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So begins the trailer rebuild.

Discussion in 'The DIY Room' started by Pallet Pete, Mar 4, 2018.

  1. brenndatomu

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    Polarity right?
     
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    Ground good?

    The trailer looks great.
     
  3. Pallet Pete

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    Yup by dead I mean 0 charge tested with my multimeter too. It’s 0. I went ahead and threw it on the roof charger but still nothing.

    On the bright side the trailer dried great! I’ve got dust in the paint on the fenders but who cares still looks awesome.

    Just painted one side of the ramps:thumbs: unfortunately the bottom of the grey can was a hockey puck:confused: so the ramps are green but they still look great!
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    It ain't easy being grey/ green
     
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  5. Pallet Pete

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    HA!
     
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    Running lights look great!

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  9. Pallet Pete

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    Pulling wires is a piece of cake made my night!!!


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    Maybe I’m just tired what am I missing here?

    White - ground
    Brown- tail lights
    Red - stop
    Yellow- left turn


    Only three wires on the lights where does the yellow left turn tie in at?

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    Are you using 7 pin round plug?
     
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  12. Pallet Pete

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    Yes I normally do 4 way but I want the accessory and backup light options.
     
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    If im reading the 7 pin wiring diagram correctly the yellow wire goes to the same wire you hooked the green to on the other side.
     
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    Problem with that is green is right turn so if they where together both sides would blink I think.

    Here’s the pictures.

    I stuck them on a battery to see Brown is running lights Red is stop white is defiantly ground.

    Yellow has me at a loss on the trailer.


    It has to be yellow - turn
    Brown - tail
    But then I’m back to red- stop where does it go.

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    I hope I’m not oversimplifying this (unless I’m misunderstanding the question), but wouldn’t it run directly from the tail light signal to the connector at the front of the trailer?


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    Brown wire runs your marker lights, license plate light. And running lights.
    Red is brake lights.
    Yellow is left blinker
    Green is right blinker
    So the left light has yellow,brown, and red
    Right light has green, brown, and red
     
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    So do brown and yellow go together? I guess what I’m trying to figure out is where the extra wire goes.
     
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    You have three wires to connect to on the light?
     
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    Turn and brake lights are the same bulb. I don't think you use the red. Yellow is the left turn and brake. Green is right turn and brake. Brown is tail lights.
    Red has always been 12v+ for charging a battery
     
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    Brown and red have to run to both tail lights. Yellow and green run to their respective sides.


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