Whether you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of 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 Renault Clio 3 . In fact, even if the installation procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some details to consider this intervention without any problem. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Renault Clio 3 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Clio 3 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Clio 3?
So we will begin our content page by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Renault Clio 3. In order to understand how it works, you must already understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is essential and earlier 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 fulfill all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Clio 3 . We will concentrate on this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Renault Clio 3, please see our content page on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Clio 3?
We will now fairly quickly explain 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 3. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Clio 3 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be discovered on all Renault Clio 3 hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required 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 Renault Clio 3: This plug system is principally used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different 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 Renault Clio 3?
To conclude this content page, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Clio 3 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Clio 3?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Renault Clio 3, 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 car electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Renault Clio 3 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 3?
For recent Renault Clio 3s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Renault Clio 3 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Renault Clio 3 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Clio 3 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 Renault Clio 3?
Finally, to conclude this content page we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Clio 3 . To get this done you will automatically 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 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 want more guides on the Renault Clio 3, go to our Renault Clio 3 category.
