Matchless Installing A 7 Pin Trailer Plug

For help installing a 4 way connector view our how to guide here.

Installing a 7 pin trailer plug. Hold solder against the top of the joint. If you have no connector if your vehicle lacks any kind of connector the easiest way to install a 7 way plug is to install a 4 way and use an adapter. Wait for the solder to melt and wick through the wire strands.

The 4 way connector will plug into this adapter and provide the trailer light functions on the 7 way. Installing a 7 way trailer connector on a 2003 dodge ram 1500 with 4 way trailer connector. Also take the time to confirm the function of your vehicle wires if you are splicing or clamping wires together.

That is how the 7 pin connector got its name. It did not say to connect any of the other wires purple. Subscribemore videos coming soon.

I have a 2003 dodge ram 1500 w tow package that i added a pilot electric brake controller and a hopkins 7 pin trailer plug 47185 to. If you don t follow this your trailer or tow vehicle can t be used with any other implement. If you do not need all of the additional functions that a 7 way trailer connector provides such as electric brakes battery charge power or reverse lights then you could simply install an adapter like part 37185.

Not only does it handle the same tasks as the 4 pin running lights left turn signal and brake lights right turn signal and brake lights and ground it comes with the ability to run the trailer s 12 volt system reverse lights and electric brake. There is a standard method of wiring a 7 pin trailer connector. I grounded the white wire to the frame and plugged the 4 pin connectors together as per the instructions.

Hold a soldering iron against the bottom of the wire joint. A 7 pin connector is a simple device that has 3 more functions than the 4 pin version. This video shows the process of relocating a trailer wiring connector from inside of a truck box to the rear bumper near.