Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Jeep Gladiator . In truth, even if the installation procedure is not complex, it is required to explain some details to consider this task without any problem. 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 Jeep Gladiator .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Jeep Gladiator hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Jeep Gladiator?

So we will start our content page by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Jeep Gladiator. In order to understand how it functions, 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 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 requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Jeep Gladiator . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Jeep Gladiator, please find out our content page on this topic.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Jeep Gladiator?

We will now fairly quickly show you how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Jeep Gladiator. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Jeep Gladiator trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all Jeep Gladiator 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 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 Jeep Gladiator: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This kind 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 Jeep Gladiator?

To conclude this content page, we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Jeep Gladiator .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Jeep Gladiator?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Jeep Gladiator, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest you to call in a motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Jeep Gladiator 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 Jeep Gladiator?

For modern Jeep Gladiators, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Jeep Gladiator 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 Jeep Gladiator so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Jeep Gladiator and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the circumstance 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 Jeep Gladiator?

Finally, to conclude this content page we will fairly quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Jeep Gladiator . To get this done you will automatically 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 have any further questions about the Jeep Gladiator, do not hesitate to consult our Jeep Gladiator category.