installation
What You Will Need
If you don't already have an electrical connection at the rear of your vehicle, you will need to have a wire harness installed with a standard 4-pole flat connection. A wire harness allows the functionality of your automobile's tail lights to be transmitted to the Auto Rack Lights product.
Wire harnesses are specific to a vehicle and can be found at automotive stores or trailer hitch outfitters.
Depending on the make & model of your automobile, you might be able to install the harness yourself, but please check with your vehicle's manufacturer first. Installation on one of our vehicle's was $15 + the cost of the wire harness.
If you already have an electrical connection at the rear of your vehicle, check to make sure it is a 4-pole flat connection. If not, you will need to get an adapter.
- 4-pole flat wire harness (top image)
- 7-pole to 4-pole flat adapter (bottom image)
For trunk mounted bike racks:
- prior to mounting the bike rack and bike(s) on your vehicle, open the trunk and pull the last 6" of the wire harness out. Close the trunk on the wire harness (this will not hurt or damage the wire harness.
- mount the bike rack and bike(s) per rack manufacturer's instructions.
- rest the Bent Bar on the rack projection arms to aid in securing the device to your bike.
- determine the best strap &/or bungee cord locations for fixing the Auto Rack Lights product to the outer most bike.
- size and place the foam bumpers around the tube of the Auto Rack Lights product as needed.
- remove the protective film from each side of the foam bumper and seal the edges together.
- make sure the Auto Rack Lights product is securely fastened to the bike. Auto Rack Lights shall not be held liable for an improperly secured device.
- plug the Auto Rack Lights product into your vehicle's wire harness connection.
- check that the stop, turn and tail lights are functioning.
- have a safer drive!
Trunk mounted bike rack with Bent bar in aluminum with round lights.
For hitch mounted bike racks:
- mount the bike rack and bike(s) per rack manufacturer's instructions.
- if possible, rest the Auto Rack Lights product on the outermost bike's upward pedal to aid in securing the device to your bike.
- determine the best strap &/or bungee cord locations for fixing the Auto Rack Lights product to the outer most bike.
- size and place the foam bumpers around the tube of the Auto Rack Lights product as needed.
- remove the protective film from each side of the foam bumper and seal the edges together.
- make sure the Auto Rack Lights product is securely fastened to the bike. Auto Rack Lights shall not be held liable for an improperly secured device.
- plug the Auto Rack Lights product into your vehicle's wire harness connection.
- check that the stop, turn and tail lights are functioning.
- have a safer drive!
Hitch mounted bike rack