If 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 show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Volkswagen New Beetle . Indeed, regardless if the set up process is not difficult, it is required to describe some details to consider this work without any issue. 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 Volkswagen New Beetle .
What’s the wiring harness for a Volkswagen New Beetle hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Volkswagen New Beetle?
So we will start our article by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Volkswagen New Beetle. 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 important and above all mandatory by the highway code to respect 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 Volkswagen New Beetle . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Volkswagen New Beetle, please see our article on this topic.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Volkswagen New Beetle?
We will now fairly quickly show you 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 Volkswagen New Beetle. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Volkswagen New Beetle trailer, 7 pins : This is the traditional plug that will be found on all Volkswagen New Beetle hitches. This electrical connection will enable you to transmit all the lighting functions needed for the rear signalling of your trailer, you will locate 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 Volkswagen New Beetle: This plug system is specifically used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical gear 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 New Beetle?
To conclude this article, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Volkswagen New Beetle .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen New Beetle?
To mount the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen New Beetle, you will have to go and get all the required cables in the rear lights of this one. We recommend you to call in a car electrician to do this intervention because it is difficult, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Volkswagen New Beetle 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 Volkswagen New Beetle?
For new Volkswagen New Beetles, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Volkswagen New Beetle 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 New Beetle so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Volkswagen New Beetle 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 Volkswagen New Beetle?
Finally, to conclude this article we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Volkswagen New Beetle . To achieve this 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 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 Volkswagen New Beetle, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen New Beetle category.
