If you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Mini Mini . In fact, even if the installation process is not complex, it is required to clarify some points to consider this intervention without any issue. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Mini Mini .
What’s the wiring harness for a Mini Mini hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Mini Mini?
So we will begin our content page by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Mini Mini. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important 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 fulfill all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Mini Mini . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Mini Mini, please see our content page on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Mini Mini?
We will now quickly describe 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 Mini Mini. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Mini Mini trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be found on all Mini Mini hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Mini Mini: This plug system is principally used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various 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 Mini Mini?
To conclude this content page, we will quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Mini Mini .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Mini Mini?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Mini Mini, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a car electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Mini Mini 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 Mini Mini?
For new Mini Minis, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Mini Mini 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 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Mini Mini and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case in the trunk properly.
- You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.
0
How do you hook up the power to a trailer on Mini Mini?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Mini Mini . To get this done you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that corresponds to 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 get more tips on the Mini Mini, take a look at the Mini Mini category.
