Hopkins Towing Solutions 47185 Multi-Tow 4 Flat to 7 Blade and 4 Flat Adapter

Don’t loan this out you’ll never see it again

Yep this is a good product. Go ahead and save yourself the headache and buy a brake controller right now. I should have purchased the 79.99 brake controller when I ordered this connector and in the pinch of the moment I then had to buy the exact same brake controller for 126.xx in a store to get the job done. Save yourself that 46 dollars and order a brake controller, in that regard, I would recommend a brake controller that has the custom pinch feature to truly control the trailer. The rig that I just set-up was a 2004 f250 v10 and the trailer Im preparing is a large 27 foot puma camper with bunks. This was a good 7 pin connector, plenty of wire and very easy to install in your factory spot. Sturdy aswell, NOT chinsy.

First of all, THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A MOUNTING BRACKET! For the first time ever, I didnt read reviews here before purchasing and bought a separate mounting bracket which Amazon lists as frequently purchased together. On the flip side though, I doubled up the brackets to make them a bit more sturdy. The bracket will bend backwards from the force of pushing the 7 pin plug in otherwise. The adapter itself is made of a thick plastic so corrosion shouldnt be an issue. Both covers work well and should keep out the elements though dielectric grease should be used as well. The wires are heavy (enough) gauge and have good jackets to them and the included crimp connectors are a nice bonus, though I always recommend soldering them. My only complaint is the cheap screws that come with it. Everything needed to mount it is included but its very soft steel and strips with little effort. Do yourself a favor and pick up some nice stainless screws at least for where it mounts to the vehicle.

The 4-pin is not an add-on like other adapters. It is part of the adapter assembly. The wiring is accessibly, but firmly potted into the plug. Installed on a Subaru Outback with 4-pin factory hitch wiring. I had to pound the bracket flat and drill holes in braket to install, but it all worked out. It hangs a bit low for me, but I suspect it will be fine. Wiring all checked out fine with tester.

The product is as described, easy to install and does the job. The mounting bracket it comes with is garbage and its surprising someone thought it would be acceptable to ship the product with it.

Mounting this to my 2016 Chevy Express van was a piece of cake. Didnt need instructions. Mounted to bottom of bumper left of the hitch. Looks and functions as factory installed. Nice and secure, clean, now maintenance free. Coupled with the Curt 55540 and the and Curt 14090, I have a total of 180 bucks and less than 45 minutes work into this with all 3 items. Was quoted $850-$1,000 from installers/dealers. Ridiculous. Did this myself for over 80% less!

I trailer my racecar if I have to travel more than an hour or two to a track. I usually rent a truck (Ford F-150). The rental truck comes with a 4-pin connector for lights, but not for the electric brakes. This adapter (Hopkins 47185) allows me to connect my trailer and use the electric brakes. I purchased a Curt 56110 connector so I can just plug and play. Actually the Curt 56110 is for the lights only so I bought two Curt 56110 units and used the wiring & pins from one to modify the other to include the brake wiring. The truck has all the wiring, just not the final connector for the brakes. With this set-up I unplug the factory (lights only) connector at the rear of the truck (on chassis near spare tire) and plug in my modified connector and I do not have to splice any wires to use my trailer lights and electric brakes, and just unplug it when Im done.

This item when I installed it looks and works great. We have a camper with a round 7 pin insert and waverunners on a trail with a flat 4 insert so this suits both well! The hardware that came with made the install a breeze and my wife was even impressed how nice it looks. Two words of warning though for us novices: 1) you have to ground the white wire even if you are hooking it up to an existing 4 flat connector. I drilled a small hole into my tow hitch underneath my car. 2) also when shipped the middle prong of the 7 pin adaptor is very tight- you need to separate the two clips to get your round 7 pin to fit correctly.

I was happy with the results. The bracket was okay but not perfect. The production engineers need to study the bracket install position. it was not low enough for ideal placement. I had to fabricate an extension for the wiring setup to work in front of the hitch receiver. Overall it was okay.

was not expecting it to be as heavy duty as it is ...great product