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07-08-2015, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by flemmjAR

This may be a stupid question but will it work without the converter? Can I just wire the 13pin to a 4pin with the wires that are needed and plug it in? (I have 13pin and 4pin plugs already)
I don't know all that much about towing electrical so just wondering why it needs that.
I'm not pulling a trailer I just carry my dirtbike on the back with one of those bike haulers. I want to put lights on it though because the wheels of my bike stick out over the tail lights a bit making them somewhat hard to see. Before some idiot rear-ends me and potentially destroys the car/hitch/carrier/bike and then blame not being able to see my tail lights I figured it safest to just put some simple lights on the carrier. Also don't want Johnny Law busting my ***** about it should he be in the mood to ruin my day. So again do I need that power converter to make that possible?

You don't need the converter if you are not using the lights for turn signals, which it sounds like you don't plan on doing. If they are going to just be tail and brake lights, it will work. Just wire the two turn signal pins on the 4 way connector to the brake light pin (pin 6) on the 13 pin Euro connector.

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Originally Posted by vtraudt

I DID ghetto wire my first AR (cut the Euro 13 out, wire up flat 4). It IS working.

Yesterday, started wiring a 2nd AR. Stumbled upon what to do with pin 5 and 7 (right and left tail light).

I forgot if I just one one or the other? Or wired BOTH to the same wire?

Full trailer light functionality will not happen without a 3-2 signal converter.

For tail lights, pick pin 5 or 7. Either one will work, but you don't need both. I don't know why they separate these signals on the 13 pin Euro connector.

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Originally Posted by vtraudt

I have wired ground (white/3), Left turn (yellow/1) and Right Turn (green/4).
Working.
Unclear about
- Tail lights (brown; 5 or 7 or both?)
- Brake (no such wire on flat 4; red? Euro is pin 6)

Will try:
1) brown/5
2) brown/7
3) brown/6

Depending on above: 5 or 7 PLUS 6?

You need pin 6 to make the trailer brake lights work. As noted in the chart, the 3-2 converter combines the brake light and turn signals. On simple US trailers, the brake lights are basically both turn signals on at the same time.

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