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towbar wire codes

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:50 pm
by stu
i can't find the right wiring color codes specific for a towbar. even looked on the net under "towbar wiring standards" and all i got was BS.

white = earth
black =
yellow =
blue =
green =
red = brake light

can anyone help me out here.

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:03 pm
by barbz
white = earth
black = reverse
yellow = left hand turn
blue = service brakes (electric brake controller)
green = right hand turn
red = brake light

Should be another for rear lamps i would think....brown?


Paul

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:42 pm
by -Scott-
barbz wrote:white = earth
black = reverse
yellow = left hand turn
blue = service brakes (electric brake controller)
green = right hand turn
red = brake light

Should be another for rear lamps i would think....brown?

Paul
Don't know about the black and blue wires, but the other colours are what I have used.

Scott

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:48 am
by stu
NJ SWB wrote:
barbz wrote:white = earth
black = reverse
yellow = left hand turn
blue = service brakes (electric brake controller)
green = right hand turn
red = brake light

Should be another for rear lamps i would think....brown?

Paul
Don't know about the black and blue wires, but the other colours are what I have used.

Scott
you saying that these should be swapped, or you are just comfortable with the allocations of the others.

cheers!

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:34 am
by -Scott-
I've not wired trailer brakes or reversing lights. But tail lights, brake lights and indicators, the colours are what I used.

Cheers,

Scott

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:05 am
by barbz
Have you got an automotive test lamp or anything? thats the easiest way to confirm what each does.

The colours i listed yesterday were from the narva site and matched the wiring of the tjm harness i picked up.

Paul

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:12 pm
by stu
barbz wrote:.....The colours i listed yesterday were from the narva site and matched the wiring of the tjm harness i picked up.

Paul
good answer, that what i'll go with then

Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 4:11 pm
by borisr33
the info here might be helpfull

http://www.narva.com.au/Trailer_1.html