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Trailer harness — powered converter vs non-powered splice without a converter
please disregard, delete this post. A friend gracefully explained the simple harness will draw the signal and power from the car’s electrical system which may overwhelm the circuit. The custom harness has it own power so it only borrows the signal from the car’s electrical system without the risk of popping the circuit. I’m good to go and what to do. Thanks!
I know less than zero about wiring harnesses and car electronics.
I’d like to use a tire trailer for track duty. I’ve been waiting for manufacturers to produce a plug and play trailer harness for the Gen 2 86 without luck.
I figured I’d attempt to splice a Gen 1 Curt Trailer Harness into my Gen 2. The harness comes with a converter that requires power directly from the car’s battery. The trailer itself came with the wires needed to be spliced directly into the left, right, and brake lights.
Does the Curt harness with the powered converter offer any benefits over a direct splice? The trailer doesn’t have brakes. The wiring is only to power the brake lights and turn signals.
Please help!
Last edited by Kulebrero; 07-19-2023 at 03:57 PM.
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