Posted 2010-09-24 6:43 AM (#125169) Subject: Sundowner Light Question
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We have a 2000 Sundowner Valuelite 2 horse straight load bumper pull. We cannot get the lights on the inside of the tack room or trailer to work as well as the 2 large exterior lights on the back of the trailer to work. Is there some trick to getting them to work? This is our second Sundowner and on the previous trailer we owned, the headlights on the truck with towed it with had to be turned on for them to work, but that isn't working on this trailer. We've replaced all the bulbs, so that can't be the issue. Any suggestions?
Posted 2010-09-24 8:57 AM (#125173 - in reply to #125169) Subject: RE: Sundowner Light Question
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Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
Welcome to HTW...!! Are you using a different tow vehicle than before...??
Use a test light or multimeter to check your truck plug first, making sure the 12 volt hot lead is hot.... My GM trucks are hot all the time, makes no difference if the ignition switch is on or not. Maybe the truck's 40 amp aux 12 volt fuse has never been installed or it has blown.
Posted 2010-09-24 9:23 AM (#125175 - in reply to #125169) Subject: RE: Sundowner Light Question
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Posts: 2958 Location: North Carolina
To add to Retento's diagram... Don't take it as absolute truth. You have to make the function wires match the tow vehicle regardless of color or connector position. My 2000 Sundowner GN doesn't have a black wire but it does have a red wire.
Posted 2010-09-24 1:33 PM (#125184 - in reply to #125169) Subject: RE: Sundowner Light Question
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Posts: 534 Location: Zionsville, Indiana
It sounds like you simply do not have a hot wire. In your previous trailer, the interior lights were probably wired in with the clearance/tail lights, so they worked only when your headlight were turned on. This trailer likely has the interior and load lights on a separate hot wire, so that they will work whenever you are plugged in to your towing vehicle. Have a hot wire run on your truck, from the battery to the correct post on the plug. Be sure to use a breaker or in-line fuse.
Sundowner Light Question
