Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is really handy. On this page, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Volkswagen California . In fact, regardless if the installation process is not complex, it is necessary to clarify some points to consider this work without any issue. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch contains, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Volkswagen California .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Volkswagen California hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Volkswagen California?

So we will begin our content by explaining the basics of a wiring harness of a Volkswagen California. In order to understand how it functions, you must already understand its necessity. Whether you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is important and earlier all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 requirements, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Volkswagen California . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Volkswagen California, please see our content on this theme.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Volkswagen California?

We will now fairly quickly show you how the electrical connection of your hitch functions. The connection uses the 12-volt current from your motor vehicle to power the hitch lights on your Volkswagen California. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Volkswagen California trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be found on all Volkswagen California hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions required for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Volkswagen California: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the different electrical devices in the cabin. This kind of connection needs 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 Volkswagen California?

To end this content, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Volkswagen California .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen California?

To mount the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen California, 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 motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be performed:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Volkswagen California 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 Volkswagen California?

For recent Volkswagen Californias, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover specific ones for your Volkswagen California 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 Volkswagen California so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Volkswagen California 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 Volkswagen California?

Finally, to end this content we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Volkswagen California . To do this you will automatically 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 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.

To find more tips on the Volkswagen California, take a look at the Volkswagen California category.