I bought a powered converter for my trailer lights. (Actually, four of them; I
burned three of them out thanks to bad wiring on the trailer which I have since
fixed.) Most of them are around $40-45 and are "5-wire to 4-wire".
You can solder the wires in if you like, but I just used the Scotch-Lok
connectors that came with the converter. All you'll need is a pair of pliers
to clamp them down, and some acetone to clean the glue inside the connectors
off your hands.
Good luck!
Scot
------Original Message------
From: "Phil Esra" <philesra@hotmail.com>
To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
Sent: June 1, 2000 6:15:48 PM GMT
Subject: trailer wiring?
Okay, I told you I was going to ask more questions. I just bought an 80cc
shifter kart, which I'm going to tow behind the MR2. Nobody makes a plug-in
wiring harness for it (towing with an MR2??), so I bought a generic, 4-wire
connector to match the plug on the trailer. I don't have a great grasp of
electricity, but I don't see how I can set the trailer up (using the current
4-wire plug) to have turn signals without causing the car's turn signals to
come on under braking? Any suggestions?
Also: what's the preferred techniqe for splicing the wires in? Are you
s'posed to solder them, or can I use those little pincher thingies, or wire
nuts?
Thanks! I bow in ignorance before the collected wisdom of ba-autox.
Phil
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