How To Replace Your 7 Way Trailer Plug

[@MrMhatten]

Great video after 6 years. Thanks for being to the point and not making one of those videos where the narrator says "okay, I'm putting the glove on my left hand by picking it up with my right hand and starting with my left thumb," etc. You get my drift. Nicely done

[@devonbradford2897]

Great video, brother. I knew what i needed to do, but watching your video made it clear. Also appreciate you got straight to the DIY without padding the video with what you had for breakfast or other irrelevant banter. Top notch stuff, thanks!

[@phi-net2437]

Thanks a million. Last 3 feet of a 500 mile trip, and I forgot to disconnect the line from the truck... Stripped it all out. Very helpful

[@ashleyormonde8365]

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[@tothemoon2]

Haha same issue here, last 20 miles of a 350 mile trip I forgot to unplug and stripped it all out

[@ericsmith-sx8xi]

Watching this video in the comfort of the warm house, drinking coffee. Good video

[@cpaul1093]

Soldering ends of the wires is best practice takes more time but the connection is much more conductive. ⚡⚡⚡

[@kb-zealot]

From what I understand soldering is worse in cases where the electrical system is subject to vibration, like in a car, because the connection tends to become brittle and crack over time

[@kb-zealot]

This was helpful, thanks. My trailer lights have been glitchy: sometimes working and sometimes not, and after replacing the plug they now work well (at least today, time will tell), but it was good to see the steps. And if you don't mind some constructive criticism: it'd be good to see you screwing the wires into their connectors, I hadn't encountered that kind of connection before, in fact I didn't know there was such a thing, I assumed crimping and soldering were the only 2 ways that a couple wires could be connected.

[@dougmaus4468]

Great video and thanks for speeding up the stripping of all 7 wires!

[@alanemaltese]

Done & done.. thanks man

[@EssentialDIY]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching and Im glad I was able to help!

[@matthewcater821]

Thank you man did not see color indicators on plug til this video

[@srdoberman]

all you pros should a made a video he did a good video/advice ...Thanks Greg a big help

[@EssentialDIY]

Thank you so much! Im no pro but if I can try to help anyone anyway I can, then thats all that makes me happy!

[@greidtv]

Facts. Great video family!!

[@corail53]

Thanks for this! Mine broke off when I got rear ended - shattered the unit. Never got it fixed but think I can handle this job on my own now.

[@campingkupcakez]

Thanks for the great video. I am confident that I can replace mine by myself.

[@warrychink63]

Don’t cut the wire bundle as in this video. Simply unscrew to expose the wires that are already stripped and slide the housing unit down

[@MaidenRockCoder]

Often the original plug is vacuum molded and does not come undone.

[@joesotham]

another bit of good advice.

[@oliverhillman1223]

If your lucky

[@johnevans7822]

Better to start with fresh stripped wires if replacing an old plug IMO.

[@devonbradford2897]

No screw with the original plug on my 2004. The only option is to cut it off. But i also like to work with freshly exposed wire on any wiring work, when time permits.

[@EllenCFarmGirl]

Hooking up my horse trailer…old 7 way fell apart. Thanks for this!

[@thepracticalfarmacist]

thanks so much !!! this was the easiest video to do the job !!

[@upinsmokedre420]

Appreciate you explaining step by step

[@Sadie04074]

Very direct and to the point!

[@murraybrubacher2881]

Just one suggestion on the wires getting screwed to the plug put the grote flanged spade terminals on the wires then put the terminals on the plug to make it more secure. Thanks for the suggestion on using tin snips for wires to big for wire cutters.

[@MRHEAT20]

Good job thanks for taking the time to show us

[@frankie9457]

Thanks man! Very informative. Need to fire your camera man though lol

[@AnotherBlackGuy100]

Thanks for the demonstration.

[@tatankat5839]

Great vid

[@3004446043]

Great work. Great video. Thanks a ton brother

[@Loveus00]

I got a problem. Not sure why but I got given this task and am stumped.

[@hamps856]

where did you buy that heavy duty plug?

[@MrMacDracula]

Great vid!

[@bryantremmel2996]

wait you put the yellow wire in center pin what did you put in place of the yellow wire on the side.

[@monkeyking1754]

Thanks for the guidance 😊

[@felinefox4039]

ahhhh....the only thing i was wondering about was skipped over...the actual wire placing and screwing into each numbered terminal......I'm not sure how that goes...guess I'll wing it or find another video. thanks though

[@5hpenny]

Same here. I was waiting for the part that shows about putting the wires into the end. Have zero clue. I'll have to find another video that shows that step

[@felinefox4039]

@@5hpenny I did work it out in the end but was so long ago I've forgotten the whole thing now. The solution is out there(or in there) though!

[@felinefox4039]

@@5hpenny just for u i skimmed thru vid again. Yeah u just loosen the screws (the gold screws in his case) and shove the stripped end of each wire into the hole(i think its a hole) and tighten up to keep wire secured there. The wires are colour coded so u know which one goes where. Hope that helps!/makes sense

[@5hpenny]

@@felinefox4039 thank you, yes that helps very much. I kept up with most of it but didn't know if the wires go on the outside of the screws or sandwiched or what, lol

[@felinefox4039]

@@5hpenny great! Glad u got there in the end😄

[@emmanjacobsdad]

Thanks my friend; very informative. Just what I needed.

[@allisonforrester1111]

I need help wiring the opposite end, the side in my truck that you plug your trailer plug into. Can you help me?

[@jackanderson2256]

Wired it just like you said. Now my right blinker turns on both blinkers, and the left blinkers blink super fast. Any thoughts? I’ve quadruple checked the wiring but i must’ve made a mistake somewhere

[@AntonioGadea-c8i]

there are two configurations for the 7-pin trailer plug, the SAE J2863 and the traditional RV blade connection, on the SAE the left turn is yellow, the right turn is green, the tail lights are brown, the positive is orange or red, and the center pin is reverse, black or purple. the traditional is the one in this video

[@leoj78]

mine did the same today, did you ever figure it out?

[@jackanderson2256]

@@leoj78 i took it to my local trailer repair shop. Apparently it was wired wrong even though i followed the instructions. So just take it to a shop and have them take a look

[@leoj78]

Cool, thank you

[@BILLYGOAT1943]

If your trailer has batteries on line, the Black wire may be hot.

[@thomasanderson4664]

Thank You young man

[@tothemoon2]

Thank you for this

[@lukek6492]

Btw.... when doing this.... if you have blackened copper wire ... you should clean it ... That way you have a proper connection. Not just connect the black wire.

[@Salvadoreño-s5w]

Hey how can I change the plug from7 way to regular boat trailer

[@caseybalvert3547]

Disconnect the trailer battery first. The positive wire on the plug is live with battery connected.

[@kroekerta]

wouldn't the battery be on the car end?

[@caseybalvert3547]

@@kroekerta Yes but many trailers also have a battery.

[@MrTommy001]

@@kroekerta RV trailers have batteries.

[@joelcuevas4208]

I hope this will fix my camper tail light connection problem, they go off while I’m driving, so I have to stop and reconnect to work again

[@choconature]

great video

[@sherryn39455]

How about the one that is on my car, is it the same

[@VideoByPatrick]

My 2005 RV doesn't use the red wire.

[@melodinamananquil413]

Why did you skip im wondering...the yellow flug is in the center is this right...?

[@norcoauctions]

Hey Anthony Rizzo's little brother...good job..thanks for sharing

[@alvalgar5963]

👍 greatest

[@JesuszillaCorp]

man wish i knew what wires were what not all the colors match to what on the vehicle ...what to i do with orange and yellow and such

[@hannahsgrace4U]

Aren't you supposed to disconnect the towing vehicle somehow BEFORE stripping live wires???

[@kroekerta]

the wire he is working with simply feeds the "light" bulbs on the trailer

[@kennydawson265]

Thank You!!

[@6string327]

the plug i took off is wired different. Why?

[@alvalgar5963]

Great!.

[@Chrystaldubois]

I should have done a how to video. You did it the hard way. Much easier ways to do this without cutting anything

[@mattharper588]

Let’s see your video

[@chuckperritt1018]

Wire diagram o b my 2014 3450 rl power plug from truck totrailer

[@linamaria4669]

Than you so much

[@miguelmesa4947]

Hi

[@CarlPankow]

Hard to take a guy seriously in a T-shirt and probably pajamas bottoms! Look professional

[@lalo2641]

👍

[@seove1]

Damn!

[@jasonmiller5074]

No need to do any cutting

[@raptureready9502]

U need a meter

[@stephenshorb7974]

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[@ericmiller2043]

Dude was way off.

[@EssentialDIY]

Lol thats fine for you to feel that way, im no pro at electrical work and wiring, What I did worked and fixed the problem and there was ZERO ISSUES AFTER COMPLETION. So your negativity and hate means nothing when what we watched in the video worked without issues, so I would say, thats a success, regardless if you can do it better or not, this was a basic video for beginners like myself at the time when i was 20 years old and made the video.

[@ericmiller2043]

@@EssentialDIY you my man. It ain't you. I suppose it's whoever wired the hitch on the tow vehicle that decides where the trailer wiring needs to be 🤷‍♂️ If you google wiring diagrams, humor me, you'll 17,432 different variations. Lol Anyhow, I do appreciate the time you took to show what you were doing. A lot of us backyard mechanics that work on our own shit without actual training use the videos from folks like you to help us. Thank you.

[@itsmesusieg.597]

"And such". I'm out.

[@brentbradley6711]

Take those stupid gloves off !

[@EssentialDIY]

Brent Bradley go hate somewhere else, there is absolutely no need for you to bring your negative BS onto my page. People who put others down because they aren’t happy with their own life, which isnt my fault so take your negativity off my page, you clearly have nothing better to do than to start talking shit which is sad

[@brentbradley6711]

@@EssentialDIY You did it all the hard way too.

[@brentbradley6711]

@@EssentialDIY stupid gloves

[@concreteandhaulingsolution8302]

Thank you