Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. On this page, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Peugeot Boxer . Obviously, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is required to explain some points to consider this task without any issue. First of all, we will discover what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Peugeot Boxer .
What’s the wiring harness for a Peugeot Boxer hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Peugeot Boxer?
So we will start our article by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Peugeot Boxer. In order to figure out how it works, you must previously figure out its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and above all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain laws, 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 Peugeot Boxer . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Peugeot Boxer, please discover our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Peugeot Boxer?
We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Peugeot Boxer. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Peugeot Boxer trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Peugeot Boxer 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 Peugeot Boxer: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This type of connection requires 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 Boxer?
To conclude this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Peugeot Boxer .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Peugeot Boxer?
To install the wiring harness of an old Peugeot Boxer, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We suggest you to call in a car 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 Boxer 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 Boxer?
For new Peugeot Boxers, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Peugeot Boxer 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 Boxer so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Peugeot Boxer 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 Peugeot Boxer?
Finally, to conclude this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Peugeot Boxer . To achieve this you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to select the one that points 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 Peugeot Boxer, go to our Peugeot Boxer category.
