Smashed trailer receptacle

Was on the hwy yesterday and one of those rubber orange cones was in the middle of the lane. I saw it from a good distance back but as I moved over to avoid it an 18 wheeler went past and it slid out in front of me. Tried to line it up to go over it but heard the thud as it hit the bottom of the truck. Thought everything was ok, but noticed this today when I went to leave. Didn't see any disconnect to remove the plug so I was wondering how do I replace the receptacle or is it something that I have to replace the whole harness?

 

I broke the same thing on a rock on a trail, well just bent it really. The plug on mine was still fine and that whole plastic holding piece comes off with just a few screws and shouldn't be too expensive if you want to replace it from Toyota. If your plug is still good then you should be fine.

 

You can get the whole receptacle at Walmart or most Auto stores. If you pull the 90 degree rubber boot off of your cable you will see that the wires go into individual sockets and are held by set screws. Simply unscrew them and pull the cable out and put a whole new connector on. Just make sure you get the wires back in the correct locations on the new plug, (The replacement will be for the piece hanging on your cable and for what is left bolted to your truck. Remove the two bottom bolts and the part on the truck will come off). Make sure the truck is turned off as one of the wires is a 12 volt hot feed to the trailer that is live when the key is on. The rest are dead unless you have lights on or the brake pedal is depressed.

 

Bullacula

 

Thanks for all the help! Called the dealer today and they said I have to replace the harness. Will go to Walmart and see about ordering the relocation bracket.

 

you can mount the replacement unit into your bumper. Remove one of the license plate lights, With some very minor filing the connector fits right in the hole. You'll still be able to put the license plate light back in, in the future if need be. I replaced the stock license plate bulb with a brighter LED unit. License Plate is still well lit.

 

Any pics?

 

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/te...iler-wiring-reocating-bumper.html#post1692083

 

Toyota wants like $200 for the receptacle and wire. Go to Wally world and pick on up for like $10 plus some female spade connectors. On my 2009 I wrote the wiring diagram on a piece of paper before disassembling the original. Replacement took probably 30 minutes.

 

not of the install, just grabbed this pic outside.

 

Dang dude, that sucks. Should be easy enough to replace tho. Relocated mine this past weekend. Glad I did it.

 

looks like i have something to do this weekend! i dragged mine in some mud this weekend and realized i needed to move the thing out of the way!

 

Another Option:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...ve-relocate-behind-flip-up-license-plate.html

David

 

There is a complete write up with pics on the Toyota Nation Forum. Pretty well documented and well written

 

Where did you get that style outlet? I like the way that looks better than putting it where the light goes.

 

A feat of engineering, making the trailer plug the lowest point of contact on departure. Mine was full of dirt and brush, apparently just from the lid scraping open in brush. Bumper location is obviously the best solution for an off-road vehicle. That will be next, but for now, I managed to fairly easily raise it one inch and remove the long unnecessary tab. Photo attached.

 

just wanted to bump this. I moved my trailer bracket up into the driverside licence plate light.

Its almost like they made it for that spot. Literally two cuts on the plastic to remove some excess on the plug receptacle and two small holes for some blots n nuts to hold it on. Took maybe 20 minutes to move it, its in so much better of a clean spot, no more dragging it etc.

 

I made a hole in the left side cubby, took my 7pin down to a 4 pin and ran it up into the cubby. I keep a hitch pin, the toyota rubber hitch cap, and the wiring in there. When I tow my popup, I run the wiring out of the left side of the tailgate to the trailer. Works great, out of sight, and easy to do.