Wiring the vehicle for towing is fairly easy. There are a number of
good wiring kits available and these should be used, rather than trying
to design your own.
All trailers will need brake lights and turn
signals as well as tail lights and side marker lights. Most areas
require extra marker lights for overwide trailers. Also, most areas have
recently required back-up lights for trailers, and most trailer
manufacturers have been building trailers with back-up lights for
several years.
Additionally, some Class I, most Class II and just
about all Class III and IV trailers will have electric brakes. Add to
this number an accessories wire, to operate trailer internal equipment
or to charge the trailer's battery, and you can have as many as seven
wires in the harness.
Determine the equipment on your trailer and
buy the wiring kit necessary. The kit will contain all the wires needed,
plus a plug adapter set which includes the female plug, mounted on the
bumper or hitch, and the male plug, wired into, or plugged into the
trailer harness.
When installing the kit, follow the
manufacturer's instructions. The color coding of the wires is usually
standard throughout the industry. One point to note: some domestic
vehicles, and most imported vehicles, have separate turn signals. On
most domestic vehicles, the brake lights and rear turn signals operate
with the same bulb. For those vehicles without separate turn signals,
you can purchase an isolation unit so that the brake lights won't blink
whenever the turn signals are operated.
One, final point, the best
kits are those with a spring loaded cover on the vehicle mounted
socket. This cover prevents dirt and moisture from corroding the
terminals. Never let the vehicle socket hang loosely; always mount it
securely to the bumper or hitch.
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