Whether 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 show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Renault Clio 2 Campus . Indeed, regardless if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to clarify some details to consider this task without any issue. Firstly, we will find out 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Clio 2 Campus hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Clio 2 Campus?

So we will begin our content by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Renault Clio 2 Campus. In order to discover how it works, you must already 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 satisfy all the electrical requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Clio 2 Campus . We will look into this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Renault Clio 2 Campus, please find out our content on this subject.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Clio 2 Campus?

We will now 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Clio 2 Campus trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be located on all Renault Clio 2 Campus hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical gear in the cabin. This sort 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus?

To end this content, we will quickly show you you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Clio 2 Campus .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Clio 2 Campus?

To install the wiring harness of an old Renault Clio 2 Campus, 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 car electrician for this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Clio 2 Campus 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus?

For modern Renault Clio 2 Campuss, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Renault Clio 2 Campus 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Clio 2 Campus and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the case 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 Renault Clio 2 Campus?

Finally, to end this content we will quickly show you you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Clio 2 Campus . 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 have any additional questions about the Renault Clio 2 Campus, do not hesitate to consult our Renault Clio 2 Campus category.