Coming down to the wire...Probably should have tackled this first but it is not near as glamorous as the ARB install
On my LX the PO installed a hitch and wiring harness. The hitch was a Draw-Tite and the wiring harness is the 4 pin type like this.
I had noticed a green wire coming off my battery going toward the back of the vehicle previously so tonight I investigated this a little more. Well, tucked in the back DS pocket (with the tool case and and bottle jack) is a "Draw-Tite Modulite Lite Trailer Light Power Module". Apparently this little gizmo is designed to provide power directly from the battery to the trailer lights through the plug. The model I have is the 18187 model, or the "Lite" version. Oh, and I don't think the PO put an in-line fuse on it either
Ok, so now I want to install my brake controller and it is all pretty straight forward until I get to the 'blue wire' for the trailer brakes. The instructions are pretty slim (read that as non idiot proof) and just state that the blue wire is run back to the trailer plug.
Well, with a 4-pin plug there isn't an open place to run that blue wire to. Does that mean I need to convert over to a 7 pin/pole plug like this: 4 pole to 7 pole adapter or this this even fancier one?
What has me confused in my pop-up camper just has the 4 pin connector on it. My Durango had a 7 pole connector so I always used one of these 7 pole to 4 pole connectors.
But, it would appear that I need to go 4 pole to 7 pole on the tow rig end and then back from 7 pole to 4 pole on the trailer side
Maybe there is some whizbang stuff going on in the adapters that allows the trailer brake connection to function?
I need to tackle this this weekend so any help will be MUCH appreciated. If I have to I will just redo the whole dang thing, assuming I can find the needed parts locally.
P.S. Remaining items on my must do mod list are the trailer brake controller, sliders, CDL switch and Pin 7 mod (hopefully), CB, and adjust the e-brake . There are about 10 additional items on my want to do list. Should I start a poll on whether you all think I'll be ready in time
On my LX the PO installed a hitch and wiring harness. The hitch was a Draw-Tite and the wiring harness is the 4 pin type like this.
I had noticed a green wire coming off my battery going toward the back of the vehicle previously so tonight I investigated this a little more. Well, tucked in the back DS pocket (with the tool case and and bottle jack) is a "Draw-Tite Modulite Lite Trailer Light Power Module". Apparently this little gizmo is designed to provide power directly from the battery to the trailer lights through the plug. The model I have is the 18187 model, or the "Lite" version. Oh, and I don't think the PO put an in-line fuse on it either
Ok, so now I want to install my brake controller and it is all pretty straight forward until I get to the 'blue wire' for the trailer brakes. The instructions are pretty slim (read that as non idiot proof) and just state that the blue wire is run back to the trailer plug.
Well, with a 4-pin plug there isn't an open place to run that blue wire to. Does that mean I need to convert over to a 7 pin/pole plug like this: 4 pole to 7 pole adapter or this this even fancier one?
What has me confused in my pop-up camper just has the 4 pin connector on it. My Durango had a 7 pole connector so I always used one of these 7 pole to 4 pole connectors.
But, it would appear that I need to go 4 pole to 7 pole on the tow rig end and then back from 7 pole to 4 pole on the trailer side
Maybe there is some whizbang stuff going on in the adapters that allows the trailer brake connection to function?
I need to tackle this this weekend so any help will be MUCH appreciated. If I have to I will just redo the whole dang thing, assuming I can find the needed parts locally.
P.S. Remaining items on my must do mod list are the trailer brake controller, sliders, CDL switch and Pin 7 mod (hopefully), CB, and adjust the e-brake . There are about 10 additional items on my want to do list. Should I start a poll on whether you all think I'll be ready in time