TOWSMART 1400 Trailer Light Kits Instruction Manual
- October 30, 2023
- TOWSMART
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TOWSMART 1400 Trailer Light Kits
Product Information
The product is a trailer light assembly kit designed for installation on trailers. The kit includes light assemblies with green wire lead for the right rear side of the trailer, molded connector wire assembly, washer, lock washer, nut, and a white ground wire. The product is manufactured by Winston Products LLC and warranty information is available upon request at TOWSMART.COM
Product Usage Instructions
- Select suitable light mounting locations on the trailer.
- Attach the light assembly with the green wire lead to the right rear side of the trailer with the face of the bracket facing the front of the trailer.
- Mount the light assemblies to the trailer body with a washer, lock washer, and nut so that the side indicator lights face outward.
- Attach the white ground wire to the molded connector end of the long wire assembly at the trailer tongue.
- If you experience any problems with your TOWSMART product, do not return it to the retailer. Instead, call 1-844-295-9215 for assistance.
Top View of Trailer Wiring Diagram
READ ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION
WARNING : CONSULT VEHICLE AND TRAILER OWNER’S MANUAL BEFORE INSTALLATION.
CHECK FOR SENSORS, WIRES, OR COMPONENTS BEHIND THE MOUNTING SURFACE PRIOR TO
INSTALLATION.
NOTE : SOME LIGHTING KITS MAY NOT CONTAIN ALL OF THE LIGHTS REQUIRED BY
YOUR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
WIRING THE TOW VEHICLE
- DISCONNECT VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY.
- USE THE SUPPLIED SHORT WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECT THE WIRE LEADS TO THE PROPER VEHICLE CIRCUITS. FOR PROPER LIGHT FUNCTION A GOOD GROUND MUST BE ACHIEVED. ATTACH THE WHITE WIRE LEAD TO THE TOW VEHICLE USING THE CIRCLE END WIRE CONNECTOR AND SUPPLIED SCREW.
- SPLICE THE OTHER HARNESS WIRE LEADS TO THE APPROPRIATE EXISTING VEHICLE CIRCUITS WITH THE SUPPLIED BLUE QUICK CONNECT WIRE SPLICERS (SEE WIRING LIST BELOW). INSERT THE HARNESS WIRE LEAD INTO THE HOLE ON THE BLUE WIRE SPLICER CLOSEST TO THE SPLICER HINGE. RUN THE VEHICLE CIRCUIT WIRE THROUGH THE HOLE NEXT TO THAT SO THE TWO WIRES ARE SIDE BY SIDE. THEN FOLD THE HINGED PART OF THE SPLICER OVER, PRESSING FIRMLY, UNTIL IT LATCHES CLOSED. REPEAT THE SPLICING PROCESS DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR THE REST OF THE VEHICLE CIRCUITS.
- GREEN WIRE – RIGHT TURN AND BRAKE LIGHT
- YELLOW WIRE – LEFT TURN AND BRAKE LIGHT
- BROWN WIRE – TAIL LIGHTS
- WHITE WIRE – GROUND
- SECURE ANY EXCESS WIRE.
- RECONNECT VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY.
LIGHT INSTALLATION AND WIRING THE TRAILER
- SELECT SUITABLE LIGHT MOUNTING LOCATIONS. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH THE GREEN WIRE LEAD IS FOR THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF THE TRAILER. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH THE YELLOW WIRE IS FOR THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE TRAILER.
- AT EACH MOUNTING LOCATION, DRILL TWO ¼” HOLES, 2” (5.08 MM) APART ON CENTER.
- MOUNT THE SUPPLIED LICENSE PLATE BRACKET OVER THE BOLT ENDS OF THE LEFT HAND TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH THE SMOOTH FACE OF THE BRACKET FACING THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER.
- MOUNT THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES TO THE TRAILER BODY WITH A WASHER, LOCK WASHER, AND NUT, SO THAT THE SIDE INDICATOR LIGHTS FACE OUTWARD.
- WITH THE MOLDED CONNECTOR END OF THE LONG WIRE ASSEMBLY AT THE TRAILER TONGUE, ATTACH THE WHITE, GROUND WIRE TO THE TRAILER WITH THE SUPPLIED CIRCLE END WIRE CONNECTOR AND SCREW. FOR PROPER LIGHT FUNCTION A GOOD GROUND MUST BE ACHIEVED.
- RUN THE GREEN AND BROWN WIRE LEAD ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRAILER. CONNECT THE GREEN WIRE LEAD FROM THE CONNECTOR TO THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. CONNECT THE BROWN WIRE LEAD FROM THE CONNECTOR THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. INSTALL THREE WIRE CLIPS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TRAILER SO THAT THE WIRE WILL NOT GET CAUGHT ON TRAILER COMPONENTS, DEBRIS, OR ANY OTHER OBJECTS DURING OPERATION.
- RUN THE YELLOW AND BROWN WIRE LEAD ALONG THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE TRAILER. CONNECT THE YELLOW WIRE LEAD FROM THE CONNECTOR TO THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. CONNECT THE BROWN WIRE LEAD FROM THE CONNECTOR THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. INSTALL THREE WIRE CLIPS ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TRAILER SO THAT THE WIRE WILL NOT GET CAUGHT ON TRAILER COMPONENTS, DEBRIS, OR ANY OTHER OBJECTS DURING OPERATION.
- FOR LIGHT KIT 1401 MOUNT THE AMBER SIDE MARKER LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE OF THE TRAILER APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY BETWEEN THE REAR LIGHTS AND THE TRAILER TONGUE.
- CONNECT THE TRAILER WIRING TO THE VEHICLE AND TEST LIGHTS. WITH THE VEHICLE LIGHTS ON, THE TAIL AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS OR BOTH TRAILER LIGHT ASSEMBLIES SHOULD ILLUMINATE. THE BRIGHTER STOP AND TURN LIGHT FOR EACH ASSEMBLY SHOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED OR WHEN THE CORRESPONDING TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR TOWSMART PRODUCT DO NOT RETURN THE UNIT TO THE RETAILER FROM WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. INSTEAD, PLEASE CALL 1-844-295-9215 FOR ASSISTANCE WITH ANY PROBLEMS. WARRANTY INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT TOWSMART.COM
Winston Products Company TOWSMART.COM WINSTON PRODUCTS, LLC. 30339 Diamond Parkway Cleveland, OH 44139