Factory Tow Package Question

[TahoeJim]

I know the truck came with the factory tow package as I have the original window sticker, but looking at the back of the truck, I just realized there isn't any wiring hookup point, just the hitch.

I'm used to seeing newer vehicles where they have a fixed point on or near the hitch for a 7 pin round or 4 pin flat trailer wiring connector.

Is something missing from my 99?

 

[mikeykey]

Mines just like that and for the longest time, i've been thinking about mounting an outlet there, then making a wiring harness to use when I tow my boat......one day....one day.

 

[blueflamed03]

look under by the spare tire, in the frame rail, some have the whole wiring harness for trailer and brake hookup tucked into frame rail. Mine was on driver side.

 

[Bad bow tie]

Yeah I would check along the frame rail. Who knows, the tow package may have never been used. I converted mine to a 7 pin round by taking out the license plate light on the left side of the bumper and widening it with a Dremel tool. It looks really nice, we even did it to my dad's suburban because his was ghetto rigged to the hitch itself when we bought it.

 

[dwmmatt23]

Yeah I would check along the frame rail. Who knows, the tow package may have never been used. I converted mine to a 7 pin round by taking out the license plate light on the left side of the bumper and widening it with a Dremel tool. It looks really nice, we even did it to my dad's suburban because his was ghetto rigged to the hitch itself when we bought it.

i was thinking about doing that too, you have any pics?

 

[Bad bow tie]

This is the best picture I have on the computer right now. This is with the old hook up, I replaced it this summer with a brand new one. I will try to get some better ones on here tomorrow when I get home.

 

[95TwinTT]

You can drill a hole in the tow bar and install a plug. I used the combo plug for the seven pin and four pin. To hook it to the wiring harness, I used the adapter "T" that plugs into the trucks wiring harness.

Most places that have supplies for trailers should have the plug and adapter.
I used a hole saw on the front and a smaller hole saw on the back for the wiring harness.

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

depending on what you pull there is also a 4 pin that pops in the spare tire hole in the bumper beside the license plate. think i paid $5 bucks for it and got a pocketed T harness at one of the junkyards.