Function of Brown Trailer Wires With Green and Yellow Tracers
Question:
I have a brown green and a brown yellow where should they go
asked by: Carl
Expert Reply:
If you are referring to wire colors on a trailer, then usually a brown wire is for running lights. If your trailer has two brown wires, one with a green tracer and one with a yellow tracer, then these would typically be the running light wires for the right and left sides of the trailer, respectively.
Some trailer harnesses such as the 25-foot Mighty Cord # A10-4225VP are what is called a "wishbone" harness, which has two running light wires to make it easier to make the connections on both sides of the trailer. The wishbone design avoids the need to run a jumper wire from one side of the trailer to the other.
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Mighty Cord 4-Way Flat Trailer Connector - Wishbone Style - Trailer End - 25' Long
- Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring
- Trailer Hitch Wiring
- No Converter
- 25 Feet Long
- Custom Fit
- 4 Flat
- Mighty Cord
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Curt 4-Way Flat Trailer Connector w/ 60" Harness and Wire Taps
- Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring
- Trailer Hitch Wiring
- No Converter
- 5 Feet Long
- Universal Fit
- 4 Flat
- CURT
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