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small boat trailer -- light install
A quick question from a complete novice.
I recently purchased a small fishing boat (12 ft. aluminum) and trailer from a private individual. The trailer, I think, is from a "kit" and the seller installed the wiring and lights himself. However, they are not working when hooked up to my Hyundai Santa Fe, which came equipped with a tow package. It has a "universal" light hook-up/plug. I'm told the reason for this is that the Hyundai, like many other vehicles, has separate lights/circuits for tail lights and turn signal lights. Advice has varied -- "you need a splitter"; "you need to take apart your Hyundai lights"; etc., etc. This can't be the first time someone has tried to do this. It doesn't seem that I must "take apart" the lights on my vehicle. There must be an easier way. Is there a certain kind of lighting/electrical kit sold to accomodate this kind of vehicle? Any thoughts on this subject would be greatly appreciated..................jmac |
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Chances are you have a ground problem on the trailer. He probably never
connected the ground wire on the wiring harness. Most trailers will ground thru the ball but this can be a problem and/or intermittent. Connect the white wire from the trailer plug on the trailer to the trailer itself making sure you have a good ground. Also check the grounds on the lights themselves. He may not have removed any paint or the contact points are corroded. -- Tony my boats at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "jmac" wrote in message om... A quick question from a complete novice. I recently purchased a small fishing boat (12 ft. aluminum) and trailer from a private individual. The trailer, I think, is from a "kit" and the seller installed the wiring and lights himself. However, they are not working when hooked up to my Hyundai Santa Fe, which came equipped with a tow package. It has a "universal" light hook-up/plug. I'm told the reason for this is that the Hyundai, like many other vehicles, has separate lights/circuits for tail lights and turn signal lights. Advice has varied -- "you need a splitter"; "you need to take apart your Hyundai lights"; etc., etc. This can't be the first time someone has tried to do this. It doesn't seem that I must "take apart" the lights on my vehicle. There must be an easier way. Is there a certain kind of lighting/electrical kit sold to accomodate this kind of vehicle? Any thoughts on this subject would be greatly appreciated..................jmac |
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