Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Land Rover Freelander . Obviously, even if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to describe some details to consider this intervention without any issue. First of all, we will see 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 Land Rover Freelander .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Land Rover Freelander hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Land Rover Freelander?

So we will begin our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Land Rover Freelander. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain rules, 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 Land Rover Freelander . We will look into this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Land Rover Freelander, please see our article on this theme.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Land Rover Freelander?

We will now fairly 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 Land Rover Freelander. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Land Rover Freelander trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Land Rover Freelander hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed 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 Land Rover Freelander: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment 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 Land Rover Freelander?

To finish this article, we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Land Rover Freelander .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Land Rover Freelander?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Land Rover Freelander, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest you to call in a car electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:

  • Take out the trunk lining from your Land Rover Freelander 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 Land Rover Freelander?

For modern Land Rover Freelanders, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Land Rover Freelander 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 Land Rover Freelander so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Land Rover Freelander and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case 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 Land Rover Freelander?

Finally, to finish this article we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Land Rover Freelander . To achieve this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select 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.

Whenever you have any further questions about the Land Rover Freelander, do not hesitate to consult our Land Rover Freelander category.