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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 04:12 PM
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I purchased an eTrailer kit for my "03 Disco SE and am getting ready to install. The instructions say to run the power wire to the battery. I have two questions about this. One, is there a source closer to the rear end for power to the module? and, two, if I have to run the wiring all the way to the front, which is the best/easiest routing of the wire? Thanks and regards to all.

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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 04:35 PM
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It plugs in behind the passenger side rear tail light
 
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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 11:11 PM
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If you bought a splice in harness, yeah you’ve gotta get to the battery. You could go to the fuse block as well with an “add-a-line” fuse kit.

A better option would be to buy a kit from a place like Atlantic British that just plugs in to the harness already in place behind the passenger tail light. OR, figure out which wire does what in that harness and splice in there.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 06:08 AM
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If you're looking for a 4-wire setup the Atlantic British box is the way to go. Plug-and-play. Yeah, it's a hundred bucks or so, but totally hassle-free.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2018 | 03:09 PM
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Okay, to clear up a couple things; a PO removed the original wiring harness with the module then the same/different PO put in a different wiring system then the same/different PO took that wiring system out and left me with stubby added wiring and no module. I have already purchased the eTrailer kit that has the wiring and a new module to control, I assume, the voltage to the tow lights. What I need now is the best routing of the power supply wire from the module to the battery/fuse box. I will be taking the headliner out, sooner or later, to replace and if that is a good route then I could finish two issues with a half day of work. So, suggestions on routing the power feed? Under the vehicle? Through the headliner? Somewhere else? Thanks again for previous replies.
 
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