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Hey everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2020 Subaru Outback, we're gonna be showing you how to install the 7way upgrade kit which will allow you to use a brake controller. But before we do that, why don't we check the kit out and make sure that it's something that's gonna work for you. The reason that you would want to use a kit like this is two fold really. One of them being, you may just need a 7way round connector.

All right. So that's gonna provide us with that in 7way round connector, super common type there. But it's also gonna provide us with the 4way flat connector. So that's very convenient. So if your trailer uses this type of connector, you have both then we're great for that.

But what the 7way is gonna do is provide us not only with our turn signals, our tail lights and our brake lights but we're also gonna have a 12 volt auxiliary power. So we're gonna have 12 volts back here, that way, if you're towing a trailer that uses this type connector and let's say, there's batteries on it, maybe a small popup, something like that. The 12 volt, he had it wired properly, could potentially charge those batteries and maintain them whenever you're pulling it down the road. So that's really convenient. Whenever you need it, you got it.

But what it seems like a lot of people are wanting to use this setup for is to be able to use an alternative type brake controller like this one here. This is the Curt Echo. This is a really popular one. You've had good lock with it but there's a few different other types as well that are similar to this. But with these, all you need is a 7way like we have here and that 12 volt power supply.

And the way these work is they just plug right in. You then plug your trailer connector into it. You can download an app on your phone and then you're gonna have a brake controller. You can easily remove it when you're not using it. And these are becoming really popular because you're not gonna have to set up a brake controller permanently in your dash and things like that. And so this kit is a perfect setup for that, gives you the basics that you need to run something like this. Something that I do wanna mention, if you are just wanting to run a traditional style brake controller, one that just gets mounted up on the dash, you will need a little bit different setup. It's very similar to this, but some as the ETBC7 comes with a few extra things that allow you to get that hooked up. So if that's your case, definitely something worth looking into. And regardless on what kit you choose, this one or other one, you are going to need an existing 4way flat connector to hook into. So whether you have one from the factory, if that's the case, perfect. If your Subaru does not have one equipped, you will need to pick one up. You can grab a few different wiring kits. We have available here at etrailer that will work. And the good news is those 4way flat connector kits are super easy to install. They literally just plug right in. So not really a big deal there, but something that I definitely thought was worth mentioning. That way you could use this properly, But other than that, a wellbuilt kit, that's gonna get the job done and come with pretty much everything you need. I do wanna mention during installation, I did fall short as far as the length of wire goes, the main power wire, I needed about five or six extra feet. So something to keep in mind, you can grab that here at etrailer. And kind of speaking on the install, really not too bad actually, essentially you just mount this up. One end plugs into your existing 4way and then you're just gonna route a power wire from the back here up to the front, hook it up to the battery. And that's really all there is to it. So shouldn't take you a whole lot of time or give you too many issues. Speaking of which let's go ahead and hook it up together now. To begin our installation, we're gonna be here at the back of our Subaru. And what I went ahead and did was mounted up this bracket that comes with the kit. And I also had to use a nodrill short bracket as well but keep in mind, every setup is gonna be a little bit different, especially how you decide you wanna mount it and everything else. But if he ended up needing more brackets, you can grab them here at etrailer. Wit