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06-21-2021, 10:38 AM
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Location: Everett
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quick question - Tail Light Color Code
I cannot find one anywhere. I have a 2008 Everest with a 3 wire stop/turn/tail. BUT, they are White Green and Black. I cannot find any wiring for trailer that mentions those 3.
I have LED that Im changing to that are Red, white and Green.
So which one goes where?
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Rick and Diane Scott
Everett, Washington
2008 Everest 322R
2011 F-350 SRW Long bed Crew Cab.
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06-21-2021, 11:15 AM
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On my "old style LED tail/brake lights" red is stop, green is tail light and white is ground. That DOES NOT mean that your "newer style LED fixtures are wired using the same color code.
You can use a jumper on your 12 volt battery, touch the white to ground and see which of the other two is the brightest, that will be the brake connection and the dimmer one will be the tail light connection.
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John
2015 F250 6.7l 4x4
2014 Cougar X Lite 27RKS
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06-21-2021, 01:26 PM
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A VOM should tell you what you need to know. Hopefully there was something with you LED fixture that tells you what wire feeds what.
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Danny and Susan, wife of 56 years
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06-23-2021, 06:22 AM
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Had a VOM and hooked trailer up and turned on flashers. Found color code I needed.
The LEDs were Red, black, white
White went to White
Red went to black
Black went to green.
Typed this in hopes it helps someone else.
BTW, I ordered another set, when they come in my back ups are going to change to Stop/Turn/tail. will post pics when they are done.
It is a night and day difference from incandescent lights.
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Rick and Diane Scott
Everett, Washington
2008 Everest 322R
2011 F-350 SRW Long bed Crew Cab.
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06-23-2021, 06:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W7PSK
Had a VOM and hooked trailer up and turned on flashers. Found color code I needed.
The LEDs were Red, black, white
White went to White
Red went to black
Black went to green.
Typed this in hopes it helps someone else.
BTW, I ordered another set, when they come in my back ups are going to change to Stop/Turn/tail. will post pics when they are done.
It is a night and day difference from incandescent lights.
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It would be helpful if you typed in the make and model of those lights. What worked for those lights may not work for a different brand.
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Marshall
2012 Laredo 303 TG
2010 F250 LT Super Cab, long bed, 4X4, 6.4 Turbo Diesel
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06-24-2021, 07:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flybouy
It would be helpful if you typed in the make and model of those lights. What worked for those lights may not work for a different brand.
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The old or the new. Or both ?
The new I got from Amazon and seemed to have good ratings.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071S2SWN3...roduct_details
The Old were original to the 2008 Keystone Everest I have
Ill see if I can find them and if there is a MFG on it.
EDIT: Looked at the old lights, there is 0 stamping on them, they are just plain incandescent flange mounts.
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Rick and Diane Scott
Everett, Washington
2008 Everest 322R
2011 F-350 SRW Long bed Crew Cab.
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07-01-2021, 01:54 PM
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Ok here is the result, Pleased with result. Went from Incandescent with white backups to twin LED.
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Rick and Diane Scott
Everett, Washington
2008 Everest 322R
2011 F-350 SRW Long bed Crew Cab.
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07-01-2021, 04:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by W7PSK
Ok here is the result, Pleased with result. Went from Incandescent with white backups to twin LED.
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Did the same on my last 5er, didn't ever plan to back in after dark & not sure those backup lights would've helped much anyway.
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