2000 LX470 Trailer Harness Replacement

[Ls430]

I am with @CanyonLX I took the driver’s side taillight out. I do not see the converter. I see the seatbelt and rear window motor behind the housing. I follow the 4 pin adapter and it seems to merge with a thicker wire loom and vanishes into somewhere. Any help would be nice. I have a 2002 LX.

 

[CanyonLX]

I am with @CanyonLX I took the driver’s side taillight out. I do not see the converter. I see the seatbelt and rear window motor behind the housing. I follow the 4 pin adapter and it seems to merge with a thicker wire loom and vanishes into somewhere. Any help would be nice. I have a 2002 LX.

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from the inside, take out your jack equipment and you’ll see the converter. I had to dig for mine, but it was out there.

 

[Ls430]

from the inside, take out your jack equipment and you’ll see the converter. I had to dig for mine, but it was out there.

Do I remove the bracket too?

 

[bridgeburner]

I just did this today with success though I wasn’t sure quite what to do with the extra ground wire, so I taped it up and it’s in the cavity with the rest of the loom.

 

[mitchjohnson000]

My converter is faulty as well, I took out the taillight and jack but I still cannot seem to find the converter... I'm getting desperate because I have a trailer rental scheduled for tomorrrow.
Any ideas?

 

[smul]

Just for anyone who finds this in the future, mine was double sided taped above the passenger tailight

 

[Georgia2000]

Hopefully an easy (let's call it dumb) question: Looking to install a hitch and wiring harness 2000 LC. I found the hitch and looking for wiring harness help.

All kits show splice wires - I have a plug above the exhaust with the original wires with factory plug in place. Can I simply purchase a kit without splicing? Pictures below might help. Can you recommend a plug kit that will fit? Many thanks -

 

[OklahomaOvrland]

Hopefully an easy (let's call it dumb) question: Looking to install a hitch and wiring harness 2000 LC. I found the hitch and looking for wiring harness help.

All kits show splice wires - I have a plug above the exhaust with the original wires with factory plug in place. Can I simply purchase a kit without splicing? Pictures below might help. Can you recommend a plug kit that will fit? Many thanks -

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Looks like the plug that came on this kit. https://amzn.to/3SKwO2d
I bought it for my 2000 LX470 but found it was not the correct plug for me. I ended up using the box from that kit to replace my factory one.

Another thing I discovered was that the factory box on my 2000 LX470 used DT 6-position connectors. I already use DT connectors for lots of stuff so replacing the factory box was pretty easy.

 

[2000ish]

Do I remove the bracket too?

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Did you ever find the converter? I’m having the same issue and cannot find it.

 

[2000LX500k]

Thanks to all the contributors to this forum, tons of value understanding the trailer harness.

I encountered a similar issue with the right-turn trailer light (not working) when trying to rent a trailer from U-Haul.

After some troubleshooting, I discovered the problem was with the male 4-way flat connector at the hitch—it was corroded on the right-turn (green) line. I picked up a 4-way flat kit at U-Haul for $21.99. It was affordable and available off the shelf.

To fix it, I cut off the old connector and tested the wiring using the hazard lights for self-testing. The right-turn line was live, so I spliced in the new male 4-way flat connector. This kit includes built-in LED indicators, which made the process easier.

I reused the old 4-way flat mounting bracket to secure the new connector, saving the hassle of replacing the existing converter. It was a simple, cost-effective fix.