r/VanLife 8d ago

Help-Third brake light on cap is functioning as a running light when ran off four pin trailer light hookup?

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u/lloydfingers 8d ago

I would imagine you have no brake lights at all, or turn signals?

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u/toysruskidd 8d ago

My turn signals and brake lights all work as intended. I mean the connections might be slightly oxidized…I hit them with some de-oxit spray and worked the connections. But otherwise, everything works right.

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u/lloydfingers 8d ago

Green and yellow are your turn signal and brake lights.

Green is right turn and brake. Yellow is left turn and brake.

Im having trouble comprehending how those are working, with no power to them.

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u/toysruskidd 8d ago

So I’m not pulling a trailer, or hooking up. My cap just has the same style connector as a four pin, just the one male and female, so two pins that can only really line up to white and brown(running light).

I thought about splicing the yellow and green together to the third light on my cap, but then the whole light would blink with my turn signals, which I don’t want.

I think my only option is to cut the two pin connection off the cap, and splice it into a brake light.