I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

[jexton80]

So is there a way to create a switch and battery pack so i dont have to use my car has the controller of the trailer?I was thinking like jury rigging a switch that would toggle the turn signals.and another switch to turn both on at night.and one of corse to toggle a stop.Maybe the stop on i can rigg under the brake peddal.<br /><br />by the way the van i speak of is a pontiac trans sport from 1992.

 

[JRJ]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

Most any auto supply will have what you need. Won't be that expensive to have a "real" plug-in on your van. Good Luck

 

[crab bait]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

good lord NO..!!<br /><br />you can't have 'toggle' switch controlled trailer lites..<br /><br />really,, bad idea.. <br /><br />do it right or pay to have it done..

 

[mattttt25]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

to better explain- stop by an auto parts dealer and explain the situation. they will sell you a harness specifically for your van. in about 30 minutes you can install yourself. it usually requires unplugging the cords that run to one or both of your rear tail lights. the harness is then wired to be inline of the cord you disconnected. you will then have a trailer light connection that works off your vehicle's left/right turn signals and break signal.<br /><br />good luck-

 

[Oldsaltydog]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

NAPA has a good selection of those converters and couplers.

 

[ThomWV]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

You can buy them at any Wal Mart too. They carry pretty much every one made. It makes hookup a 10 minute job.<br /><br />As to being able make the trailer a self sufficient lighted unit you could do it, but to activate it you'd still have to have the standard hookup, just run each lead to its own relay ($5 each) and then power the lights off the switched side of the relay. I have no idea at all why you would want to do this, but you certainly could do it if you wanted to.<br /><br />Thom

 

[JB]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

Moving to Trailers

 

[ED21]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

etrailer.com or any of the other places mentioned for a harness.<br />It will probably be easier, cheaper & work better than a rigged system.<br />Most likely less than $50.

 

[TwoBallScrewBall]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

If I remember correctly, my wife had a 1994 Chevy Lumina APV minivan (aka a Pontiac TransSport) and the rear lights were combined brake/turn lights, meaning there were not separate bulbs for the brake and the blinker. If this is the case, all you need is a $5.00 pigtail. It will have the vehicle-side trailer connector on one end, and about 4 to 6 feet of wire. Brown wire goes to the running lamps on either side, yellow wire to the driver side brake/blinker, and green to the passenger side brake/blinker. All you need to do is get some of those crimp-on splice connectors and you'll be done in 10 minutes. The pig-tail will just splice in to the factory wires going to the factory lights (you'll have to take a couple screws out to get to the wires behind the lights. <br /><br />Hope this helps!!

 

[PatPatterson]

Re: I have a hitch,but no trailor light connectors on my van

You can get it wired for about $60.00 at most U-Haul locations, or you can get the kit at any auto supply house for about $20.00. Get it done right and avoid all the hassels that will come if you don't.