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Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector
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Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

Part Number: C55380
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Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs directly into existing wiring - no cutting, splicing or tapping required. Converter is made using SMT to ensure superior performance. 1-800-940-8924 to order CURT custom fit vehicle wiring part number C55380 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all CURT products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector. Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring reviews from real customers.
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CURT Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - C55380

  • Trailer Hitch Wiring
  • Custom Fit
  • 4 Flat
  • Converter
  • CURT

Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs directly into existing wiring - no cutting, splicing or tapping required. Converter is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.


Features:

  • Provides a 4-way flat trailer connector at the back of your vehicle to power your trailer's signal lights
    • Compatible with 5-pole, 6-pole and 7-pole adapters (sold separately)
  • Connects quickly and easily - no cutting or splicing of wires
    • Locate connection points behind tail lights
    • Plug in T-connector
  • Includes a tail light converter to ensure that your vehicle's wiring matches that of your trailer
  • Constructed using surface-mount technology (SMT) for consistent, reliable performance
    • Maximizes trailer light yield and intensity while producing minimal heat
    • Ensures superior operation in rough road conditions
  • Comes with dust cap for 4-way flat connector


Specs:

  • Maximum amperage:
    • Stop/turn lights: 3 amps per circuit
    • Tail lights: 5 amps per circuit
  • Limited 1-year warranty


Installation

This custom-fit T-connector plugs into your vehicle's wiring harness, which is located behind the driver's-side and passenger's-side tail lights. You will have to remove the tail light assemblies to access this harness.


Once installation is complete, the 4-way connector will be stowed beneath your vehicle, near the trailer hitch. A mounting bracket (sold separately) is recommended to keep the connector secure.


It is recommended that you use a small amount of grease on all electrical connections - the plugs on your automobile and the 4-pole connector itself - to help prevent corrosion.


Tail Light Converter with Surface-Mount Technology

A tail light converter is built into this T-connector. Because most trailers run on a two-wire system - wherein the brake and turn signals are carried on one wire - the separate brake and turn signals from your vehicle's three-wire system need to be combined so they are compatible with the wiring system of the trailer. This converter combines the brake and turn signal functions of your automobile so that they run on one wire to properly activate your trailer's tail lights. Note: This will not affect how the tail lights on your vehicle operate.


Curt builds each tail light converter using surface-mount technology (SMT). This method of construction involves soldering electronic components directly to the surface of a printed circuit board. SMT eliminates the need for leads, which are used in older through-hole technology. The result is a circuit board that is smaller yet provides more routing area and that offers superior performance, reliability and durability.


Curt SMT Circuit Boards

Circuit boards constructed using SMT have been shown to perform better under rough conditions with excessive vibration than those made using the through-hole method. And where would vibration be more likely to occur than in towing applications? Curt converters also produce less heat, leading to increased durability and longer life. In addition, lower levels of resistance ensure better performance, especially for parts that operate at higher frequencies.


Each Curt circuit board is made using high-quality components that are pieced together in the most technologically savvy fashion, leading to greater predictability and reliability in functioning.



55380 CURT T-Connector - Surface Mount Technology - 4 Wire

Installation Details C55380 Installation instructions

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Video of Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector

Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.




Video Transcript for Review of CURT Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring - Trailer Hitch Wiring - C55380

Hello neighbors, Steven here with etrailer.com. Today we're looking at our Curt T-connector Vehicle Wire Harness with our four pole trailer connector. Now folks, this is a custom fit application. It fits a 01 through 2006 Mitsubishi Montero. Double check that though with our fit guide here at etrailer.com. Top center of our homepage, enter your year, make and model and any kind of other information it asks you to ensure you're getting the correct parts the first time.

Now folks, this will provide you with a nice four pole flat connector or a four-way, some people call it, at the back of your vehicle. And that'll let you plug in your trailer and then in turn, power up your trailer's turn signals and lights. It is technically compatible with a five, six, or seven pull adapter. You can get those separately here at etrailer.com. And it's a quick, no splice, no drill connection.

So at the back of your vehicle in the cargo area, you're gonna pull off a couple panels per the instructions. Follow those and you'll unplug the taillight connector. You'll plug one of these guys back into the taillight and you'll plug the taillight connector in the other one. So that's why they call it a T-connector. It's making the letter T, very simple plug and play connection.

Super simple. Now you've got this black box here and a double sided adhesive that would go on here and get pressed into the vehicle behind one of those panels, again per the instructions. And this guy is what they call your brain of the the whole kit or the surface mount technology. It's gonna give you consistent, reliable output of voltage and amperage. And it's also gonna con protect the vehicle against back feed.

The max amperage on your stop turn lights is three amps per circuit, while five amps per circuit's gonna be on your taillights. You do also get a ground wire here to ground it to the metal frame of the vehicle. You got a nice self tapper here to do that. You also get a dust cap to go over the four pole connection whenever it's installed and all the zip ties to install it. Now once this is installed in your cargo area, it does actually come out and go underneath the vehicle. So I recommend getting an electrical mounting bracket that's sold separately here at etrailer. The first one I recommend is what they call a short bracket. It's 18140 and it has a hose clamp included that's gonna get you around the hitch and it's going to mount up to and mate with a C42CR connector. And those two mounting brackets together will let you mount this up out of the way, nice and tight and clean next to the hitch tube on the hitch itself. That way you never have to look for it whenever you're hooking up your trailer. Folks, that's gonna wrap it up. You got a nice one year limited warranty with this connector today. And I am Steven, thank you so much again for your time. Stay safe out there, as always while you're towing.

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Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness with 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector - C55380

Average Customer Rating:  5.0 out of 5 stars   (7 Customer Reviews)

Quickly and easily install a 4-way trailer connector on your vehicle with this custom harness. T-connector plugs directly into existing wiring - no cutting, splicing or tapping required. Converter is made using SMT to ensure superior performance.

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Very simple install, and Instructions were very straightforward. I'm very happy with my purchase!



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See what our Experts say about this CURT Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring

  • Trailer Hitch for 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Limited
    We do indeed offer Class III receiver hitches for the 2001 Mitsubishi Montero and Montero Sport (two distinctly different vehicles). For the 2001 Montero, use the Curt Class # C13800 III hitch. If you'll be towing with the hitch you'll also need a trailer wiring harness like # C55380 a ball mount like # C45010 and # 19260 for a 1-7/8 or # 63845 for a 2 inch trailer ball. For the 2001 Montero Sport, you'd use the Curt Class III, part # 13223. For trailer wiring, use # 119178KIT and the...
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  • Trailer Lights Dim When Headlights and Turn Signal are Used on 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Using C55380
    It sounds like you have a ground issue. You will want to start off by checking all of the grounds on your trailer and making sure that they are securely connected with a clean metal-to-metal connection. Rust and sometimes paint can sometimes cause issues with wiring. Checking the ground on your 2001 Mitsubishi Montero is a good idea as well. Since it really sounds like a faulty ground connection, I doubt it is the converter unit in the Curt # C55380, but you can check that too by using...
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  • How to Install Tekonsha P3 Electronic Brake Controller, Part # 90195, in 2001 Mitsubishi Montero
    Brake controller installation requires the following items: a brake controller, a 7-Way or 6-Way installation kit, either part # ETBC7 or # ETBC6 (depending on which connector is on your trailer) and a flat 4-pole trailer connector if one is not already installed at the rear of your Montero. The 4-pole trailer connectors are vehicle specific; the part for your Montero is # C55380. I have included links to all of these parts. Installation of a brake controller is described in the three...
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