Currently, my 815 is set up for plugging into the rear of the truck. However, want to change this to an in-bed connector for the new truck. Also realize it's best to install it before I have the bed line-x which is scheduled for Wednesday.So I either need to figure it out quick, post-pone the bed liner or do it after.What are y'all using?

Mine is mounted on the drivers side, inside front wall of the bed. It mounts on a standoff bracket which allows the TC connector to plug in "parallel" with the front/back axis of the bed. This required only two small holes for the mounting screws. I did not want to cut a larger hole in the bed. The wire bundle routes through existing openings in the left front corner and down to the wiring harness along the frame rail.

Check with ETRAILER. They have a extension KIT that you can mount on the inside wall of the truck bed and plug it into the 7-way connection on the rear of the truck...Etrailer is all things trailers and connectors...Roy Ken

Mine was installed by a local RV dealer in the front side of the box. Then a spray in bed liner. Camper goes part way in, reach over the side to plug in, back the rest of the way under the camper.

Any auto-parts or RV would have standard blade 7 pole receptacle, but noted you have a Lance-using the proprietary plug? If adapted to truck bumper plug I guess you could use what you have and use a standard receptacle installed in bed, and your adapter to it, or change camper to standard 7 pole. Probably better to order Lance bed plug to install though. Advantage of using the Lance is you could run 8ga for the charge & ground, now or later. Otherwise just convert to standard. Most 7 poles will only accept 10ga. As to Wednesday, I dont see any reason to not go a head and line bed. The new plug shouldn't be 'sealed' to bed and replaceable, no reason that you cant add after its lined. Personally I'd rather have it lined under the receptacle. I added our aux (Top) plug (Pollak or Hopkins), after lining. I used some zinc primer to paint raw edges after cutting hole. I pulled the dealer install (Bargman) one loose to get behind it when lining.

I was in a hurry and probably wouldn't have normally spent the money otherwise, but I went to CW and pulled whatever plug n play adapter they had on the shelf. I think it was a Hopkins all-in-one kit. It basically plugs into the existing harness, leaving the outlet at the hitch open for your trailer, if you have the need. Fairly easy to install. On my truck, undoing the dirty mess at the back of the harness was the most work. Once plugged in, from there, was just a matter of routing the 12' or 13' feet of harness to the front of the bed and selecting an area to drill for the outlet. Sprayed some jiggle can truck, "bed liner" around the hole edges to prevent rusting, drilled holes for outlet and mounted it. Done. Would I pay $80 again and do it the same way? Probably not, but I'm cheap too. The kit made it pretty darn easy, I will admit.I'd buy the bundled wiring and plugs/outlet separately. I'm pretty sure that bundled 7 wire trailer harness by the foot, at Lowes, or Home depot is some where around a little over a $1 per foot. At 12', that's a whole lot cheaper.

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AnEv942
Nomad
Jan 20, 2015
Any auto-parts or RV would have standard blade 7 pole receptacle, but noted you have a Lance-using the proprietary plug?
If adapted to truck bumper plug I guess you could use what you have and use a standard receptacle installed in bed, and your adapter to it, or change camper to standard 7 pole.

Probably better to order Lance bed plug to install though. Advantage of using the Lance is you could run 8ga for the charge & ground, now or later. Otherwise just convert to standard. Most 7 poles will only accept 10ga.

As to Wednesday, I dont see any reason to not go a head and line bed. The new plug shouldn't be 'sealed' to bed and replaceable, no reason that you cant add after its lined.
Personally I'd rather have it lined under the receptacle.

I added our aux (Top) plug (Pollak or Hopkins), after lining. I used some zinc primer to paint raw edges after cutting hole. I pulled the dealer install (Bargman) one loose to get behind it when lining.
s1214
Explorer
Jan 20, 2015
Mine was installed by a local RV dealer in the front side of the box. Then a spray in bed liner. Camper goes part way in, reach over the side to plug in, back the rest of the way under the camper.
RoyB
Explorer II
Jan 20, 2015
Check with ETRAILER. They have a extension KIT that you can mount on the inside wall of the truck bed and plug it into the 7-way connection on the rear of the truck...

Etrailer is all things trailers and connectors...

Roy Ken
jmckelvy
Explorer
Jan 19, 2015
Mine is mounted on the drivers side, inside front wall of the bed. It mounts on a standoff bracket which allows the TC connector to plug in "parallel" with the front/back axis of the bed. This required only two small holes for the mounting screws. I did not want to cut a larger hole in the bed. The wire bundle routes through existing openings in the left front corner and down to the wiring harness along the frame rail.

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