Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. On this page, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Peugeot Rifter . Obviously, even if the set up process is not complex, it is necessary to describe some points to consider this work without any problem. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Peugeot Rifter .
What’s the wiring harness for a Peugeot Rifter hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Peugeot Rifter?
So we will commence our content page by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Peugeot Rifter. In order to figure out how it functions, you must already figure out its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and earlier 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 Peugeot Rifter . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Peugeot Rifter, please see our content page on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Peugeot Rifter?
We will now fairly quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Peugeot Rifter. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Peugeot Rifter trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Peugeot Rifter hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find 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 Rifter: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear in the cabin. This type 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 Rifter?
To end this content page, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Peugeot Rifter .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Peugeot Rifter?
To install the wiring harness of an old Peugeot Rifter, 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 motor vehicle electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Peugeot Rifter 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 Rifter?
For new Peugeot Rifters, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Peugeot Rifter 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 Peugeot Rifter so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Peugeot Rifter 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 Rifter?
Finally, to end this content page we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Peugeot Rifter . To get this done you will inevitably have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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 want more tutorials on the Peugeot Rifter, go to our Peugeot Rifter category.
