Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a PORSCHE 718 . Indeed, even if the installation process is not complex, it is required to explain some details to consider this work without any issue. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a PORSCHE 718 .

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What’s the wiring harness for a PORSCHE 718 hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a PORSCHE 718?

So we will commence our content by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a PORSCHE 718. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect certain protocols, 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 PORSCHE 718 . We will look into this in this post, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a PORSCHE 718, please see our content on this subject.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a PORSCHE 718?

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 PORSCHE 718. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a PORSCHE 718 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be determined on all PORSCHE 718 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 function (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 PORSCHE 718: This plug system is principally used for caravans that necessitate 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 PORSCHE 718?

To end this content, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your PORSCHE 718 .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old PORSCHE 718?

To install the wiring harness of an old PORSCHE 718, 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 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 PORSCHE 718 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 PORSCHE 718?

For new PORSCHE 718s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your PORSCHE 718 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 PORSCHE 718 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your PORSCHE 718 and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the circumstance in the trunk effectively.

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  • You don’t have to retrieve your cables from the trunk and connect them to your outlet.

How do you hook up the power to a trailer on PORSCHE 718?

Finally, to end this content we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your PORSCHE 718 . 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 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.

In the event that you have any further questions about the PORSCHE 718, do not hesitate to consult our PORSCHE 718 category.