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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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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.
Chevy Tahoe Lights
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.
Click to enlarge
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.
Chevy Tahoe Lights
