Whether you need to move house, go on holiday with a caravan, get rid of of green waste, or have a hitch is fairly handy. On this page, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Volkswagen Crafter . In fact, regardless if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to clarify some details to consider this task without any issue. First of all, we will find out what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Volkswagen Crafter .
What’s the wiring harness for a Volkswagen Crafter hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Volkswagen Crafter?
So we will begin our article by detailing the basics of a wiring harness of a Volkswagen Crafter. In order to figure out how it functions, you must already figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary 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 satisfy all the electrical obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Volkswagen Crafter . We will look into this in this article, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Volkswagen Crafter, please find out our article on this theme.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Volkswagen Crafter?
We will now fairly quickly describe 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 Crafter. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Volkswagen Crafter trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be discovered on all Volkswagen Crafter hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will discover 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 Volkswagen Crafter: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This kind 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 Volkswagen Crafter?
To end this article, we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Volkswagen Crafter .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen Crafter?
To install the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen Crafter, you will have to go and get all the necessary cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a motor vehicle electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be carried out:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Volkswagen Crafter 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 Crafter?
For new Volkswagen Crafters, the wiring harness is much simpler to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover particular ones for your Volkswagen Crafter 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.
- Remove the trunk lining from your Volkswagen Crafter so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Volkswagen Crafter and connect them to your fuse box.
- Install the case 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 Volkswagen Crafter?
Finally, to end this article we will fairly quickly describe you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Volkswagen Crafter . To get this done you will inevitably 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 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 perhaps you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Crafter, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Crafter category.
