Wiring New 4-Way Connector on Trailer with 5 Wires

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what do color wires go to. i have on boat trailer green,white,yellow, brown with green, and brown with yellow. trying to hook to 4 flat connector

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Going by the colors that you mentioned, it sounds like you have the typical set-up, green wire for right turn and brake, white wire for ground, yellow wire for left turn and brake, brown with green wire for right side running lights, and brown with yellow for left side running lights.

If you are using a standard 4-flat connector like part # 18004, you will more than likely be able to connect color for color for the green, white, and yellow wires. As for the brown with green and the brown with yellow, these will both need to be connected to the brown wire on the new connector.

Please keep in mind that trailer wiring colors can vary so wiring by function really is the best way.

expert reply by: Leah S

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David R.

1/12/2021

I have a Mazda Miata with the standard 4 pin connector and i Have a small cargo trailer that has 7 wires (2 red, 2 brown, 1 green,1 white and 1 yellow) that I don't understand. What kind of connector or harness do i need to buy from you. Any help is appreciated

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Jon G.

1/18/2021

Does your cargo trailer only have bare wires and no connector? I would guess that your red wires are brakes, brown are running/tail, green is right turn, white is ground, and yellow is left turn. Typically stop and turn signals are combined on a trailer so if you want to go that route let me know. You will either need to find a wiring diagram for your trailer or test your wring with 12V power to verify the functions of your trailer wiring. There are common wire colors for functions but it's always best to double check by testing. Let me know what you find and we can go from there.

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Richaed L.

7/29/2024

thanks for the reply. that is what i assumed but i just needed confirmation

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Jeffrey B.

4/20/2025

Have LED lights that has red yellow white green and gray how do I hook that up to a trailer with a 4 pin

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Answer 1

Your 4-pin/5-wire wiring harness is what is called a "wishbone" type which simply means that there are two separate running light wires, one brown and one pink. This allows a separate running light wire for each side of the trailer which…

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Answer 2

Did you have a 4-pin connector that had 5 wires or was it a 5-pin connector? There is a big difference since you normally see a 5-pin connector on a boat trailer with the 5th pin used for an electric reverse lockout solenoid on a brake actuating…

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

Some 5-Pole flat connectors use a total of 6 wires. They operate as follows: Blue - trailer brakes Green - right hand brake and turn signals Yellow - left hand brake and turn signals Brown/Green - right hand running lights Brown/Yellow - left hand…

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

You will still be able to use the trailer with the 4-Way after installing the 4 to 5-Way adapter, #20036. First, you could just remove the adapter if you wanted to and then plug in the 4-Way like normal while stowing the adapter in the truck. The…

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Answer 7

A 4-Way trailer connector has the basic lighting functions only; running lights, left turn signal and brake lights, right turn signal and brake lights, and ground. A 7-Way has these functions and a 12 volt circuit, a circuit for electric trailer…

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

On a 4-Way flat trailer wiring harness, white is the ground, brown is running lights, yellow is left turn signal and green is right turn signal. It sounds like your trailer has a wishbone harness. A wishbone harness splits the running light circuit…

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Answer 11

You have it right so far, the 4-way connector is just as you have stated. Remember that Yellow has a L in it so that is the left side brake/turn signal and green has a R in it so that is the right side brake/turn signal. The colors for wiring a 7-way…

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Answer 12

The brown (running light) wires all run to each other as they carry the same circuit. The reason there is two browns on the trailer side is because there are running lights that are on both sides of the trailer. Aside from that all the rest of the…

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