If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Lincoln Navigator . Indeed, even if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is required to clarify some details to consider this intervention without any issue. Firstly, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Lincoln Navigator .
What’s the wiring harness for a Lincoln Navigator hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Lincoln Navigator?
So we will begin our article by explaining the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Lincoln Navigator. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential 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 satisfy all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Lincoln Navigator . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Lincoln Navigator, please find out our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Lincoln Navigator?
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 Lincoln Navigator. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Lincoln Navigator trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be discovered on all Lincoln Navigator hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each objective (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 Lincoln Navigator: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This sort 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 Lincoln Navigator?
To end this article, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Lincoln Navigator .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Lincoln Navigator?
To install the wiring harness of an old Lincoln Navigator, 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 difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Lincoln Navigator 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 Lincoln Navigator?
For modern Lincoln Navigators, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Lincoln Navigator 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 Lincoln Navigator so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Lincoln Navigator and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance in the trunk effectively.
- 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 Lincoln Navigator?
Finally, to end this article we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Lincoln Navigator . 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 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.
To discover more tips on the Lincoln Navigator, take a look at the Lincoln Navigator category.
