Ford truck trailer wiring colors. The 6 wire and the 7 wire connectors will have the same color codes on six of the wires. A wiring diagram is a streamlined traditional photographic depiction of an electrical circuit. Many modern tow capable trucks and suvs especially those by the big three come equipped with trailer packages from the factory as part of the uscar program. Collection of ford 7 pin trailer wiring diagram.
Although the truck i used was a 1986 the wiring is the same. Even on the truck side where the trailer wiring intersects with your vehicles wiring harness there are only four wires to deal with. When youre troubleshooting the trailer wires be sure you do it one wire at a time starting by checking your ground wire with a circuit tester. Truck trailer light wiring.
The wire colors likely differ theres a semi standard here but a lot of times manufacturers do what they want but the actual functions will be the same. Complete with a color coded trailer wiring diagram for each plug type this guide walks through various trailer wiring installation solution including custom wiring splice in wiring and replacement wiring. This video is for youtube user 1982pantro who was asking about the wiring for the tail lights on a 1982 ford truck. If your vehicle is not equipped with a working trailer wiring harness there are a number of different solutions to provide the perfect fit for your specific vehicle.
Truck trailer light wiring. The basic purpose remains the same whether your truck and trailer is using a 4 way 5 way 6 way or 7 way connector. It reveals the components of the circuit as simplified forms as well as the power and also signal links in between the gadgets. The green wire is right turnbrake the yellow wire is left turnbrake the white wire is the ground the brown wire is the taillights the blue wire is electric brakes and the black wire is the 12v power.
Options packages now that you know the types of connectors you have to determine what you have on your vehicle to make the connection to a trailer. Options packages now that you know the types of connectors you have to determine what you have on your vehicle to make the connection to a trailer.