If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Nissan Cube . Obviously, even if the installation procedure is not complex, it is required to explain some points to consider this task without any problem. Firstly, 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 Nissan Cube .
What’s the wiring harness for a Nissan Cube hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Nissan Cube?
So we will begin our content page by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Nissan Cube. In order to understand how it functions, you must previously understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 meet all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Nissan Cube . We will look into this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Nissan Cube, please see our content page on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Nissan Cube?
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 Nissan Cube. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Nissan Cube trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Nissan Cube hitches. This electrical connection will allow 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 Nissan Cube: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices 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 Nissan Cube?
To end this content page, we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Nissan Cube .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Nissan Cube?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Nissan Cube, 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 most important steps to be accomplished:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Nissan Cube 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 Nissan Cube?
For modern Nissan Cubes, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Nissan Cube 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 Nissan Cube so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Nissan Cube and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 Nissan Cube?
Finally, to end this content page we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Nissan Cube . 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.
If you have any further questions about the Nissan Cube, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Cube category.
