Trailer wiring on a Tacoma

'98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent because the
turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the sequence?
Thanks.

white ground
yellow left turn/brake light
green right turn/brake light
brown tail

But on Toyotas you need a wiring adapter box.

"Andy" <amartin1053@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> '98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
> White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent because
> the
> turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the
> sequence?
> Thanks.
>
>[/color]

Yes, I've heard mention of this adapter box. What is it and where can I get
one?
"Wolfgang" <NOwolfgang_dieterSPAM@cox.net> wrote in message
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> white ground
> yellow left turn/brake light
> green right turn/brake light
> brown tail
>
> But on Toyotas you need a wiring adapter box.
>
> "Andy" <amartin1053@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:86Stf.6931$pk4.4557@tornado.southeast.rr.com...[color=green]
> > '98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
> > White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent because
> > the
> > turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the
> > sequence?
> > Thanks.
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

Ordered mine online - was also a self powered and fused system. That way the
internal system stays intact (only sensors attach) and IF there's a short or
other problem with the trailer, then that fuse will protect.

Google "Hitchfinder" and look for the Modulite products. I got the Modulite
10 Amp and the wiring kit ~$55.

On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:23:09 GMT, "Andy" <amartin1053@nc.rr.com> found these
unused words floating about:
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>Yes, I've heard mention of this adapter box. What is it and where can I get
>one?
>"Wolfgang" <NOwolfgang_dieterSPAM@cox.net> wrote in message
>news:vH0uf.46544$ih5.44392@dukeread11...[color=green]
>> white ground
>> yellow left turn/brake light
>> green right turn/brake light
>> brown tail
>>
>> But on Toyotas you need a wiring adapter box.
>>
>> "Andy" <amartin1053@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:86Stf.6931$pk4.4557@tornado.southeast.rr.com...[color=darkred]
>> > '98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
>> > White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent because
>> > the
>> > turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the
>> > sequence?
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>[/color]

Crappy tire sell them........around 25 bucks

Andy wrote:[color=blue]
> '98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
> White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent because the
> turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the sequence?
> Thanks.[/color]

Those are generally the ones that use the power FROM the Toyota's lighting
system. Far safer to use the SELF powered (separate line and fuse to
batery/fuse box) ones!!!

On 2 Jan 2006 09:44:48 -0800, "bill" <wmbrett@nl.rogers.com> found these
unused words floating about:
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>Crappy tire sell them........around 25 bucks
>
>Andy wrote:[color=green]
>> '98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
>> White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent because the
>> turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the sequence?
>> Thanks.[/color][/color]

On 2 Jan 2006 09:44:48 -0800, "bill" <wmbrett@nl.rogers.com> wrote:[color=blue]
>Andy wrote:[/color]
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>> '98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
>> White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent because the
>> turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the sequence?
>> Thanks.[/color][/color]

For the trailer - Yellow left turn, Green right turn, Brown tail,
White ground, Red stop, Blue "AUX" - back-up or Electric Brakes or
Battery Charge.

There are a few ways to do it right: The best for most people is to
go get the self-powered converter box that you need to run a 30-amp
lead through the car to the battery.

Or you can add two Stop lamps to the trailer, wire them with a Red
wire, change the trailer to a 6-pin round connector with a dedicated
Stop light terminal, and leave everything else on the trailer alone.
Then you don't need any converters at all, and the trailer works
behind any car or truck made. If it's behind an American car you just
hook up the original 4 wires, the extra stoplights don't do anything.

If you are somewhat handy with electronics and your car has a lamp
failure module, you can buy four cheap cube relays, run a fused lead
to the battery for power, and make your own trailer light isolator.
Tap in BEFORE the LFM box for your relay coil signals, and put reverse
EMF diodes across the relay coils (if they aren't built in) so you
don't create voltage spikes.
[color=blue]
>Crappy tire sell them........around 25 bucks[/color]

The cheapie converter that just taps into the truck lights will work
for most applications - but your trailer lights will not be at full
brightness due to the forward voltage drop effect of the transistors
and diodes in the cheap converter. You lose between .7 and 2 Volts,
which will noticeably dim the lights and make them difficult to see in
bright sunlight.

On some cars with lamp failure sensor systems (usually the high end
cars) tapping in for trailer light power in the wrong place can blow
out the LFS box and knock all your car and trailer lights out. And
that box is very expensive to replace.

Read your owners manual and/or ask at the dealer before you do
anything. If there are special restrictions, you need to know it.

--<< Bruce >>--

You need a special gizmo that costs aobut $15. It will turn the 5-wire
system you have into a 4-wire system that the trailer wants to see.




"Andy" <amartin1053@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> '98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
> White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent because
> the
> turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the
> sequence?
> Thanks.
>
>[/color]

Anywhere they sell trailer supplies.




"Andy" <amartin1053@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, I've heard mention of this adapter box. What is it and where can I
> get
> one?
> "Wolfgang" <NOwolfgang_dieterSPAM@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:vH0uf.46544$ih5.44392@dukeread11...[color=green]
>> white ground
>> yellow left turn/brake light
>> green right turn/brake light
>> brown tail
>>
>> But on Toyotas you need a wiring adapter box.
>>
>> "Andy" <amartin1053@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
>> news:86Stf.6931$pk4.4557@tornado.southeast.rr.com...[color=darkred]
>> > '98 Tacoma. Wiring trailer harness. Standard 4 pin connector.
>> > White/Brown/Yellow/Green. I know the wiring is a little diffrent
>> > because
>> > the
>> > turn signal and taillights are on sepearate bulbs. Anyone know the
>> > sequence?
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]