Problem with passenger blinker new trailer kit
10-27-2012, 10:27 AM
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Year: 1992 Briarwood
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 HO
Problem with passenger blinker new trailer kit
I just installed a new wiring kit in my 92 xj. installation was nice and easy and my drivers side works just fine on the driver side of my boat trailer but im getting nothing out of the passenger side. any ideas? bad fuse? bad wiring harness? I ordered the harness off of etrailers.com and it seems like it's of decent quality.
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10-27-2012, 11:11 AM
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You're saying that your passenger side trailer light isn't working?
Start testing at the plug then work your way back. With the trailer unplugged from the Jeep test each pin on the harness for the correct voltage with the lights on. That will eliminate the Jeep as an issue.
Which kit did you use? A plug-n-play kit?
It's most likely an issue with the trailer wiring...
Start testing at the plug then work your way back. With the trailer unplugged from the Jeep test each pin on the harness for the correct voltage with the lights on. That will eliminate the Jeep as an issue.
Which kit did you use? A plug-n-play kit?
It's most likely an issue with the trailer wiring...
10-27-2012, 11:25 AM
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Year: 1992 Briarwood
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You're saying that your passenger side trailer light isn't working?
Start testing at the plug then work your way back. With the trailer unplugged from the Jeep test each pin on the harness for the correct voltage with the lights on. That will eliminate the Jeep as an issue.
Which kit did you use? A plug-n-play kit?
It's most likely an issue with the trailer wiring...
Start testing at the plug then work your way back. With the trailer unplugged from the Jeep test each pin on the harness for the correct voltage with the lights on. That will eliminate the Jeep as an issue.
Which kit did you use? A plug-n-play kit?
It's most likely an issue with the trailer wiring...
10-27-2012, 11:36 AM
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It's easy and it won't bite you. I promise.
First you need either a volt meter or a test light. In your case a test light would work fine.
You're having issues with the green wire (Right turn)
Do you have brake lights on the right side?
A test light looks like this:
You'll want to clamp the clamp on a good ground. You can clamp it on a bolt or the trailer hitch. Then go turn your turn signal on. Make sure it's blinking on the Jeep and stick the pointy end of the test light in the terminal that corresponds with the green wire on your new harness. If the test light starts blinking like a turn signal then the Jeep is good. Now, go turn the turn signal off, have someone hold the brake pedal down and do the same thing again. The test light should light up solid and hold steady. That means the brake lights are working.
The green wire usually works BOTH the turn and the brake lights on the passenger side.
If the brake lights work but the turn signals don't I'd guess you either have a bad bulb on the trailer, faulty harness or faulty wire on the Jeep. If your turns work correctly on the Jeep then I doubt the Jeep is the problem.
(All this is done on the Jeep. We'll worry about the trailer after you know you have the correct power on your new harness.)
First you need either a volt meter or a test light. In your case a test light would work fine.
You're having issues with the green wire (Right turn)
Do you have brake lights on the right side?
A test light looks like this:
You'll want to clamp the clamp on a good ground. You can clamp it on a bolt or the trailer hitch. Then go turn your turn signal on. Make sure it's blinking on the Jeep and stick the pointy end of the test light in the terminal that corresponds with the green wire on your new harness. If the test light starts blinking like a turn signal then the Jeep is good. Now, go turn the turn signal off, have someone hold the brake pedal down and do the same thing again. The test light should light up solid and hold steady. That means the brake lights are working.
The green wire usually works BOTH the turn and the brake lights on the passenger side.
If the brake lights work but the turn signals don't I'd guess you either have a bad bulb on the trailer, faulty harness or faulty wire on the Jeep. If your turns work correctly on the Jeep then I doubt the Jeep is the problem.
(All this is done on the Jeep. We'll worry about the trailer after you know you have the correct power on your new harness.)
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10-27-2012, 04:31 PM
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It's easy and it won't bite you. I promise.
First you need either a volt meter or a test light. In your case a test light would work fine.
You're having issues with the green wire (Right turn)
Do you have brake lights on the right side?
A test light looks like this:
You'll want to clamp the clamp on a good ground. You can clamp it on a bolt or the trailer hitch. Then go turn your turn signal on. Make sure it's blinking on the Jeep and stick the pointy end of the test light in the terminal that corresponds with the green wire on your new harness. If the test light starts blinking like a turn signal then the Jeep is good. Now, go turn the turn signal off, have someone hold the brake pedal down and do the same thing again. The test light should light up solid and hold steady. That means the brake lights are working.
The green wire usually works BOTH the turn and the brake lights on the passenger side.
If the brake lights work but the turn signals don't I'd guess you either have a bad bulb on the trailer, faulty harness or faulty wire on the Jeep. If your turns work correctly on the Jeep then I doubt the Jeep is the problem.
(All this is done on the Jeep. We'll worry about the trailer after you know you have the correct power on your new harness.)
First you need either a volt meter or a test light. In your case a test light would work fine.
You're having issues with the green wire (Right turn)
Do you have brake lights on the right side?
A test light looks like this:
You'll want to clamp the clamp on a good ground. You can clamp it on a bolt or the trailer hitch. Then go turn your turn signal on. Make sure it's blinking on the Jeep and stick the pointy end of the test light in the terminal that corresponds with the green wire on your new harness. If the test light starts blinking like a turn signal then the Jeep is good. Now, go turn the turn signal off, have someone hold the brake pedal down and do the same thing again. The test light should light up solid and hold steady. That means the brake lights are working.
The green wire usually works BOTH the turn and the brake lights on the passenger side.
If the brake lights work but the turn signals don't I'd guess you either have a bad bulb on the trailer, faulty harness or faulty wire on the Jeep. If your turns work correctly on the Jeep then I doubt the Jeep is the problem.
(All this is done on the Jeep. We'll worry about the trailer after you know you have the correct power on your new harness.)
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