Frequently Asked Questions

Now that you've decided to put a light on your rack to improve safety and protect your ride, you need to make sure you have an electrical connection to power the lights. The Kody Technologies Bike Rack Lights require a standard 4-pin or 7-Blade trailer wiring connection to power and communicate from the vehicle to the lights. Here are some options for installing a trailer connection.

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Electrical connection on your vehicle:

• Your vehicle may already be wired and ready to go. Check the back of your vehicle next to your trailer hitch.

  • There are a variety of different connections including 7-blade, 7-pin, 6-pin, 5-pin and 4-pin. These are also referred to as 4 pole instead of 4-pin. Kody lights connect to a flat 4-pin or 7-blade connection. See image below for connection examples.

Curt Manufacturing is one of the leading trailer parts manufacturers in the industry. Check out their website for everything you need to know about trailer lights and connections.

• Check your vehicle and owner's manual, or contact your dealership.

• ​Do it yourself. Purchase a custom wire harness made specifically for your vehicle from a dealership, auto parts store, or online at places such as Curt or etrailer. Installation is typically very simple with helpful instructions provided on YouTube or from the supplier.

  • Curt Manufacturing is one of the leading trailer parts manufacturers in the industry. Check out their website for everything you need to know about trailer lights and connections.

• Take your vehicle to a local rack shop, auto shop, or dealership. They can find and install the harness for you.

If you have any questions or need help with installation or anything else, please contact us. We will get back to you as soon as possible!

We have three cable lengths available; 5' and 9' and 13'.

Short - The 5' or 60" cable runs close to 70" long. This is long enough to connect the light across most four bike racks plus a little slack. We also sell 60" extensions that can be used if needed to cover extra length from hitch extensions or swing out racks.

Long - The 9' or 108" cable runs closer to 116" long. This is long enough to route across the entire rack plus hitch extensions and most swing arms with a two bike rack.

Super Long - The 13' or 156" cable runs a little longer at about 160" and can handle everything including a large four bike rack with a large pivot.

It's best to measure your set up from where the light is installed to the connection on your vehicle to determine which cable length will fit.

The Kody Tech reverse light synchronizes with your vehicles existing reverse lights. It requires a seven blade trailer connection to obtain the reverse light signal. We have two reverse light options; an add on reverse light and a built in reverse light. Both reverse options are super bright to light up the space behind you and are excellent at communicating that you're in reverse and need the space cleared.

The built in reverse light is only available on the Medium Size Double Lights and Large Size Double 16" Lights. The reverse is built into the main brake/tail/turn light. Both of the double lights will include the reverse light.

The add on reverse lights are available on single pivoting lights and the double 16" sequencing lights. This light is a separate light fixture mounted to the main light bracket and wired into the seven blade cable.