Need help with hitch wiring please!
Need help with hitch wiring please!
I'm getting a hitch installed on my 2001 XJ8 VDP. I bought the wiring kit (Curt Powered Taillight Converter part # 56146) and I need some help with the color codes at taillights. I got six wires going to the vehicle taillights (black-battery, green-right turn, red-stop, yellow-left turn, brown-tail/parking and white-ground) - I need the coresponding wire colors for vehicle.Thanks
Last edited by meaculpa; Mar 16, 2013 at 07:25 AM.
I'm going NUTS !!!
Here's the wiring on the vehicle by colors:
LEFT TAIL LAMP:
Stop - Blue
Tail - Red
Left Turn - Green/White
RIGHT TAIL LAMP:
Stop - Orange/Yellow
Tail - Red/White
Right Turn - Green/Orange
The tail light converter that I got from CURT (part # 56146) has these wires going to the ones above:
+12v battery - Black
Right turn - Green
Stop - Red
Left Turn - Yellow
Tail - Brown
Ground - White
Which one goes where? Am I missing something? It does not make any sense
PLEASE HELP
Here's the wiring on the vehicle by colors:
LEFT TAIL LAMP:
Stop - Blue
Tail - Red
Left Turn - Green/White
RIGHT TAIL LAMP:
Stop - Orange/Yellow
Tail - Red/White
Right Turn - Green/Orange
The tail light converter that I got from CURT (part # 56146) has these wires going to the ones above:
+12v battery - Black
Right turn - Green
Stop - Red
Left Turn - Yellow
Tail - Brown
Ground - White
Which one goes where? Am I missing something? It does not make any sense
PLEASE HELP
Last edited by meaculpa; Mar 16, 2013 at 07:31 AM.
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From: Kingston Ontario
4 wire plug for trailer hitch is brown is marker lights
Green is right signal
Yellow is left signal
White is ground
And you do need the converter sorry. I was looking at the wrong model of car.
Green is right signal
Yellow is left signal
White is ground
And you do need the converter sorry. I was looking at the wrong model of car.
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Yellow = green white left side
Green= green orange right side
Red= left blue or right orange/yellow any side doesn't matter
Brown= left red or right red/white doesn't matter
White = ground chassis
Black = battery positive
Hope that helps
Green= green orange right side
Red= left blue or right orange/yellow any side doesn't matter
Brown= left red or right red/white doesn't matter
White = ground chassis
Black = battery positive
Hope that helps
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Look at your wiring diagram again.
It may be preferable to use the built in trailer lighting harness if the car is equipped with one.
It may be preferable to use the built in trailer lighting harness if the car is equipped with one.
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Thank you everyone and especially Cameron Stickley Great job! 
Last edited by meaculpa; Mar 16, 2013 at 07:48 AM.
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From: Washington State
Hi, not sure if I'm alone on this, but I'm trying to install a trailer wiring kit on my 04 xj8. I've located the hot side to the turn signals and running lights (using the rt rear side marker). I can't figure out the brake lights. The LEDs are the issue. Everything runs through the rear computer control module, making it tough to sort out.
Any thoughts on how to fix this issue?
thanks.
Jim
Any thoughts on how to fix this issue?
thanks.
Jim
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