Whether you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Opel Vectra . In actual fact, even if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is required to clarify some details to consider this intervention without any problem. Firstly, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Opel Vectra .
What’s the wiring harness for a Opel Vectra hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Opel Vectra?
So we will commence our content by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Opel Vectra. In order to figure out how it works, you must already figure out 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 requirements, 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 Opel Vectra . We will look into this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Opel Vectra, please find out our content on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Opel Vectra?
We will now fairly quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch works. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Opel Vectra. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Opel Vectra trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be determined on all Opel Vectra 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 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 Vectra: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This sort 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 Opel Vectra?
To finish this content, we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Opel Vectra .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Opel Vectra?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Opel Vectra, 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 motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Opel Vectra 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 Opel Vectra?
For new Opel Vectras, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Opel Vectra 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Opel Vectra so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Opel Vectra 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 Opel Vectra?
Finally, to finish this content we will fairly quickly explain you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Opel Vectra . To achieve 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.
If you want more tutorials on the Opel Vectra, go to our Opel Vectra category.
