Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. On this page, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Opel Adam . Obviously, regardless if the set up procedure is not complex, it is required to explain some points to consider this task without any problem. Firstly, we will find out 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 Opel Adam .
What’s the wiring harness for a Opel Adam hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Opel Adam?
So we will start our article by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Opel Adam. 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 necessary and earlier 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 meet all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Opel Adam . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Opel Adam, please find out our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Opel Adam?
We will now 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 Opel Adam. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Opel Adam trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Opel Adam hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate a plug for each action (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 Opel Adam: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Opel Adam?
To finish this article, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Opel Adam .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Opel Adam?
To install the wiring harness of an old Opel Adam, 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 most important steps to be performed:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Opel Adam to access the rear light unit.
- Find 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 Opel Adam?
For modern Opel Adams, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate specific ones for your Opel Adam 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 Opel Adam so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Opel Adam 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 Opel Adam?
Finally, to finish this article we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Opel Adam . 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 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.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Opel Adam, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Adam category.
