Re: trailer electrical connections

Posted by yes, but......Truck on August 12, 2002 at 08:02:53 from (205.188.197.54):

In Reply to: trailer electrical connections posted by Glenn(WV) on August 12, 2002 at 05:20:50:

Actually the best route is to go all the way and install a real 7 way connector. And if you get it from Walmart....IGNORE THE WIRING DIRECTIONS you get with Hoppy products connectors. These folks must be dyslexic or maybe they are just plain mean. A trailer hooked up with their 7 way plug wired to a truck with one of their plug in kits won't work correctly at all.Been there, done that,ready to kill more than once. Go to the web and find on a Google search the correct wiring for your plugs and follow that. Look for the one that lists wire colors and functions. Funny thing, the color codes marked on the Hoppy stuff are in the correct locations... But when they show you a picture (which tells you to "ignore color codes as they are all different"it is way wrong.

All the 7 to four adapter does is enable you to use tail turn and stop lights. No brakes would work, and if you were to put in a connector for your brakes( another two wires to a controller, or more if you want to charge the battery,) your tow vehicle is the only one the trailer will work with. Try to standardize to fit most of your buddy's trucks you will tow it with and you'll be happier when it comes back with intact wiring. On my most often borrowed trailer I wired both the seven way and the four way flat connectors to stop the "improvements" folks were adding.
Good luck!
Truck

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