Whether you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Hyundai Ix20 . In truth, even if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to describe some points to consider this task without any issue. Firstly, we will find out 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 Hyundai Ix20 .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Hyundai Ix20 hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Hyundai Ix20?

So we will begin our content page by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Hyundai Ix20. In order to discover how it works, you must already discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 satisfy all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Hyundai Ix20 . We will look into this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Hyundai Ix20, please find out our content page on this topic.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Hyundai Ix20?

We will now fairly quickly describe 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 Ix20. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Hyundai Ix20 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Hyundai Ix20 hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 Hyundai Ix20: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that necessitate 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 motor vehicle is switched on).

How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Hyundai Ix20?

To conclude this content page, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Hyundai Ix20 .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Hyundai Ix20?

To install the wiring harness of an old Hyundai Ix20, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a motor vehicle 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 Hyundai Ix20 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 Hyundai Ix20?

For recent Hyundai Ix20s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Hyundai Ix20 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 Ix20 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Hyundai Ix20 and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case in the trunk properly.
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  • You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.

How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Hyundai Ix20?

Finally, to conclude this content page we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Hyundai Ix20 . To get this done 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 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 wish more guides on the Hyundai Ix20, go to our Hyundai Ix20 category.