Junction Box To Wire Lighting on Flatbed Trailer

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Can I use this box to wire up all the lights on a flat bed that I am putting on my 05 Dodge 3500 ?

asked by: C B

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Yes, the Pollak 10-Terminal Junction Box part # PK52248 will work to wire up the lights on your flat bed trailer. The posts on this particular junction box are not labeled so you can connect your functions to the box on any of the posts. Since you are just doing lights, you can just leave the rest of the posts unused without any issues.

You will need ring terminals part # 44-5310A to connect your wiring to the terminals.

expert reply by: Heather A

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 9

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Answer 10

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

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