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How to Repair or Install Trailer Wiring

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Final Testing of Your Trailer Wiring
Trailer wiring installed, tested and ready for use.

Testing the new trailer wiring at the plug. This is a 7-wire plug used for systems with trailer brakes, but yours should be similar even if it's a 5-wire.

photo by Matt Wright, 2009
You're almost done! The only thing to do now is test your new wiring at the critical point -- the trailer connector. Get your buddy to pitch in again, and go through the lights one by one, checking to be sure there is a signal at the trailer connector. If you get a light every time, you're done! Now you can put your tail lights back.

If one of your circuits doesn't seem to be working, go back and check the connection to be sure. If the connection seems good, check the fuse. Sometimes you can blow a fuse without even knowing it.

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