Wiring For Trailer

[gordon lonsdale]

Hi all......Fitting my towbar soon.....where should the connections be made on the car ? I dont suppose it makes much differance but its a mk 1 2.3 auto .Thanks Edited July 23, 2011 by gordon lonsdale

[RADIOTWO]

Hi all......Fitting my towbar soon.....where should the connections be made on the car ? I dont suppose it makes much differance but its a mk 1 2.3 auto .Thanks

Hi Gordon

 

As with most cars the best place to connect a tow-bar wiring is up behind the light cluster, if you can find which side the loom comes

down, then you will have both sides.

 

Don't forget to use a http://www.towsure.com/product/Towbar_Audible_Flasher_Monitor_Relay to keep within the law, and don't use

scotch-loc connectors, as they just ask for trouble, (they cut through the original wire and can make a poor connection)

 

The best way to connect wires is with a knife, slice a short length of insulation away from the conductor, and wrap the wire to be connected

and the solder the wires, and then wrap insulation tape round the joint.

 

I am not sure on your year, but you might find plugs and sockets behind the lights, and you can get dedicated kits so you can just plug & play

but they are expensive, but a must if you have a car with Can-Bus

 

Radiotwo