Towing a RAV4
We bought a 1998 RAV4 to tow behind our motor home. I have just installed the Roadmaster towing brackets and today I started looking at wiring for the rear lights. First, because the blinkers are sep...
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Dutch_12078 wrote:
The wiring kit you linked to is intended for hooking up a trailer to your RAV, and will not work the other way around. The 4 lights to 2 lights adapter will not work in reverse unless it's different from the one I have for my utility trailer that's towed by my 2002 RAV4. When I wired our RAV's for towing 4-down, I connected the diodes to the rear light wiring at the driver's side front lick panel. It took a bit of hunting and testing with my meter to find the correct wires, but they're all there. I chose to fully wire the lights so the RAV's lights work exactly the same as the separate brake and directional lights on our coach. When we bought our current 2011 RAV4, i did exactly the same installation again. It saved running wires all the way to the back.
Dutch, some questions:
1) When you say the driver's side kick panel you're talking about the plastic panel to the left of the clutch pedal, right?
2) Are there any tricks to removing the kick panel?
3) Do you remember any of the color combinations of the wiring you tied into?
4) How did you get the the flat wire into the area where you made the connections?
5) Are there any tips and/or tricks or anything else you can add to make the job less painful?
Thanks.
