Don't worry about the extra wires, the trailer with a four wire plug doesn't use them. The extra wires left over are for electric trailer brakes, a 12 volt power supply from the tow vehicle and a rarely used back up light or third brake light. The trailer with a four wire plug only uses the white wire for ground, the brown wire for the running lights, the yellow wire for the left signal and brake and the green wire for the right signal and brake.
For a 7-way trailer connector, the right turn signal wire is green. The left turn signal wire is yellow. The ground wire is white. The tail/marker wire is brown. The brake wire is blue. The batter wire is either red or black. The back up wire is purple.
You have a grounding problem at the trailer. The white wire is the ground on trailer wiring. The taillights are brown, the signals and stops are yellow and green. Sometimes the white wire will loose its continuity with the truck, causing the lights to black out. It could also be a wiring issue with the trailer itself, but most likely its the ground giving you feedback and causing the blackout. run a wire from the ground contact on your plug back to a spot on the tongue and secure the end of the wire to the trailer at that point. Do not rely on the contact of the trailer with the ball hitch to establish a ground.
The ground wire for trailer lights is typically white.
If you are referring to a 4-wire flat trailer cord then; White=Ground, Brown=Marker/Tail, Yellow=Left turn, Green=Right turn.If not, see the answer to the Related Question shown below.
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There are seven color codes for a trailer 7 blade. The right turn wire is green, left turn is yellow, the ground wire is white, the tail/marker is brown, the brake is blue, the battery is red or black, and the back up is purple.
If you are hooking up a trailer plug the left turn signal wire is yellow and the right turn signal wire is green.
In a typical trailer brake wiring setup, the white wire is usually the ground wire and the black wire is the power wire that connects to the brake controller. Make sure to double-check with a wiring diagram specific to your trailer model to ensure proper connections.
The constant power wire for the radio in a 1990 Ford Thunderbird should be green/yellow. The ground wire for this vehicle's stereo system should be black/light green.
Left is yellow, right is green, tail lights are brown.
Take a light tester and check the pins at the truck side trailer plug. With the truck set for running lights check for power at the pins. If there is power then there is a loose or bad wire on the trailer side. If there is no power then there is a power problem on the truck side.