Hidden Hitch T-Connector

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Hidden Hitch T-Connector, wiring hitch.
Without the proper hitch wiring, your trailer's brake lights and turn signals couldn't work. Avoid costly accidents by running the right hitch wiring to your trailer. From T-connectors to tail light converters, we've got your hitch wiring bases covered.
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Painlessly power your trailer with the Hidden Hitch T-Connector
Forget about cutting, splicing and taping—your Hidden Hitch T-Connector is custom-wired to plug right into your factory harness
Most Hidden Hitch T-Connectors install in 10 minutes or less
1-piece construction for unfailing weather protection
All Hidden Hitch T-Connectors use 16-gauge bonded wire and a 4-way flat plug
Converter included with your Hidden Hitch T-Connector if your vehicle needs it
Backed by a 1-Year Warranty
Description. Boats, RVs and horse trailers all have 1 thing in common—they need electricity. Without a stream of juice, their brake lights and turn signals stay dark. And, that puts you at risk for an expensive rear-end accident. Keep your trailers powered up with a Hidden Hitch T-Connector. Simply plug your trailer’s harness into the T-Connector, and you’re ready to roll.
No wire splicing, cutting or taping is needed. Your Hidden Hitch T-Connector is completely custom-designed to marry up to your factory electrical system. In fact, 10-20 minutes is about all the time it takes to install most Hidden Hitch T-Connectors.
Come rain or shine, your Hidden Hitch T-Connector is safe and sound. Its solid 1-piece construction is fully weatherproof. For lasting dependability, it uses 16-gauge bonded wire with a 4-way flat plug. You even get a converter if your vehicle needs it. And, Hidden Hitch stands behind your T-Connector with a 1-year warranty. HidKit

U.S. Auto Sales Woes Continue

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U.S. auto makers are expected to report big declines in August domestic sales despite stepped-up incentives, according to research firm J.D. Power & Associates, though industrywide sales are expected to improve slightly from July's moribund rate.
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Ford trucks in a dealership's storage lot in Chicago. U.S. auto makers are expected to report big declines in August domestic sales, according to J.D. Power & Associates.
The research firm still expects sales in the closing days of the month to improve because of General Motors Corp.'s 100th anniversary sales event, which offers "employee pricing" on most vehicles and cash rebates on selected light trucks.
The J.D. Power report, based on sales through Aug. 17, estimates sales for the month will come in at around 1.21 million vehicles, or 13.4 million vehicles on a seasonally adjusted annual rate. That is down from the August 2007 seasonally adjusted rate of 16.2 million vehicles, but up 6.3% from July.
"Both cash rebates and APR programs continue to rise from year-ago levels, as auto makers struggle with weakening light-truck sales," said J.D. Power. The average time a vehicle sat on the lot during the first 14 selling days of the month rose 14% from a year ago, it said, "adding pressure to increase incentive programs."
All major manufacturers had year-to-year retail-sales declines through the first 14 days of the month, although Nissan Motor Co.'s decline was modest. "That general pattern is expected to hold through the remainder of the month, with only GM by the end of the month expected to show a significant improvement over its month-to-date performance as its incentive program takes effect," J.D. Power said. Only Nissan is expected to finish the month with higher sales -- up 1.5%. Declines of 24% to 30% are forecast for GM, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, while Toyota Motor Corp. is projected to have a 13% decline.

"With the month now half over, the pattern of very weak sales that has persisted for at least the last several months is clearly continuing into August," said J.D. Power Chief Economist Bob Schnorbus. "However, with auto makers getting near the end of one model year and getting ready to start the next, sales are beginning to show some signs of improving over July's dismal sales performance."
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Garage Owner Arrested Over Bill Dispute

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Garage owner, Darren Tandy, was arrested after a customer disputed a £1127 bill reports The Sun.

Darren, of Mr Clutch in Gateshead, was arrested after police were called to settle the dispute after he refused to lower the fee for the work he had carried out on the customer's Land Rover.

The customer disputed the agreed price of £1127, and called the police when Tandy refused to accept £950 instead.

The customer then tried to push Tandy for a greater discount, suggesting a figure of just £550.

When Tandy claimed the parts cost more than that amount the police arrested him.

Tandy was taken to Gateshead police station where he was released three hours later without being charged.

He was arrested for Breach of the Peace, Tandy claiming he hadn't been very rude, nor sworn during the dispute.

Tandy has sent a letter of complaint to the police after the way it handled the matter, though the police claim that the officer had acted appropriately.

The customer finally paid £800 for the work two days after disputing the bill.
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Wiring Your Trailer Hitch.2

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This pickup came with an adapter harness for the trailer hitch in the glovebox. Simply disconnect the loom to the truck lights and plug in the adapter. You'll still need to wire the trailer.
But wiring a trailer may not be easy. If you're towing just for the day and don't ever plan to tow again, you can pick up some adapters that replace the taillight bulbs in your vehicle and have pigtailed wires hanging from them. How you route the wires out of the light sockets and down to the hitch can be problematic. And what if you have a trailer with simple 1-lamp lights and a car with multiple taillights, like most European cars? At the very least, odds are the trailer and vehicle use different connectors, as the trailering industry uses at least four different styles.


Red To Green To White
Let's start with the basics. Most trailers have three circuits--for running lights, and left and right brake lights. The brake lights will flash for the turn-signal function--it's up to the flasher relay in the car to know when the brake lights are on and to flash the appropriate filament. So technically, you need only three wires to the trailer plus a ground wire.

Always run a ground wire from the frame of the vehicle (not from the hitch or bumper) to the trailer. The metal-to-metal contact in the hitch is not reliable enough for a consistent connection.
This means you'll need a connector with at least four contacts. Not surprisingly, the standard flat-style connector for trailers uses four pins, with one unshrouded male pin on the vehicle end for the ground. Other common styles of connectors use five, six or seven pins, and these are the styles you'll see installed by the manufacturers on new vehicles. Why more than four? Larger trailers sometimes use a separate circuit for running lights on the sides and front of the trailer. Some trailers use electrically actuated brakes. It's not uncommon for enclosed trailers to have interior lights or accessories powered by the vehicle battery, so that means another circuit. Dash Kit

Wiring Your Trailer Hitch.1

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The rental yard is busy. The utility trailer you want is inexpensive, and the yard help assists you in hooking up the trailer hitch and safety chains. Now to drive home and load the trailer with the entirety of a teenager's life, then ship her off to college several states away.

But not until you hook up the lights on the trailer. The trailer dealership won't let you leave until the lights work. And the trailer plug on the back of your truck doesn't remotely match the one on the trailer. The friendly trailer-hitch counterman points to the display of electrical connectors and suggests that if you can't get them working on your own, he can have a mechanic do it for you, first thing Monday morning.

Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
Trailer wiring may be easy. Many vehicles, particularly pickups and SUVs, come prewired for trailers. If there's a preinstalled hitch, the connector might already be in place behind a convenient spring-loaded cap. Or, if you've bought a new vehicle, you may find the harness needed to install the connector inside the glovebox. Simply unplug the connector to the rear lights on your truck, plug in the trailer harness between the male and female ends, and you're ready.
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