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 Ford E Series . In actual fact, even if the set up process is not difficult, it is required to explain some points to consider this work without any problem. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Ford E Series .
What’s the wiring harness for a Ford E Series hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Ford E Series?
So we will start our article by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Ford E Series. In order to discover how it works, you must previously discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 meet all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Ford E Series . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Ford E Series, please see our article on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Ford E Series?
We will now fairly quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Ford E Series. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Ford E Series trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Ford E Series hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 Ford E Series: 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Ford E Series?
To conclude this article, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Ford E Series .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Ford E Series?
To install the wiring harness of an old Ford E Series, 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 car electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Ford E Series to access the rear light unit.
- Locate 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 Ford E Series?
For recent Ford E Seriess, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Ford E Series 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 Ford E Series so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Ford E Series 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 Ford E Series?
Finally, to conclude this article we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Ford E Series . 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 points 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.
In the event that you have any further questions about the Ford E Series, do not hesitate to consult our Ford E Series category.
