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Trailer Light Wiring Question
« on: March 19, 2007, 10:35:35 AM »
I need to re-wire my entire trailer for the rogers so I can drag it down to the DMV to get it registered.

I am looking at some LED light kits on eBay.....is there anything I should look for or stay away from?

Also, on my truck, it has the big round style plug, and I always have to use the 4 pin (3 males, 1 female) plug adapter.

Which plug should I wire my trailer with?

Is it possible to wire reverse (backup) lights on the trailer? or would I have to run an aditional plug?
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2007, 12:47:28 PM »
L.E.D. lights are cool, shouldn't need to look for any red flags. They're brighter, last longer, won't mess with the turn signal flasher near as much, they're the way to go.

The big round trailer plugs are all wired the same (assuming it's wired at the factory) and I've included a pic in this post that show's what is where in that plug. The diagram is showing you the truck's side of the plug looking at the pins of the plug. You'll notice there is a reverse light wire in there already. So if you wire up your trailer using that big round plug you'll have your reverse light capability pretty easily.

The 4 pin plug is the most common. The pic of the 4 pin plug is the trailer side of that plug.

Trailer wires (never varies if factory wired, either style of plug):
White: ground
Brown: tailights
Green: Right turn signal/brake light
Yellow: Laft turn signal/brake lights

I recomend running all of the various light ground wires to the tongue of the trailer, grounding them all at the tongue in the same screw, and wiring up the trailer's plug's ground wire to that same screw so that they are all grounded at the exact same spot. I also recomend using a small bolt and nut for the ground wires vs. a self-tapping type of screw.

Hope I helped and let me know if I missed something/you have a question.

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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2007, 12:59:34 PM »
By the way, if you do wire up the trailer with the round style plug I recomend you make a jumper plug to go from round to 4 pin just in case you run into trouble some day and need your boat towed by someone else's truck.   :o
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2007, 01:07:54 PM »
By the way, if you do wire up the trailer with the round style plug I recomend you make a jumper plug to go from round to 4 pin just in case you run into trouble some day and need your boat towed by someone else's truck.   :o

this is the exact reason why I carry a 4 pin to 5 pin adapter in my glove box. I will just pick up a 5 pin to 4 pin adapter and keep it with me as well.

...but what if my truck isnt present. ...hmm....ok, you got a point. you win.  ;)


so anyways, yes, the 5pin is factory wired. I guess I will just wire both a 5 and 4 pin on the trailer.

this is the kit I am looking to get: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ultimate-Race-Boat-LED-Trailer-Light-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50437QQitemZ4529753259QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2007, 01:55:22 PM »
5 pin   ???  I count 7 pins on one (round) and 4 pins on the other (flat), does your truck have 5? Maybe it has 5 pins in it but fits the 7 pin plug?   ???

If you're going to have reverse lights on the trailer I would wire up the trailer for the round plug and just use the pins that are needed on the trailer. Then I would make a short jumper (maybe a foot long) converting the trailer's round plug to the flat plug omitting the reverse light wire in that short jumper (for when someone else's truck needs to tow the trailer). I wouldn't wire the trailer up for both plugs because I would be concerned that if the unused plug happens to come loose driving down the road it may become damaged and create a short on the wires (then your fixing your lights on the side of the freeway, looking for band-aids to use for tape, people honking at you, making fuses out of tin foil, pulling the cords out of your tires to make wire, wait a minute I'm getting off track   ;D  ). If you do wire up the trailer yourself keep in mind you can always wrap any extra wire up around the trailer easier than you can make the trailer's wiring longer, better too long than too short.

I ahve no idea if the price is good but those are cool looking lights.   ;D

Oh yeah, I have been known to travel to do side jobs...
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2007, 01:57:32 PM »
I once did a job for a guy where I wired up his utility trailer with its own special plug and made adaptors for that special plug to go to the round and flat style plugs. He was concerned about someone stealing his utility trailer. He just kept the adaptors with him whenever he wasn't around his trailer.  :o
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2007, 01:59:37 PM »
youre right, its 7....i dont even know where 5 came from....pulled it out of my ass apparently.

Give me a quote for the job. I'm gunna need wire and the harnesses as well.
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2007, 02:02:48 PM »
youre right, its 7....i dont even know where 5 came from....pulled it out of my ass apparently.

Give me a quote for the job. I'm gunna need wire and the harnesses as well.

That would depend on how much beer I've consumed, just ask marcsrollin   ;D

Either way, I can do that in my sleep, faded, passed out, hammered, uhhh yeah....

I'll get back to you on that qoute.   ;D
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2007, 09:53:21 PM »
Brad and I are working out a deal...   ;)

... but if anyone needs some electrical help  ask.
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2007, 02:33:28 PM »
I ordered the parts....Barry over at TruckTrailerParts Depot hooked me up.....check out his ebay store here if you need trailer lights! http://stores.ebay.com/TruckTrailerParts-Depot

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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2007, 04:35:35 PM »
How long is it going to take to get the lights to you?
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2007, 04:50:00 PM »
How long is it going to take to get the lights to you?

I paid for the 2 day shipping so they should be here friday.

so we on for this weekend?
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2007, 04:57:02 PM »
I don't know yet, I'm doing paperwork right now, I'm looking for your trailer's parts tonight and if I have to tomorrow. Tomorrow's schedule is coming through the fax right now and I will have a lot more time tomorrow.
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2007, 12:52:22 PM »
So today I went down to Pep Boys to buy some stuff for Brad's boat trailer and I found out that there's a lot more different types of trailer plugs than I have see/thought.

There's a 7 pin round, 6 pin round, 6 pin rectangle, 5 pin round, and a 4 pin flat.

I'll bet each one of those inventor's has $1,000,000, unless they didn't patent their's. Only in America brother!   ;D
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2007, 01:12:39 PM »
wait....i thought you were the expert electrician......

now im not sure if i should LET you do my wiring  ;D
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #16 on: March 21, 2007, 01:14:34 PM »
wait....i thought you were the expert electrician......

now im not sure if i should LET you do my wiring  ;D

Now you know I'm just dieing to see MY old race boat! 
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2007, 01:20:04 PM »
Now you know I'm just dieing to see work on MY old race boat! 

I corrected it for ya ;D
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #18 on: March 21, 2007, 01:51:40 PM »
thanks
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2007, 07:41:50 PM »
I corrected it for ya ;D
now thats funny right there lmfao
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #20 on: March 25, 2007, 04:04:52 PM »
We got the trailer rewired and everything works as it should after Brad's  SABOTAGE  was repaired!!!

 >:(   ;D

Maybe at some point we'll see a pic or two of it?   :D
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #21 on: March 25, 2007, 04:41:10 PM »
these 2 pictures pretty much sum up the day....





make your own captions.  ;D
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #22 on: March 25, 2007, 05:14:53 PM »
Captions added!
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #23 on: March 25, 2007, 08:24:47 PM »
BTW, if anyone here needs some electrical work done/advice/info just PM me, create a new post, or call me. Rod 619-787-7987 hotrod56cars
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Re: Trailer Light Wiring Question
« Reply #24 on: March 26, 2007, 03:58:27 PM »
Man there are some nice TITTIES running around Brad's complex!!!!!! >:D >:D >:D So make sure you bring some dark sunglasses!!! :o :o :o
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