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newbie m101 wiring ?
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Good luck on that one! If anybody has ever bought or made one, you've come to the right place. If you were to successfully make your own, you could probably quit your job and sell them all day to SS members with the same wish!
You know the lights are 24 volt, right? You will probably have to change the lamps too, and the LED's/features probably won't work. Just in theory, I've never tried to rewire. Somewhere on this site people have posted the wiring diagram to make the switch from 4 flat to MV. I think I saw it a while ago.
I do hear what you are saying, that inter-vehicular connector is cool. And you will definitely get some points from the purists here if you figure it out!
You could always put an MV receiver on your vehicle and rewire behind the bumper...that would be BA.
Like I said, good luck!
You know the lights are 24 volt, right? You will probably have to change the lamps too, and the LED's/features probably won't work. Just in theory, I've never tried to rewire. Somewhere on this site people have posted the wiring diagram to make the switch from 4 flat to MV. I think I saw it a while ago.
I do hear what you are saying, that inter-vehicular connector is cool. And you will definitely get some points from the purists here if you figure it out!
You could always put an MV receiver on your vehicle and rewire behind the bumper...that would be BA.
Like I said, good luck!
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OD Iron was selling them. The cost of a new military plug makes them pricy.
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Beat me to it Kenny, They are still listed on ODIRON's site.
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I just wired my civi plug into the junction box on on the tongue, to have both and installed LEDs. So I can pull with my truck or m1009 with no adapter . Works good no problems yet.
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You can use jumpers that connect the trailer plug to your truck pretty simply.
On those connections under that cover the wires should have little metal tags.
On the four flat trailer plug I don’t remember which is which as far as left and right, green and yellow, that should be in the package with the connector when you buy it. But take the yellow/brown and the green brown and tie it to wire 21 that are the taillights. Whichever color wire goes to the left (driver) side will go to 22/461 and the other wire for the right (passenger) side will go to 22/460. Make sure you run the white ground wire to the frame of the trailer.
On those connections under that cover the wires should have little metal tags.
On the four flat trailer plug I don’t remember which is which as far as left and right, green and yellow, that should be in the package with the connector when you buy it. But take the yellow/brown and the green brown and tie it to wire 21 that are the taillights. Whichever color wire goes to the left (driver) side will go to 22/461 and the other wire for the right (passenger) side will go to 22/460. Make sure you run the white ground wire to the frame of the trailer.
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What are you going to pull it with? Civiy and MV? IF so you can use the adapter above and put LED taillights on it. (expensive route) If civy only, remove the Mil plug at the junction box (and save it to re-install later) and wire in a 4flat plug there with using some of the same style connectors that that trailers has on it. (you can find those fittings at the same suppliers mentioned in earlier posts) and make sure the bulbs in the lights are 12v bulbs.
If you happen to have a CUCV and a civy vehicle to pull it do as above with wiring in the 4flat at the junction box but use splitters and leave the Mil plug wired in also, and again make sure it has 12v bulbs in the taillights.
Edit: you can find all the connectors and splitters I mentioned on this page. http://www.eriksmilitarysurplus.com/coandte.html
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i have some spare plug assemblies that could be used to make the adapters![[thumbzup]](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_thumzup.gif "Thumbs Up [thumbzup]")