Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this post, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Fiat Ducato . In fact, regardless if the set up process is not difficult, it is required to clarify some details to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Fiat Ducato .
What’s the wiring harness for a Fiat Ducato hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Fiat Ducato?
So we will begin our article by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Fiat Ducato. In order to understand how it functions, you must already understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential 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 regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Fiat Ducato . We will look into this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Fiat Ducato, please see our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Fiat Ducato?
We will now fairly quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Fiat Ducato. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Fiat Ducato trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Fiat Ducato hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate 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 Fiat Ducato: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment in the cabin. This type 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 Fiat Ducato?
To finish this article, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Fiat Ducato .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Fiat Ducato?
To install the wiring harness of an old Fiat Ducato, 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 to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Fiat Ducato 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 Fiat Ducato?
For modern Fiat Ducatos, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Fiat Ducato 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 Fiat Ducato so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Fiat Ducato and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 Fiat Ducato?
Finally, to finish this article we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Fiat Ducato . To do this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that points 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.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Fiat Ducato, do not hesitate to consult our Fiat Ducato category.
