[Roadsters] Roadster Trailer Lights Connector Wiring Question

[aiken1315 at bellsouth.net]

Pat

 The way my lights are set up is the turn signal is by itself and the  brake and tail light (tail light is on when the lights are turned on) are together.  I think that is the 2nd set up you are describing below which would need an adaptor.  The way it is now, I can either get the tail light (when lights turned on) working or the brake working depending on how I wire it.  Splitting the feed wire from the connector and hooking up to both of those wires independently at the same time isn't working, if that makes sense.

Come back with some suggestions.
David

  -------------- Original message from Pat Horne <roadsters at hornesystemstx.com>: --------------


> David,
> 
> Check the ground wire from the trailer to the Roadster. You mush have a 
> good ground to get everything to work correctly.
> What I think your Roadster has is a tail light and a separate stop/turn 
> light on each side. What I think you are saying is that with the 
> stop/turn light hooked up they work as stop and turn, but when you turn 
> the headlights on, the tail lights do not work.
> 
> If you have separate stop and turn lights, which I believe were only on 
> the later Roadsters, then you need an adapter to go from the 4 bulb 
> Roadster wiring to the 3 bulb trailer wiring. If need be you can make 
> your own with some diodes and save about $10.
> 
> Either way, please get back with me and I can walk you through fixing 
> your problem.
> 
> Peace,
> Pat
> 
> Thusly spake aiken1315 at bellsouth.net:
> > I built a small cargo trailer to pull behind my roadster to The Mitty.  I have 
> wired the trailer 4-prong wiring connector to my car tail light wires and can 
> not get both the trailer running lights and brake lights to work together.  
> Blinkers hooked up easily and are good.  There are two wires and a ground wire 
> that go to the tail lights.  Using process of elimination I initially tried 
> wiring the tail light connector wire to each tail light wire separately and they 
> would only worked separately (duh).  I then spliced the wire from the tail light 
> connector and attached each spliced wire to a tail light  wire and still only 
> the brake lights work - no running lights on the trailer.  Any suggestions or 
> experience in getting both to work? I know everyone has experience pulling a 
> trailer with a roadster :>).
> >
> > David 
> > Daily driver 66
> > Rusted, but titled 67.5 and a completely torn down 70 in the garage that my 
> wife keeps asking questions about
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