7-Way Round Pin to 4-Flat Adapter

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• Wiring US 4-Pole Trailer Connector to For Trailer with European 7-way
  
• I am not aware of the existence of an adapter, but one could be easily constructed. You will need to find a vehicle-side socket to receive the plug from your trailer. We do not carry them, so you will need to obtain one locally. You will also need a vehicle to vehicle taillight converter like part # 118158 and a trailer side 4-pole like part # 18004. You would then wire the converter as shown in the diagram I provided. Using this adapter will separate the turn signal back out so that...
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• Can a European 7-Way Trailer Connector be Converted to a U.S. 4-Way
  
• No. The 7-Way end in the # 118709 adapter is made for the North American style of 7-Way round pins. A European 7-Way, see picture, has separate turn signals and brake lights and a circuit for fog lamps. The tail lights are also separate. You would need to fabricate a special adapter to get the 2 to work together. I would need to know which end has the European 7-Way, the vehicle or the trailer. It would also require a semi-permanent change to the connector on the vehicle or possibly...
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• Changing a US Style 7-Way Vehicle Connector to a European Style 7-Way Connector
  
• The European 7-Way does the same thing that the US 4-Way does. There isn't an adapter available because the European 7-Way has separate circuits for nearly every function on each side of the trailer. The US style 4 or 7-Way has combined brake lights and turn signals. What you will have to do is change over the US style 7-Way to a European one. You will need 1 European style vehicle side 7-Way and one special converter that separates the combined signals to separate ones. You will...
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• Adapter Availability for Converting European Trailer Wiring for Use with 4-Pole U.S. Connector
  
• We do offer a range of wiring adapters for U.S. standard trailer wiring to convert from, for example, 7-way to 4-way, 5-way or 6-way wiring. These various connector types are shown in the linked article on trailer wiring. However, European trailer wiring does not combine multiple functions on one wire like U.S. wiring. U.S. 4-pole trailer connectors combine stop and turn signals on one wire; the yellow wire carries stop and left turn; the green wire carries stop and right turn. Since...
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• Splicing in a 7-Way Trailer Connector to Trailer Tail Light Kit # TL5RK
  
• The issue is that on the 7-Way you bought the wire colors and functions do not match the 4-Way in the light kit. On the 7-Way it has the following wire colors and functions: White is ground Red is left turn/brake lights and will connect to the yellow wire on the light kit Brown is right turn and brake and will connect to the green wire on the light kit Green is tail lights and will connect to the brown wire on the light kit Blue is for trailer brakes Black is for 12 volt power Yellow...
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• Parts Needed to Flat Tow a 2016 Ford F-150 King Ranch with LED Tail Lights Behind an RV
  
• For tow bar wiring for your 2016 Ford F-150 I recommend going with a magnetic kit # C-ATL20A. The issue is that the diode kits and converters that go with them are not rated for use with LED tail lights. The best option then is going to be a magnetic kit. And having a wireless system means you won't have to run any wires or worry about complicated installations on the truck. Since the lights are magnetic you may need to use tow light partners # TLP01 in the windows of the truck if the...
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• Light Kit to Flat Tow a 2015 Ford F-150 Behind a Motor Home
  
• For your 2015 Ford F-150 you can use 4-diode kit # RM-154. This is a more permanent installation that does require tapping into the vehicle wiring. For a more temporary solution you could use a magnetic kit such as # C-ATL20A but you would need to also use tow light partners # TLP01 because of the aluminum used in the 2015 Ford F-150s.
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• European 7-Pin to US 4-Way Flat Trailer Wiring Adapter for a Land Rover Defender
  
• There is a specific adapter for Land Rovers that have that European 7-Way connector # 118710. One end plugs into the vehicle 7-Way and the other end has a connector for a 4-Way flat connector used on US trailers.
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• Converting a Trailer with 12 volt Lights to 24 volt Lights for Compatibility with a Euro Spec Truck
  
• I think your only real option would be to replace the trailer lights on your trailer with lights that are compatible with 24 volt systems since there isn't an adapter available that we offer that would work for converting your 24 volt system to work with a 12 volt lighting system. Right now, we have a few select 24 volt tail lights. We have # STL23R24B and # STL90R24B. For turn/marker lights we have # STL90A24B and # STL23A24B. And for reverse lights we have # BUL23C24B and # BUL90C24B.
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• Is there an Adapter that will Convert a 4-way Round Trailer Connector to a 4-way Flat Vehicle End
  
• I have checked the adapters that we currently carry, and we do not have an adapter that will fit the configuration that you specified. You could create your own adapter, and it would be composed of the Pollack # PK11410 and the Hopkins Endurance 4-way Flat Trailer connector # HM48110. You would just wire the Hopkins 4-way flat to the Pollack 4-way round connection point. This will create an adapter that will connect the 4-way round on your 1972 trailer with a 4-way flat vehicle connection...
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• Will the Tow Ready 7 Round Pin Adapter Allow My Freightliner Pull My Utility Trailer With a 4-Way
  
• If the plug on your Freightliner is a traditional vehicle side 7-way round pin connector like the one in the picture provided, and it is pinned the same then the Tow Ready 7 way to 4-Flay adapter part # 118709 would work out great. If you use this connector then no additional diodes would be needed.
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• Is a European 13-Way to US 4-Way Adapter Available
  
• Unfortunately we do not have an adapter to go from a European 13-way trailer connector to a U.S. style 4-way trailer connector. European trailers typically have separate brake light and turn signal circuits, but U.S. trailers use a combined wiring system that use one wire for the turn signals and brake lights. You could make an adapter using a universal 4-way flat tail light converter like part # 119130, but you would need to find a European trailer side 13-way connector that can be...
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• Converter To Wire 4-Way Connector On 2009 Jeep Compass To 7-Way European Connector On Trailer
  
• We do not carry the vehicle-side plug for a European plug like you mentioned is on your motorcycle trailer. You will need to find one locally. You can use the tail light converter like part # 118158, and along with a 4-way harness like part # 18004, you can make an adapter that will work for you. I have attached a photo with all of the wires for input and output noted you can check out. Diodes will not be needed because the trailer will not backfeed through the system.
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• Are Diodes Needed If Vehicle to Vehicle Tail Light Converter 118158 Is Used to Tow European Trailer
  
• You will not necessarily need diodes because the back feeding would only be slight and should not be enough to cause any problems. But if you wanted you can still use diodes, # RM-690, one on the right turn/brake and one on the left turn/brake circuits on harness 18252. Basically, they will go before the # 118158 harness on the green and yellow wires.
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