Chevy Express Van - Need Trailer Wiring Help

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hayden@haydentech.com - 26 Aug 2006 20:40 GMT

I've just added a hitch to my 2005 Chevy Express Van. For the life of
me, I can't find where to plug in the hitch's wiring harness. The
generic wiring direction (all of one sentence) tell me to look under
the rear of the vehicle on either side, but there are no wires there.
Surprisingly, I can't find any directions online as to where to find
these connections either.

Where are the wiring connections at the rear of this van so I can hook
up the trailer lights to it?

Thanks,
Bill

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Craig M - 26 Aug 2006 22:38 GMT

Dont know about the full size van, but in my GMC Safari there is a
comparment in the rear where the jack is stowed at, also has a wire harness
for trailer lights, may want to check there, also some trailer light kits,
you plug into part of the vehicle harnes.
You may need to remove one of the rear lights to find it also.

> I've just added a hitch to my 2005 Chevy Express Van. For the life of
> me, I can't find where to plug in the hitch's wiring harness. The
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> Thanks,
> Bill

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DirtyDave931 - 29 Aug 2006 21:23 GMT

A quick Google search found that a trailer wiring harness is an option
and not standard on Express/Savana vans. I don't know if that's just
the 7-pin for the receiver hitch itself or if that's the harness that
your receiver hitch harness plugs into, to tie it into your lighting
system. It seems as though that would come standard from the factory.
I'd recommend looking up underneath near your tail lights to see if
there's a pig tail up there to hook into.

Dave

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eagle0801 - 30 Aug 2006 04:08 GMT

>I've just added a hitch to my 2005 Chevy Express Van. For the life of
>me, I can't find where to plug in the hitch's wiring harness. The
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>Thanks,
>Bill

there is no connections,so you are going to have to splice the wires in.

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R Richards - 30 Aug 2006 23:35 GMT

>>I've just added a hitch to my 2005 Chevy Express Van. For the life of
>>me, I can't find where to plug in the hitch's wiring harness. The
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>
> there is no connections,so you are going to have to splice the wires in.

Let me preface this with the the statement that I am no mechanic by any
stretch of the imagination. I have a 98 Express that I added a boat
trailer to shortly it's purchase. I had to by an after market harness
that plugged into my left rear light set up. I forgot where I got it
but a search of local trailer accessory departments or maybe Chevy itself?
RR

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