Trailer Turn Signal Indicator Light-'86 911- Really??

[Uwon]

Here is the relevant electrical electrical diagram for my '86. It shows a blue/white stripe wire coming of the flasher base for the trailer turn signal flasher.


I thought it was a misprint but I happened to find this wire loose in my harness today. What is it really for?

[RSBob]

Probably a poor translation of 'leading' (front) and trailing (rear) turn signals.

[dreeves]

Originally Posted by Uwon

Here is the relevant electrical electrical diagram for my '86. It shows a blue/white stripe wire coming of the flasher base for the trailer turn signal flasher.


I thought it was a misprint but I happened to find this wire loose in my harness today. What is it really for?

It's for the trailer lights.
The part number for the factory trailer hitch for a 3.2 carrera is 911 722 031 02...

[Uwon]

dveeres,
Thanks. Interesting. Suffice it to say that I don't pretend to understand how this blue/white wire will run the trailer lights. It doesn't really matter now that I know what its for (and not a misprint on the electrical diagram) as I'm in the middle of installing '86 wiring into my RST build.
Cheers,
Johan

[stewartjp]

There is another thread running at the moment and it seems that Porsche offered a tow bar as a factory option.

[rusnak]

Oh those crazy Germans!