If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Chevrolet Bolt . Indeed, regardless if the set up procedure is not complex, it is necessary to clarify some points to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will see 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 Chevrolet Bolt .
What’s the wiring harness for a Chevrolet Bolt hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Chevrolet Bolt?
So we will commence our article by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Chevrolet Bolt. In order to figure out how it functions, you must already figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 fulfill all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Chevrolet Bolt . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Chevrolet Bolt, please see our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Chevrolet Bolt?
We will now quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Chevrolet Bolt. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Chevrolet Bolt trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Chevrolet Bolt hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each objective (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 Chevrolet Bolt: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This type of connection needs 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 Chevrolet Bolt?
To conclude this article, we will quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Chevrolet Bolt .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Bolt?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Bolt, 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 main steps to be performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Chevrolet Bolt 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 Chevrolet Bolt?
For new Chevrolet Bolts, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Chevrolet Bolt 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Chevrolet Bolt so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Chevrolet Bolt and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 Chevrolet Bolt?
Finally, to conclude this article we will quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Chevrolet Bolt . To do this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that corresponds to 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.
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