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• How to Connect a Bushtec Quantum II Trailer to a 2016 Mazda Miata
  
• To tow your motorcycle trailer with you 2016 Mazda Miata you will need both a hitch and a vehicle wiring harness. For the 2016 Miata, if you do not already have a hitch, them I recommend the Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver, # C11435.The hitch will install to your vehicle without any drilling or welding required. For a wiring harness, the Curt T-Connector Vehicle Wiring Harness With 4-Pole Flat Trailer Connector, # C56300 is confirmed to fit the 2016 Mazda Miata. The connector will plug...
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• Recommended Trailer Hitch, 4-Way, and 6-Way Wiring for 2018 Toyota Sienna
  
• For your 2018 Toyota Sienna I do recommend installing a 4-Way harness and then going with a 4-Way to 6-Way adapter for when it's time to tow the pop-up camper. This will be the easiest and most reliable method for your vehicle. As you mentioned in your question your Sienna has a separate wiring system, which means the brake and turn signals are sent along separate wires. Because of this a powered converter is needed to not only safeguard the vehicle's wiring and provide enough power...
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• How to Determine Trailer Wiring Color Functions
  
• Since wire colors on trailer wiring aren't standardized you will need to test the wires on your trailer to determine their function before you can wire them to a trailer. An easy way to do this is to use a 12 volt battery and a jumper wire to apply voltage to each wire to see then what circuits activate. I attached a picture that shows a wiring diagram of a 7-way for you to check out as well.
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• Circuits and Functions Supported by 4-Pole Flat Trailer Wiring
  
• In 4-pole flat type trailer wiring such as part # 002220 the tail light circuit (also known as the running light circuit) is usually assigned to the brown wire which connects to the pin next to the ground pin. You can see this in the photo I linked for you. This type of wiring format does not support an additional circuit for +12V auxiliary power as might be needed to top off a trailer-mounted battery or to operate a jack or winch on the trailer. Other wiring formats with additional...
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• Recommended 4-Way Trailer Wiring with 5 Wires
  
• For your 4 way Flat connector on your trailer, I recommend the Hopkins Endurance Quick-Fix Replacement 4-Way Flat Trailer Connector w LED Test Lights - Trailer End # HM48192. Your description talls me you have a wishbone wiring on your trailer which has two running light wires (one to each side of the trailer) so that a jump wire from one side to the other is not needed across your trailer frame. The two brown wires (running lights) will connect next to the white ground. Then you will...
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• Replacement 5-Way Recommendation to Replace a 5-Way that Had 7-Wires Run to It
  
• What you have is a 5-way trailer connector with a wishbone running light circuit and 5th auxiliary circuit. The closest thing we have would be the Wishbone 5-way Part # A25W5B. This has a wishboned running light circuit, but the 5th circuit is not. You can still make this work though. You just need to run both of the red wires from your trailer wiring into one butt connector and then run the other side of the butt connector to the blue wire of the # A25WB.
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• Wiring for a 2017 Buick Encore and a 2007 Ural Retro to a 6-Pin Round Wiring Harness
  
• To add a 6-Pin round connector to your vehicle you will need an adapter in addition to the wiring harness that you referenced. For your 2017 Buick Encore the Curt T-Connector Wiring Harness # C56363 is where you'll need to start. The Next thing that you will need is the 4-Pole to 6-Pole Adapter # 30637. This will plug right into the 4-Way that you already have installed on your Encore. All you have to do at this point is add the extra wiring using 10 Gauge Wire # 10-1-1 in addition to...
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• Adapter to Connect 4-Way on Vehicle to 6-Way Round on Trailer
  
• A vehicle end wiring harness using a 4-Way Flat connector should have 3 female plugs and 1 male pin. A matching 4-Way Flat trailer connector would have 3 male pins and 1 female plug like on the Tow Ready Adapter 4-Way Flat to 6-Way Round, part # 30637. The # 30637 adapter is designed to plug into a 4-Way Flat on a vehicle and the 6-Way Round on the other end, with the male pins, will plug into a 6-Way Round on the trailer that has 6 female plugs. I am including a link to a FAQ page...
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• 4-Pole to 6-Pole Adapter for 2008 Toyota Tacoma
  
• Hello! Yes, the 4-Pole to 6-Pole Adapter # 30637 is exactly what you need to convert the 4-way on your 2008 Toyota Tacoma to a 6-pin.
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• Availability of a 4-Way Flat to 6-Way Round Trailer Connector Adapter
  
• We actually have a pre-made 4-Way to 6-Way round adapter that you could use if you wanted to, # 30637. For this you would plug in the 4-Way on the vehicle to the 4-Way on the adapter, ground the white wire to the frame of the vehicle, and tape up the other 2 wires on the adapter if those functions are not needed (if you just needed lighting functions). To make your own you would need a 4-Way trailer end connector, like # HM48110, and wire the blunt cut bare wire ends to the 6-Way round...
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• 6 Prong Square on Jayco Trailer to 4 Prong Flat Wiring Color Scheme
  
• The wiring colors codes for the Jayco style 6-Way connector are not readily available. I can tell you that the following colors have worked out on a Jayco trailer before. Yellow - Not determined, Green - tail light, White - ground, Red - left turn and brake, Black - not determined and Brown -right turn and brake The leftover yellow and black wires would be used for auxillary power and backup lighting or trailer brake power, whichever is needed. You would need to use a circuit tester,...
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• Mounting Bracket for Tow Ready 4-Way to 6-Way Trailer Connector Adapter, 1998 Lincoln Continental
  
• There can be some bracket/connector compatibility issues if the two components are of different manufacturers. Some sockets will not physically fit inside of some brackets. For the Tow Ready adapter # 30637 (20320) you would use bracket # 118137, but you would not attach it directly to the trailer hitch. What you would do is use short bracket # 18140 or long bracket # C57202, attach it to the hitch and then attach bracket 118137. Drilling into the hitch will void its warranty and can...
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• Wiring Up a Harbor Freight 4-Way Trailer Connector and Trailer Lights
  
• Lets start with the trailer connector. I can tell you what the functions are so it will be easy to connect to the lights once we determine their functions. On a 4-Way, you will have one pin that is covered. That is the ground. Right next to it is the running light pin. Then the left turn/brake light pin. And the last pin is right turn and brake lights. Now, on the lights, since the common wire on both sides is red, I am inclined to believe this is the running light wire. What you...
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• Wiring Connections For Wishbone Harness To Use On Trailer Wiring
  
• It sounds like you have a wishbone harness. On a typical 4-way connector, you would have a yellow wire that would be for a left turn and left brake light signal, and a green wire for the right turn and right brake light signal. You would also have a single brown wire for the running lights and a white wire for the ground. A wishbone connector will have a brown/green wire for the running lights on the right side, and a yellow/brown wire for the left side running lights. you will also...
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• Adapter for 4-Way Flat Vehicle Connector to 6-Way Round Pin Trailer Connector
  
• If you only need the basic lighting functions provided by the 4-Way (left/right turn, brake, and running lights) all you will need to do is plug the 4-Way end of the Adapter 4 pole top 6 pole, # 30637, into your vehicle 4-Way. The trailer 6-Way will then plug into the 6-Way receptacle on the adapter. You will also need to ground the white wire on the adapter to the vehicle frame at a clean and corrosion free metal surface. The remaining wires (blue for electric brakes and black for...
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• Troubleshooting Brake Light on Trailer Towed by 1998 H-D Road King and 2003 Ford Crown Victoria
  
• Because the 2003 Crown Vic uses a separate bulb in the tail light assembly for the turn signals, a tail light converter is needed. If the 4-pole you have does not have a converter, and its simply been tapped into the turn and running light circuits, it would explain why the brake lights on any trailer you connect to the vehicle are not working. You can easily test this using a circuit tester like part # 40376. Attach the alligator clip on the tester to the ground pin on the connector (fed...
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• Mounting Hole Dimensions of 4 Pole to 6 Pole Adapter
  
• The mounting holes on the Adapter 4 Pole to 6 Pole # 30637 are 2-15/16" center to center. It would work perfectly with Mounting Bracket for 4, 5 and 6 Way Connectors # 118137. I've attached links to video reviews of both products for you to take a look at.
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• Adapting a 6-Way Square Jayco Trailer Connector to 7-Way on Vehicle
  
• The easiest thing to do would be to replace the 6-Way square on the Jayco trailer with a 7-Way, # PK12706. You can adapt the 6-Way Jayco to the 7-Way on your vehicle. But it will take a little bit of work. First, you will need 6-Pole Square Trailer Wiring Connector Kit # 37995 because the Jayco square plug doesn't fit any other 6-Way square. This part has both the vehicle end and the trailer end which will both be needed. Then you will need a trailer side 7-Way such as # PK12706....
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• Why Does Haul Master 4-Way Trailer Wiring Harness have 5 Wires
  
• What you have is called a wishbone harness. The brown and red wires are both running light wires; one for each side of the trailer. This is so you won't have to run a jumper wire from one side of the trailer to the other in order to have running lights on both sides of the trailer.
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• 7-Way Blade to 4-Way Flat Adapter to Tow Boat Trailer with 2010 Chevy Silverado
  
• That is a standard RV style 7-Way trailer connector on the 2010 Chevy Silverado. For an adapter you can use # PK12716 to go to a 4-Way flat on your boat trailer. I have included a link to a video review of this adapter for you.
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• Wire Colors for a Jet Ski Trailer
  
• It sounds like you are trying to determine which wire has winch function on your trailer. If that is the case then the color is more or less irreverent as the trailer manufacturer could have used any color they want for the respective signals. Therefore, the only true way to determine function is to apply 12 volt power to each wire and see which light it illuminates. I will however say that the white wire is usually a ground and the brown wire is usually for the running lights.
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• Availability of a Replacement Jayco 6-Way Trailer Side Connector
  
• Jayco is the only manufacturer that uses that type of 6-Way connector. We do not have a replacement that is going to work. Since yours is broken this is the perfect time to install a 7-Way connector on the trailer so you do not have to mess with various adapters. If you do not want to change to a 7-Way on the trailer then you would need to get a replacement trailer side Jayco 6-Way from Jayco. But to add a 7-Way RV style connector to the trailer you can use something like # H20042. You...
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• Difficulty of Replacing Damaged Trailer Wiring
  
• Replacing vehicle- or trailer-side wiring is not difficult as long as you get the correct replacement part. It is often easiest to do this kind of job when you have a circuit tester like # 40376 to help you confirm what each vehicle wire does, and to have a 12V battery to test what each trailer wire does. Matching up the functions is important since trailer and vehicle wire colors are not standardized. If you'll need to splice wires you might want to consider a junction box like # 38656...
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