Regardless of you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this post, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Subaru Forester . In actual fact, even if the installation procedure is not complex, it is necessary to describe some details to consider this intervention without any problem. First of all, we will see 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 Subaru Forester .
What’s the wiring harness for a Subaru Forester hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Subaru Forester?
So we will commence our article by explaining the principles of a wiring harness of a Subaru Forester. In order to discover how it functions, you must already discover 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 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 meet all the electrical regulations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Subaru Forester . We will look into this in this post, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Subaru Forester, please see our article on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Subaru Forester?
We will now fairly quickly describe 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 Subaru Forester. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Subaru Forester trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Subaru Forester 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 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 Subaru Forester: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that necessitate 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical devices in the cabin. This sort 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 Subaru Forester?
To end this article, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Subaru Forester .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Subaru Forester?
To install the wiring harness of an old Subaru Forester, 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 complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Subaru Forester 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 Subaru Forester?
For new Subaru Foresters, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find particular ones for your Subaru Forester 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.
- Take out the trunk lining from your Subaru Forester so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Subaru Forester and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the circumstance 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 Subaru Forester?
Finally, to end this article we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Subaru Forester . To do this 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 perhaps you have any additional questions about the Subaru Forester, do not hesitate to consult our Subaru Forester category.
