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Help with trailer lights
Posted on 11/15/13 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 11/15/13 at 6:15 pm
I figured the noble and smart guys of the OD board could help
I have a 16 foot, dual axl trailer. My lights have been acting weird. I figured it was a grounding issue on the ball. They wouldn't come on and then dim. It Would also do weird things like both lights would blink when the right blinker was on, completely go out when you press the break. Well after it rode on my work truck, I guess it rubbed the rust off and worked fine. Well after a week, still works fine on my work truck. Now, I hook it up to my personal truck and nothing. I bought a pig tail tester and it shows my plug on my truck is working as it should. I took the reciever off of my work truck and tried it that way and still nothing. What the hell is the issue here? Any help would be appreciated as I'm about to pull my hair out
I have a 16 foot, dual axl trailer. My lights have been acting weird. I figured it was a grounding issue on the ball. They wouldn't come on and then dim. It Would also do weird things like both lights would blink when the right blinker was on, completely go out when you press the break. Well after it rode on my work truck, I guess it rubbed the rust off and worked fine. Well after a week, still works fine on my work truck. Now, I hook it up to my personal truck and nothing. I bought a pig tail tester and it shows my plug on my truck is working as it should. I took the reciever off of my work truck and tried it that way and still nothing. What the hell is the issue here? Any help would be appreciated as I'm about to pull my hair out
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Posted on 11/15/13 at 6:18 pm to coonass27
Try a direct ground wire bolted on your truck and also make sure your ground wire on the trailer has a good contact.
Posted on 11/15/13 at 6:30 pm to coonass27
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I took the reciever off of my work truck and tried it that way and still nothing.
I'm sorry if I asking the wrong questions, but are you talking about the towing receiver?
If everything is working fine with the company truck and trailer and not your truck and trailer it seems obvious unless I'm missing something.
Posted on 11/15/13 at 6:44 pm to coonass27
Didn't read any of your post because I didn't need to.
Trailer light problems = poor grounds
Trailer light problems = poor grounds
Posted on 11/15/13 at 6:47 pm to coonass27
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They wouldn't come on and then dim.
quote:
completely go out when you press the break.
I'm just guessing, but it sounds like a connection/power problem to me. You are testing the terminals with your tester without a load, put one on it and the problem surfaces. JMO
Good luck.
Posted on 11/15/13 at 6:56 pm to coonass27
I've had problems with a new factory installed pig tail like you speak of. Pull both trucks side by side & trace wires. Also I've had to put a bigger flasher plug in a newer truck to keep both blinkers from blinking at the same time. All in all trailer lights are APITA 
Posted on 11/15/13 at 7:10 pm to coonass27
Sounds like a ground to me
Posted on 11/16/13 at 3:45 pm to coonass27
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have a 16 foot, dual axl trailer
Da frick?
Two axles for only 16'?
Cut an axle.
Now
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