SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: SLCKREG on March 13, 2008, 03:10:49 PM
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I went it see what was wrong with my trailer wireing, and long story short, I gutted it to start over. right now I have 2 questions. 1) to ground the lights themselves, do they need to be hooked to the ground wire,or can I ground them to the trailer itself? or would either work? #2) are the lights on the trailer sides just running lights or are some of them supposed to blink(signal)? ???
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Ground your lights close to where they mount.
The lights on the side of the trailer are for running lights only.
The plug on your trailer that plugs into your towing vehicle gets grounded at the tongue of the trailer.
white = ground
brown = tailights/running lights
yellow = left brake/trun signal
green = right brake/turn signal
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Im gonna be doing this tomorrow after i install my new gauges ;D
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I'd like to do my trailer too but it's all tubbing and not channel so I don't have a clue how to pull the wire for that. Any suggestions?
Thanks Rod, I think that's one of the few times that the color code was described.
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I'd like to do my trailer too but it's all tubbing and not channel so I don't have a clue how to pull the wire for that. Any suggestions?
how was it done before? i assume you can run it inside.
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I've haven't seen any of the rectangluar tube type trailer frames that didn't already have holes in it for the wires to run down inside the tubes. I took several steel wire coat hangers and tack welded them together to get the wire down the tube, used a hook/pic tool to grab the wire and pull it through the frame. If holes are not already there then you have two options that I am aware of. Drill or cut holes with a torch (hey - that's how the factory does them plus it gives a smoother/burr free hole) and run the wires dsown the inside of the tube or tach weld washers every 4 feet or so and run the wires inside the flat washers that you just tacked on the trailer frame. Tach the washers at a 90 degree as compared to the frame.
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Thanks guys ,sorry I'm a little slow gettin back, long story short when i got home tonite my new starter had just come so ihad to start my boat for the 1st time ;D ;D. I also have chanel and a removeable tongue I think I 'm just runnin outside the tube :banghead:
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how was it done before? i assume you can run it inside.
The wires are on the inside of the tubing. I was just thinking about new wire since everything else has been screwed up. I guess I'll wait until I tear it down to repaint.
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If there is existing wiring now, attach the new wire to the old wire and pull the new in as you pull the old out.
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I'd like to do my trailer too but it's all tubbing and not channel so I don't have a clue how to pull the wire for that. Any suggestions?
Thanks Rod, I think that's one of the few times that the color code was described.
25 ft Fish tape. Available @ home depot for 20-30 bucks!
or, if you know an electrician - a fish tape is standard issue!
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If there is existing wiring now, attach the new wire to the old wire and pull the new in as you pull the old out.
I guess that will work... Just make sure I've connected to all the wires before I start pulling new. :) Found some really cool LED lights as well, if they aren't too big.