Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. In this article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Peugeot 508 . Obviously, regardless if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this task without any issue. First of all, 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 Peugeot 508 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Peugeot 508 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Peugeot 508?
So we will begin our content page by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Peugeot 508. 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 above all mandatory by the highway code to follow 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 satisfy all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Peugeot 508 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Peugeot 508, please find out our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Peugeot 508?
We will now quickly describe 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 508. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Peugeot 508 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be found on all Peugeot 508 hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Peugeot 508: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This kind 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 motor vehicle is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Peugeot 508?
To end this content page, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Peugeot 508 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Peugeot 508?
To install the wiring harness of an old Peugeot 508, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest you to call in a motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Peugeot 508 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 Peugeot 508?
For modern Peugeot 508s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover particular ones for your Peugeot 508 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 508 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Peugeot 508 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 508?
Finally, to end this content page we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Peugeot 508 . 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 corresponds to 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 need more tutorials on the Peugeot 508, go to our Peugeot 508 category.
