it out, it's not going to just be dragging on the ground and getting marred up or scraped or anything like that.So we'll take a closer look and I'll show you those terminals, so you can make sure that this is the right fit for you. Now, our seven blade would normally have seven functions, but since it's only going to our five wires, that's all the functions that we're going to get from this.And those five functions are going to be your stop, or your brake signal, your turn, so left and right, running lights, reverse signal as well.And again, just corresponds with the terminals on the other side. more
2/2/2021 7:53:54 PM
Review of Performance Tool Wiring - Wiring Crimper and Connectors - PT89VR- Video
Michael: Hi there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to take a quick look at this Ratchet and Crimper Set. This set is going to include these ratcheting crimpers. These are very easy to use. They've got that built-in ratcheting function to them. more
1/26/2021 2:25:15 PM
Wesbar Wishbone 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector Wiring Harness Review- Video
Ryan: Hey everybody, my name's Ryan. And here at etrailer, we install, test, fit, and review a lot of different parts. That way we can try to answer any questions, those of you might have. And that's exactly what we're doing here today on our trailer. We're going to be taking a look at, and showing you how to install the wesbar wishbone wiring harness. So, when it comes to trailer wiring, a lot of times, you'll see just this portion here, where you plug into your tow vehicle. more
1/20/2021 11:22:33 AM
Review of Performance Tool Wiring - 3-in-1 Cutting Tool - PT92VR- Video
Michael: Hi there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today we're going to take a quick look at this three in one cutting tool. This can serve as three different tools, including an anvil cutter, a wire cutter and a box cutter. It does have heat treated carbon steel blades here that are going to be very strong and durable, very sharp, so they'll be able to cut through plastic, linoleum, shrubs, thick leather, all types of hoses, so a great option whether you're gardening or working around a shop and that anvil cutter is going to do a good job for you.It also has this titanium coated wire cutter that's going to allow you to trim a seven millimeter diameter copper, aluminum or soft steel wire, and will cut up to a four millimeter diameter nail.Personally, I don't think that's necessarily a high quality feature of this cutting tool. When I try and cut this wire here you can see it does cut partway through it, but it doesn't give a clean finish. more
1/11/2021 2:42:11 PM
Review of Performance Tool Tools for Wiring - Digital Multimeter - PT89ZR- Video
Ellen: Hey, everybody. I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com, and we're going to take a quick look at the Performance Tools digital multimeter. This is something that's really handy to have any time you're doing any kind of electrical job, or you're trying to test out any wiring, maybe do some troubleshooting with some wiring that's gone bad, you want to test out your battery, really anything along those lines. So a lot of times these are just something that's handy to have in your toolbox for any of those sort of instances.inaudible 00:00:25 about this is that it does give you a pretty big digital display that makes it easy to see what's going on. You get the leads that are about 42 inches long, so should be plenty of space, or plenty of length to get connected to whatever you want. And then there's also the included attachments that have a little alligator clamp, so that makes it easy, especially for testing out a battery without having to hold the little prongs over it the whole time. more
1/9/2021 10:22:20 AM
Review of Performance Tool Tools for Wiring - Digital Multimeter XL LCD Display - PT29ZR- Video
Hey everybody. I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com.And we're going to be taking a quick look and talk about some of the features of this multimeter. The nicest thing about this is that it does have a nice large LCD display. So it gives you a really easy readout of any of your metrics so that you can see what's going on, make sure that your wiring is working properly. You can test functions to make sure that you're getting the right connections made and that everything is coming through as it should. So I'm going to test it out on a couple of different things just to show you how well it works.So I've got a battery here and also a tester with some wiring on it, just to give you a couple of different scenarios of things that you can test with this. more
1/6/2021 3:37:11 PM
Review of Performance Tool Wiring - Wire Cutters Crimper Bolt Cutter - PT43ZR- Video
Ellen: Hey everybody. I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com and we're taking a quick look at these wire cutters. They're also going to have an in handle or a built in stripper as well as wire cutter. So it's an all around kind of multi-use wiring tool. So I want to try this out and make sure that this is going to be the right tool for you. It's a fairly comfortable handle, could be a little bit bigger on those grips. more
12/12/2020 3:27:11 PM
Review of Project Pro Tools for Wiring - Electrical Tape - PP47FR- Video
Ellen: Hey, everybody. I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com, and we're taking a quick look at the three-roll set of electrical tape. A really handy thing to have whenever you're doing any kind of wiring just to help keep the butt connectors connected together, seal them up, protect them from most grime and dirt from getting in there, causing any issues. It doesn't exactly make it waterproof, but it does help to reduce the instance of water getting into that connection. So, these can be pretty handy for all kinds of different stuff. You can also use this just to help keep wires together, bundle them up, or help to mark things out and all kinds of stuff. more
12/3/2020 11:07:06 PM
Review of Project Pro Wiring - Tools for Wiring - PP57FR- Video
Ellen: Hey everybody. I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com, and we're going to take a quick look at the set of electrical tape.Now, this is going to come in five different colors. You'll have white, red, green, blue, and black. So it gives you a really easy way to keep any kind of wiring separate. You can use this really for any kind of application, but mostly it's going to be to help you color coordinate things, keep track of stuff. It's really handy for any kind of wiring that you might be doing in an RV, on a trailer, or running any kind of hydraulic lines or ... more
12/3/2020 11:02:07 PM
Review of Pollak Wiring - Wiring Adapters - PK12-724- Video
Ellen: Hey everybody, I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com,= and we're looking at the Pollak trailer wiring adapter. This gives you a 7-pole round to a 7-way blade, and it allows you to transfer those wiring connections from one vehicle to another, or from your vehicle to your trailer. Typically this is going to be used in mostly ag applications, when you're moving things around on the farm and you just need to have those flashers so that you can let other people know to go around you, or just to watch out.Some things to keep in mind, though, a lot of times whenever you have a 7- blade round connection, it's going to be wired a little bit differently than what this is intended for. So if you have a separate brake signal from the trailer, the turn light signals, so if those are on different wires, the brake signal and the turn signals aren't combined, this won't work. It only works with a combined signal system. It had a resistor or a converter in this, you could make it work, but it's just going to be a direct wiring.Also, you definitely want to test all the functions of the wiring, because it can be a little bit squirrely as far as what lines up with what. more
12/3/2020 4:07:13 PM
Review of Hopkins Wiring - Wiring Adapters - HM47425- Video
Ellen: Hey everybody. I'm Ellen here at etrailer.com and we're going to talk about the Hopkins trailer wiring adapter. This goes from a 7-pole round to a 7-way blade style connection. So a lot of times this is going to be used in ag applications when you're trying to just move stuff around on the farm and you need to connect up to any kind of a John Deere, or maybe just international vehicle, something that's going to be more of that ag application. The reason why you wouldn't necessarily want to use this for a just regular towing or RV application is because this is only designed to be used with a combined turn signal and brakes, or turn and brake system. So if you have separate turn signals from the brake, meaning those signals are on different wires, this won't pull that through correctly. more
12/2/2020 10:47:10 PM
ZCI Circuit Protected Vehicle Wiring Harness Installation - 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE- Video
Hi there Mercedes owners. Today in your 2017, Mercedes GLE 50, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install Tekonsha's ZCI spliceless wiring system. On your Mercedes, your wiring's designed to live inside the vehicle and it will store inside the compartment over here on your passenger side, you can just bundle it up and when you're ready to use it, just pull it out of the compartment and let it drape out the back. You don't want to hit the striker here in the middle, but anywhere along the weather strip along the back here is just fine. It'll pinch it and won't cause any damage. It's just that striker that could potentially cause an issue, so just avoid that. more
11/4/2020 10:37:10 AM
etrailer Trailer Wiring 7-Way Upgrade Kit Installation- Video
Clayton: Hello everyone, Clayton here at etrailer.com. Here at etrailer.com, we install, test, and review a lot of different products to help you as the customer make a more educated decision before your purchase. Today, we'll be working on a dump trailer. We're going to be taking a look at it and I'll show you how to install the etrailer Trailer Wiring Upgraded 7-Way Junction Box. Now, this junction box is going to be really nice. It comes pretty wired. more
10/28/2020 7:17:08 AM
Review of Hopkins Wiring - 7-Way Blade to 7-Pole Round Wiring Adapters - 47595- Video
Hi there, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to take a quick look at Hopkins trailer connector, adapter. This is going to adapt a seven way RV blade style connector to a seven way round pin connector for your trailer. So this will plug into your vehicle side and we'll convert that to your trailer's connector there. Very easy to do, you can see this does have a nice metal Mount to it. Our mounting holes are about three inches apart center to center. more
10/27/2020 11:22:10 AM
Curt Powered Tail Light Converter Review- Video
Hi, there hard workers. Today, we're going to be taking a look at Curt's universal four-pole trailer wiring harness. This harness is ideal. If you have a vehicle that has been modified or upfitted. This was a transit 350, but the whole back end here is not a transit 350. It has been changed to accommodate our customer's needs here. more
10/19/2020 6:32:09 AM
Hopkins 4-Pole to 7-Pole and 4-Pole Adapter Installation - 2019 Toyota Highlander- Video
Connor: Hey everybody, how's it going Connor today at etrailer.com. We're going to be taking a look at the Hopkins 4 and 7-Pole Trailer Connector Adapter here for our 2019 Toyota Highlander. Now, granted, this may vary a little bit, depending on what trailer connector mounting bracket we're using, but more often than not, it's going to be secured to the hitch receiver tube here, which is going to give us a nice accessible location here as well as going to be sturdy so we don't have to worry about it shifting around or plugging in our trailer connectors. So a seven-pole trailer connector is going to be a step up from the standard four-way trailer connector, and some reasons why you might need a seven-way trailer connector, number one, the most common is if you have electric brakes on your trailer, you are going to be required to run a seven-way trailer connector.And another common occurrence we see of the seven-way trailer connectors being used is if the trailer has a battery and you need to run a battery charge line circuit. So if you have a larger trailer with electric brakes or an onboard battery, chances are it's going to use a seven-way trailer connector, so we're going to need one of these for the vehicle.So this trailer connector here is sort of unique in that it offers pretty much plug and play installation because it's going to plug into an existing four-way trailer connector we have on the vehicle. And if you don't have one of these, we have plenty of plug and play options here at etrailer. more
10/15/2020 11:28:08 AM
Curt Trailer Connector Adapter Installation - 2020 Volvo XC60- Video
Connor: Hey guys, Connor here at etrailer.com. Today we're going to be taking a look at the CURT trailer connector adapter here for our 2020 Volvo XC60. So this is what the 7-way is going to look like installed on pretty much all vehicles. As you can see here, the great thing about this adapter here, it's going to take a 4-way flat trailer connector adapter, which is the most common and standard kind and it's going to adapt it into a 7-way trailer connector adapter. We're also still going to retain the 4-way on the side here.So if you're wondering why you would need a 7-way trailer connector and the reason for this is most larger to medium duty trailers or any trailer with brakes for that matter, is going to require the 7-way because the 7-way has more circuits than the 4-way, which allows us to accommodate additional features such as the electric brake output pin or reverse lights, should we need them. It's also going to have a battery charge line circuit if our trailer has an onboard battery. more
10/7/2020 12:33:17 PM
