Date:         Mon, 20 May 2002 10:58:17 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: lighting harness for trailer question
Comments: To: s w <smorewhisky@YAHOO.COM>
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I hate cutting factory wires so this is what I did.

I took an old tail light harness from a dead Vanagon and cut the plug off of
it that goes into the rear of the light.  I cut it so there was about 15 cm
of wire coming from the connector.  I then crimped some mail spade
connectors to the end of the 15cm wire coming from this plug with some
additional wires 'Y'ing out from this that goes to a solid state device that
take the signal and brake connections and merges them for our dumb style of
trailer lighting.  These spade connectors plug into the original factory
plug that used to plug into the back of the tail light.  I used some silicon
to make it water tight and then some hockey tape to make it a fairly solid
connection.  Works well for at least the last four years in my Syncro DoKa.

David Marshall

Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada  V2J 6Z3

http://www.fastforward.ca    mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
Phone: (250) 992 7775        FAX: (250) 992 1160

- Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions
- Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of s w
Sent: May 20, 2002 10:45 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: lighting harness for trailer question


have a utility trailer about to show up and was
wondering how you go about hooking up a lighting
harness for it. do you have to splice into the tail
lights and turn signals or is it a simple plug in?
thanks for any info...

=====
Scott Wilson
85 GL Westfalia

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