5 Wire 5 Way Trailer Plug Wiring Diagram
3 4 inch by 1 inch 6 way rectangle connectors right turn signal green left turn signal yellow taillight brown ground white.
5 wire 5 way trailer plug wiring diagram. By reducing a 5 wire to a 4 wire you eliminate the connection for the trailer s brakes. In the trailer wiring diagram and connector application chart below use the first 5 pins and ignore the rest. Not all trailers have reverse lights so consider your own trailer as you wire in a 5 way plug. 5 way trailer wiring diagram allows basic hookup of the trailer and allows using 3 main lighting functions and 1 extra function that depends on the vehicle.
The best solution for your situation would be to use a circuit tester like part 40376 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 wired correctly. Boat trailer wiring diagram trailer wiring junction box diagram. 5 pin trailer wiring is very similar to 4 pin wiring but it adds in a blue wire for the reverse or backup lights. 5 wire trailer wiring diagram.
A trailer with a 5 wire harness has connections for marker brake and signal lights as well as an electric braking system. 4 way flat trailer wiring diagram pics. They can be purchased as a standalone plug for the truck or trailer or as a complete loop with both the plug and the socket included. 5 pin boat trailer wiring diagram collections of wiring diagram for a 7 round trailer plug inspirational 5 pin flat.
If your truck has a built in 7 pin socket but you only need 5 of the pins. Use on a small motorcycle trailer snowmobile trailer or utility trailer. There is no standard diagram for the 5 way round connector item pk11501 you will need to use a circuit tester item 40376 to test the wires and wire the vehicle and trailer to match when wiring your green wire will be right turn brake the yellow wire will be left turn brake the brown wire will be the taillights and the white wire will be the ground. The red and blue wire can be used for brake control or auxiliary.
If your trailer is significantly heavy and is at the upper limits of the towing capacity of the vehicle. Use the 7 pin connector anyway see below and just leave out the last 2 wires. 4 5 way flat connector wiring diagrams 4 way and 5 way flat connectors use color coded wires and are available in a variety of lengths. An extra pin allows using another extra function.