If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Dodge Nitro . Indeed, regardless if the set up process is not complex, it is required to describe some points to consider this work without any issue. Firstly, we will find out 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 Nitro .
What’s the wiring harness for a Dodge Nitro hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Dodge Nitro?
So we will start our content by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Dodge Nitro. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. If 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 fulfill all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Dodge Nitro . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Dodge Nitro, please find out our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Dodge Nitro?
We will now quickly explain 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 Nitro. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Dodge Nitro trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Dodge Nitro hitches. This electrical connection will enable 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 Nitro: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Dodge Nitro?
To end this content, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Dodge Nitro .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Dodge Nitro?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Dodge Nitro, 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 motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Dodge Nitro 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 Dodge Nitro?
For new Dodge Nitros, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Dodge Nitro 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 Dodge Nitro so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Dodge Nitro and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 Dodge Nitro?
Finally, to end this content we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Dodge Nitro . To achieve this 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 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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