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The trailers that have separate turn and brake lights use a 5 wire connector. The trailers that have combined turn and brake lights use a 4 wire connector.

 

The bike is wired as a 5 wire, you will need a converter to use 4 wire. It is recommended to use an isolating converter if you need a converter. It is also recommended to use an isolator even if you are going 5 wire. An isolator pulls its power direct from the battery so you are not taxing the bikes wiring and switches with the higher amp draw from the trailer.

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So any powered trailer converter is fine? Cool I can find one pretty easy and wire it to a open fuse on the new fuse panel.

 

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Not ANY powered converter is fine. You still need to get either a 4 wire or a 5 wire to match your trailer.

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Not ANY powered converter is fine. You still need to get either a 4 wire or a 5 wire to match your trailer.
I'd rather just rewire the trailer so that if I needed to pull it with the truck or my wife's car it is the same wireing. I just wasn't sure if there was a law about turn signals on the trailer.

 

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Either the 4 or 5 wire systems are perfectly legal in all states.

 

Some cars and/or trucks are natively 4 wire and some are 5 wire. Some vehicles have a built in 5 to 4 converter and some don't. You will have to check out what you have.

 

Sounds like some genius electronics guru needs to invent a wireless LED trailer lighting package that senses when the tow vehicles lights and on, and which ones, has a self contained battery pack and can easily be transferred from one trailer to another.. Someone genuis could make a million on that one!!

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Sounds like some genius electronics guru needs to invent a wireless LED trailer lighting package that senses when the tow vehicles lights and on, and which ones, has a self contained battery pack and can easily be transferred from one trailer to another.. Someone genuis could make a million on that one!!

Somebody beat you to it Puc

 

https://www.amazon.com/Blazer-C6304-Round-Wireless-Towing/dp/B00BJEICDS/ref=asc_df_B00BJEICDS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312123707036&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3075279633580212102&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014666&hvtargid=pla-434880174929&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=58868508141&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312123707036&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3075279633580212102&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014666&hvtargid=pla-434880174929

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