[QUOTE=Ron Helmuth;411940]I just learned all about my 4 pin wiring, and am here to share.
Your 4 pin may not function correctly either. Depending on your year of 4Runner you may have a taillight converter "black box" in either your driver or passenger side rear cargo compartment.
Verify where it will be before you remove all your interior trim panels.
For my 99 the black box was in the drivers side rear corner.
A 6 pin connector feeds signal to the box at one end and a 4 pin output connector feeds that "converted" signal to your 4 pin connector near your hitch.
My suggestion is buy a "HOPKINS #48055" this is a replacement 4 pin connector with built in LED lights to indicate the working functions.
The wiring colors will match up pretty easily with your existing wiring. You can bypass the converter box completely ( I did) and wire up the Hopkins wiring direct to the 6 pin wiring.
If you look closely at your 6 pin connector-you will notice it only contains 4 wires anyways. Be sure to properly record which wire is which . Taillights and brake light functions are combined into one of the 4 wires-one is a ground, and that leaves two wires for the turn signals.
According to my research the converter box shorts out when it is connected improperly. Best bet is to eliminate it.
EDIT 05302009: HA- You simply can't eliminate the tailight converter box. It is a necessary device to convert 5 input functions to 4 output wires of the 4 pin connector. However if it is defective it can be replaced with Hopkins #43415 which is a plug and play application for Yotas.
Be sure to test all 4 LEDs of the Hopkins device and the rear stop and taillight functions before you put your back end all back together again.
I was able to figure this out. If you need help with it I can help you talk it through.
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Hey Ron i have a 99 4runner the 4way conector doesent have power i took of the converter and checked the connection comming in 2 the converter for power but it was dead do they have a fuse or something