If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of 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 Chevrolet Spark . Obviously, even if the set up process is not complex, it is required to explain some points to consider this work without any problem. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Chevrolet Spark .
What’s the wiring harness for a Chevrolet Spark hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Chevrolet Spark?
So we will start our content by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Chevrolet Spark. In order to understand how it works, you must previously understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain rules, 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 Spark . We will look into this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Chevrolet Spark, please see our content on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Chevrolet Spark?
We will now fairly 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 Chevrolet Spark. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Chevrolet Spark trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Chevrolet Spark hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 Spark: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This kind of connection necessitates 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 Spark?
To finish this content, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Chevrolet Spark .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Spark?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Spark, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest 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 performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Chevrolet Spark 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 Chevrolet Spark?
For recent Chevrolet Sparks, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Chevrolet Spark 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 Chevrolet Spark so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Chevrolet Spark 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 Chevrolet Spark?
Finally, to finish this content we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Chevrolet Spark . To achieve this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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.
If you want more tutorials on the Chevrolet Spark, go to our Chevrolet Spark category.
