Re: trailer wiring/reverse lights

From: Jon Slavic (jons@laserdrive.com)
Date: Mon Jun 05 2006 - 12:59:31 EDT


I had the same thing happen to me twice. I had to replace the 15A fuse (one
of the two bigger type) in the cab fuse box. It seems the inspection center
always finds my bad lights.

Jon

""Hop *"" <hopsdak@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BAY108-F334D186DCFE71B2D305B97A5940@phx.gbl...
>
> Check the reverse light fuse.
> Mine did the same thing 3-4 times so i finally stuck a bigger fuse in
> there.
> --Hop
> '97 CC 318 4x4
>
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>>From: Craig Faison <cfaison@magpage.com>
>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>>Subject: DML: trailer wiring/reverse lights
>>Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 11:55:10 -0400 (EDT)
>>
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>>Hi all,
>>
>>Recently (like within 6 months), I installed a wiring kit for trailer
>>lights on my '01 QC Dakota. Sometime after that, I noticed that I didn't
>>have any reverse lights. Didn't think much of it, and figured I'd look
>>into it when I had some spare time. I didn't make any connection to the
>>wiring kit and the light failure at all (didn't notice the lack of reverse
>>lights for a while, I guess).
>>
>>Anyway, more recently my brother bought a '98 Dakota and installed a
>>similar wiring kit (the standard kit available at Pep Boys, Autozone,
>>etc.). He noticed that his reverse lights quit working immediately after
>>installing the kit.
>>
>>Called a buddy with an '00 Dakota and asked him if he had it wired for a
>>trailer - he did. Asked if he had reverse lights - nope.
>>
>>So, it seems like there's a pattern here. Hoping this is something common
>>that someone else has already solved. ;-)
>>
>>Any thoughts? I haven't had a chance to look into it myself yet.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Craig
>>
>>
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