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DReisinger
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Feb 09, 2019

umbilical wire color coding

Is there a drawing showing the color coding for the trailer plug wiring on a 2005 Cardinal fiver
  • dougrainer wrote:
    AS both links/diagrams are good, you MUST make sure you utilize the RV diagram. All others are wrong for Rv's. Doug


    Excluding the colors the pin desanations are the same
  • hotpepperkid wrote:
    dougrainer wrote:
    AS both links/diagrams are good, you MUST make sure you utilize the RV diagram. All others are wrong for Rv's. Doug


    Excluding the colors the pin desanations are the same


    Are you serious?????? The COLOR code is ALL that matters. Doug
  • I sure would not trust color code as being all that matters.
    You never know what a previous owner or even what a shop has done.
    Best is to flash out each function in the trailer then connect to the correc connector location. Then after all is connected recheck from TV.
  • enblethen wrote:
    I sure would not trust color code as being all that matters.
    You never know what a previous owner or even what a shop has done.
    Best is to flash out each function in the trailer then connect to the correc connector location. Then after all is connected recheck from TV.



    You are correct for aftermarket wiring installs. But, if you find a color code mismatch, you NEED to correct it. Makes it really hard for the next person to troubleshoot. Doug
  • Color coding by manufacturer's wiring is non-existent as you know.
    Yes, the standard seven conductor cable should be corrected, but it will take the normal person sometime to do it. Molded seven conductor cable assemblies are almost always correct.
  • dougrainer wrote:
    enblethen wrote:
    I sure would not trust color code as being all that matters.
    You never know what a previous owner or even what a shop has done.
    Best is to flash out each function in the trailer then connect to the correc connector location. Then after all is connected recheck from TV.



    You are correct for aftermarket wiring installs. But, if you find a color code mismatch, you NEED to correct it. Makes it really hard for the next person to troubleshoot. Doug


    Not going to happen with me. I dont care if the wire is purple, green, or what ever. It it make the left turn signal flash and it is suppose to flash then it good enough for me
  • It is best to fix wiring errors where they occur so as not to make it worse.

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