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Need to wire tow bar into 1999 LT35

I need to put in a tow bar socket, want to know at what point do i take off the wires from the lamp to the tow socket, presumably somewhere before the bulb so they run in parallel to the lamp bulbs? do i split the lamp wire in two or just strip off a bit of insulation and attach the wire there? and am i right in thinking they all run to a common earth so i dont need to make a loop back into the lamp wire for each circuit? to earth it do i literally just run a wire from the earth pin on the tow socket to a point on the chassis or wire back into the earth at one of the lamps? also what are the wiring colours at the lamp.
understand the theory, just never done it before!

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Hi ebrown80
You can splice into each wire in turn at the back of the lamps.No need to cut right through the origional loom completly. For a really good joint you should spot solder each connection and insulate all joints well. Tow bar sockets operate on a common earth, so no need to loop each one.
Check back of socket and you will find each pin has a number. 1---7
The wiring colours from the socket back to the loom are as follows
No 1 Pin--- Yellow Wire---Left Side Flasher
No 2 Pin--- Blue Wire------Fog Lamp.
No 3 Pin--- White Wire--- Earth. Must have good contact or nothing else will operate.
No 4 Pin----Green Wire--- Right Side Flasher.
No 5 Pin----Brown Wire---- Left Side Park Light
No 6 Pin----Red Wire-------Brake Lights
No 7 Pin----Black Wire----Right Side Park Light. Centre Pin.
I hope this helps you out
Best of Luck with it
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There is already a 4 wire trailer plug installed on the car look under the bumper area and you will see it is flat and has a cover with a tab on it when you pull the rubber tab it shows the 4 connectors or bullet connecters female you can buy a male connector at any auto parts store and they can show you where it is for free, they will also have the color coded kit for you to wire it to protect your wires from a short and grounding out. The Plug and kit cost's $15.00 for the plug and 20 feet of wire to connect to your trailer you are pulling or if your trailer already has a plug you can get an adapter for it.

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