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We are planning a trip with our Silverado and want to tow a trailer. I am looking in the owners manual about the trailer wiring.

It says for each of the trailering packages that the wiring is tied to the frame by the spare tire. (I remember my 02 Silverado was like that and I had to wire up the plug when I installed the trailer hitch)

 

My 09 truck has the trailering package with HD suspension and it has a plug in the bumper with a circular pin plug.

I guess I am going to have to crawl under the truck and see if it is wired up since the owners manual doesn't say anything about it being pre-wired.

 

Anyone have any ideas on this?

 

Do auto parts stores have a trailer plug adapter for this so I can wire up a trailer that already has a 5 wire plug?

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Yes, your truck should be wired already to use an adapter to whatever is on the trailer. Wal-mart should have what you need. Now if your trailer has brakes, you need a controller wired-up to your truck.

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everything should be ready to go unless you need a brake controller or power at the plug for a battery. and those are easy to take care of. if you are pulling something with the 4 or 5 pin just get the adapter and happy towing.

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everything should be ready to go unless you need a brake controller or power at the plug for a battery. and those are easy to take care of. if you are pulling something with the 4 or 5 pin just get the adapter and happy towing.

 

I have a aftermarket brake controller wired (installed by the dealer when I bought the truck) as well as the HD trailering package w/ mirrors, etc. I've towed a trailer with brakes and they work. My question is, is there POWER run to the plug at the back of the truck? i.e. Do the trailer batteries charge while I'm driving?

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We are planning a trip with our Silverado and want to tow a trailer. I am looking in the owners manual about the trailer wiring.

It says for each of the trailering packages that the wiring is tied to the frame by the spare tire. (I remember my 02 Silverado was like that and I had to wire up the plug when I installed the trailer hitch)

 

My 09 truck has the trailering package with HD suspension and it has a plug in the bumper with a circular pin plug.

I guess I am going to have to crawl under the truck and see if it is wired up since the owners manual doesn't say anything about it being pre-wired.

 

Anyone have any ideas on this?

 

Do auto parts stores have a trailer plug adapter for this so I can wire up a trailer that already has a 5 wire plug?

 

 

you dont have to do any wiring.. go to a parts store (wal-mart) and get the adapter.

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I thought you had to connect the wire from the loom under the brake booster to the stud on the under hood fuse box, and add a fuse in the box? I could be wrong. I know the 09/10 tahoe's, yukon's, and suburban's always have that wire hanging out down to the frame rails

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and the wire coiled up between your fuse box and fender is for the power under the dash to the brakecontrol. Just find 4 wires tied up under dash that are labeled and wire up your controller. Wire(trailer chargeline) on main harness down to frame will have wire coiled up onto and it goes to fuse box as well to the two posts on left end of fuse box if your standing at fender. back should have a plug and plug harness to plug a 7 way into. remove the dead lug from bumper and turn in the oem style 7 way.

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I thought you had to connect the wire from the loom under the brake booster to the stud on the under hood fuse box, and add a fuse in the box? I could be wrong. I know the 09/10 tahoe's, yukon's, and suburban's always have that wire hanging out down to the frame rails

 

OK, that's been done with the brake unit install I see. Both studs on the underhood fuse box have new wires connected to them and I have a fuse added. Cool, thanks.

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