Just got one of these today at my FLAPS for $12.49.  Alternately, you could
make your own wiring set up and add some extra lights for the
trailer.  Then your hookup on the van would only work with your trailer
though.  I have opted fro the $12.49 solution...

Edward

At 03:59 PM 6/17/2006, mark drillock wrote:
>Most trailer lights use the same bulb filament for brake lights as for
>turn signals. Since our Vanagons have different filaments for each, you
>need a tail light converter so the separate signals from the Vanagon can
>be combined. The big WM retailer sells these for about $15, in the
>trailer accessories section. These convert the 5 wire Vanagon setup to a
>4 wire trailer plug.
>
>Mark
>
>Mike Elliott wrote:
>
>>Mellow Yellow's sidekick, Lady Bug, has been transferred from storage
>>duty to be reallocated to the camping division.
>>
>>By this I mean that I've unloaded all the crap from our little 50''
>>teardrop utility trailer and plan to clean it up so I can haul camping
>>gear in it. The wiring needs to be replaced, along with the rear lights.
>>I reckon West Marine can provide those, along with fiberglass patch kits
>>and trailer wiring bits.
>>
>>I am looking for a typical wiring diagram showing how to connect the
>>trailer to the rear lights of Mellow Yellow (84 WBX).
>>
>>I will be using the simple, conventional flat, four-pin connector and
>>wiring conventions. Just need operate the trailer's running lights &
>>turn/brake lights.
>>
>>--
>>
>>
>>Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>KG6RCR
>>