Hi all,
The trailer is 2013.
My original idea was to re-wire the cut wires on the current connector and see if that fixes the issue. The problem was that my dad has now done this the 2nd time and there isn't enough cable to re-wire the same one so we tested it with a different one.
We identified the issue to be the cut wires, after replacing the connector, the left hand side worked but the right hand side only had 1 LED.
Funny enough, we were testing on my dads Hilux. I don't know why, but I said let's try my car and see what happens. So we hooked up my one and noticed that the lights were working better. I then started 'wiggling' the connector between the car and the boat and ALL of the lights started working. We put it back on the Hilux and it all just worked.
Is there a problem with the connectors? I mean we have 2 and both in the end did the same thing during the test.
What I did:
- Took a small flathead screwdriver and slightly opened/expanded the connectors on the trailer side of the plug
- It gave me a better/tighter 'fit' and all lights worked
However, my suspicion is that if I hit any bump on the road the plug can move from the perfect position and lose connection. Is there a way to improve this connection?