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Guys, I have been having fits with my 2003 Honda Pilot / Magic Tilt Trailer lighting combination since I bought my boat new in 2005! HELP! I have tested the lighting connection from the Vehicle to the lighting harness with a hand held - plug in light "tester" This is the three light plug-in tester I bought from U-Haul for like $3... This tester shows that the lights work, but the turn signals and flashers do not. Additionally, the lights will come on on the trailer when plugged in, all be it intermittently, and the turn signals and flashers will only work, when the vehicle lights are turned "off". One more item - the "White Ground Wire" (I assume it's the ground wire) on the trailer lighting has come loose. Is there a place you'd redommend I attach this wire to, in order to ground the electrical system? Any suggestions you could provide would be greatly appreciated.


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