Lots of late model cars are fitted with a plug designed to make fitting a towing harness easy. Yours might have one of these, the dealer or the handbook should be able to tell you this.
Again lots of late model cars have a CAN-BUS system and in the absence of an integrated wiring socket a five-way relay and an independent supply should be used to power the trailer. This is a good idea for every car that must be wired the old-fashioned way even though it takes longer and costs a little more because the vehicle switches do not have to cope with the additional current load of the trailer lights.
Wiring the old-fashioned way can be made easier using Scotchloks but stripping the wire leading to each light and soldering the towing harness (or the relay harness) to it and re-insulating and finishing with a tiny cable tie is the best way for a reliable and long-lasting job. More detailed instructions are usually supplied with the towing harness.
Don't forget to also install a direction indicator (audio or visual) repeater alarm or tell-tale.
SOURCE: trailer light hook up for towing
By an inline adapter, that goes between your main harness & tailights connection, and accepts flat 4 or whatever you require for trailer. Most automotive places have them, and perhaps even walmart.
SOURCE: Tail Lights Don't Work
I would take out the tail light fuse and repace with a known good fuse. Use a test light to see if you are getting power at each side of the fuse at the little metal tabs on the top of the fuse.
If you have power at each location, then something happned at the connection. You may need an owners manual with a wiring diagram.
SOURCE: need wire diagram to hook up trailer lights, truck not factory equipped w/harness,
I'm assuming you're just going to splice into the tail light wiring so that's what these wire colors are:
at the tail lamp 3 way connector:
black and yellow = park lamp
dark green and brown = left turn signal
there should be another connector with violet and black wire for reverse lights.
the stop lights are turned on through the turn signal circuits.
SOURCE: wiring diagram from truck to trailer
Get a tester light the type with an alligator clip and a sharp point.
Check each wire for your brake lights,blinkers etc.
i.e. With the blinker light on find the correct wire and splice into it with the corresponding light on the trailer. ( DO NOT CUT THE TRUCKS WIRE)
Remove the covering and twist the plug wires around it and tape or shrink wrap if you can.
Hope this helps
SOURCE: Stuck hood latch on 1996 chrysler concorde- Possible broken cable
take off the left front wheel and fender well. slice off the hood cable insulation get a hook too pull the wire have a buddy pull up on the hood while doing this. Should pop open then hope this helps u out.
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