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Vehicle specific towbar wiring kits, relays and CANbus modules for towbar manufacturers and installers
Find your Wiring Kit by Vehicle
About our wiring kits
We ONLY supply kits which ‘mate’ seamlessly into an individual vehicle
which provides an integrated harness for the tow bar wiring system. The
huge advantages of specific over universal include:
- A professional installation. As if it has been factory fitted
- They provide a FULL integration into the vehicle network
- Trailer related safety systems are NOT compromised
- Safe, 100% success rate
- Above all, can help to cut labour time down to a minimum
- Complete wiring kit solution in one box
- Supplied as 7 pin kit and/or 13 pin kit
Universal Electrical Connections
There are currently 3 other common forms of universal connections made for tow bar wiring to a vehicle harness, these are:
a. Solder joints
b. Positive displacement connectors (known as Scotchloks TM )
c. Heat shrink butt connectors.
The main disadvantages of solder joints or positive insulation displacement connectors are as follows:
Solder joints
- Time consuming
- Not gas tight if wires have been insulated using PVC tape
- Difficult to disconnect if installation has to be removed
- Not always acceptable to vehicle manufacturers (e.g Toyota, Volkswagen).
- Permanently damages the existing harness
Heat shrink butt connector
- Necessary to cut the main harness
- Awkward to use in confined space
- Need application of heat to effect a seal
- Have to be crimped accurately and with correct tool
Positive displacement connectors (Scotchloks TM)
- Rely on 2 splice joints giving 2 possible points of contact failure
- Bulky, also needing the correct colour connector to be used
- Cannot be re-used once connected
- No way to tell if the connection is made efficiently
- Designed originally as temporary repair for Telecom systems and not for automotive applications
Towing kits installed onto the network
There has been a rapid growth in intelligent vehicle technology since 2002. Such technology MUST demand greater technological solutions. We have provided further details of networked systems and vehicle safety systems throughout our website but choosing this type of wiring kit installation will ensure the following:
The wiring will be installed and function exactly as the vehicle manufacturer has intended utilising ‘special’ manufacturer preparations. Trailer related safety systems, which are VERY VARIED, will function as they should.
Use of Lighting harness wiring to make trailer connections is FORBIDDEN BY SOME MANUFACTURERS! (e.g VW/Audi Group). This rules out the use of Universal electrics! Complete solution in one box so no need to multi-source. You can have the confidence that, UNLIKE UNIVERSAL ELECTRICS, any products we supply have been designed and tested effectively on each specific vehicle, PRIOR TO BEING SOLD.
