Trailer light converter
 

Trailer light converter

Started by steve.barnett71, June 25, 2016, 06:45:00 PM

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steve.barnett71

As a newbie to the bus world and this forum I have to say that you can find just about anything you need to know on this forum.   With a little research here I was able to create a converter so that the lights on my tow dolly work properly.   That should be the last to do list item to be ready for vacation!

1982 MCI MC9
Series 50 Detroit Diesel
Allison World 500 Transmission

Dave5Cs

Made the same one works great.
"Perfect Frequency"1979 MCI MC5Cs 6V-71,644MT Allison.
2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 60th Anniversary edition.
1998 Jeep TJ ,(Gone)
Somewhere in the USA fulltiming.

TomC

Since all my lights are LED, I just simply spliced into the wiring harness in the back to the plug. I use magnetic lights on my towed, since the bus has separate turn and stop lights. Never had a problem. Good Luck, TomC
Tom & Donna Christman. 1985 Kenworth 40ft Super C with garage. '77 AMGeneral 10240B; 8V-71TATAIC V730.

Dave5Cs

I used the converter but put a plug in bumper of my Jeep. I ran 4 wire to the back through the frame, then pulled my back light covers and put two 1157 light sockets in the housing so that running lights and turns signal look like they are the Jeeps. The regular brake lights come on when the Surge brake is activated.
Dave5Cs
"Perfect Frequency"1979 MCI MC5Cs 6V-71,644MT Allison.
2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport 60th Anniversary edition.
1998 Jeep TJ ,(Gone)
Somewhere in the USA fulltiming.

belfert

Quote from: TomC on June 25, 2016, 07:21:13 PM
Since all my lights are LED, I just simply spliced into the wiring harness in the back to the plug. I use magnetic lights on my towed, since the bus has separate turn and stop lights. Never had a problem. Good Luck, TomC

The issue with a lot of older buses is the lights are 24 volt.  Your bus should be 12 volt I would think.  My bus has 12 volt lights and separate turn/brake lights, but I still had to buy a converter for some reason I can't recall now.
Brian Elfert - 1995 Dina Viaggio 1000 Series 60/B500 - 75% done but usable - Minneapolis, MN

thomasinnv

Brian, maybe was that converter to go from a separate turn/brake light system to a single combination brake/turn system?
Some are called, some are sent, some just got up and went.

1998 MCI 102-DL3
Series 60 12.7/Alison B500
95% converted (they're never really done, are they?)

luvrbus

The electrical gifted bus guys build the converters for 5 bucks worth of diodes someway to separate the lights,Tim Wice knows how to do it   
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