Regardless of you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. In this post, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 . Obviously, even if the set up procedure is not difficult, it is necessary to explain some points to consider this task without any problem. First of all, 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70?
So we will start our article by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70. In order to figure out how it works, you must previously figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is fundamental and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to follow certain requirements, 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 . We will look into this in this article, if you want to discover how to install the hitch of a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70, please find out our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70?
We will now quickly describe 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be found on all Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will find a plug for each objective (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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various 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 car is switched on).
How do I hook up the wiring harness of a Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70?
To end this article, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70?
To install the wiring harness of an old Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70, 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 to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the main steps to be accomplished:
- Take out the trunk lining from your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70?
For new Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will find specific ones for your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 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 Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70?
Finally, to end this article we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 . To achieve this you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose 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.
If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Land Cruiser Serie 70 category.
