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Tech Talk => Trailers => Topic started by: 76 Wreidt on August 27, 2010, 01:20:52 PM

Title: light wont work
Post by: 76 Wreidt on August 27, 2010, 01:20:52 PM: I just replaced the tail lights on my trailer and the left one works perfect no problem, but the right one only the brake light and turn signal work but the running light won't work and I am stuck, any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!!
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: 2Screwed on August 27, 2010, 01:23:11 PM: make sure you got dual filiment bulbs?
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: lbhsbz on August 27, 2010, 04:41:18 PM: Light's need electricity to work,....check the socket to see if you have any
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: 76 Wreidt on August 27, 2010, 06:18:20 PM: It should be getting power since the brake light and turn signal are working right?
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: GT Jets on August 27, 2010, 06:59:51 PM: Quote from: 76 Wreidt on August 27, 2010, 06:18:20 PM
It should be getting power since the brake light and turn signal are working right?

Nope, the running lights use a different circuit, what side does the main wire harness run down the trailer?, I'm betting the left. :sly:

If you were to read between the lines, they probably use Scotch locks on the brown wire going to the right side from the left, seen it a million or so times...Get rid of the Scotch Locks and used crimp on terminals.

Left turn/brake = yellow wire.

Right turn/brake = green wire. ( here is a cheat for that one, the right navigation light on a vessel with lights is green).

Running lights = brown wire.

Ground = white wire.

GT
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: 76NORDIC on August 27, 2010, 07:12:12 PM: X2 on 86ing the scotch locks, they don't last for squat :thumbdown:
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: 76 Wreidt on August 27, 2010, 09:16:15 PM: Thanks I will probably mess with it tomorrow and let you know what happens.
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: farmergord on August 27, 2010, 09:18:53 PM: solder and shrink tube do it right do it only once :thumbup:
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: GT Jets on August 27, 2010, 09:31:53 PM: Quote from: farmergord on August 27, 2010, 09:18:53 PM
solder and shrink tube do it right do it only once :thumbup:

I never bothered with heat shrink and solder when it comes to freshwater crap, but salt is a different story, I have used the heat shrink and hot glue filled crimp-ons with great success..... http://www.buyheatshrink.com/heatshrinktubing/heat-shrink-crimp-splices.htm (http://www.buyheatshrink.com/heatshrinktubing/heat-shrink-crimp-splices.htm)

The thing about trailers is the wire quality, sort of like lipstick on a pig. ;D

GT
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: Howard19 on August 28, 2010, 07:33:38 AM: Lipstick on a pig GT where did you hang out in the early years LOL ;D :o
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: GT Jets on August 28, 2010, 08:20:02 AM: Quote from: Howard19 on August 28, 2010, 07:33:38 AM
Lipstick on a pig GT where did you hang out in the early years LOL ;D :o

You haven't met my dad... :screwy: ;D He is a pretty fun dude to hang out with. ;)

GT
Title: Re: light wont work
Post by: Danger731 on September 01, 2010, 01:31:48 PM: I ran into trouble with too much dielectric grease on the harness plug....