If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Bmw Serie 4 F32 . Obviously, even if the set up procedure is not complex, it is necessary to describe some details to consider this intervention without any problem. Firstly, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Bmw Serie 4 F32 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Bmw Serie 4 F32 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Bmw Serie 4 F32?
So we will start our content by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Bmw Serie 4 F32. In order to figure out how it works, you must previously figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain requirements, 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 meet all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Bmw Serie 4 F32 . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Bmw Serie 4 F32, please discover our content on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Bmw Serie 4 F32?
We will now quickly show you how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Bmw Serie 4 F32. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Bmw Serie 4 F32 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Bmw Serie 4 F32 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 Serie 4 F32: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices in the cabin. This type 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Bmw Serie 4 F32?
To finish this content, we will quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Bmw Serie 4 F32 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Bmw Serie 4 F32?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Bmw Serie 4 F32, 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 car electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Bmw Serie 4 F32 to access the rear light unit.
- Find 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 Serie 4 F32?
For recent Bmw Serie 4 F32s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Bmw Serie 4 F32 and universal models. It’s up to you to select according to your budget, know that a universal version costs between 30 and 60 euros.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Bmw Serie 4 F32 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Bmw Serie 4 F32 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance in the trunk effectively.
- 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 Serie 4 F32?
Finally, to finish this content we will quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Bmw Serie 4 F32 . To get this done you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that means your model and your budget. After you have done 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 guides on the Bmw Serie 4 F32, go to our Bmw Serie 4 F32 category.
