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 show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Peugeot 308 . Obviously, regardless if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some points to consider this intervention without any issue. First of all, we will discover 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 Peugeot 308 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Peugeot 308 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Peugeot 308?
So we will begin our article by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Peugeot 308. In order to discover how it works, you must previously discover its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary 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 fulfill all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Peugeot 308 . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Peugeot 308, please discover our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Peugeot 308?
We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Peugeot 308. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Peugeot 308 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be located on all Peugeot 308 hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 Peugeot 308: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This type 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 Peugeot 308?
To finish this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Peugeot 308 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Peugeot 308?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Peugeot 308, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We advise you to call in a motor vehicle 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 Peugeot 308 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 Peugeot 308?
For modern Peugeot 308s, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Peugeot 308 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Peugeot 308 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Peugeot 308 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 Peugeot 308?
Finally, to finish this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Peugeot 308 . To do this you will automatically 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 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 guides on the Peugeot 308, go to our Peugeot 308 category.
