Where is the plug for trailer wiring harness on Subaru Outback 2.5i 2007?

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Previous writer wrote that "t is just not the vehicle for the job". Without clarification we can not be sure what they meant. Is the 2.5 l engine capable of pulling a trailer, yes. Can you find a hitch mount for the car, yes. Can you find a wiring harness for the car, yes, again. Hopkins Mfg recommends either Kit 46255 or 46365 will work great for this application They don't have a Plug-In Simple harness for the Subaru Outback Wagon. It has to be hard wired in. In the defense of the engine, many cars of similar size or smaller haul trailers in Europe. Even Fords and GM/Opals. Size does not matter, just keep the speed reasonable and take care.

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You may not find one. The subarus generally do not come with a "towing package"per say.It is just not the vehicle for the job. Unless you intend to tow a matchbox car, then you could just use the glovebox.Make sure to put the "towee"into a ziplock baggie,in case the mice decide to get in there, which they often do. Mice love to shred paper,and that is where most people keep their registrations and insurance papers.Sometimes a dirty napkin or two,from Wendy's of MickyD's.

I found this answer on another site. By the way, 2005 Outbacks DO come with a trailer hitch option!

"Yes, I found it. I would have given up were it not for Mr. Crowell's assurance that it was there. I'll try to describe the procedure I used to pinpoint and access it:

- remove the access panel on the driver's side and set aside

- note that the power point and the rubber plug below it are closed off from the small storage pocket

- remove the rubber plug (about1.25" dia)that is just below the power point

- raise the center panel that covers the spare tire

- remove the floor panel on the driver's side. Just pull it straight up. Notice that it is held by two pull-out fasteners toward the front of the panel.

- at this point, I borrowed a borescope from my mechanical inspection group. I inserted it in the hole below the power point. Eureka - I finally could see the connector laying on the bottom at the rear of the compartment. The connector was pointed to the rear of the vehicle at the end of its wire harness.

- I made a small hook from a clothes hanger. Inserting it through the rearmost slot (where the access panel attaches)near the floor, I grabbed the wire bundle just behind the connector and raised it from the bottom of the compartment.

- I then inserted the hook through the hole, grabbed the harness, and pulled it up enough to grab it with my fingers.

- I pulled the connnector out of the hole and secured it with a piece of twine to keep it from falling back in.

Good luck!

I found that this helped me on where the connector might be hiding - thank you very much -)

However I have a 2004 Outback H4 Wagon AWV (All Weather - I did not mistype -). I had to pull up the right side floor panel and remove the foam panel then remove the two plastic screw caps that hold the insulation in place, remove the insulation to reveal the wire harness in the opening. The plug was taped to the main harness bundle to hold it up and toward the front of the opening. Then all I had to do was replace all the stuff on both sides, because I sarted on the left -)

Enjoy!

Subaru outbacks are a very good choice for towing up to 3000 pounds as noted by this link http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/list/top10/102426/article.html I tow a two place snowmobile several times a year about 2000 miles total with no problem