Issue pulling a trailer.

[Jeepznthingz]

Ok, first trip out and I decide to buy a motorcycle trailer. Upon pulling trailer, the blind spot indicators are lit up, one side, then other side, then both sides at once. I think it has something to do with the trailer. Has anyone else noticed this?

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[iammacey]

There is a post in the Trailer/Towing section with a similar issue. Seems like only one side is picking it up.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/towing-blind-spot-monitors.18165/#post-275463

 

[RIPLER]

I've towed my boat quite a few times and the blind spot monitors have never picked it up even in the turns. I'm not sure if the shape of the bow of my boat has something to do with it or not.

 

[Jake]

I have a hitch mounted bike rack. I wonder if having bike racks on such a rack would cause the blind spot monitors to go off. If it does then they will be constantly going off.

 

[WXman]

I thought if you plugged the trailer wiring into the receptacle on the bumper that the truck would "know" that it is now towing and it would adapt the sensors for blind spot monitoring accordingly? So that isn't working properly?

 

[Jake]

Makes great sense

 

[Tacoman03]

I thought if you plugged the trailer wiring into the receptacle on the bumper that the truck would "know" that it is now towing and it would adapt the sensors for blind spot monitoring accordingly? So that isn't working properly?

Just towed our camper and this is exactly how they worked.....

 

[Rokon]

So using the round trailer plug changes the sensor setup and also supposedly activates “tow mode”. How does this work?? Can a dummy round plug be made up so that these features come into play when actually only using the flat trailer plug??

 

[Jake]

I thought if you plugged the trailer wiring into the receptacle on the bumper that the truck would "know" that it is now towing and it would adapt the sensors for blind spot monitoring accordingly? So that isn't working properly?

Hey @WXman further to your and my above posts I hardly ever see anyone with trailer lights hooked up to a bike rack that is plugged into their hitch plug. However I don’t want to have someone rear end me and then try to sue me saying it was my fault since they could not see my brake lights through wheels of the bikes on my rack. So I custom made some brackets, bought 4 small LED lights and now I have full night time running lights, turn signal and brake lights on my bike rack. Call me silly to do this or call me smart to do this. And besides I like to play around with my tools. Wires are all hidden and out of sight. It was fun to do. We live in such a litigious society.

 

[Billy]

Hey @WXman further to your and my above posts I hardly ever see anyone with trailer lights hooked up to a bike rack that is plugged into their hitch plug. However I don’t want to have someone rear end me and then try to sue me saying it was my fault since they could not see my brake lights through wheels of the bikes on my rack. So I custom made some brackets, bought 4 small LED lights and now I have full night time running lights, turn signal and brake lights on my bike rack. Call me silly to do this or call me smart to do this. And besides I like to play around with my tools. Wires are all hidden and out of sight. It was fun to do. We live in such a litigious society.

Pics or it didn't happen...

 

[Jake]

I have actually done this on 2 different bike racks. Walmart had a 3 bike rack that they were discontinuing, had a small hole in the box so they had it marked down to just $48.00 (no kidding). It had all of the parts in the box. And for many years I have also had a single bike rack that was made and sold by Jeep, their Overlander rack. So I did this light and bracket set up for both racks. As you will see on the Overlander rack the wire plug comes out of the framework just where it plugs into my hitch, wires completely hidden and out of sight. I love the Overlander rack. I can have the rack opened up and the bike put on the rack and then closed up and secured for transport in all of about 15 seconds. But for that rack I had to tear the entire rack apart and put an aluminum beam underneath it so I could make the entire rack about 6 inch longer. Had to do that due to the fact that my Specialized Roll bike is a tad longer than most bikes. Was again another fun project.

 

[RIPLER]

@Rokon You can but a 7 pin to 4 and 5 pin converter

 

[Billy]

I have actually done this on 2 different bike racks. Walmart had a 3 bike rack that they were discontinuing, had a small hole in the box so they had it marked down to just $48.00 (no kidding). It had all of the parts in the box. And for many years I have also had a single bike rack that was made and sold by Jeep, their Overlander rack. So I did this light and bracket set up for both racks. As you will see on the Overlander rack the wire plug comes out of the framework just where it plugs into my hitch, wires completely hidden and out of sight. I love the Overlander rack. I can have the rack opened up and the bike put on the rack and then closed up and secured for transport in all of about 15 seconds. But for that rack I had to tear the entire rack apart and put an aluminum beam underneath it so I could make the entire rack about 6 inch longer. Had to do that due to the fact that my Specialized Roll bike is a tad longer than most bikes. Was again another fun project.

Cool ideas and great execution. I picked up a Yakima Dr. Tray at REI Co-op garage sale for $75 ($600 MSRP) because it was returned for missing parts. Nothing was missing. But it wasn't typical Yakima quality, so I sold it and bought a Kuat Envy 2. I think I'll add lights, much like you did to yours. (This is all currently on my 2008 WK CRD. I'm holding out for the Ecodiesel on the JT before I drop $50k on a vehicle)

 

[Jake]

Thanks

 

[Rokon]

@Rokon You can but a 7 pin to 4 and 5 pin converter

Might try that but I would think it may be detecting the brake system rather than lighting. Otherwise these changes would occur using the flat plug.

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