How to Make Trailer Lights Work Without Hooking Them Up to a Vehicle

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Tip 1 - How to Make Trailer Lights Work Without Hooking Them Up to a Vehicle | eHow

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Adrianne Howell | permalink

How to Make Trailer Lights Work Without Hooking Them Up to a Vehicle. In order for the trailer lights to illuminate without actually being connected to a vehicle, they must be wired to a power source. To accomplish this task, connect wires to the positive and negative power leads of the trailer lights. If the trailer lights are modern and adhere to...

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Tip 2 - How should the lights for a trailer be hooked up?

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Corkyman | permalink

I have a tent trailer and the lights don't work right. It has a 4 wire connector to my car but one of the wires on the trailer connector was worn out and probably not working. So I got a new 4 prong

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Tip 3 - Wiring Your Trailer Hitch

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Maureen Bureson | permalink

Saturday Mechanic: Wiring Your Trailer Hitch
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Tip 4 - How to Hook Up a Tow Dolly and Lights to a Car

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ben 256 | permalink

Using a tow dolly s a great option for towing a vehicle without having to use a full-sized trailer. However, it's very important to ensure that both the tow dolly and lights are properly hooked up to the car before you begin towing. Make...
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