Need HELP bad ! HITCH issue

[AbuAbdulAziz]

Help !!!
i got a gift from my wife " Line of Fire " LED bar, and was so happy and all, when i started installing it, i found out that my hitch connector is the heavy duty one " round " while the LED's were in line " light duty " no prob, LMMJ helped me and gave me the GM part # for the connector, bought $21 and was so excited to install every thing at night, then, to my surprise, i found out that my connector is a " female " plug :worried: and also the new connector !! :hissy: when i checked on my brothers in law TB it was 100% different and it was a " male " plug :x what the .... !!!!
help you guys, i am so sad :sadcry: REALLY !!

mine is a '04 LS, thanks

[Blazernut]

Help !!!
i got a gift from my wife " Line of Fire " LED bar, and was so happy and all, when i started installing it, i found out that my hitch connector is the heavy duty one " round " while the LED's were in line " light duty " no prob, LMMJ helped me and gave me the GM part # for the connector, bought $21 and was so excited to install every thing at night, then, to my surprise, i found out that my connector is a " female " plug :worried: and also the new connector !! :hissy: when i checked on my brothers in law TB it was 100% different and it was a " male " plug :x what the .... !!!!
help you guys, i am so sad :sadcry: REALLY !!

mine is a '04 LS, thanks

I'm sure you can buy an adapter with the connections you need. If not then find a trailer wiring kit and rob the connectors and splice them in.

[RayVoy]

Hey Abu, if I read u right, u need to go from a 7 pin to a 4 pin. Keep in mind, that there are trailers that have 7 pins and sometimes these trailers must connect to a truck that has 4 pins. Therefore a 4 to 7 pin adaptor. There is an adaptor for the truck, and an adaptor for a trailer. Take yours back and tell them u need the other adaptor.

[AbuAbdulAziz]

I'm sure you can buy an adapter with the connections you need. If not then find a trailer wiring kit and rob the connectors and splice them in.

Hey Abu, if I read u right, u need to go from a 7 pin to a 4 pin. Keep in mind, that there are trailers that have 7 pins and sometimes these trailers must connect to a truck that has 4 pins. Therefore a 4 to 7 pin adaptor. There is an adaptor for the truck, and an adaptor for a trailer. Take yours back and tell them u need the other adaptor.

thanks a lot you guys, i guess thats what i'm going to do tomorrow then :worried: oh oh how sad am i :sadcry::cry:

[ghoster]

You just need the right adapter, like the others are saying. Its a 7-pin to a 4-pin. I have one if you want me to take a pic so you can see what it looks like.:cool:

[AbuAbdulAziz]

You just need the right adapter, like the others are saying. Its a 7-pin to a 4-pin. I have one if you want me to take a pic so you can see what it looks like.:cool:

please do !!! yours is 2004 like mine!! take two pix please, your hitch and the adapter !! :yes: P L E A S E

[ghoster]

please do !!! yours is 2004 like mine!! take two pix please, your hitch and the adapter !! :yes: P L E A S E

Give me about half an hour or so and I will see if I can get some up for ya.:cool:

[AbuAbdulAziz]

Give me about half an hour or so and I will see if I can get some up for ya.:cool:

totally appreciate it master :D

[ghoster]

ok...snapped a couple pics for you.

This is where the plug goes with the cap closed.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3261.jpg

This is what it looks like with me holding the cap open.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3263.jpg

This is a pic of the adapter from the side.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3265.jpg

This is the end of the adapter that will plug into the truck.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3266.jpg

This is the end the trailer harness (or in your case, the light bar) plugs in to.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3270.jpg


Hope that helps some.

Pay no attention to the stuff in the background.:D

[Sport_truck]

ok...snapped a couple pics for you.

This is where the plug goes with the cap closed.


This is what it looks like with me holding the cap open.


This is a pic of the adapter from the side.


This is the end of the adapter that will plug into the truck.


This is the end the trailer harness (or in your case, the light bar) plugs in to.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3270.jpg


Hope that helps some.

Pay no attention to the stuff in the background.:D

what are you painting?:undecided:D

:weird:what does Mrs. ghoster say about you being up this late taking pics of the tb:dielaugh::duh::weird::crazy:

[ghoster]

what are you painting?:undecided:D

:weird:what does Mrs. ghoster say about you being up this late taking pics of the tb:dielaugh::duh::weird::crazy:

Me painting?? why..... nothing of course!!:D The garage is detached, but right next to the house. So she has no idea what I am up to out there!!!:laugh:






shhhhhhhh..... its a secret.:x
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3272.jpg

[AbuAbdulAziz]

ok...snapped a couple pics for you.

This is where the plug goes with the cap closed.


This is what it looks like with me holding the cap open.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3263.jpg

This is a pic of the adapter from the side.


This is the end of the adapter that will plug into the truck.
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d147/ghoster69/IMG_3266.jpg

This is the end the trailer harness (or in your case, the light bar) plugs in to.



Hope that helps some.

Pay no attention to the stuff in the background.:D

DUDE !! thanks, but i DO NOT have that !! :hissy: i totally have the other way around !! my plug is a Female plug !!!! :hissy: what gives !!! i'll take a pic later and show you guys, right now i am going to my dealer !!! :mad:
my car is not a he its a she !!! :sadcry:

[dtown]

DUDE !! thanks, but i DO NOT have that !! :hissy: i totally have the other way around !! my plug is a Female plug !!!! :hissy: what gives !!! i'll take a pic later and show you guys, right now i am going to my dealer !!! :mad:
my car is not a he its a she !!! :sadcry:

Maybe it's just confused!?!?!? LOL:laugh:

[Spong]

#1 All newer GM trucks come with the round 7-prong connectors

#2 Make the install clean and don't use the plug (looks ghetto). Go behind the bumper and wire directly into the harness that feeds the 7-prong plug. Much cleaner plus you don't lose the use of your hitch plug. :yes:

[AbuAbdulAziz]

Go behind the bumper and wire directly into the harness that feeds the 7-prong plug. Much cleaner plus you don't lose the use of your hitch plug. :yes:

and how do i do that ?? :undecided got any pics ??? :undecided

[coolcloo1019]

#1 All newer GM trucks come with the round 7-prong connectors

#2 Make the install clean and don't use the plug (looks ghetto). Go behind the bumper and wire directly into the harness that feeds the 7-prong plug. Much cleaner plus you don't lose the use of your hitch plug. :yes:

:yes: That's what I did also. If you plug it in it's not going to look so clean.

[Spong]

and how do i do that ?? :undecided got any pics ??? :undecided

No pics but I'll try to explain.

If you look behind your bumper you will see a bundle of wires that feed into the back of the trailer 7-prong plug. You can unplug that harness from the backside of the plug. What I did was buy a replacement 4-wire connector (vehicle side that plugs into the LED bar) cut off the excess wiring (left about 10" or so). I then spliced the 4 wires into the proper wires within that harness. I heat shrinked all the connections and then re-wrapped the harness. Then you can plug the harness back into the backside of the 7-prong plug. Now what you have is a pigtail coming off the main harness with a flat-4 connector that you can simply plug your LED bar into. I then bundled the excess wire and zip tied it up inside the frame rail.

If you do this you can always easily unplug the bar if you need to later on and you won't have a ugly adapter sticking out under your bumper with the bar wiring plugged into it. :cool:

[AbuAbdulAziz]

well Spong, to little prob's though :
1) i SUCK big time when it comes to wires :p
2) i need my trailer connector as is to pull my quads trailer ! so ...
i have to use the ugly adapter :( i'll try to hid it as much as i can though !!

OK !!
sorry i took long but, i had to buy an adapter TO the adapter !! :hissy: you saw that pic Ghoster posted ? i dont even have that !! :mad::duh: donno why, the dealers know nothing ofcourse, so i ended up buying it for $58 :eek: now, i hope this will work..
heres what i got :

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture019-1.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture020-1.jpg

gonna try it tomorow, wish me luck ya all :rolleyes::cool:

[rbarrios]

now im confused-
take a pic of the plug on the back of your TB

[Spong]

well Spong, to little prob's though :
1) i SUCK big time when it comes to wires :p
2) i need my trailer connector as is to pull my quads trailer ! so ...
i have to use the ugly adapter :( i'll try to hid it as much as i can though !!




HUH?? :confused::confused:

That's the whole point of wiring it like I said. If you don't wire it, you have to disconnect the LED bar when you tow a trailer!! IF you wire it like I suggested then your plug under the bumper isn't used for the LED bar and when you do use it, the LED bar still works!

[AbuAbdulAziz]

HUH??

That's the whole point of wiring it like I said. If you don't wire it, you have to disconnect the LED bar when you tow a trailer!! IF you wire it like I suggested then your plug under the bumper isn't used for the LED bar and when you do use it, the LED bar still works!


My wiring know-how suck :x:o
besides, people wont be able to see the LED bar any ways when i'm towing something lol :D
guess what ?? what i had was just a COVER !! :mad: i didnt even have a plug !!
look :
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture003.jpg

when its open :
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture004-1.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture005.jpg

after installing the NEW " sposed to be alreayd there " plug !! :mad::
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture007-1.jpg

and just like you said, i dont like what i\m seeing already :no::cry: :
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture009-1.jpg

BUT, i have a plan !! :D and if it worked i'll post pics tomorrow after i do it :crazy:

[Spong]

My wiring know-how suck :x:o
besides, people wont be able to see the LED bar any ways when i'm towing something lol :D
guess what ?? what i had was just a COVER !! :mad: i didnt even have a plug !!
look :


when its open :
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture004-1.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture005.jpg

after installing the NEW " sposed to be alreayd there " plug !! :mad::


and just like you said, i dont like what i\m seeing already :no::cry: :
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i266/AbuAbdulAziz/Picture009-1.jpg

BUT, i have a plan !! :D and if it worked i'll post pics tomorrow after i do it :crazy:

Now you see that plug in the top pics? Just go into the wires behind it to splice on the pigtail lead and you'll be set.

Now with the adapter plugged in you understand what I'm saying about how it will look! :yes: Now imagine the LED bar plugged into that yet.