Got a new Toad
Finally retired the 13 year old S-10 toad as it was getting to unreliable for use away from the home base. The last couple trips I made a point of bringing the title with use so that I could abandon ...
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Ka Ron wrote:The Texan wrote:Ka Ron wrote:Probably because GM will void the electrical portion of the warranty if you cut into the wiring to hook up toad lights. Have that in writing from GM, when we bought out new toad and asked the dealer to install the lights.
Why not use the existing lights?
We tow a Pontiac Sunfire and the rear lights of the car are wired to a plug on the front that plugs into the back of the motor home.
Quick, easy and neat.
Well, there you go, I never even thought of that in 2002 when we bought the car. Guess we were lucky or had a good mechanic do the wiring as we never had a problem.
Good idea to check though.
I don't know why people panic when the suggestion to use the stock tail lights is mentioned. There's probably thousands of RVers out there that do it that way, including myself. I've towed 10 different toads utilizing the stock tail light bulbs and never, repeat NEVER, FRIED any portion of any wiring. Not to mention, the entire planet is "fused" so, even if there's the slightest chance of a short, the fuse takes care of it. It's incredibly easy to do and, when done, anyone following your toad sees "Natural" action of the lights which, include all the correct brake lights and AMBER turn signals if and when equipped.
Everyone's got their own choice in how a toad's wired so, it's a matter of preference.
To the OP, wiring your new toad utilizing the stock tail lights is phenomenally easy and, you'll have no need to "disconnect" or remove any auxiliary lights when it's not a toad. Your choice.
Scott
P.S. The cost of doing it this way is about as minimal as it gets.
