Cuong Nguyen Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 hopefully this hasn't been dicussed already Anyhow, Would a regular tail light converter be fine for me or should I get a converter with straight wire to the battery to be on the safe side? Could I use a regular converter and up the fuse amp rating? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89_trailboss Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I have a plug and play kit for pathfinders. all you have to do is find a ground. if your interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrifyliak Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 My dad and I wired up a hitch from reese and just wired it into the tail lights with brake and bliker and all that and it seemed to work fine on the multi-meter, haven't actually plugged it into a trailer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 Most the kits the store carries are just the regular tail light converters that tap into the tail lights and depend on the tail light wiring for power. Doing so, you run the risk of shorting out by putting an excessive load from the trailer lights. I don't think I've heard of any fellow finders having shorting out there stuff from the trailer lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoodzz Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I haven't had any shorts. including submerging trailer and bumper when launching the boat. Here's a linky that might help with the wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 as long as you don't plan on running an excessive amount of lights there will be no harm done tapping into your tail lights. i install hitches and the wiring all day long (done 1 pathy) and 4 boat trailers and a car hauler and they all work fine. you have to remember.. on 2 of the lights onna trailer actually "do something" the marker lights are just tapped into the ground wires..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathA4 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I know on our 04 SE, there is already a dedicated trailer power line running to the fuse box. If you didn't get the trailer option, the fuse holder is empty, but the wiring is still there. I wonder what year they incorporated this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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