Wiring in a tow bar
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Wiring in a tow bar
I am trying to wire in a towbar into a 2003 estate. Can i wire directly into the lights or do i need to use any fuses oe modules?
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Re: Wiring in a tow bar
The car I removed mine from was professionally fitted & that was scotch locked into the lighting circuit .
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Re: Wiring in a tow bar
To keep it legal you need a light or audible sounder to confirm the trailer indicators are working.
Easiest route is am aftermarket buzzer like this, (just the first one I found at random) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-To ... 0826212148
Easiest route is am aftermarket buzzer like this, (just the first one I found at random) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-To ... 0826212148
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Re: Wiring in a tow bar
That all came from the car I removed it from.
Farmer have you bought a new kit or a second hand one?
If you've boughta new kit everything you need sould be there.
Farmer have you bought a new kit or a second hand one?
If you've boughta new kit everything you need sould be there.
2002 110 HDi estate, Rapier in monaco blue! ( found quite a bit more power ) SOLD I've sorted the airbag light
1998 3.0 V6 SE coupe in Diablo Red ( my baby ) sold
2006 206 1.4 16v sport in Aegean blue ( wife's shopping trolley )
2006 BMW e61 535d m-sport run's for cover
1998 3.0 V6 SE coupe in Diablo Red ( my baby ) sold
2006 206 1.4 16v sport in Aegean blue ( wife's shopping trolley )
2006 BMW e61 535d m-sport run's for cover
Re: Wiring in a tow bar
Professionally fitted using scotchlocks not very professionally I always solder the jointsdirtydirtydiesel wrote: ↑Fri Jun 01, 2018 11:44 pm The car I removed mine from was professionally fitted & that was scotch locked into the lighting circuit .
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Re: Wiring in a tow bar
I bought a V6 estate with a factory fitted tow bar but looking at thw factory wiring it looks a tad hard to replicate. My motorfactors sold me A smart relay box. Seems to Beep If a trailer is attached, it needs a permanent positivedirtydirtydiesel wrote: ↑Sat Jun 02, 2018 12:21 pm That all came from the car I removed it from.
Farmer have you bought a new kit or a second hand one?
If you've boughta new kit everything you need sould be there.
Anyone used BH15A from the left hand light cluster? It seems to not be used and looking at SEDRE diagrams it doesnt go through the bsi
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Re: Wiring in a tow bar
Just checked through my old posts,
It's terminal 4 on the near side, pop a 20amp fuse into holder 15
As I said mine was removed from another car which it had been fitted to by the after market company Towsure.
It's terminal 4 on the near side, pop a 20amp fuse into holder 15
As I said mine was removed from another car which it had been fitted to by the after market company Towsure.
2002 110 HDi estate, Rapier in monaco blue! ( found quite a bit more power ) SOLD I've sorted the airbag light
1998 3.0 V6 SE coupe in Diablo Red ( my baby ) sold
2006 206 1.4 16v sport in Aegean blue ( wife's shopping trolley )
2006 BMW e61 535d m-sport run's for cover
1998 3.0 V6 SE coupe in Diablo Red ( my baby ) sold
2006 206 1.4 16v sport in Aegean blue ( wife's shopping trolley )
2006 BMW e61 535d m-sport run's for cover