Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Infiniti QX70 . Indeed, even if the installation procedure is not complex, it is necessary to clarify some details to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Infiniti QX70 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Infiniti QX70 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Infiniti QX70?
So we will begin our content page by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Infiniti QX70. In order to figure out how it functions, you must already figure out its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 QX70 . We will look into this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Infiniti QX70, please find out our content page on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Infiniti QX70?
We will now quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Infiniti QX70. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Infiniti QX70 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be identified on all Infiniti QX70 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 QX70: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment 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 Infiniti QX70?
To end this content page, we will quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Infiniti QX70 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Infiniti QX70?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Infiniti QX70, 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 car electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Infiniti QX70 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 Infiniti QX70?
For recent Infiniti QX70s, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Infiniti QX70 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Infiniti QX70 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Infiniti QX70 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 QX70?
Finally, to end this content page we will quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Infiniti QX70 . 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 points 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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