spot for 7 pin bracket

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06PhillyPathy
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spot for 7 pin bracket

Postby 06PhillyPathy » Thu Jul 14, 2016 5:23 pm

I can't find a spot to mount the 7 pin bracket, the spare is in the way, there's not enough room.

Anyone have a pic of how they did theirs?


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Postby Kestral » Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:22 pm

If I am not mistaken there are two holes under your factory bumper hitch that are covered with plastic covers that was what was on my 2012 anyway.

Where on earth did you find the 7 pin bracket anyway! I went to 3 Nissan dealers to try and order the 7 pin bracket and no one could find a part number for it. I had to make one out of steel myself.

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Postby 06PhillyPathy » Thu Jul 14, 2016 8:15 pm

Kestral wrote:If I am not mistaken there are two holes under your factory bumper hitch that are covered with plastic covers that was what was on my 2012 anyway.

Where on earth did you find the 7 pin bracket anyway! I went to 3 Nissan dealers to try and order the 7 pin bracket and no one could find a part number for it. I had to make one out of steel myself.
Yeah but the holes on my 2006 are crooked and no way mount this bracket that I bought. I had to drill new holes in order to get mine to fit and I still don't even have it on right yet. Heading to Walmart at midnight to try to find some larger self tapping screws

Etrailer has it for the R51 but it doesnt fit. You are better off making your own I wish I had just done that from the start rather than wait 5 days for shipping

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Postby disallow » Fri Jul 15, 2016 5:50 am

aftermarket harnesses are straight, but if you look at the one from Nissan, it is a 90 degree design which allows you to use the factory holes.

I went aftermarket, so it sits at an angle, but works just fine.

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Postby smj999smj » Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:34 am

The Nissan bracket looks so much cleaner, though. What's odd is that you can't get the bracket unless you get the whole kit, even though the instructions give a Nissan part # for it.


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