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 article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Mitsubishi Mirage . In actual fact, regardless if the set up procedure is not complex, it is required to describe some details to consider this task without any issue. First of all, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Mitsubishi Mirage .
What’s the wiring harness for a Mitsubishi Mirage hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Mitsubishi Mirage?
So we will start our content by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Mitsubishi Mirage. In order to discover how it works, you must already discover its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain laws, 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 regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Mitsubishi Mirage . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Mitsubishi Mirage, please find out our content on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Mitsubishi Mirage?
We will now fairly quickly describe how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Mitsubishi Mirage. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Mitsubishi Mirage trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be discovered on all Mitsubishi Mirage hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary 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 Mitsubishi Mirage: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This kind 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 Mitsubishi Mirage?
To conclude this content, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Mitsubishi Mirage .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Mitsubishi Mirage?
To install the wiring harness of an old Mitsubishi Mirage, 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 car electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Mitsubishi Mirage 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 Mitsubishi Mirage?
For recent Mitsubishi Mirages, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Mitsubishi Mirage 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 Mitsubishi Mirage so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Mitsubishi Mirage and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance in the trunk properly.
- 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 Mitsubishi Mirage?
Finally, to conclude this content we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Mitsubishi Mirage . To do this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that means 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.
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