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Relocate your license plate and tail lights to keep your vehicle street legal while using your Yakima EXO System. Includes wiring harness with 4-flat plug. Simple bolt-on installation.
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Hi everyone, it's Evangeline here at etrailer. And today, we're looking at the Yakima taillight and license plate relocation kit for the Yakima EXO system, otherwise known as Yakima LitKit here at etrailer. Now, when you do have the Yakima EXO system on your vehicle and on your hitch, you will notice that the accessories, especially when you have the top shelf installed, can be pretty large and bulky, so you may cover your license plate and or your taillights with everything assembled and installed and mounted to your hitch. So, because of that, we do have the Yakima LitKit, which is the taillight and license plate relocation kit. That way, you can stay safe and legal on the road. What you get with this kit are two taillight brackets, so they go onto the arms of your SwingBase.
And you have these red taillights as well as this license plate light for your license plate. So, just make sure to maybe get either an extra license plate or to move your license plate from the back of your vehicle to the front. And when you do take your EXO system off, you won't forget to put it back on your car. So, this includes a wiring harness to connect to your vehicle. So, what you need to do is just make sure that one, you have a wiring harness already pre-installed on your vehicle, and it just uses a four-way wiring harness.
So, if you do happen to have a seven-way port, just pick up a seven-way to four-way adopter here at etrailer. This fits US and Canadian license plates. Those are the ones with the holes on the top for these two plastic bolts. So, if you do happen to have a different style of a license plate, you may need to drill a hole into the top of it, so that this will fit. So, these LED lights are going to mimic the taillights on your vehicle.
So, whether you have your brakes on, or whether you have your turn signal on, so you're left as well as your right, this is gonna help keep you safe and legal on the road. You can also see, with the flashers on, how bright they are. So, this is gonna be great, especially during emergency situations, when you need to keep your hazard lights on. Now, as for ground clearance, the lowest point of the LitKit is gonna be your license plate. So, with the standard size of a license plate, it's gonna sit five inches below the bottom of your SwingBase arms to the bottom of that license plate.
So, the install process is very simple. It's just a bolt-on process and it includes the wrench you need to tighten those bolts down, so let's take a look at that process. So, now we have all our parts here set up for assembly. I already put together the passenger's side bracket, so we can put together the driver's side bracket together. So, first, line up your bracket with the bolts in the back, and then fit your wiring through the middle, then you're gonna put a bolt through the front. So, just fit that through and then use a flat washer, and then a nut to hold that down. Tighten down both bolts with the included tool. After you have your brackets assembled, you're then gonna open up the arms on the SwingBase to install them onto the arms, so just pull that lever on the side and swing out those arms. Now, you're gonna line up the bracket with your arms on your SwingBase. So, depending on which accessory you have is gonna be what holes you're gonna use. So, most of your accessories will use back two holes, but if you do happen to use the EXO DoubleUp bike rack, you're gonna use the front two holes. So, I'm gonna put them on the back two holes and use the included knobs, just to put them into place, and then tighten them down. Now, if your Yakima EXO accessory covers your license plate, this also has a license plate relocation bracket. So, what you can do is you can use the included plastic screws as well as the plastic nuts, and that goes in the back. And then just use a screwdriver or you can just use your hands to tighten this down here in the back, and that will relocate your license plate. And then you're almost there to the wiring harness, but first, you need us to set up the clips. You're gonna have six clips and that's gonna be three on each side. So, just pop them into the holes on the bracket, and make sure you have all six securely installed. And now, you get to plug in your main wiring harness. So, here's the plug-in port, right here towards the front of the SwingBase. Now, there's a trick to this. If you have it rotated, you can have it in the lock position where you can't pull that wiring harness out, but you can take that cap off. So, I'd like you to put that into that position and then just plug the four-way wiring right into that port. Now, that four-way wiring splits into two plugs, so make sure to get the correct ones for each of the taillights. Now, plug in the wiring harness from the SwingBase, on the back, into your vehicle. Now, in my case, what I have is a seven-way wiring on my vehicle, so I have an adapter. And that's what I'm gonna do and use to line up with the harness on the SwingBase. And once you've plugged in your wiring, just turn on the lights on your vehicle, just to make sure that everything is connected properly. So, that is nice and neat. Don't forget to feed the wiring harness through the clips that you just installed onto your SwingBase. Make sure that's all secure. That way, you don't have harness flopping around as you drive around. Now, whenever you are loading your accessories, you can take the rear most knob out of that SwingBase, and this will allow you to just drop that down, so you can load your accessories, but don't leave it down for an extended period of time. Once you do have your accessory loaded, you get that knob, line that up, and secure it back into place. Now, make sure that when you do have the LitKit on your SwingBase system, you remember that you cannot put these arms away back into the portable position, so just keep them out. And if you do need to fold your arms back in, you will have to take off these brackets. But once that's all done, everything is secured and you know how to use these brackets, that's it for the install. So, my final thoughts about the Yakima LitKit is I really do like how it fits in and works with the Yakima EXO system. Now, the EXO system is a modular system where you get to pick and choose which kinds of accessories you want. So, if you have the box on the bottom, the bike rack on top, that is a lot of space it takes up behind your vehicle, so you wanna make sure that you are safe as well as legal on the road and that you are visible. So, having these taillights to the side of your SwingBase as well as a bracket for your license plate is helpful, just so that your Yakima EXO system works as a whole. You can also use this with your other accessories. And if you do it correctly, you can just slide the accessory in through the top or through the side, just make sure that you are careful about where the brackets are placed. And then that you have the brackets in the right place, especially if you have the bike rack, that it's further out to the end. And that was a look here at our Yakima taillight and license plate relocation kit for the Yakima EXO system, otherwise known as the Yakima LitKit here at etrailer. My name is Evangeline, and I hope you enjoyed the journey..
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (56 Customer Reviews)
Relocate your license plate and tail lights to keep your vehicle street legal while using your Yakima EXO System. Includes wiring harness with 4-flat plug. Simple bolt-on installation.Looks great! Highly visible during the day and night.
Great customer service! Definitely recommend etrailer.
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Thanks etrailer
The unit arrived as projected,, 4 components all well packaged.
The instructions were easily followed and accurate
The quality of the construction was good with clean welds and good coating
One issue was no keys for the pin locks could be located
The design of the attachment is very easy to attach and detachment.
You can see the various coolers utilized, couple reasons
1. Larger coolers can’t be accessed, the smaller size allows for open top
Access, additionally these can be locked with cable thru handle to
Reduce possible theft.
I did find the upper tightening knob to be not as secure, as I felt better,
In putting a thru bolt and lock but in lue of
All in all pleased , we’ll see how it holds up under highway use
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I just bought a Yakima cargo box with the exo system. I also got the top section add on with the optional table and or bike rack. This product is very solid and it is everything I thought it would be. My wife and I , love it. Thanks
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Very easy to install. Total installation time (not counting taking photos and opening boxes) was approximately 15 minutes. The only issue I encountered was the left handle on the lower rack had a broken piece inside the locking pin assembly. Other than that, everything was quick and smooth for a single person job. This will greatly assist my business by allowing more room for passenger comfort on long trips to and from airports with a large party. Looking forward to putting this to use.
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Everything fit with no problems. My brother suggested mounting the hitch first to the hanging brackets to bare the weight and then attach to the main frame. Then tighten all bolts to spec. Worked like a charm.
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Thank you! This system is frankly awesome. It is very well made and let's me transport bikes in the truck bed and have covered storage that we can unlock and just carry into the hotel and pre pack in the garage or hotel the days before the trip.
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I have a 25ft motor home and have been looking for a solution to carry two bikes with some extra cargo space. Yakima EXO system is the one that I have been looking for. I will post some pictures after installation. Thank you for excellent order processing service!!
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We are very happy with our new Yakima Exo System! It is easy to install and move between vehicles and the cargo container holds a ton of stuff we don’t want to store in our RV cargo bays. We are also very pleased with the customer service at eTrailer. Paula helped us out when the website said it was not available until after our date to go full-time RVing. She got us three of the 4 items so we could get started with install. And she keeps in touch with us on when items have shipped and expected arrival date. Thanks Paula!
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Overall it seems like a good product. I only issue I had involved the warrior cargo carrier. When putting the two pieces together the female screw ends fell out of the tubes. I had a hard time getting them realigned. Other than that, all parts were present and accounted for. Everything went together perfectly.
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Truly one of the best purchases I have recently made. etrailer provided updates on my order the entire way, to include picture icons of the individuals who received my order, pack my order, and shipped my order, and then links I could use to see the status of my order all the way to my door. Despite the 2 boxes, one bulky and the other heavy, both boxes arrived at the same time undamaged. The carrier came with two wrenches and extra lock tumblers to swap out the lock on the box to match the hitch and carrier locks to all be keyed the same. I was not expecting the added attention to detail and professional touch etrailer and Yakima provided. The swing away carrier is well built and was easy to install on my 2022 Subaru Outback with no issues. The rear hatch opens with the carrier and box closed, but getting out large dog in and out of the back of the car seemed dangerous without swinging the carrier open. The taillights and license plate are visible. I recommend adding reflective tape to the box for added visibility because the rear reflectors on the car are not visible. Accessing the contents in the box on the rear of the car is so much easier than trying to access stuff using the roof storage box.
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Extremely well made abs easy to assembl e.
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Per our email exchange, here are pics of the EKO set-up. I'll send you the table set-up pic in about a week (when we get to Key West.
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Got this to use in conjunction with our truck slide in camper. The additional cargo storage space the EXO system offers with the upper deck is enough for our generator, coolers, pop up canopy, bbq grill, chairs and firewood. Being able to swing the entire rack off to the side for access to the camper door is the best part is the system, by doing this also creates a great work station right next to the camper door that I can cook from.
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I have not yet used this yet, but I’m sure it is going to work out fine. I would like to add the ordering process from etrailer, from start to finish was exceptional. I was constantly receiving updates not just for shipping but for predelivery and as well as post delivery. This is the first time I have ordered from etrailer And definitely will not be the last. Five stars for this company.
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Sturdy well made and well designed product! We would buy again. Paula at eTrailer helped us find this item when the website said it was unavailable. A shout out to Yakima and eTrailer!
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E trailer always delivers! Ordering was easy and package was delivered on time. I needed in time for a family trip, called in Roger and Joanne made sure the package went out on time. I will definitely prefer again when I need my next piece of gear.
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This is an awesome set for adding extra space to your vehicle. The product shipped super fast and was in great condition. There was some issues with the boxes from UPS being torn up but the product inside was perfect. The team at etrailer has been responsive and helpful the entire way. Definitely will purchase products from this team again.
Specifically for 2022 and newer Wagoneer owners there is a trick to opening your back hatch with this installed. In the pics below you have to fully swing loosen the top pivot screw about 1/8” to allow the clearance for the hatch to swing by. If all is tight and you only swing the arm to the 90 deg position it will hit when you open the hatch.
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Pretty good container.
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Thank you! This system is frankly awesome. It is very well made and let's me transport bikes in the truck bed and have covered storage that we can unlock and just carry into the hotel and pre pack in the garage or hotel the days before the trip.
Review from a similar EXO in Accessories and Parts
Thank you! This system is frankly awesome. It is very well made and let's me transport bikes in the truck bed and have covered storage that we can unlock and just carry into the hotel and pre pack in the garage or hotel the days before the trip.
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