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10-04-2017, 11:03 AM | #30 | |
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Just buy THIS for the wiring and be done with it. Works great for me.
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I suppose you could do that. It won't charge as you drive though. I've installed trailer wiring on about 5 vehicles from trucks (which are usually 12v 2-wire and ready to tow) to minivans which are a PITA to do. Last edited by sweetpea; 10-06-2017 at 11:52 AM. |
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I only bring that up because depending on frequency of use it may be less hassle to just hook it up to a battery? yah?
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Well the battery as the power source and then wiring work could be minimized? Idunno, thinking about it now (I didn't really think about it to begin with) it may be more work to use a battery than to just hardwire
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If you are really concerned about doing the install, check with U-Haul. The usually will install a hitch for about $100 plus cost of the hitch. Better to have someone do it right.
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Good tip, maybe in a couple of years though when I finally decide to go to an all day track day
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Sorry to burst your stereotype, but that's not Alabama. Alabama has a helmet law and aggressive police who would likely perform a pit maneuver on the old lady to stop them for multiple tickets.
It looks more like something I'd see down here in Florida, especially around The Villages. Fun Fact: The Villages has one of the highest STD rates in the country. They wouldn't worry too much about exhaust fumes or head injuries. |
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Maybe I misunderstood your question. *edited 1. If your car is low amperage 3-wire then you need the converter box that was shown in the link. This takes the signal from the brakes, lights, turn signals and sends them to the trailer 2. Many trailers are 12v systems. So the low amperage car system won't light it and/or it only sends a signal to the turn signals as they are wired from the primary brake lights. the box decodes all of this and allows you to send it to the trailer. 3. When you said you wanted to use a separate battery to run the trailer lights......you can do that. But it would only be for the 12v primary wire that powers the distribution box. You still have to splice into/use a wire harness into on the main tail lights/turn signals. The 12v lead is only for power, not the signal of what to do. So you can use an external battery....but really its like 20mins work to run a lead from the trunk to the front of the car. You only have to pull the panel up by the floorboard on the battery side. The rest you can fish it through (I just did the same thing to my 2014, but it was the backup camera cord I ran to the stereo. Could have easily went through the dash to the battery at that point. If you are familiar with car stereo amps....its similar to how they operate. You plug the amp directly to a 12v source. Then there is a signal wire that tells it to turn on (from your radio). This is how the newer car lights work in simplified terms. You need that 12v source for powering the trailer lights and you need the taillight source to be your signal wire for brakes/lights/turn. The box decodes all that and sends the signals to the trailer lights...but uses the power from the battery, not the car tail lights as there isn't enough amperage there. Last edited by sweetpea; 10-06-2017 at 11:53 AM. |
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