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Old 05-02-2007, 11:10 PM   #1
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hitch wiring hell

so i wired up hitch lights with one of those 11$ converters from autozone. when i went out to the race track with my bike in tow, the fuse blew for the running lights so i just unplugged the trailer and threw in a spare fuse, 30amp is all i had left so i made do to get home. i thought the problem was the trailer so after my dad rewired it up since it was getting old i tried it again. worked fine... for 2 miles! my friggin car was on fire and my signal wire melted with a positive wire so it was stuck on when i had my lights on. so i finally got around to pulling the car apart to find where the wires melted. come to find out i just rewired from the hatch all the way to where it goes into the floor behind the front seat... totally blows, now my signals and 4 ways dont work and if that problem isnt the fuse its gonna cost 50$ for a new flasher unit...

Lesson learned, buy a t-connecter from hidden hitch.
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Old 05-02-2007, 11:20 PM   #2
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Good luck, sorry about hte loss!!!

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Old 05-03-2007, 06:36 AM   #3
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yikes
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Old 05-03-2007, 07:54 PM   #4
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Old 05-03-2007, 09:15 PM   #5
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update: i had to rerun the right side wires and replace the hazard fuse. everything works now, wiring is just not all nice and stock :-/ glad it is hidden behind the panels.
Did i mention the ultra micro fuses on our car cost 1.80 each at the dealer and i cant find em anywhere else?
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Old 05-03-2007, 09:30 PM   #6
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Yea I heard too while I was looking for fuses.

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Old 05-03-2007, 09:43 PM   #7
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Autozone has the micro fuses. I had to purchase quite a few of them wiring up LEDs dumb newby Check and re-check wiring.
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Old 05-03-2007, 11:36 PM   #8
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my autozone doesnt have em yet :-/

Im still confused on what happened since i know my wiring was right. must be i got a defective light converter.
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Old 05-04-2007, 06:24 AM   #9
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Home Depot and Lowes carry the micro and standard auto fuses.

Picked up a few "tins" which contained a few different amp sizes for only a couple bucks.
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Old 06-02-2007, 12:27 AM   #10
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How did you route the wires for the trailer tail lights out from under the trunk?
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