Dinghy charging from MH
We have a 2011 CRV toad. I have installed separate tail lights that run from the MH 4 pin connector. We have ready brute elite tow bars and so the car's brake lights still activate and after hours of...
Forum Discussion
wildtoad wrote:
I know nothing about a CRV and what’s required for towing. But I do have a ready brake system for my 2015 Wrangler. I had CW install the wiring to drive the tail lights. It does use the 6 pin connector but my RV doesn’t currently provide a charge line. (Newmar decide not to wire it) The lights are driven from the MH, no power needed in the Jeep, no charge line, Jeep key is in my pocket while towing. (Or in the MH somewhere)
Does the CRV need the key set to ACC for towing?
I ran a set of wires/lights completely independent of the car that run from the 4 pin connector on the MH. (it was a blue ox kit that actually installs a bulb in each lens so it looks factory). The issue is that the ready brake still pulls on the CRV brake pedal and activates the factory toad brake lights also. They would work no matter what position the key is in. So they pull on the car battery with no recharge. It happens enough (usually in NOVA I95 stop and go for hours) that it drains the battery.
