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Trailer harness wiring on 2012 Prius III

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Technical Discussion' started by mrtea630, Jun 27, 2012.

  1. mrtea630

    mrtea630 My new 2012 Prius III Nautical Blue

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    I just bought a 2012 Prius III and am about to put a trailer hitch on it and wire it up for pulling my small trailer to go camping. I had a 2006 Prius and used the part that Darell had listed to use and it worked great. I'm wondering if the same wiring harness will work on my 2012 or do I need to get a different one?
     
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    mrtea630 My new 2012 Prius III Nautical Blue

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    GREAT NEWS!!!!! For all of you that have installed a wiring harness on your Gen II prius' (mine was a 2006), the same harness works on the 2012 Prius also, so there's no need to buy a new one. I just put the old harness on my 2012 this afternoon and connected my trailer up and everything works perfectly. I am a happy camper!!!! (y) :D The part I had used on my 2006 was the Draw-Tite 118308 and was wired via the directions that Darell had posted on his site. Prius Trailer Wiring I must admit though, that my wife and I tried to get the wires switched over and had no luck so Darell said I could send the part to him and he did it for me. Thanks a million again!
     
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    OK, so I look at the DrawTite web site and they have a "unit" specifically for the Gen II Prius: 118505
    The "Your Price" is $88.95
    The "List Price" is $70.95
    "You save" is $15. My math says "I save" MINUS $18. Must be they have the top two reversed. But maybe not. If you click "add to cart" the price IS $88.95. Wth???
    eTrailer (the link from Darrell's install page) sells the same Prius T-One connector for $59.95 and the Camry connector for $27.95
    AutoAnything sells a Curt equivilent for the Prius ($50.95) including shipping. You get t0 pay shipping if you order from eTrailer or DrawTite.

    So the question. What is the difference between the 118308 Camry part (for $27.95) and 118505 Prius part ($59.95) if they both work (after a few minutes of repinning)???? The only obvious difference is they put a reasonably long grounding wire on the Prius model and a puny short one on the Camry model. A foot of wire doesn't cost $32.
     
    #3 bruceha_2000, Sep 14, 2012
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    Why would you go through all that hassle when you can get a kit for $40 which has an aux power supply and is plug & play?
     
    #4 edthefox5, Sep 16, 2012
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    Apparently "which has an aux power supply" is the answer to the question.
     
    #5 bruceha_2000, Sep 23, 2012
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    You need an aux supply as the car is not designed to handle any more load on the existing lights.
     
    #6 edthefox5, Sep 23, 2012
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    EdtheFox5,
    To quote you "Why would you go through all that hassle when you can get a kit for $40 which has an aux power supply and is plug & play?". Can you give me a URL, or a lead to that trailer wiring kit,
    And Oblige,
    Suisse.
     
    #7 Suirp360, Mar 11, 2013
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    #8 edthefox5, Mar 11, 2013
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