babaganoush Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 trailer is in need of a new connector and its a regular 4 way but the problem is there are 5 wires on the trailer brown yellow brown green green yellow white i have looked everywhere for the same connector but all of them have 4 wires question is can i twist both the brown/yellow and brown/green onto the new brown wire and have it work the same or will i have problems would like any input before i go ahead and butcher things up thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I had exactly the same problem this summer. The trailer connector came off and the replacement only has 4 terminals but the wires from the trailer came as you described. I cant remember which ones i spliced together but i went to CT and cracked open one of their cheap trailer light kits ( the same ones on my trailer) i just drew a little diagram of where the wires went into the connector....went home and spliced em....works fine. I know thats a long way round aND SOMEONE MIGHT CHIME IN WITH AN EASIER FIX, BUT ITS ONE WAY TO DO IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 They're all easy jobs with a test lamp or meter a little time and the proper part(s). My advice to you is the call a trailer hitch place and get it done there. This past summer I bought a new to me truck. I was going to do the the trailer wire connections to it but then just called the hitch place. They told me to be there at 8 the following morning. I was there no more than 15 minutes, it cost me $50 and all was done correctly. This included parts and labour. All tested in front of me. I'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 well how are they hooked up now I would get a battery and hook them up see what they do white should be ground so test could be made for a Japanese truck, I think their stop and turn are on different circuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 White- Ground -12 volts Green- Right turn/stop Yellow- Left turn/stop Brown/Green- Right tail light Brown/Yellow- Left tail light Connect the Brown/Green and Brown/Yellow together and connect to the connectors Brown wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babaganoush Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 thanks guys that was my plan drifter, i just didnt want to go ahead with it and have something go wrong without asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeJ Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Looks like you have it figured out, There is usually more than one wire on the trailer feeding the running lights, sometimes they both run up to the plug creating an extra wire and sometimes they splice in down under the trailer to feed the extra running lights and then you have the traditional 4 at the plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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