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Help. Does anyone know where the taillight-trailer converter box is on 98 Explorer. All lights on truck work fine and all lights on trailer work fine but I have no power to right side brake and turn signal light on trailer out of prewired plug on truck. Since blinkers are separate of brake lights on truck, I thought there must be a converter box like import trucks. Any advice would be great
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Did ya trace the wiring up to the harness (left rear?) there should be a six pin female plug that it plugs into. Also im sure you already did this but make sure your getting a real good ground on the trailer, flashers draw more amp's and sometimes lights will work until you increase the load........If not try probing the wires above the female plug mentioned for juice.....might be a bad plug??????.................
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Like STU4NOW said check for power at 6 pin connector on left side (driver's side) for power on BOTH SIDES of connector. Sounds like you have a broken wire in the plug or main lead for the plug you might have to remove tire jack and check under it might have pinched wire. Back up 1 sec did the plug ever work to start with?
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Checked it, No power from vehicle side of pin connector to the one pin for pass side brake and turn signal
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OK Now trace the wire back to where it splices into the main loom
check for power there. If the pass side brake and turn signal works on vehicle there must be a brake somewhere on the trailer tap off of the harness
check for power there. If the pass side brake and turn signal works on vehicle there must be a brake somewhere on the trailer tap off of the harness
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trailer wiring
Originally posted by gsxr1000rocks
That is my question? where is the trailer tap on the wire harness located?
That is my question? where is the trailer tap on the wire harness located?