Recently my converter bit the dust on my '99 4-runner. As I'm handicapped, I went to my local Toyota dealer and asked how much to replace it. They told me $300!!!?? What's the deal? Can anyone offer or suggest an alternative for me?
Thanks in advance, Mike
$33.10 here:
Roger..exactly what I needed. Thanks buddy.
Mike
You can get the same thing at any Wal-Mart.
Actually, you can't...not the Super Wally World near me at least. They do not have one suitable for a 4 Runner...just the Tacoma and according to the company (Hoppy?) the two are not interchangeable. Thanks anyway though.
Mike
You can get the universal one for about $10. You just have to manually figure out which wires are which. I figure it's worth saving $20 to trace the wires.
Actually, to be safe with any car, I'd go for the powered adapter kit also. It takes some more wiring up, and you need a new fused power lead run through (or under) the car to the battery to feed the trailer lights - but it almost 100% guarantees that no matter what goes wrong with the trailer lights, you can't damage the car wiring.
I wired the lights on all my trailers by hand, the right way (4-light system - works with any tow vehicle) and they wouldn't dare short out on me. ;-) And all my tow vehicles have conventional wiring.
Though if I buy a brand new car with the taillight monitor module, or other fancy electronics that could get blown out by a short in the trailer wiring, I'd be installing one of these in a heartbeat. BEFORE blowing something expensive up.
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