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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 11:22 AM
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Having hard time wiring flatbed LED lights

I bought 4 in 1 led lights from truck n town.With the factory truck lights the tail and brake lights are one bulb. On the lights I purchased the tail lights are one wire and the brake and turn lights are one wire. So when I hook the brake lights up on both sides and turn the turn lights on either side both sides flash. I tried every way to wire them up.I need help please. It is a 1986 toyota pickup 4wd.

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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 12:19 PM
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You will need one of those converter boxes for trailer lights

once you have the box wire your new LED lights like they are trailer lights

The box should come with instructions
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 01:36 PM
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You will need one of those converter boxes for trailer lights

once you have the box wire your new LED lights like they are trailer lights

The box should come with instructions
wyoming is correct, you need the converter
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Old Mar 25, 2017 | 02:24 PM
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Old Mar 26, 2017 | 04:16 AM
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FlatBed taillights

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wyoming is correct, you need the converter
Wil I need one for each side
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Old Mar 26, 2017 | 04:45 AM
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No one box will do both sides

Just look at the instructions as your new LED lights are trailer lights

Solder and heat shrink your connections
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Old Mar 26, 2017 | 04:58 AM
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Ok thanks
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Old Mar 26, 2017 | 08:13 PM
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I bought these led rear lights for my flatbed
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I am not sure if your working with the rear or front. I just used a probe with a light on it to see which one was running light, brake light, reverse light and signal light and than every two cables that matched colors i spliced them into the LED light mentioned above. It all works perfectly no converter necessary. Unless that will slowly drain my battery or something? Honestly, I work with my hands for a living so I understand cars but I have very little experience working on them.

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Old Mar 27, 2017 | 12:47 AM
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Eurojoe you got the correct lights for a Toyota !!

Yours have the separate turn signal light where the OP does not

His have the Tail light brake light and turn signal all in the same light.

That is why he needs the converter box .

Getting after market lights I always go with a separate turn signal light
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Old Apr 7, 2017 | 02:03 PM
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FlatBed taillights

I bought my lights from truck n tow they're really nice four in one lights. I'm still working on my bed,trying to get it painted. So I'm not ready for my lights yet. I temporarily wired them up everything worked but my flashers. What do I need to do to fix this.
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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 04:48 AM
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Question emergency flasher

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You will need one of those converter boxes for trailer lights

once you have the box wire your new LED lights like they are trailer lights

The box should come with instructions
How do I get my emergency flashers to work?
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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 03:37 PM
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FlatBed taillights

I wired up the converter box everything works but my emergency flashers what do I do
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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 11:59 PM
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Sorry I did not look at this thread for some time

Have you checked your flasher fuse ??

They did work before all this light wiring started ??

If you wired things up without disconnecting the battery possible you caused the fuse to open.

If the turn signals work the flashers should also work.

They share the same flasher
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 03:11 PM
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FlatBed taillights

They did work before I started. The flashers do not work and when I turn left turn signal on a buzzard goes off in the fuse box behind kick plate.
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Old Apr 22, 2017 | 12:41 PM
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Having a Buzzard in your truck Can`t be good .

I hope it is friendly .

Flashers not working start at the Fuse !!

Then The switch

unplug the rear harness

Trouble shoot Front make sure that works.

Trouble shoot the rear lights
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Old Apr 22, 2017 | 02:11 PM
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Buzzards around here aren't very friendly, but then I haven't met them all.
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Old Apr 22, 2017 | 02:22 PM
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[QUOTE=wyoming9;52361960]Having a Buzzard in your truck Can`t be good .

I hope it is friendly .

Flashers not working start at the Fuse !!

Then The switch

unplug the rear harness

Trouble shoot Front make sure that works.

Trouble shoot
The front flashers work even with harness hooked up I found out why the buzzer was going off left front turn signal lights had water in the plug in but this back flashers still don't work
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Old Apr 23, 2017 | 12:14 PM
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I think the buzzer behind the fuse panel is the buzzer that alarms when you leave the keys in the ignition. I've removed one once before. Not sure how your turn signal got connected to that.
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