Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a GMC Canyon . In truth, even if the set up procedure is not complex, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a GMC Canyon .
What’s the wiring harness for a GMC Canyon hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a GMC Canyon?
So we will start our content by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a GMC Canyon. 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 earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain protocols, 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 satisfy all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your GMC Canyon . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a GMC Canyon, please see our content on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a GMC Canyon?
We will now fairly 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 GMC Canyon. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a GMC Canyon trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all GMC Canyon hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed 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 GMC Canyon: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a GMC Canyon?
To conclude this content, we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your GMC Canyon .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old GMC Canyon?
To install the wiring harness of an old GMC Canyon, 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 for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your GMC Canyon 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 GMC Canyon?
For modern GMC Canyons, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your GMC Canyon 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 GMC Canyon so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your GMC Canyon 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 GMC Canyon?
Finally, to conclude this content we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your GMC Canyon . 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 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.
If you want more tutorials on the GMC Canyon, go to our GMC Canyon category.
