If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Dodge Dart . Indeed, even if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is required to clarify some details to consider this intervention without any problem. First of all, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Dodge Dart .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Dodge Dart hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Dodge Dart?

So we will start our content page by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Dodge Dart. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and earlier 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 satisfy all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Dodge Dart . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Dodge Dart, please discover our content page on this subject.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Dodge Dart?

We will now quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Dodge Dart. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Dodge Dart trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be found on all Dodge Dart hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each function (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 Dodge Dart: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices 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 Dodge Dart?

To end this content page, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Dodge Dart .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Dodge Dart?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Dodge Dart, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be carried out:

  • Take out the trunk lining from your Dodge Dart 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 Dodge Dart?

For new Dodge Darts, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Dodge Dart 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 Dodge Dart so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Dodge Dart and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case 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 Dodge Dart?

Finally, to end this content page we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Dodge Dart . 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 corresponds to 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.

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