I've had my 1 1/2" trailer hitch installed for three years now, I use it regularly with my receiver mount bike rack, but everytime I needed to tow - I needed to use the Subaru Outback because I never got around to installing the wiring. So - camping trip with the kids planned for this summer, so I was forced to get on the lighting controller installation.
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| Vehicle connections are on the left side - black - 12V, green - right turn, red - stop, yellow - left turn, brown - tail, white - ground. |
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| Curt Powered, Circuit Protected Taillight Converter, Trailer connections right side, vehicle connections left side. |
I thought I'd post a few tips to help anyone out with selecting tapping points for the lighting controller.
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| Green lead on the Curt adapter - right turn - I found the blue / brown wire to the right signal light right at the connector to the right side signal light connector, just above the trunk battery. |
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| Stop light (red wire) connected to White / Brown and Running Lights (Brown Wire) connected to Black / Brown at the right rear signal light connector |
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| Ensuring a good ground - scuffing the paint around the ground lead connection to bare metal |
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| Reverse lights (not needed for the Curt adapter, but used in the 7 pin plug connection) in the wiring harness above the battery, right rear of the trunk, white / yellow wire. This is also useful for tying in a reverse light camera. |
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| Use a bit of aluminum foil to deflect heat from the heat gun when shrinking the butt crimp connectors, to protect trim and other wiring. |
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| Following installation - neaten up the installation with some black PVC wire wrap. |
And that's all there is to it. Once installed, make sure you test to make sure all is working correctly. You can purchase these inexpensive testing plugs online, this one is made by Curt as well.
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| Light testing adapter. Running lights / stop and turn signal combination lights. |
2 Year Update
Still working perfectly. Did a cross country tent trailer camping trip with the kids - everything worked great. Good quality parts.
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