2003 Outback Wagon trailer wiring

[Linda Parker]

I am attempting to install the trailer wiring on my 2003 Outback wagon. I
have a T-one connector kit from DrawTite which should connect ot a 6-pin
connector on the car. Problem is, I can't find the connector. Their
instructions say it is under the access panel for the driver's side tail
light. Nope! Not on the passenger either, although this is where most of
the wiring is routed. Anyone know where it is? Please!

 

[Edward Hayes]

Another thought. My Forester has two panels. One for replacing the tail
light bulb and another on the rear floor near the tail light for misc stuff.
Eddie

 

[Victor Roberts]

I am attempting to install the trailer wiring on my 2003 Outback wagon. I
have a T-one connector kit from DrawTite which should connect ot a 6-pin
connector on the car. Problem is, I can't find the connector. Their
instructions say it is under the access panel for the driver's side tail
light. Nope! Not on the passenger either, although this is where most of
the wiring is routed. Anyone know where it is? Please!

I don't know about the '03, but it is just where Subaru says it is on
my '97 Outback. After I opened the access panel for the left rear
tail light assembly I had to fish around with my hand to find the
trailer connector. It was taped to the main wiring, a bit forward of
the hatch, to keep it from flopping around if it was not going to be
used. Take a flashlight and look inside the cavity for a connector
that mates with the one from DrawTite but is not connected to
anything. You may have to remove some tape to get it free.

 

[Gilles Gour]

I am attempting to install the trailer wiring on my 2003 Outback wagon. I
have a T-one connector kit from DrawTite which should connect ot a 6-pin
connector on the car. Problem is, I can't find the connector. Their
instructions say it is under the access panel for the driver's side tail
light. Nope! Not on the passenger either, although this is where most of
the wiring is routed. Anyone know where it is? Please!

Had same installed on my Legacy and the dealer had to splice in a
connector.
Maybe it's different with the Outback but I doubt any Subaru comes with
trailer wiring built in. Just read the trailer section of the owner
manual, they repeat over and over again that the car was not made to
pull a trailer and that they will hold no responsibility whatsoever if
you do. That's only to protect themselves of course, warranty wise.

 

[Victor Roberts]

Had same installed on my Legacy and the dealer had to splice in a
connector.
Maybe it's different with the Outback but I doubt any Subaru comes with
trailer wiring built in.

My '97 Outback had the connector installed at the factory. I believe
they are in all Outbacks. I don't know about the Legacy.

Just read the trailer section of the owner
manual, they repeat over and over again that the car was not made to
pull a trailer and that they will hold no responsibility whatsoever if
you do. That's only to protect themselves of course, warranty wise.

Well, Subaru sells a trailer hitch as an "official" accessory. It is
listed in their new car brochures (at least in the US) and probably on
the Web site when you "build your own car". They also list trailer
weight capacities for the various models.

 

[Gilles Gour]

My '97 Outback had the connector installed at the factory. I believe
they are in all Outbacks. I don't know about the Legacy.




Well, Subaru sells a trailer hitch as an "official" accessory. It is
listed in their new car brochures (at least in the US) and probably on
the Web site when you "build your own car". They also list trailer
weight capacities for the various models.

Glad these things have changed or are different outside Canada. It make
more sense than giving the user the impression he is doing something wrong.

 

[Victor Roberts]

Glad these things have changed or are different outside Canada. It make
more sense than giving the user the impression he is doing something wrong.

Sorry, I did not notice you were in Canada, and I should have looked.

Perhaps the laws are different. Is the trailer hitch listed as a
Subaru accessory for Canadian-delivery Subarus?

 

[Crash]

the hitch is liasted as an accessory but the connnection comes standard on
the 02 OBS

 

[perry chamberlain]

If you buy the trailer towing kit they give you a module that plugs into
a plug in the spare tire cavity and you have to feed the wire out the
rubber gasket in the bottom of the spare tire cavity.
I towed a trailer all the way from los angeles to the arctic circle and
back with absolutely no problems.