Four Prong Trailer Plug Wiring
This vehicle to trailer wiring harness creates a standard trailer wiring connection by plugging into vehicle harness and tail light assembly and then routing the 4 way harness to the rear end of a vehicle.
Four prong trailer plug wiring. You must check the trailer manual to see if the wiring is correct but normally the white wire is called the ground wire while the brown wire is used for tail lights. Curt 58671 vehicle side and trailer side 4 pin round wiring harness connectors. The most common wire thickness for a trailer is 16 gauge but i bought thicker wiring for added durability. The colors for wiring a 7 way connector are as follows with the 4 colors of the 4 way connector remaining the same.
The most common 4 wire connector is the 4 pin flat connector as shown here. This report will be discussing 4 prong trailer wiring diagram. Get it as soon as thu jul 23. Free shipping on your.
As the name implies they use four wires to carry out the vital lighting functions. This vehicle is designed not only to travel one place to another but also to carry heavy loads. Yellow and green are for left and right turns and braking. At a minimum all trailers need at least 4 functions.
You will need a helper to operate the controls of the vehicle while you check the voltages with a circuit tester. Start by cutting the white wire and attaching it to the trailer frame. 4 5 out of 5 stars 74. Tail lights brake lights left right signals.
4 wires will give these functions so the simplest scheme is a 4 pin connector. Installing the 4 pin trailer wires. Your order may be eligible for ship to home and shipping is free on all online orders of 35 00. 4 way trailer connectors are typically used on small trailers such as boat snowmobile utility and other trailers that that do not use brakes.
13 used new offers carrofix trailer 4 wire plug 32 inch 4 pin flat wire extension male female connector. One is the ground. You have it right so far the 4 way connector is just as you have stated. If you own an older vehicle chances are it will have neither trailer package factory installed nor t connectors available for it.
The four wires control the turn signals brake lights and taillights or running lights. On a four prong plug one prong connects to the right turn signal one to the left and one to the tail lights. 4 7 out of 5 stars 110. Check here for special coupons and promotions.
Remember that yellow has a l in it so that is the left side brake turn signal and green has a r in it so that is the right side brake turn signal. Order trailer connector wiring adapters for your vehicle and pick it up in store make your purchase find a store near you and get directions.