Towbar Wiring

[galaxychap]

Hiya all,

 

finally got around to starting to wirer up my towbar now ive brought a smartstep bypass relay as in pic below .

 

Ive wired the towbar to pins ABCDEF and run a live fused feed from battery to the lower +12v and connected the white wire to a spare grounding point in the n/s/r compartment.

 

Now what im needing to know is where do the yellow,blue,green,brown,red and black wires go to on the car loom and where to the best place to connect to and what type of connection should i use as those scotchlocs are s--- .

 

I have a circuit tester so i know ill be able to find the right wires i just thought that someone out there has done it before and could tell me exactly what goes to what.

 

Thanks in advance

 

p.s

Ibrought a new erde trailer from halfords yesterday after lossing a bid for the same one on ebay halfords new price

[Topbloke]

i may be just having a dim moment but what are you asking for, the colors of the wiring on the car for sidelights etc or are you asking what wires to connect to the cars harnes

[justme]

I am going to put on a tow bar soon as well, i will need to know which wires on the Gal connect to the tow bar wires...... If ya know what I mean

[Velcrohead]

When I done my electrics I used scotchlocks (Which I have NEVER EVER had a problem with), I did get some wiring diagrams with my tow bar but had to look at the TIS disc in the end to find the correct loom colours, I wired to the seperate towbar electrics connector but I dont think its included on facelifted models.

[justme]

Velcrohead, seperate towbar electrics connector?? Where is this?

[galaxychap]

justme you have a zetec so you wont have one as i understand its only on pre facefift

[Velcrohead]

justme you have a zetec so you wont have one as i understand its only on pre facefift

This is as far as I know as well, I have a pre facelift and the connector is in the left hand side cover, the one you remove to change the rear light bulbs.

It was tucked away right near the front of the compartment on the floor.

[bigdaddy]

so, more info please about this connecter, do you just wire the towbar electrics to this plug or do you still need a bypass relay

[Velcrohead]

You do not need the bypass relay on this connector, the wiring is already isolated.

[bigdaddy]

cheers velcrohead :lol:

[bigdaddy]

Velcrohead, any more info on what this plug looks like, found a plug in the nsr access panel it was black with 7 flat pins and looked like it at a fuse attached to it, could not see it to well, it was wrapped in a peice of foam, did not want to pull foam of incase I got wrong plug. cheers for your help :D

[Velcrohead]

Velcrohead, any more info on what this plug looks like, found a plug in the nsr access panel it was black with 7 flat pins and looked like it at a fuse attached to it, could not see it to well, it was wrapped in a peice of foam, did not want to pull foam of incase I got wrong plug. cheers for your help :D

That is the plug, It's buried and hidden quite well (it was on mine anyway).

If I get a chance I will try and take a picture for you over the weekend.

[bigdaddy]

cheers again Velcrohead, mine was sticking out like a sore thumb, maybe this time I have found a car that will be easy to work with, and not like all the other knuckle bashers I have had, cheers

[Velcrohead]

cheers again Velcrohead, mine was sticking out like a sore thumb, maybe this time I have found a car that will be easy to work with, and not like all the other knuckle bashers I have had, cheers

No Probs, As I said I had to look at the TIS disc for the wiring info because the company who supplied my towbar gave me the wrong info.

Hopefully you got the right info, but it is obvious from the start if you dont.

[bigdaddy]

have not fitted it yet, wee weeks holiday next week, so will do it then, just getting prepared, thanks for all your help

[Karapaul]

I had not heard of this towbar connector before .... so being curious, I searched for it on my Gal and there doesn't appear to be one ? ! ? ! .... despite the fact that mine is pre-facelift (99 Tdi Zetec).

Am I looking in the right place? ... LHS rearmost compartment - big loom feeds the 2 power sockets, rear LHS light cluster, tailgate & interior load area light.

Maybe I should wait to see Velcrohead's photo?

Cheers

Curious Paul

[Velcrohead]

I had not heard of this towbar connector before .... so being curious, I searched for it on my Gal and there doesn't appear to be one ? ! ? ! .... despite the fact that mine is pre-facelift (99 Tdi Zetec).

Am I looking in the right place? ... LHS rearmost compartment - big loom feeds the 2 power sockets, rear LHS light cluster, tailgate & interior load area light.

Maybe I should wait to see Velcrohead's photo?

Cheers

Curious Paul

AAAHHH!!!, Photo, I knew I was going to do something today.

You are in the right area but mine was tucked away towards the front of the vehicle in that compartment, I think it may have even slipped under the boot lining.

If you have one it will be there.

[galaxychap]

Hiya guys,

 

mine is in opposite side the right hand side opposite to the two power points which are on left

[Karapaul]

mine is in opposite side the right hand side opposite to the two power points which are on left

Hi galaxychap

What year is your Gal please? .... pre-facelift ?

 

I didn't think to check the RHS - will do that in the morning. Thanks

[galaxychap]

my gal is a prefacelift 1995 2.8 v6 auto ghia

[mike99]

I did a search and found this old thread.

I have just fitted a towbar to my 99 zetec tdi.

I have had a look for the multiplug for the towbar wiring but can't find anything in the nsr panel. in the osr panel there are plugs but are all connected to things for the tailgate. on the wiring harness there is the usual sticker and it says trailer on, so I checked the feeds but theres nothing for indicators??

 

Does anyone know if mine has a plug for the lighting on a trailer? or do I have to wire into the existing lights.

 

Thanks,

Mike.