If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this post, we will explain the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Renault Twingo 3 . In truth, regardless if the installation process is not complex, it is required to describe some details to consider this work without any problem. First of all, we will find out 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 Twingo 3 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Renault Twingo 3 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Renault Twingo 3?
So we will begin our content by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Renault Twingo 3. 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 follow 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 regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Renault Twingo 3 . We will focus on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Renault Twingo 3, please find out our content on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Renault Twingo 3?
We will now fairly quickly explain how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your car to power the hitch lights on your Renault Twingo 3. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Renault Twingo 3 trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be located on all Renault Twingo 3 hitches. This electrical connection will allow 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 Twingo 3: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical equipment 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 Twingo 3?
To conclude this content, we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Renault Twingo 3 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Renault Twingo 3?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Renault Twingo 3, 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 to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Twingo 3 to access the rear light unit.
- Identify 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 Twingo 3?
For modern Renault Twingo 3s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Renault Twingo 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Renault Twingo 3 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Renault Twingo 3 and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 Twingo 3?
Finally, to conclude this content we will fairly quickly explain you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Renault Twingo 3 . To do this you will inevitably 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.
To find more tips on the Renault Twingo 3, take a look at the Renault Twingo 3 category.
