If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Bmw 1 series . Obviously, regardless if the set up procedure is not complex, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this work without any issue. First of all, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Bmw 1 series .
What’s the wiring harness for a Bmw 1 series hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Bmw 1 series?
So we will commence our article by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Bmw 1 series. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain protocols, here they are:
- A solid chassis for the trailer…
- Wheels that fit.
- An electrical connection.
- A license plate in plain sight.
- A stoplight repeater.
- A traffic light repeater.
- A blinker repeater.
- License plate illumination.
- A fog light repeater.
In order to fulfill all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Bmw 1 series . We will look into this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Bmw 1 series, please find out our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Bmw 1 series?
We will now quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Bmw 1 series. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Bmw 1 series trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be discovered on all Bmw 1 series hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each action (left and right indicators, ground, fog light, left and right position light, left and right brake light).
- Electrical connection for caravan with 13-pin plug for Bmw 1 series: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This kind of connection requires the use of an adapter. The extra pins will bring the 12 volt power permanently (to recharge a battery in the caravan) and the 12 volt power in use (to use the 12 volt equipment when the car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Bmw 1 series?
To finish this article, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Bmw 1 series .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Bmw 1 series?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Bmw 1 series, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Bmw 1 series to access the rear light unit.
- Identify the wires that correspond to each of the taillight functions.
- Connect them to the lugs on the wiring harness on your hitch.
- Close the whole thing down.
How do you connect the wiring harness of a recent Bmw 1 series?
For recent Bmw 1 seriess, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Bmw 1 series and universal models. It’s up to you to choose according to your budget, know that a universal version costs between 30 and 60 euros.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Bmw 1 series so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Bmw 1 series and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance in the trunk properly.
- You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.
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How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Bmw 1 series?
Finally, to finish this article we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Bmw 1 series . To do this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that points your model and your budget. After you have conducted this, the last step will be to buy an adapter that goes from a 7-pin plug to a 13-pin plug so that you can benefit from the 12 volt current in your caravan. These adapters come at different prices, you will need to count between 15 and 40 euros. All you have to do is plug it into your 7-pin plug.
If you need more tutorials on the Bmw 1 series, go to our Bmw 1 series category.
