If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Infiniti Q50 . Indeed, regardless if the set up process is not complex, it is necessary to clarify some points to consider this task without any issue. First of all, 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 Infiniti Q50 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Infiniti Q50 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Infiniti Q50?
So we will commence our content page by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Infiniti Q50. In order to understand how it works, you must already 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 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 meet all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Infiniti Q50 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Infiniti Q50, please see our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Infiniti Q50?
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 Infiniti Q50. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Infiniti Q50 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be discovered on all Infiniti Q50 hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each function (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 Infiniti Q50: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 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 Infiniti Q50?
To conclude this content page, we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Infiniti Q50 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Infiniti Q50?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Infiniti Q50, 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 to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Infiniti Q50 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 Infiniti Q50?
For new Infiniti Q50s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Infiniti Q50 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 Infiniti Q50 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Infiniti Q50 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 Infiniti Q50?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Infiniti Q50 . To achieve 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 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 guides on the Infiniti Q50, go to our Infiniti Q50 category.
