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 article, we will describe the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Volkswagen Transporter 5 . Obviously, regardless if the installation procedure is not complex, it is necessary to describe some points to consider this work without any issue. First of all, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your car hitch involves, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Volkswagen Transporter 5 .
What’s the wiring harness for a Volkswagen Transporter 5 hitch trailer?
Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Volkswagen Transporter 5?
So we will begin our article by detailing the principles of a wiring harness of a Volkswagen Transporter 5. In order to figure out how it works, you must already figure out its necessity. If you have a trailer or a caravan to tow, it is necessary 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 obligations, you will need to install a wiring harness connection on the hitch trailer of your Volkswagen Transporter 5 . We will concentrate on this in this post, if you want to learn how to install the hitch of a Volkswagen Transporter 5, please see our article on this subject.
What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Volkswagen Transporter 5?
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 Volkswagen Transporter 5. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:
- The 7-pin electric plug for a Volkswagen Transporter 5 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Volkswagen Transporter 5 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 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 Transporter 5: This plug system is principally used for caravans that involve 12 volts inside to supply the various electrical equipment in the cabin. This type 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 Transporter 5?
To conclude this article, we will quickly describe you how to produce the connection of the wiring harness of your Volkswagen Transporter 5 .
How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen Transporter 5?
To install the wiring harness of an old Volkswagen Transporter 5, 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 car electrician for this intervention because it is complex, but we will nevertheless summarize the most important steps to be accomplished:
- Remove the trunk lining from your Volkswagen Transporter 5 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 Transporter 5?
For recent Volkswagen Transporter 5s, the wiring harness is much less complicated to connect:
- You can use a multiplexable box, you will discover particular ones for your Volkswagen Transporter 5 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 Transporter 5 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Volkswagen Transporter 5 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 Transporter 5?
Finally, to conclude this article we will quickly describe you how to produce the electrical connection of a caravan on your Volkswagen Transporter 5 . To achieve 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.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Transporter 5, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Transporter 5 category.
