For more information or a written out step by step you can stop by http://www.thediyguy.net/2018/08/how-to-install-trailer-hitch-wiring-on-a-subaru/ . A video on how to install trailer hitch wiring on a Subaru. We are showing you on this 2007 Subaru Outback wagon using the Curt Manufacturing Kit 55370 — https://amzn.to/2OPcd8G
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Thanks for making this, it was incredibly helpful
I have a 2000 outback built in 1999. I finally found the R79 Trailer connector wrapped to the cable harness as it came down over the right rear wheel well. Had to pull the paneling off the right side to find it.
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Thanks for the video. Just what I needed to know for my 2013 Outback.
Which hitch did you go with? I'm looking at the: Reese Towpower 44581
You have the same car as me and made a great video. Really appreciate the time you put into this. Thank you for the help and link.
Curt makes a really nice package and it's great that Subaru puts the connection in the quarter panel like that! I have one on order and will be installing next week. Very good video!!!
This video was a lifesaver. I could tell by the backup lights that the Outback in your video was the same generation as mine. I have a 2008 and I bought the Subaru hitch which comes with the wiring harness and converter box. The instructions that come with the wiring harness clearly indicate that the Outback has its wiring harness on the right side of the vehicle. As hard as I looked there was no wiring harness I could fine. I was about to remove the entire interior panel when I spotted your video, which shows it on the left side. So I opened the left side and there was a harness with pink tape just like you showed! The only thing I did different was to remove the little cover plate in the corner of the panel so I could get it to flex and reach in there better. Thank you so much for posting this. I'd like to add that the Subaru harness has a body plug to replace the one in the bottom of the spare tire well, so it makes a perfect seal. Like I said, if you buy the Subaru hitch, it comes with the harness. Then I stopped at Harbor Freight and got a two inch ball and a trailer wiring tester that shows that the wiring is functioning properly through the harness and converter. Now I can go out and bring back a trailer with confidence that all is well.