Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this post, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Dodge Durango . In truth, regardless if the set up process is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some points to consider this work without any problem. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Dodge Durango .
What’s the wiring harness for a Dodge Durango hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Dodge Durango?
So we will start our content by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Dodge Durango. 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 necessary and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 Dodge Durango . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Dodge Durango, please see our content on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Dodge Durango?
We will now fairly quickly show you how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Dodge Durango. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Dodge Durango trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be located on all Dodge Durango hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed 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 Dodge Durango: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various 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 Durango?
To end this content, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Dodge Durango .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Dodge Durango?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Dodge Durango, 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 motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Dodge Durango 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 Durango?
For modern Dodge Durangos, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Dodge Durango 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Dodge Durango so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Dodge Durango 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 Dodge Durango?
Finally, to end this content we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Dodge Durango . To get this done you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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.
To find more tips on the Dodge Durango, take a look at the Dodge Durango category.
