BREAK LIGHT WIRING

1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
190,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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WILLIAMS199
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I recently got this truck, looking at the trailer light connections were a eye sore. Obviously who ever hooked them up didn't have a clue what they were doing. So I cut the plugs off along with the switch under my steering wheel. On the way home one night a guy yells at me and tells me only my third break light is working. So when I get home I get my meter and head under the truck to find a four white harness for the light I disconnect and press the breaks to check for power. Nothing on any of the four. I peel the plastic back that was covering the wires to find a white wire tucked up in there. So I test it and come to find out it's the wire that gets power when I apply the break. I sliced it into my turn signals and thought everything would be good. Now the problem is if I have my turn signal on and hit the breaks it makes a buzzing noise in the cab so I know somethings not right. I've been going around with this for months. Someone please say you have had the same problem and help me with the fix!!
Feb 25, 2016 at 8:50 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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You're the one that messed up the wiring here. The brake lights have to run through the turn signal switch first so they can be canceled for turn signals.
Feb 25, 2016 at 9:11 AM
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WILLIAMS199
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Alright so how might I fix this problem?
Feb 25, 2016 at 9:35 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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Return the wiring to it's original configuration.
Feb 25, 2016 at 9:41 AM
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WILLIAMS199
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There isn't a fix without wiring trailer lights back up? They also didn't use the pre wired trailer wires that comes on the z71 package
Feb 25, 2016 at 9:43 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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I don't know what switch you cut out under the dash but it probably needs to be in the circuit.
Feb 25, 2016 at 9:45 AM
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WILLIAMS199
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Ok so the trailer break switch under the dash is factory?
Feb 25, 2016 at 9:46 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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I don't know what is factory and what you have cut up but you have interrupted the circuit somewhere. If you can't put everything back the way it was, then you are going to have to get a wiring diagram and start from scratch. These trucks have individual circuits for the trailer wiring independent from the regular wiring. The guy may have wired his truck lights into the trailer lights. I have no way of knowing what was done.
Feb 25, 2016 at 9:51 AM