Whether you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this article, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Fiat Panda 3 . In actual fact, regardless if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this work without any problem. Firstly, 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 Fiat Panda 3 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Fiat Panda 3 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Fiat Panda 3?
So we will commence our article by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Fiat Panda 3. In order to understand how it functions, you must previously 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 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 fulfill all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Fiat Panda 3 . We will look into this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Fiat Panda 3, please see our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Fiat Panda 3?
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 Fiat Panda 3. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Fiat Panda 3 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be discovered on all Fiat Panda 3 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 Fiat Panda 3: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices 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 Fiat Panda 3?
To conclude this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Fiat Panda 3 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Fiat Panda 3?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Fiat Panda 3, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Fiat Panda 3 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 Fiat Panda 3?
For modern Fiat Panda 3s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Fiat Panda 3 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 Fiat Panda 3 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Fiat Panda 3 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 Fiat Panda 3?
Finally, to conclude this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Fiat Panda 3 . To achieve this you will inevitably 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.
If you want more guides on the Fiat Panda 3, go to our Fiat Panda 3 category.
