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I have a small utility trailer that when the parking lights are on the parking lights blink with the turn signals and the 4 ways..........what is going on???
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Much like Les, I'd say its wired wrong.
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You said it all when you said "trailer lights". Trailer lights were the Egyptian plague that accidentally got left out when the ancient Biblical texts were first translated. In an attempt to sound like I really know what I'm talking about, I'm going to throw in the always popular, "You've got a bad ground." That isn't going to help any, but there it is anyway.  Best (and good luck), John
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Grounded through the ball? Most trailer lighting problems I run into are from a poor ground.
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Much like Les, I'd say its wired wrong. No chance. This is just a recent thing..........they worked fine for a long time!!!
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Otto is my co-pilot.
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A poor ground can cause some really strange problems. Grounding through the hitch ball instead of a wire is commonly the problem.
By parking lights, do you mean tail lights? Do you have the common 1157 bulbs with 2 filaments for tail & signal light or do you have separate bulbs for each? When the signal lights are on, does the tail light flash at all, even dimly?
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Trailer lights? You're really trying to prove to the locals that you ain't from Georgia...
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If it's not a ground it might be a short. That ought to help, too.
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Wish I could help....but I have a kitchen sink that won't drain, and I just climbed outta a bath [bleep] tub of dishes, literally.
Electrical stuff can be crazy.
Best of luck.
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As long as they look like this he should be okay... ![[Linked Image]](http://www.markpascua.com/wp-content/budweiser-can-lights.jpg)
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It's almost certain to be the ground. A good rule-of-thumb is on trailer wiring, it's always the ground.
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Good advice 99% of all electrical problems are ground related.
Pat
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When the cause succeeds, however, the timid join him...for then it cost nothing to be a patriot."
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Good advice 99% of all electrical problems are ground related.
Pat Thanks, but not due to any special intelligence on my part, just the school of hard knocks, where this is concerned. heheh
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First thing to do when wiring a trailer is to hook up a GOOD ground.
Turn headlights on; hook up trailer tail lights.
Turn left turn signal on; hook up trailer L.T.
Then right turn.
That way, you don't have to worry about stop lights as they work through the turn signals.
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My boat trailer was grounded through the ball and the tongue is a slip fit into a tube and pinned in place. A few years ago the lights had me running in circles for a couple of hours until I realized that the tongue was isolated from the frame by crud/rust in the tube. Electrically bonded the tongue to the trailer frame, grounded through the plug from the truck and no more problems.
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Which explains a lot.
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Trailer lights? You're really trying to prove to the locals that you ain't from Georgia... This coming from one who moved from Alaska to Louisianna........and in the Coast Guard yet........surely you jest!!!
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Nope, but one from the south that understands trailer lights ain't need down here.
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Poor ground. Run a ground wire from the trailer to the vehicle!!!!
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99.9999% bad ground. Each light has it's own ground, and trailer and vehicle have a main ground. First check trailer main ground. ![[Linked Image]](http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2250/777751/1527241/374201009.jpg)
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