If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Hyundai Elantra . Obviously, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is required to explain some points to consider this work without any issue. Firstly, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Hyundai Elantra .
What’s the wiring harness for a Hyundai Elantra hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Hyundai Elantra?
So we will start our content page by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Hyundai Elantra. In order to understand how it works, you must previously understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Hyundai Elantra . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Hyundai Elantra, please find out our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Hyundai Elantra?
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 Hyundai Elantra. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Hyundai Elantra trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Hyundai Elantra hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 Hyundai Elantra: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Hyundai Elantra?
To end this content page, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Hyundai Elantra .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Hyundai Elantra?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Hyundai Elantra, 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 motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Hyundai Elantra 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 Hyundai Elantra?
For recent Hyundai Elantras, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Hyundai Elantra 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Hyundai Elantra so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Hyundai Elantra 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 Hyundai Elantra?
Finally, to end this content page we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Hyundai Elantra . To do this you will inevitably 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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