Hopkins 48505 7 Pole RV Blade Trailer Connector

So, my employee forgot to connect the lights from our flat bed trailer to the back of our truck. The connector plug was damaged while dragging on the street. Ordered a new connector plug from you guys and was pleased on the price and the quality of the item. It is so easy to install. Will be buying again soon.

Worked great easy install

Based on the quality, I don't expect this connector to last 10 years, but for the price, it's a good deal. Installed with no issues, and it makes a good connection to the truck.

I used this to replace the 10 yr old trailer connector. It was an easy replacement and works perfectly on my ‘97 F250

My five year old original equipment connector just quit gripping the tow vehicle connector. Yes you can work with a small thin file to burnish the seven contacts and use contact cleaner spray. But in our case the metal contacts have become weak and do not grip.The hardest part is making certain the right wire goes to the right connector inside the new plug.Also be sure to put some dielectric grease on the connectors to prevent any future corrosion.

I had a bit of bad luck with my cargo trailer plug becoming disconnected from my truck, and wound up dragging it on the pavement for a couple of miles. For some reason, it didn't work right anymore. The original plug was molded right over the inside connection parts, so I couldn't just remove it. I cut the cable off the plug with a hacksaw, and with this replacement plug just started over. It works just fine now!

Pin on my old RV plug became damaged so replaced it with this Hopkins plug. If you are good at electrical wiring, it's not too hard to install. I used voltmeter to check color coding of wired to the plug position (continuity check / ohms). Screws to attach each wire are a bit small, but with persistence it was done. Once completed, the new plug seems to be a better fit to my truck than the original RV plug. Cost is reasonable IMO.

There are all types of adapters out there to make switching from seven to five to four blade connections. Trouble is, with each adapter you add in another potential point of failure. Direct is the way to go, absolutely. If you must hook up electricity from your vehicle to different towed units having different blade configurations, get an auto electrician to install a panel on the back of your vehicle with the required direct-wired inputs that accept the plugs you have. I found this out the hard way: The five to seven adapter I had was flimsy and did not make solid connections with the seven prong end of my truck's electrical feed. It drove me nuts. Clipping off that five-prong end from my RV was a huge relief. I wired on this unit, and all was instantly well. Don't mess with adapters. If you do, sooner or later you'll find out exactly what I'm talking about, here.

Hey it's a plug!