How to install 4 pin trailer lights - vehicle side - direct wiring -
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DIY install 4 pin trailer lights jeep Cherokee xj 2000
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Thanks for watching Ive been Redneck Ryan
#redneckryan
Started half way in, saw what appeared to be an experienced beard creep into the footage and I knew right there, look no further. This dude is legit. I wasn't wrong. Nice work man appreciate the walk through! Super helpful
Thanks for watching JD!
Didn't know I needed this video, until now. I have a 98 XJ and glad I saw this!
I safe $125 watching your video
Such a methodical , logical , & straightforward tutorial !! Many thanks big bro , may you always stay blessed !!!
Thanks bigmedge. Glad you found value!
"Of course it's a 10mm." Classic!
Thanks for the video, my dog ate my connector off of my bronco. Whoever wired it before did some weird color mismatch rainbow puzzle. My dogs also ate my trailer wires a year ago but I just had to change the whole thing so it was easier.
This was the only video that made it clear what wire did what which made the rest self explanatory
Thanks for clearing this one up for me.
Almost spent $229 on a wiring kit for my car specifically. This saves $200 doin it from scratch.
Thank you!
You got it bud! Good luck.
@@redneckryan lm
Thanks for this.. It was difficult finding a video that had the vehicle problem addressed. Most seemed to assume the vehicle had an 4 wire adapter built in. Not true for my 2002 Forester. Also, great to see a genuine old Simpson meter! Mine have long ago gotten broken and now I have several of the free meters from Harbor Freight. Sorry but I probably won't wait for the Amazon delivery. I've been towing this trailer for a while with incorrectly wired lights.
No problem Jim. Glad to clear things up. The old simpson meters are the best I much prefer analog to digital.
Thanks for sharing man! Straight up info needed all the way to the one you used. CHEERS.
Happy to help!
Life saver! I encounter the same problem with my 99 Land Rover. Thanks!
Happy to help!
Losing bolts happens to the best of us lol great video thank u. Helped me out
Funny that I'm doing this on my vehicle and as it turns out its xj as well. Thanks bro
Good luck!
This will be very helpful. Thank you.
Love the old Simpson!
Nothing beats an old analog meter.
I needed to wire up my XJ also. Thanks man!
You're welcome! Good luck!
Shout out to to the man with a "Simpson" old school meter...
Good to know. I’ll be renting a trailer for my dirtbike to go up to High Point In PA. Forgot to have them install the light plug when they installed my hitch
Thank you.
Awesome.
Very helpful.Thank you. Mechanic charge $125 for this job
UHAUL Does it much cheaper
Thank you brother
Thanls fpr the video. That lighter trick will be my new buddy lol cant tell you how many wires ive tried to shave into and cut my fingers lol
Yeah! Now you can trade Cutting them for burning them. J.K. it takes a bit of practice to get the hang of but works great in a pinch. (Pun intended) Thank for watching! Subscribe for more!
@@redneckryan haha Yep subd and I'll take a little bic burn over a slice any day lol.
Me too!
This is my kind of guy right here...
I drop screws and bolts all the time..
I just knew you were going to be missing that 10mm..
Take care pal
It’s always the 10 mm in the left hand glove!!
Thank you !!
Your welcome
You kan remove small pieces of elektikal tape and wrap the wire it's easier than stikking and entire roll between a wire bible.
Yeah, but I eat a lot of fried chicken so I have greasy fingers and it never sticks right
Just pay extra get plug in harness from curt and it's so much easier to install
So who is curt? Where do i get the plug in harness?
@@rlowle1228 it's a manufacturing company that makes harness for trailer wiring Google curt harness with make of SUV or tuck
Yeah and pay upwards of 120+ bucks this is 18 bucks.
Thank you for this video. I feel like a dumbass for not using the multimeter to test which cable is correct
Dude! Use vampire tap connectors, not strip-wrap-tape!
Nah, I'm good. I've never liked those things. Why buy it when you can build it!
Wow... thats a nice old meter...
Hey thanks. My dad had a simpson 260 when I was growing up. They are the best in my opinion. I buy them whenever I see them at estate sales and such. They still sell them new- amzn.to/3kluBHL
Question.
i have an 02 Dodge Ram 1500. My 4 pin flat connecter on vehicle for trailer works fine. EXCEPT THE RUNNING LIGHT. My 7 pin connector on vehicle for trailer works fine. EXCEPT THE RUNNING LIGHT.
What do you recommend?
Thanks.
Don't know much about the dodge rams, but I'd look to see if it is fused somewhere.
@@redneckryan Thanks friend. I appreciate your response.
it was a fuse. thanks for replying friend. i thought truck running lights, and trailer running lights were same fuse. thats why i overlooked it. duh! lol
AWESOME! Glad I could help. Yes sometimes if the vehicle is equipped with a factory tow package the trailer lights will be fused separately. I love when it turns out to be something simple.
@@redneckryan You know it! THANKS!
Didn't yr dad teach you to solder those connections? 🤣 @6:40 :)
Nice Simpson meter ya got there!
Yes he did teach me to! haha, nothing better than a Simpson 260!
@@redneckryan Nothing other than a 270 😂🤣😂
I’m not saying it won’t work, but why not even but connect it?
When I connect brake light vehicle side to the turn signals trailer side it turns my turn signals on on the vehicles
I dont understand why you would want to connect trailer turn signals to your break lights.
What if my truck has no color coding on it so I can't tell ?:
Them you turn your lights or blinkers on and use a meter or test light to determine which wire does what.
what is the adapter I need for the 4 pin?
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my brake comes on with the right and left turn iugess thats the old way
Yeah there are a couple of different ways that can work but typically, trailer bulbs have two intensities. The low beam will be running lights when your headlights are on and the high beam is for break and signal. The 4 puns on the connector are ground or common. Low beam(both tail lights low). Left high. And right high. When you break it will typically turn both signals on. You might find this configuration on an older vehicle, but most modern vehicles use separate bulbs for brake and signal.
your wiring the wires together backwards, because if u decide to wire nut it the wires will unravel.
I won't wire nut them
Wiring ? Its a^$#@< just to plug it in
I save my dignity as a grown man watching this video, the ladies on the street will be like "omg Becky, look at his connection, I'm soaking wet"
And then you lost it by Sh*t posting on the internet. Well done!