Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Chevrolet Trax . Obviously, even if the set up process is not complex, it is required to describe some points to consider this intervention without any problem. First of all, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Chevrolet Trax .

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

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

So we will start our article by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Chevrolet Trax. In order to discover how it works, you must previously discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain laws, 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 satisfy all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Chevrolet Trax . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Chevrolet Trax, please discover our article on this topic.

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

We will now quickly explain 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 Trax. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Chevrolet Trax trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Chevrolet Trax 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 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 Trax: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This sort 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 Trax?

To end this article, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Chevrolet Trax .

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

To mount the wiring harness of an old Chevrolet Trax, 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 complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:

  • Take out the trunk lining from your Chevrolet Trax 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 Trax?

For new Chevrolet Traxs, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Chevrolet Trax 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 Chevrolet Trax so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Chevrolet Trax and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case in the trunk effectively.
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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 Trax?

Finally, to end this article we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Chevrolet Trax . 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 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 have any additional questions about the Chevrolet Trax, do not hesitate to consult our Chevrolet Trax category.