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Hi All,

 

I have new 05 Outback (LL Bean) and just had a trailer hitch installed. I didn't realize they wouldn't do the lights as well, so I purchased an aftermarket pigtail package that is supposed to clip right in to the exisiting electrical system.

 

I'm not real handy, and the instructions that come with the kit or horrible--just a diagram that shows a big circle around the back left section of the car. As if to say "This is where you plug it in." I took out everything in the back, including the spare tire, took off the left tail light, pulled open all the liners I could find without doing pernanant damage, and I can't find anything like a plugged group of wires. Can anyone tell me where I'd find it? Or how else to handle it?

 

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

 

Best,

Josh

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Ok maybe I was a little confusing on my first post. The way I read your response it sounds like you checked in front of the rear seats? The MY01 models have it all the way in the back compartment. After picking up the rear floor to expose the spare, on the right side there is a carpet panel on the floor with a syrofoam type spacer below it. I had to remove these, and then fish in the body frame openings along the outer body to find the plug. Believe me, it took me 5 days and a couple of posts here before I found mine.:banghead:

 

Hope this helps.

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