Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this post, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Lancia Ypsilon . In actual fact, regardless if the installation process is not complex, it is required to describe some details to consider this work without any issue. Firstly, 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 Lancia Ypsilon .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Lancia Ypsilon hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Lancia Ypsilon?

So we will begin our article by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Lancia Ypsilon. 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 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 regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Lancia Ypsilon . We will look into this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Lancia Ypsilon, please see our article on this subject.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Lancia Ypsilon?

We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Lancia Ypsilon. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Lancia Ypsilon trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be found on all Lancia Ypsilon hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Lancia Ypsilon: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This type of connection necessitates 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 Lancia Ypsilon?

To conclude this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Lancia Ypsilon .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Lancia Ypsilon?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Lancia Ypsilon, 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 for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Lancia Ypsilon 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 Lancia Ypsilon?

For new Lancia Ypsilons, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover particular ones for your Lancia Ypsilon 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 Lancia Ypsilon so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Lancia Ypsilon and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the circumstance in the trunk effectively.
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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 Lancia Ypsilon?

Finally, to conclude this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Lancia Ypsilon . To get this done 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 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 Lancia Ypsilon, go to our Lancia Ypsilon category.