Towing wiring harness

[Redneck_ranger]

Okay, so I might be towing a little Honda to my cousin's, and my wiring harness is shot. What's the factory spec one? I currently have a 3-prong 1 ground harness that was installed by the previous owner. The wires are completely different than the ones coming from the truck... Pics and advice are much appreciated.

 

[Redneck_ranger]

Anybody wanna throw me a bone with this?

 

[Diabolical Ranger]

factory spec I thought was a 4 flat and that is what you have. the towing package would be a round 7 pin connector

let me see if I still have some pics when I did mine

 

[Redneck_ranger]

factory spec I thought was a 4 flat and that is what you have. the towing package would be a round 7 pin connector

let me see if I still have some pics when I did mine

Okay. Do you know what I would need for a tbar trailer as for wiring?

 

[Diabolical Ranger]

if you have the 4 flat on your truck and you are using a tow bar just use a set of portable tow lights like this set up
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-magnetic-towing-light-kit-67455.html

 

[Redneck_ranger]

Doesn't the trailer come with lights? lol
And I'm not sure what kind of trailer it's going to be because the car has no struts.

 

[Diabolical Ranger]

are you renting a trailer or a tow dolly or a tow bar ?

 

[Diabolical Ranger]

if you are using a trailer it more than likely should have a set of lights, you will have to see if it has a 4 flat connector or the round connector.


If using a tow dolly they usually have lights and generally use a 4 flat/


if using a tow bar YOU supply the lights like the ones from harbor frieght

 

[Redneck_ranger]

Alright then. I'll see what I can get lol I told my buddy to supply the trailer, so hopefully he gets the right one. I need a new harness anyways, but I should be able to use the plug from my lightbar too, right? If it's a 4 pin?

 

[Diabolical Ranger]

pics?

 

[Redneck_ranger]

Uhhh, don't have any right now. The kit I got from LMC came with an extra harness in case you had to wire it directly in to the towing harness. I did this because my trailer hookup is bad. It has the same female end to plug into the trailer hookup, so I'm assuming it would work either way.

 

[Diabolical Ranger]

here is a pic of the 7 pole round I installed.
it also has the 4 flat connector built in it

 

[Redneck_ranger]

Alright, thanks. How is it to install the 7 pin? Same four wires to splice in, or is there more?

 

[Diabolical Ranger]

if the trailer has trailer brakes there are more wires for power to a couple of the pins
but if no trailer brakes just the 4 wires for lights are fine.

I wired in a brake controler also so incase I tow another trailer that has brakes I have it there already, my camper has brakes and it makes towing and stopping much better.
It really is easy to wire them up

 

[Redneck_ranger]

Alright, awesome. Hopefully I only need the 4 pin plug so I could just use my lightbar's plug lol Thanks Craig!

 

[Diabolical Ranger]

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this is the type I used on my truck