If you need to move house, go on vacation with a caravan, dispose of green waste, or have a hitch is pretty handy. In this article, we will show you the electrical connection of a trailer hitch of a Volvo V50 . Obviously, even if the installation process is not difficult, it is necessary to clarify some details to consider this intervention without any problem. Firstly, we will see what the electrical wiring harness of your motor vehicle hitch consists of, then, in a second step, how to make the electrical connection of the hitch of a Volvo V50 .

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What’s the wiring harness for a Volvo V50 hitch trailer?

Why do we have to connect a wiring harness with the hitch trailer of a Volvo V50?

So we will start our content by detailing the fundamentals of a wiring harness of a Volvo V50. In order to figure out how it functions, you must previously 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 rules, 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 Volvo V50 . We will focus on this in this article, if you want to find out how to install the hitch of a Volvo V50, please see our content on this theme.

What is the electrical connection of the trailer hitch of a Volvo V50?

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 Volvo V50. There are two different systems of electrical connection for a hitch, here they are:

  • The 7-pin electric plug for a Volvo V50 trailer, 7 pins : This is the classic plug that will be located on all Volvo V50 hitches. This electrical connection will allow you to transmit all the lighting functions necessary 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 Volvo V50: This plug system is mainly used for caravans that require 12 volts inside to supply the different 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 Volvo V50?

To finish this content, we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the connection of the wiring harness of your Volvo V50 .

How to make the connection of the wiring harness of an old Volvo V50?

To install the wiring harness of an old Volvo V50, 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 main steps to be carried out:

  • Remove the trunk lining from your Volvo V50 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 Volvo V50?

For new Volvo V50s, the wiring harness is much easier to connect:

  • You can use a multiplexable box, you will locate particular ones for your Volvo V50 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 Volvo V50 so that you can route the cables from your box to the front of your Volvo V50 and connect them to your fuse box.
  • Install the circumstance in the trunk properly.
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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 Volvo V50?

Finally, to finish this content we will fairly quickly show you you how to make the electrical connection of a caravan on your Volvo V50 . To get this done you will automatically have to go through one of the previous steps, it’s up to you to choose the one that points 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 you want more tutorials on the Volvo V50, go to our Volvo V50 category.