need wiring help asap

[summit02]

just wired a trailer i bought from a guy and i can't get any turn signal or brake lights. I have taillights and i have checked my fuses and i can't figure out what it is. Please help

 

[skibreeze]

Wiring is pretty simple. You need power and ground. A voltmeter makes fixing these things much easier.

 

[Ex-Member]

yep, check your ground.

 

[sport7]

a few quick questions
1-are the lights on tow vehicle working proporly?
2-is the trailer wire color coded?
3-does the tow vehicle have red or amber turn signal in the rear?
let me know the above info and I can help
sport7

 

[grizzly1]

is the tow vehicle domestic or import

 

[summit02]

its domestic and the lights on the vehicle are working the trailer is color coded and the trailer has red turn signals. the trailer has a y harness with standard yellow brown and green wires and the tail lights have red black and ground. the black is for tail and the red is for turn and brake.

 

[Snoclo]

(9 out of 10) It's the ground.
Does it ground back to the truck/car thru the ball or does it have its own ground lead in the pig tail?
Make a quick jumper from the trailer chassis to vehicle chassis, what do you get?