56190 Tags: When your vehicle does not readily provide an electrical connection for hooking up your trailer, Curt Manufacturing electrical converts offer the solution. Working tail lights on your trailer are absolutely essential any time you tow, and a converter provides an effective way to properly equip your vehicle for safe towing. A Curt Manufacturing electrical converter, much like our custom vehicle-to-trailer wiring harnesses, provides a trailer connector on your vehicle by slicing into the vehicle's electrical system. Electrical converters are designed to splice directly into the taillight wiring, rather than plugging into various sockets, giving them the nickname "taillight converters". Though it requires a little extra work compared to a custom wiring harness, a tail light converter offers a reliable, long-term connector solution.This Curt Manufacturing electrical converter is designed to convert a 3-wire system to a 2-wire system and provides a standard 4-way flat connector socket to plug in your trailer. It is designed to fit certain models of Acura, Audi, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Freightliner, Honda, Infiniti, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercedes, Mercury, MINI, Nissan, Pontiac, Porsche, Saab, Saturn, Scion, Sterling, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo (to verify your vehicle compatibility, see the Curt Manufacturing application guide at curtmfg.com).This converter is made with cutting-edge surface-mount technology (SMT) circuitry, featuring electrical components that are mounted directly to the surface of the board rather than being inserted into a series of holes. SMT circuits have longer life cycles, lower resistance, reduced heat generation and are more reliable than through-hole-mounted components. Plus, to give you peace of mind for the long haul, the majority of Curt Manufacturing converters are proudly assembled right here in the USA.
| Manufacturer | Curt Manufacturing |
| Brand | CURT |
| Model | Taillight Converter |
| Item Weight | 9.1 ounces |
| Product Dimensions | 9 x 4 x 3 inches |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Item model number | 56190 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 56190 |
| OEM Part Number | 56190 |
B**Y
Does not come with
No battery wire and fuse link included
C**N
Très bon produit
Très bonne qualité facile à installer
C**S
Five Stars
works great
D**E
Convert semi truck to RV connector
I bought this converter because I needed to pull my gooseneck trailer(7 pin RV style flat pin plug) with a semi tractor(standard 7 pin round semi plug). A semi tractor uses a separate circuit to operate the brake lights and the turn signals unlike trailers like RVs that are wired to be pulled by an automobile that combine them onto one circuit.Without this converter the brake lights and turn signals would do all kinds of crazy things. This takes the two isolated circuits and combines them for the trailer without affecting the semi tractor lights. I built an adapter harness to go between the semi tractor plug and the trailer plug with the Curt 56190 3 to 2 wire converter in the adapter harness. It worked very well. (obviously there is more to my adapter than just light conversion, but this is what I used for that portion)Note that this is a powered converter! There are non-powered converters available as well. I used this powered converter because of the number of lights on my trailer. It probably wasn't necessary but I wanted to be sure I had enough power to operate them all brightly. So this adapter requires a functional 12v input to power it. Without the power input(always powered when in use) it will not function at all (no lights at all).If you are wanting to pull your RV or trailer with a semi tractor, and need to adapt the lights this will work nicely for your adapter.
R**K
No instructions For a 2 wire vehicle where the break & turn signals share the same wire.
Cons instructions suck for a 2 wire vehicle where the turn signal & break light signal are on the same wire. Solution= Simply don't use the break light/stop light wire on this kit, just cap it off with a electrical crimp connector & hook up the left and right turn signal wires to each side of vehicle and the park light wire.Pros once you understand the wiring it works great.
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