If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this post, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Mini Mini 3 . In truth, regardless if the set up process is not difficult, it is necessary to explain 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 Mini Mini 3 .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Mini Mini 3 hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Mini Mini 3?

So we will start our content by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Mini Mini 3. In order to understand how it works, you must already 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 meet all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Mini Mini 3 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Mini Mini 3, please find out our content on this topic.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Mini Mini 3?

We will now 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 Mini Mini 3. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Mini Mini 3 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Mini Mini 3 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 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 Mini Mini 3: 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 requires 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 Mini Mini 3?

To conclude this content, we will quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Mini Mini 3 .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Mini Mini 3?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Mini Mini 3, 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 motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Mini Mini 3 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 Mini Mini 3?

For modern Mini Mini 3s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Mini Mini 3 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.
  • Remove the trunk lining from your Mini Mini 3 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Mini Mini 3 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 Mini Mini 3?

Finally, to conclude this content we will quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Mini Mini 3 . To get this done you will inevitably 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 find more tips on the Mini Mini 3, take a look at the Mini Mini 3 category.