Trailer light adaptor?
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well i assume your truck has a 7 pin on it like mine.
2 things you can do that i am aware of. buy a 30 round plug that goes into the 7 pin and then has a spot for you to plug your 4 prong into.
or method 2 redneck style like i did.
go to uhaul buy the 4 prong pig tail.
wire it into the back of the 7 prong plug. (its marked on the cover by ford what wires are what)
and now you have both options.
i can haul a 7 or 4 prong trailer and dont have to mess with a thing.
2 things you can do that i am aware of. buy a 30 round plug that goes into the 7 pin and then has a spot for you to plug your 4 prong into.
or method 2 redneck style like i did.
go to uhaul buy the 4 prong pig tail.
wire it into the back of the 7 prong plug. (its marked on the cover by ford what wires are what)
and now you have both options.
i can haul a 7 or 4 prong trailer and dont have to mess with a thing.
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Originally Posted by 1997F-350
well i assume your truck has a 7 pin on it like mine.
2 things you can do that i am aware of. buy a 30 round plug that goes into the 7 pin and then has a spot for you to plug your 4 prong into.
or method 2 redneck style like i did.
go to uhaul buy the 4 prong pig tail.
wire it into the back of the 7 prong plug. (its marked on the cover by ford what wires are what)
and now you have both options.
i can haul a 7 or 4 prong trailer and dont have to mess with a thing.
2 things you can do that i am aware of. buy a 30 round plug that goes into the 7 pin and then has a spot for you to plug your 4 prong into.
or method 2 redneck style like i did.
go to uhaul buy the 4 prong pig tail.
wire it into the back of the 7 prong plug. (its marked on the cover by ford what wires are what)
and now you have both options.
i can haul a 7 or 4 prong trailer and dont have to mess with a thing.
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Be careful of the 7 to 6 pin adapters. Some of them route the trailer brakes to the center pin, which is not the usual configuration.
I bought one at Wally World that was like that, I didn't look at the package carefully, and ended up rewiring it because it caused my trailer brakes to lock.
I bought one at Wally World that was like that, I didn't look at the package carefully, and ended up rewiring it because it caused my trailer brakes to lock.
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Originally Posted by Phydeaux88
Be careful of the 7 to 6 pin adapters. Some of them route the trailer brakes to the center pin, which is not the usual configuration.
I bought one at Wally World that was like that, I didn't look at the package carefully, and ended up rewiring it because it caused my trailer brakes to lock.
I bought one at Wally World that was like that, I didn't look at the package carefully, and ended up rewiring it because it caused my trailer brakes to lock.
But you know. When something is made idiot proof they just build a better idiot.
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Originally Posted by 79f-250custom
how much is somthing like that? i need 1 also.
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http://www.trailerwiring.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?part=47565
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thanks for the help.
now i have another, can you replace that whole plug that mounts on the back of your bumper? there is 2 plugins and 2 screw that mount mine on the bumper and the whole things comes out. could i buy a whole new thing for with out changing the plugins that are stationary if that makes any sence?
Mitch
now i have another, can you replace that whole plug that mounts on the back of your bumper? there is 2 plugins and 2 screw that mount mine on the bumper and the whole things comes out. could i buy a whole new thing for with out changing the plugins that are stationary if that makes any sence?
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Originally Posted by jimkidd
Yeah. There are easy instructions on how to rewire the adapter in the package. It's pretty idiot proof. You just take it apart and change the two wires and put it back together. It's the only two wires you can change.
But you know. When something is made idiot proof they just build a better idiot.
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But you know. When something is made idiot proof they just build a better idiot.
jimbo
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Originally Posted by Phydeaux88
While it was an easy rewire the fact that I had to do it in the Walmart Parking lot (long story here) with no tools except my trusty Swiss Army Knife sorta complicated things. Ya really need a screw driver and a pair of needle nose pliers.
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