If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Opel Grandland X . In actual fact, even if the set up process is not difficult, it is necessary to describe some details to consider this intervention without any issue. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Opel Grandland X .
What’s the wiring harness for a Opel Grandland X hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Opel Grandland X?
So we will begin our content by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Opel Grandland X. 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 important and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain rules, 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 Grandland X . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Opel Grandland X, please see our content on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Opel Grandland X?
We will now fairly quickly explain 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 Grandland X. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Opel Grandland X trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be identified on all Opel Grandland X hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 Opel Grandland X: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the different 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Opel Grandland X?
To end this content, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Opel Grandland X .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Opel Grandland X?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Opel Grandland X, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a car electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Opel Grandland X 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 Grandland X?
For new Opel Grandland Xs, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Opel Grandland X 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 Grandland X so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Opel Grandland X 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 Grandland X?
Finally, to end this content we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Opel Grandland X . To get this done 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 you need more guides on the Opel Grandland X, go to our Opel Grandland X category.
