Damaged trailer wiring harness
Today when parking the TT in a tight spot, I had to jack knife the trailer to get it in and the large trailer wiring harness got caught in the hitch and smashed/cut the wiring harness about 2' from th...
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I would definitely replace the damaged trailer cable with a new one. Go to ETRAILER.com to purchase what you need. Etrailer has two lengths for this item so be sure of the length you need.
It will be an exact replacement item including the correct color of the seven leads used. Replacement will an easy task in the junction box you have found and will be color for color when replacing the leads.
ADDED NOTE:The replacement cable will look something like this:
Etrailer also has self help videos for these type of replacement items.
I helped a guy patch his cable up that he got damaged at a camp site since I had some crimp connectors, tape, and heat shrink on hand. It was a good fix doing this for him to make a trip back home and get a new one ordered but it just makes good sense to me to replace a damaged cable with a new one. You get a new molded 7-way connector that will have fresh contacts as well.
Roy Ken
It will be an exact replacement item including the correct color of the seven leads used. Replacement will an easy task in the junction box you have found and will be color for color when replacing the leads.
ADDED NOTE:The replacement cable will look something like this:
Etrailer also has self help videos for these type of replacement items.
I helped a guy patch his cable up that he got damaged at a camp site since I had some crimp connectors, tape, and heat shrink on hand. It was a good fix doing this for him to make a trip back home and get a new one ordered but it just makes good sense to me to replace a damaged cable with a new one. You get a new molded 7-way connector that will have fresh contacts as well.
Roy Ken
