So I'm all set to make my light bar for towing my Speedster but all the wiring instructions for the lights are for installing them permanently on a trailer and not a PVC light bar. If I were wiring the lights to a metal trailer I would ground the lights to the trailer. Do I just wire the ground wire from the four-pin connector to the ground wire on the lights and that's it or is there something else?
As I think about this I really think I'm over thinking this. That's what I think.
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Robert...Just run a ground wire from your towing lights all the way to your trailer plug receptacle on your tow vehicle. Usually it's the white wire.
Robert...Just run a ground wire from your towing lights all the way to your trailer plug receptacle on your tow vehicle. Usually it's the white wire.
That's what I thought. Thanks Bruce.
For those of you who flat tow, use a light bar and find it cumbersome - I wired in a flat 4 wire harness that goes from the trunk area into the car and taps into the tail and brake lights. Quick and easy hook up. Ping me for the details if you're interested else I may have to take pictures, document everything, then start a thread on here. Please... don't make me do that.
For those of you who flat tow, use a light bar and find it cumbersome - I wired in a flat 4 wire harness that goes from the trunk area into the car and taps into the tail and brake lights. Quick and easy hook up. Ping me for the details if you're interested else I may have to take pictures, document everything, then start a thread on here. Please... don't make me do that.
Air Cooled Bruce posted a Tech Tip on July 18 thread "Towing vs Trailer"...
"I wired into my speedster (VS) lighting using a 4 wire flat plug. Very simple. Run the green wire to the Right turn signal on the front. Run the yellow wire to the Left turn signal on the front. Run the brown wire to the Left parking light. Run the white wire to the body connection end of the battery ground cable. All are easy to reach and very short wire runs. The flat connector is wrapped around the horn once and tie wrapped once. To use......cut tie wrap and feed out through the left turn signal grill to connect up. Keep a flat plug dust cover on the connector to keep dirt and water out when not in use.
When in use, the front parking lights are on along with the rear tail lights. This lights up the back of my white GMC a little for better viz. Also the front signal lights flash along with the rears which gives me better side viz. The same goes for the brake lights and Really lights up things. Since my truck tail lights/etc are so high, they can be seen from the rear of the Speedster as well. I'm pretty comfortable with this arrangement. When in tow I flip the bat switch off just for good measure for when I'm towing anyway I think it just looks a little nicer with out having the big tow light assembly on the back somewhere. Other than that...both work" - Bruce
Knowing how 'attentive' other drivers are, I prefer the larger, brighter tow lights positioned on the Speedster at eye-level of following drivers.
I'm just saying.... 
Now watch... I'll probably get rear ended and Jim will being sayin' "I was just sayin'"!!
What I'm looking for now is a humanistic looking dummy to put in the driver seat of the speedster and a bumper sticker that reads "I Like Tailgating"
LOL Rusty !! Good Idea !! Do IT !!.......Bruce
Hey Jim you got a big CB whip antenna on that thing 
Ray
Here you go, Rusty. Just put that guy in your driver's seat.
The bumper sticker will be easy to get from CafePress or here.
Hey Jim you got a big CB whip antenna on that thing Ray
Ray, when towing, I can't see (or feel) the Speedster behind me. I had an old CB antenna that I attach to my tow bar so that I can see the position of the Speedster (or if its still back there).
