etrailer Trailer Brake Controller 7-Way RV Upgrade Kit Installation - 2020 Kia Telluride

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Rob: Hey everybody, Rob here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the ETBC7L kit, which is going to give you a seven way and a four way on the back of your Kia Telluride. Now, here we have a 2020 and we already have our ETBC7L installed. Again, this is going to provide us a seven way with a 12 volt power source, along with all the light functions so we can tow our trailer safely down the road. Not only is it going to give us that seven way, but we're also going to be able to keep or use the four way as well. That way if you have multiple different trailers in your family that you tow, or if you just tow a few different trailers along the way, we'll have a seven way and a four way since those are both the two most common trailer connectors out there.Now what's going to make this kit different than other seven way installation kits, is this kit is going to give us all the sliding functions and a 12 volt power source.
However, it's not going to give us a brake output signal because this is designed for an alternative style brake control. Actually have one right here, the Curt Echo. This is going to plug directly into the seven way and then our trailer's going to plug in there, but we need a 12 volt power source to power it up. It definitely cuts down on the installation. A brake controller like this is going to be a lot easier to install because we're not going to have to worry about finding the brake signal on the inside or drilling any holes in our dash to mount a traditional style brake controller.But having that 12 volt power source at the back is not only good for brake controllers like the Curt Echo or the RF Prodigy from Tkeonsha, it's also going to be great if you have an electric jack, because obviously it's an electric jack so we need power to it.
Now that we have our seven way hooked up, you can see we're able to raise and lower our jack so we can easily hook up to our trailer.Now we're inside of our Kia and again, I like the ETBC7L because again, it makes it possible to use alternative style brake controllers that mount either on the trailer or use power from the seven way with no tapping in on the dash. Because if we start looking at our dash here, there's not a whole lot of spots to mount a traditional style brake controller. Usually it's a box and they usually go on the lower dash. But as you can see, I'm not even that tall and if I put a brake controller here, there's a good chance that I'd be hitting it with my knee all the time when I'm getting in and out. Not to mention, we have our ignition button right here and the electronics in our Kia are getting more and more sophisticated.So if we we're to put in a traditional style brake controller, we'd have to find the brake circuit, tap into that.
Using the ETBC7L is going to prevent having to cut any factory wires at all. We simply just mount the seven way on the back, run a wire up to the battery with a breaker in line so we can have protection for it. Here our customer is actually using the Prodigy RF. This mounts on the trailer and then we have a remote mount that plugs into a cigarette lighter so we can get our 12 volt power source and we can see everything that's going on here. Now again, this can be unplugged, tossed in the glove box and not have to worry about permanently mounting anything or drilling any holes.Now on our Kia, we already had the factory four way.
It was actually mounted inside this plastic box here. We did have a little bit of a challenge finding a way to mount our seven way and four way. But I think this is probably the cleanest way you could do it without having to cut too much of the bumper. I cut just a little bit right above the door on the seven way so that we could fully open it and make sure that it's functioning and we could actually use it. Then to mount the four way, I mounted it to the bottom of the plastic using a zip tie, just drilling a few holes. That way we have easy access to it, to the four way and the seven way.Now as far as the installation goes, it is very straightforward. Simply going to plug our existing four pole trailer connector into the back of our ETBC7L and then again, we're going to run a power wire with a breaker in line up to the battery. That's pretty straightforward, but moun

[@Phreddyfoophred]

So there are no trailer backup lights with this 7 way?

[@etrailer]

The center pin of the 7-way provided with the kit carries the reverse lamp circuit, but you'll need to extend the yellow wire on the adapter and tap it into the vehicle's reverse lamp circuit.
www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/etrailer/ETBC7L.html

[@herouddin]

Whats the total cost for the etrailer hitch and plus the installation on 2020 kia Telluride?

[@chelseaoxley2090]

You guys are the professionals. I have a question can a weight distribution hitch be safely used with a Telluride? My rv dealer says no we need a drop shank with sway control because it's a unibody. We had researched & already had our 7pin connector installed so we planned for a regular brake controller but they also recommend a wireless. Any input here? Tia

[@etrailer]

Many unibody vehicles cannot use a weight distribution hitch because of the frame design. You will find confirmation for this in your owners manual.
You could use the Reese Friction Sway Control Kit # 83660 to limit the amount of sway when pulling your trailer. This kit will not put the strain on your vehicle like a full weight distribution hitch will.
Wireless brake controllers like the Curt Echo are a great option for towing.
www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch-Ball-Mount/etrailer/989900.html
www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Reese/83660.html
www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/Reese/RP26003.html

[@chelseaoxley2090]

@@etrailer correct I have read that. I've researched the manual over and over & sadly they do not mention using a WDH at all. It does not say you can or cannot use one. The only thing the manual mentions is using sway control. Ty for the recommendations. We plan to get the sway control but now my worry is what would we do to adress sag if the trailer causes the Telluride to sag. Our travel trailer is well within our tow specs but was still concerned. It's an Apex Nano 2870 dry & 3800 GVRW