I always connect stuff that's going to be permanent by soldering or for
interior wiring, crimping terminals. I HATE those scotchlock connectors.
They won't last one winter around here.
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
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Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 4:15 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: trailer wiring/reverse lights
And i was just thinking of getting a harness for my 93dak.
at twenty nine dallars and knowing it's going to work. soderring in the
old
kind is looking good.
Chris
> 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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