Do Clearance Lights Need Signal Wire and Brake Light Wire Spliced In?

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Just ordered trailer wiring kit. I need to know if my clearance that have blinkers need signal wire and brake light wire spliced in or does the signal wire have a constant 12 volts to it

asked by: John C

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Your clearance lights with blinkers will need both circuits to function as both a running light and a turn signal because the turn signal does not have a constant 12 volts. Your trailer wire likely runs on combined wiring, so the light will also light up with your brake lights if you have it hooked up to the turn signals. To prevent this, you need a converter like # C56196.

expert reply by: John R

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Answer 1

Yes, I will attach a snip of the installation as well as post it here. 1. Use the double-sided tape on the converter to secure it at the rear of the TOWING vehicle. 2. Connect Yellow Wire (Input) to TOWING vehicle’s Left Turn/Brake Wire. 3. Connect…

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Answer 2

If you are planning on converting your trailer from having a combined tail light system where the turn signals and brake lights are combined to a separate system where the turn signals and brake lights are on separate bulbs this Vehicle to Vehicle…

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Answer 3

Most trailer's are wired up so that the turn signals and the brake lights are carried on the same circuit. So what you are experiencing is normal, but there is a way to do what you are trying to accomplish. You will need to use a signal converter…

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The Curt taillight converter part #C56196 is what is recommended for your situation where the turn signal gets separated from the stop light. I am not sure what the light's function you were trying to get separated out or how you have it wired…

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Answer 5

The converter box part #C56196 that you referenced would work well for converting a combined taillight circuit to a separate one. Typically this is used on the trailer side of the wiring but there's no reason you couldn't use it on the…

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Answer 6

If the stop light circuit or CHMSL (center high mount stop lamp) circuit on the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack are the only things that are on the associated fuse you could use a fuse tap in that location and wire the brake controller red wire to it.…

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You would need to run wire to the right rear brake light to install the part #C56196 that you referenced. Basically the yellow wire runs to the left turn/stop and the green runs to the right turn/stop and the white is grounded.

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Answer 8

It is perfectly normal for the brake lights to flash when using the warning lights (hazard lights) after installing the Curt 2-To-3-Wire Tail Light Converter #C56196 on a vehicle like your 2017 Dodge Challenger. There isn't a way to resolve the…

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Answer 9

Okay, so what you have is a car with combined lighting and trailer with separate lighting, and all you need to do is order the following converter: -Tail Light Converter #C56196 Wiring it is pretty simple and I have added a cut out of the…

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Answer 10

It sounds like you are looking to separate out your combined brake and turn signals on your trailer, and there is a part which will allow you to do that, though it isn't an adapter. What you will need is to wire in a 2-to-3 converter, and there…

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Answer 11

Please take a look at the Curt 2 to 3 Wire Tail Light Converter, #C56196. Pair this converter with an isolating diode kit, #38955, to get the signal you are looking for. This is actually designed for use of flat towing a vehicle behind a motorhome,…

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Answer 12

I've never heard of an actual third brake light connector on a camper shell to plug in on a truck and we don't carry any parts to do that. The light generally needs to be hardwired into the truck's brake light circuit. The issue with this…

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