Bantam trailer with m416 talilights

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Bantam trailer with m416 talilights

Unread post by ErEyal » August 25th, 2018, 5:36 am

Hi guys

i'm starting restoring a bantam trailer (only because i cant find an M416), buy i do want to tow it with mt M151A2 ,

can i fit the inter vehicle cable with the modern 24v plug to the bantam harness?

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Re: Bantam trailer with m416 talilights

Unread post by rickf » August 25th, 2018, 9:08 am

I don't see why not, it is only a cable and the lights are only, well............................. lights. :lol: All you need is to attach the cable to the trailer and attach the lights to the trailer and then magically attach the cable to the lights.
Look at it this way, then when some really old timer says he rode in one of those jeeps back in the big one at least the trailer will be right. :lol: :lol:
You will need the trailer harness from a 416 or a 116 or a 105 trailer to go from the interconnect to the lights. I mention the 116 and the 105 because the 416 will be impossible to find and the others are still around, just a bit to long so you put as loop in the harness underneath out of sight.
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Re: Bantam trailer with m416 talilights

Unread post by Horst » August 25th, 2018, 1:29 pm

where did you get that nice new cable assembly?
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Unread post by ErEyal » August 25th, 2018, 3:31 pm

Horst wrote:where did you get that nice new cable assembly?


ebay pic :)

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Unread post by m3a1 » August 25th, 2018, 3:51 pm

If you have a Bantam with an original harness those wires are probably well beyond their service life. You'd be far better off rewiring the back half as Rick said, or just making your own.

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Re: Bantam trailer with m416 talilights

Unread post by ErEyal » August 27th, 2018, 4:11 am

m3a1 wrote:If you have a Bantam with an original harness those wires are probably well beyond their service life. You'd be far better off rewiring the back half as Rick said, or just making your own.
Of course,everything will be brand new.

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