My Kayak Trailer Lights Suck!!!

GLEN · Post by **GLEN** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:21 pm

I spent $50 on a system that wrecker drivers use and use it on about everything now. Never back up and hook on and wonder what type of trailer light problems I'm gonna have. They sell them with both suction cups and magnetic.

bigfost · Post by **bigfost** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:00 pm

GLEN wrote:I spent $50 on a system that wrecker drivers use and use it on about everything now. Never back up and hook on and wonder what type of trailer light problems I'm gonna have. They sell them with both suction cups and magnetic.

I've thought about those. Do you take them off and put them in your vehicle while you're fishing to keep them from getting stolen?

FishingSETX · Post by **FishingSETX** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:55 pm

sounds to me like you either need a converter or need to rewire the trailer plug to match the car plug. Yes, most trailer wiring problems are caused by a faulty ground, but if what you say is true and you wired all three sets correctly, the problem is too consistent to be a ground. Here is the color code for the tundra and probebly for the whole trailer.

White - ground
Brown - Tail
Green - right turn
Yellow - left turn

Make sure all this is correct!!!! Then make sure you have a good clean connection from your vehicle frame (follow the white wire from the vehicle plug) to the trailer frame THROUGH THE PLUG!! Trailer hitch grounding is not reliable in a salt water environment. Especially if the trailer sits for long not being used. Also, make sure the ground attachment for the lights is clean.

I still say something is wired wrong, but you just never know.

dcbz · Post by **dcbz** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:30 pm

Keep us in the loop. I am curious to hear what you find out.

spiny norman · Post by **spiny norman** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:11 am

Mythman wrote:How to make a million $$$$$$:

Figure out a way to ensure that trailer lights and chain saws work every time you use them!!!!

Make some waders that don't leak!

aggie_pirate · Post by **aggie_pirate** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:18 am

Mine don't leak as long as I don't pee in them!!!!
::Caugh caugh, drift fisher::

Drift fisher · Post by **Drift fisher** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:22 am

4X4FOREVER · Post by **4X4FOREVER** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:05 am

Drift fisher wrote:Ugh!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=96933

aggie_pirate · Post by **aggie_pirate** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:27 am

Here you go drift fisher:

- When Chuck Norris goes to out to eat, he orders a whole chicken, but he only eats its soul.

- Who let the dogs out? Chuck Norris let the dogs out... and then roundhouse kicked them through an Oldsmobile.

Drift fisher · Post by **Drift fisher** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:49 pm

4X4FOREVER wrote:
Drift fisher wrote:Ugh!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=96933

Those are just like the ones we tried - no success.......