Towbar electrics

Look out olly-love, I think I got a new one for about £50 from Towsure.

i am off to the scrap yard for my towbar.  lookin for a nice front end colission.  then just knick everything and get a local car sparky to do i. total cost of bout 45

If your car is fairly new i wouldnt do it myself, with newwer multiplexed wiring systems itcan cause real issues it will also invalidate your manf warranty, if you balls it up (i have worked in the motor industry for 6 years before some gob sh*te contras me)

Good luck! Took me ages to sort out mine first time round. Instead of cutting the wires I'd recommend using scotchloks, if they don't come with the other bits, they're available from Halfords for not very much. They let you tap a wire without breaking it, they just cut the insulation.

Before you go cutting into any wires just follow the loom back a foot or so from both car lighting housings and have look under the car as well. Most well designed cars now have a small plug built into the wiring loom at the rear to work towbar wiring and the cars main dealer can sell you the bits including the main 7 pin socket to slot it straight in so it works. It won't be £10 but it will be a 15 minute job without the risk of getting bad earths and blowing fuses and it should include a proper buzzer so that the trailer indicators buzz as a tell tail that they are working. Far easier than messing about doing proper joining and soldering of wires. My last 3 cars have had correct wiring position already in the main car loom so you just plugged in a two or three foot extension to add the main trailer 7 pin plug.

Edited by Pesmo