Where do Trailer Wire Colors Green, Yellow, Brown and Red Run To

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I have 4 wires coming from trailer green-yellow-brown-red . Coming from truck are white-brown-yellow-green. What goes to what?

asked by: Walter M

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Most likely the colors would match with the exception of the red wire on the trailer going to the white wire on the truck. The white wire is the ground circuit so you can trace the RED wire on the TRAILER to see if it attaches to a metal surface on the trailer or to the grounds of all the lights.

I attached a help article on trailer wiring for you to check out as well.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

The red wire is the turn signal wire and will be run to the green wire of your harness if its the right turn signal side, and the black wire will run to the brown wire of your harness. The yellow wire from your harness will run to the left turn…

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Answer 2

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…

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Answer 3

In regards to the 4-way wiring harness you are trying to install; the white wire is for the ground, the brown wire is for the running lights, the yellow wire is for the left turn/brake light, and the green wire is for the right turn/brake light.…

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Answer 4

Normally, the green wire on the right side carries right turn signal and brake light functions and the brown wire carries running light functions. On the left side, the yellow wire carries left turn and brake lights and the brown wire again carries…

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Answer 5

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 6

It is likely that the red wire on your old lights is the turn signal/brake light wire, and the black wire is the running light wire. That would make the white wire the ground. You can verify this by testing the wires using a circuit tester such as…

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Answer 7

If where you plan to mount the clearance lights is metal that touches the trailer frame then a 1 wire clearance light would work just fine. The difference between the 1 wire and 2 wire lights is that the 1 wire lights ground through their mounting…

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Answer 8

The Pollak Heavy-Duty 4-Pole Round Pin Trailer Wiring Connector part #PK11409 is 13/16" diameter on the end where it would plug into the vehicle side connector. If I were you, I would order both this and the Pollak Heavy-Duty 4-Pole Round Pin…

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Answer 9

The easiest and best solution we have to give you a 4-way harness on your 2004 Ford Ranger is with the Hopkins kit part #HM40655. This plugs inline with the taillights of the truck and gives you a 4-way that will work great and won't trigger any…

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Answer 10

There is not an industry standard layout for wiring the 4-Way round pin connector, but there is a layout that is most accepted. If you you are looking at the front side of the 4-Way round trailer side plug, the top left prong would be used for right…

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Answer 11

The standard 4 Flat will have the White (ground), Brown (running lights), Yellow (left turn and brake), and Green (right turn and brake). Black will typically be used for 12 volt power, but can also be any number of things. The only way to know for…

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Answer 12

The best solution for your situation would be to use a circuit tester, like part #PTW2993, to wire your trailer wires to a seven-way trailer connector, like part #A7WCB. Wiring by function is the best way to make sure you have the trailer connector…

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