| slanky |
Plenty of online instructions on doing the hitch harness install, but I saw someone asking for pics the other day of the install process. I just got my harness yesterday and installed it last night now that my U-haul hitch is installed.
So for anybody that's interested, here's the hitch harness installation with pics.
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Here we are with the cargo cover moved back and the storage compartment lid
has been removed:
First, we pull the weather stripping back along the bottom of the cargo area
and then pop off the trim panel:
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| slanky |
Pop off those pesky grommets on the top and underneath the car body - you can
see the hole on the bottom through the top hole - this is where you will route
the harness:
Pull back the storage compartment plastic at the edge and see the vehicle harness
hiding underneath:
Cut that clip off the wire harness (be very careful not to cut the vehicle harness!):
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| slanky |
The mess of tools at this point :-) Digital calipers are there only because
I'm anal :-)
Now we tape the template in place:
Once you score the plastic around the template, you remove the template, drill
your holes and then cut out the plastic using a utility knife. (not sure why
you need to drill these - I suppose just to make cutting the corners easier.
However, if you're good with a utility knife, that step is not strictly needed)
Now we deal with the mounting bracket - taping the squishy tape on the bits
that the install instructions tell us to :-)
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| slanky |
Attach the ziptie with the clip onto the wiring harness at the green tape spot
and attach the red clips to the other plugs:
Now we slide the converter on the mounting bracket:
And plug the harness into it as indicated in the instructions:
Move the plastic back and shove that sucker in there and bolt it in place -
you'll notice I had yet to remove a piece of plastic at the top that I didn't
figure out until the cover needed to be put in place :-) Also at this stage
you route the 4 pin connector through the holes to the bottom of the vehicle
and get those rubber grommet seals in place securely:
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| slanky |
After cutting off the last bit of excess plastic, we slide the cover in place:
Put the weatherstripping back in place and then replace the trim:
Ziptie the harness in place as you see fit - personally I have the U-haul hitch
so I couldn't use the small mounting bracket they provide with the harness to
attach to the OEM hitch. Zipties work fine :-)
Only thing left to do is plop the 20 amp breaker into the breaker box under
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| iam1ru12 |
Slanky,
Great write up, thanks!
I was looking at the install sheets from H & A for the harness as I need to install a complete tow package on my (new to us) Pilot. I came across the following harness from etrailer.com. Their video for the Pilot install seems to follow your write up as well.
I'm confused as to what the converter does?
Also, I assume the 20 amp breaker just enables/powers the vehicle harness
that was hiding underneath the storage compartment?
Any comments on going from the 4 pin to at 7 pin connector? My pop-up camper using a 7 pin (round) connector. I planned on getting a 4 pole to 7 pole adaptor . Any possible issues there?
I do realize I need to make my battery connection and brake controller connection outside the harness topic covered here.
Thanks!
-Mike |
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