SECTION OP-TBD: Wiring Harness

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Overview

The wiring harness section has not been released from Vans, and it may not be. This section is a placeholder, and includes member created content.

Wiring Pinouts and Colors

The pinout and wire-color chart below documents the existing factory wiring looms as delivered in the wing kits, plus builder-added circuits. Each connector is listed with every pin, the wire color on that pin, and the connector and pin it lands on at the other end.

Credit: This chart was researched and compiled by Alphalpha (Wheeler North, 15-0127), who developed the original spreadsheet template and released it to the community — "use, modify, improve upon it as you desire." It is reproduced here with his permission. Original post and downloadable spreadsheet: VAF, Wiring Pin Out Chart, August 2026. Please credit him if you reuse this material elsewhere.

How to read it

  • Each connector opens with a shaded row giving its full name and pin count, followed by one row per pin. The pin rows use the connector's short code — so Wing Root Left CPC (WRL24) appears as WRL24 on each of its 24 pins.
  • The Location cell is merged across the whole connector block, so it is stated once rather than repeated on every pin.
  • OEM / Added distinguishes factory circuits from builder-added ones, so changes to the delivered loom stay visible.
  • Goes to uses the shorthand CONNECTOR-Pin, e.g. LPTL4-P1 is pin 1 of the left position/tip light connector.
  • N/A in the wire-color column means the pin exists in the connector but is unused as delivered — those are the spare positions available for added circuits.

Known gaps and caveats

  • Connector and pin gender, and part numbers, are not recorded. Alphalpha notes both are useful when a circuit crosses several pages and connectors — a good target for the next person to extend this table.
  • This reflects the harnesses shipped with early wing kits. Van's may change looms on later kits, and will likely publish schematics eventually — verify against your own kit before relying on it for fault diagnosis.
  • Sections below the wings are placeholders: the fuselage, panel and firewall harnesses have not shipped, so those tables carry a single empty row awaiting data.

Pinout tables

Left Wing

Location Connector Pin OEM / Added Wire color Goes to Notes
Left Wing Root Wing Root Left CPC (WRL24) 24 pins Factory
WRL24 1 Factory White LPTL4-P1
WRL24 2 Factory White/Orange LPTL4-P2
WRL24 3 Factory White/Blue LPTL4-P3
WRL24 4 Factory White/Green LPTL4-P4
WRL24 5 Factory Red LTLL4-P2
WRL24 6 Factory White LTLL4-P1
WRL24 7 Factory Red PH4-P1
WRL24 8 Factory Red PH4-P2
WRL24 9 Factory Blue PH4-P3
WRL24 10 Factory Red GMU11-P7
WRL24 11 Factory White GMU11-P8
WRL24 12 Factory Black GMU11-P9
WRL24 13 Factory White GMU11-P1
WRL24 14 Factory White GMU11-P2
WRL24 15 Factory Green GMU11-P6
WRL24 16 Factory N/A
WRL24 17 Factory N/A
WRL24 18 Factory N/A
WRL24 19 Factory N/A
WRL24 20 Factory N/A
WRL24 21 Factory N/A
WRL24 22 Factory N/A
WRL24 23 Factory N/A
WRL24 24 Added Red LPL2-P1 See Puddle Lights
Left wing nose by pitot Pitot Heat CPC (PH4) 4 Pins Factory
PH4 1 Factory Red WRL24-P7
PH4 2 Factory Red WRL24-P8
PH4 3 Factory Blue WRL24-P9
PH4 4 Factory N/A
Left wing nose by landing light Taxi Landing Light CPC (LTLL4) 4 Pins Factory This connector and the left position-light CPC (LPTL4) are reversed in gender compared with their right-wing equivalents. Convention is to put the protected (female) pins on the power side, so a disconnected plug is less likely to short. See source thread. Not an issue if the plug is removed and wires direct connected to Flyleds Tail Dragger Seven.
LTLL4 1 Factory White WRL24-P6
LTLL4 2 Factory Red WRL24-P5
LTLL4 3 Factory Black Wing Root Ground (Inboard Nose Rib)
LTLL4 4 Factory N/A
Left wing spar at outboard tip Position Tip Lights CPC (LPTL4) 4 Pins Factory
LPTL4 1 Factory White WRL24-P1
LPTL4 2 Factory White/Orange WRL24-P2
LPTL4 3 Factory White/Blue WRL24-P3
LPTL4 4 Factory White/Green WRL24-P4
Left wing nose inboard of landing light GMU-11 RS232-9 (GMU11) 9 Pins Factory
GMU11 1 Factory White WRL24-P13
GMU11 2 Factory White WRL24-P14
GMU11 3 Factory N/A
GMU11 4 Factory N/A
GMU11 5 Factory N/A
GMU11 6 Factory Green WRL24-P15
GMU11 7 Factory Red WRL24-P10
GMU11 8 Factory White WRL24-P11
GMU11 9 Factory Black WRL24-P12
Left wing midspan lower panel Left Puddle Light (LPL2) 2 Pins Added Molex Mini Fit Junior Connector - See Puddle Lights
LPL2 1 Added Red WRL24-P24 See Puddle Lights
LPL2 2 Added Black Wing Ground See Puddle Lights

Right Wing

Location Connector Pin OEM / Added Wire color Goes to Notes
Right Wing Root Wing Root Right CPC (WRR16) 16 Pins Factory
WRR16 1 Factory White RPTL4-P1
WRR16 2 Factory White/Orange RPTL4-P2
WRR16 3 Factory White/Blue RPTL4-P3
WRR16 4 Factory White/Green RPTL4-P4
WRR16 5 Factory Red RTLL4-P2
WRR16 6 Factory White RTLL4-P1
WRR16 7 Factory N/A
WRR16 8 Factory N/A
WRR16 9 Factory Green N/A This wire connects to another in the wiring bundle.
WRR16 10 Factory N/A
WRR16 11 Factory N/A
WRR16 12 Factory N/A
WRR16 13 Factory N/A
WRR16 14 Factory N/A
WRR16 15 Factory N/A
WRR16 16 Added Red RPL2-P1 See Puddle Lights
Right wing by landing light Taxi Landing Light CPC (RTLL4) 4 Pins Factory The left-wing equivalents (LTLL4 and LPTL4) are reversed in gender compared with this connector and RPTL4. Convention is to put the protected (female) pins on the power side, so a disconnected plug is less likely to short. See source thread. Not an issue if the plug is removed and wires direct connected to Flyleds Tail Dragger Seven.
RTLL4 1 Factory White WRR16-P6
RTLL4 2 Factory Red WRR16-P5
RTLL4 3 Factory Black Wing Root Ground (Inboard Nose Rib)
RTLL4 4 Factory N/A
Right wing spar at tip Position Tip Lights CPC (RPTL4) 4 Pins Factory
RPTL4 1 Factory White WRR16-P1
RPTL4 2 Factory White/Orange WRR16-P2
RPTL4 3 Factory White/Blue WRR16-P3
RPTL4 4 Factory White/Green WRR16-P4
Right wing midspan lower panel Right Puddle Light (RPL2) 2 Pins Added See Puddle Lights
RPL2 1 Added Red WRR16-P16 See Puddle Lights
RPL2 2 Added Black Wing Ground See Puddle Lights

Tail cone and Empennage

Location Connector Pin OEM / Added Wire color Goes to Notes

Baggage Area

Location Connector Pin OEM / Added Wire color Goes to Notes

Cabin/Cockpit

Location Connector Pin OEM / Added Wire color Goes to Notes

Instrument Panel

Location Connector Pin OEM / Added Wire color Goes to Notes

Firewall

Location Connector Pin OEM / Added Wire color Goes to Notes

Engine

Location Connector Pin OEM / Added Wire color Goes to Notes

Sources