Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this post, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Chevrolet HHR . In truth, even if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is required to clarify some points to consider this task without any problem. 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 HHR .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Chevrolet HHR hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Chevrolet HHR?

So we will begin our content by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Chevrolet HHR. In order to understand how it functions, you must already understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important 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 meet all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Chevrolet HHR . We will look into this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Chevrolet HHR, please see our content on this theme.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Chevrolet HHR?

We will now fairly 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 HHR. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Chevrolet HHR trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Chevrolet HHR hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Chevrolet HHR: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This kind 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 car is switched on).

How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Chevrolet HHR?

To finish this content, we will fairly quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Chevrolet HHR .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet HHR?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet HHR, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a car electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Chevrolet HHR to access the rear light unit.
  • Locate 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 HHR?

For recent Chevrolet HHRs, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover particular ones for your Chevrolet HHR 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 HHR so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Chevrolet HHR and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the circumstance in the trunk properly.
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  • You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.

How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Chevrolet HHR?

Finally, to finish this content we will fairly quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Chevrolet HHR . 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 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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