Dwatts60

[Dwatts60]

Hi all
I am a retired carpenter locksmith for 50 years almost 70 and in good health knock on wood. We bought a 2020 2wd LX with 35000 miles got a good price. I am currently installing the tow hitch and convertping the inside for camping and tools. My wife won,t lite me remove the seats so I am working around that. We leave in Orlando and starting a cabin in NC.

 

[Sal Collaziano]

Hi all
I am a retired carpenter locksmith for 50 years almost 70 and in good health knock on wood. We bought a 2020 2wd LX with 35000 miles got a good price. I am currently installing the tow hitch and convertping the inside for camping and tools. My wife won,t lite me remove the seats so I am working around that. We leave in Orlando and starting a cabin in NC.

Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. Congratulations on your new Telluride! What did the Telluride replace for you? I'm glad you found us.

 

[Dwatts60]

2020 telluride no trailer brake lights

why could’t I splice the brake light wires behind the rear light panel to a second set of led low voltage brake lights? That way I can put those light on the trailer.

 

[Numbersguy]

2020 telluride no trailer brake lights

why could’t I splice the brake light wires behind the rear light panel to a second set of led low voltage brake lights? That way I can put those light on the trailer.

Kia has placed a removable panel that houses the wiring for the trailer under the car behind the driver side rear wheel. You just need to get a wiring harness that plugs into it

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[Dwatts60]

Kia has placed a removable panel that houses the wiring for the trailer under the car behind the driver side rear wheel. You just need to get a wiring harness that plugs into it

Did that twice and went to dealer still no brake lights.Dealer said I needed a4 pin harness which I already have.have running lights blinkers but no brake lights

 

[2020Telly]

Did that twice and went to dealer still no brake lights.Dealer said I needed a4 pin harness which I already have.have running lights blinkers but no brake lights

Read my post on the other thread, just tap into the other side of the vehicle harness. It's the same thing as splicing into the light panel, just a whole lot easier.

 

[Dwatts60]

Thank you Telly for your help. I am not an electrician and when it come to cat wiring I am lost. I am just try to use my trailer. So I will need to have two led lights placed some where on the trailer an two wires and a ground for each light.I don’t see how I can do that from the trailer connector on pin 4

 

[2020Telly]

Thank you Telly for your help. I am not an electrician and when it come to cat wiring I am lost. I am just try to use my trailer. So I will need to have two led lights placed some where on the trailer an two wires and a ground for each light.I don’t see how I can do that from the trailer connector on pin 4

What I'm saying is that instead of you pulling off half the plastic on the back to get to the light wiring and tap in there, all the wires you need are on the vehicle side of where the tow harness you tried to get working connected to.

I still don't understand why the Curt 4-pin tow harness doesn't work.

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[Dwatts60]

Yes i have running lights and signals lights just no brake lights for the trailer. Maybe it was not wired to that connector

 

[2020Telly]

Yes i have running lights and signals lights just no brake lights for the trailer. Maybe it was not wired to that connector

That's what I'm trying to explain, if you look at that connector on the vehicle side the thicker black wire is ground on pin #6, count over 2 on the top row and the stop lamp wire is the one you need on pin #4. If there is no wire on that connector then you have bigger problems with your vehicle's wiring harness.



A properly operating Curt 4-pin harness should work and if not it comes with a warranty.



This part will also work from Tekonsha:

 

[Dwatts60]

Sorry for me so dense how can i hook up two lights from the number four pin?

 

[2020Telly]

if you aren't using the tow harness 2 splices into the wire on the other side

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[Dwatts60]

Thank you have a nice weekend