Towbar Fitted - Problem With Electrics

[Jim]

Did a search through posts, but couldn't find answer to my questions.

 

I have fitted a Brink towbar and everything went OK there. I am now looking to finish the jobs a and connect (single) electrics - not the Ford one!

 

I have a few questions for those of you who have already done this.

 

1. How do I get the wiring into the car. I have found some grommets under the car, but I am not sure these go to the correct place?

 

2. Do I have a splice (scotch lock) into the wiring on both sides of the car. What I mean is feed the seven core wire into the rear drivers side and do most of the splicing there, and then have a feed for the passenger side indicator coming from the passenger side of the car to the drivers side to make the final connection with the seven core cable? I am assuming there is no feed for the passenger side indicator in the rear drivers side.

 

3. I can open the conduit running below the jack and seen lots of wires (no room near the plug for the lights). Which wires in the conduit connect with the seven wires in the towbar wiring?

 

Thanks,

Jim

[Guest nimrod]

2. Do I have a splice (scotch lock) into the wiring on both sides of the car.

SCOTCH LOKS !................Today I will mostly be putting right the wireing buggered by the scotch loks!

 

read as per fast show character :lol:

 

scotch loks should be banned! they cause more trouble than their worth! if your going to do the job properly, use a soldering iron and do a decent joint or at least use a decent crimping tool and the correct electrical crimps for the cable size! scotch loks are what I class as a destructive fitting! as in they cut into the cables you lock them onto and weaken them! and can lead on to all sorts of problems as the cables either fail or the scotch lok corrodes!

dont do it! :o

[Guest JIMSTDI]

when i had my witter fitted they fed the wires into the vent os, near the rear quater panel under the bumper!!!!

 

if you read any good book on auto car wiring

 

the will tell you to solder the wire joints as scotch are not the ideal answer

 

j :lol:

[Topbloke]

have you had a good look at the wirring in the boot iirc alot of manafactures fitted a extra connector in the rear harness to take a dealer fit towbar wireing if so the wires should be there and just a case of connection . if it is there it may be taped up and not to obvious

[Jim]

Unfortunately there is no socket in the rear of post facelift Gals.

 

I know what you mean about scotch locks - I am not a fan either, but the area is limited for space to work in. I think what I may do is solder wires directly onto the "circiut board" of the lamp housing - where the bulbs plug into to. I will then connect these wires to the towbar electrics using bayonet and spade fittings. This definitely means there will be one (should be two) also coming from the passenger side of the car for the indicator (and side light).

 

Is there any access to the passenger side indicator wiring from the driver side??

 

As for access into the car, the vent does look like an option, but this would mean the vent being left partially open with the wire in it. Will this cause a problem? Is there another way in, or does anyone know how the ford towbar electrics gain access to the car?

 

I think I will just skip the wire for the fog lamps.

[Guest nimrod]

I think I will just skip the wire for the fog lamps.

The cables for the fog lights can be picked up from the loom in the storage cubby hole where the jack is stored, IIRC its the grey/white wire

 

if your going to use bayonet and spade fittings outside the car in the elements? pack them with a bit of white grease when you push them together to stop the moisture attacking the connectors and causeing a bad joint!

[Jim]

Hi Nimrod.

 

My intentions is to use the spade/bayonet fittings inside the car in the cubby hole you describe. I am thinking of soldering some cables about 8 inches long onto the "circuit board" and then connecting these to the 7 core cable fed into the cubby hole from outside. Sorry if I had not described that clearly. I am trying to avoid cutting into the existing cables if possible, so that in the event of other electrical problems, the towbar electrics can be removed without trace - I want to remove a get out clause for my fraud protect warranty. :lol:

 

How did you get the 7 core cable into the cubby hole you describe?

 

At the moment, any trailer/light boards I have do not have fog lamps, so the wire would be redundant, but thanks for the tip anyway.

 

Thanks,

Jim