Title: Tow bar electrics
Post by: Savo on July 26, 2006, 03:41:30 am
Hi all
I have just purchased a Towbar for my 02 2.2dci espace and i want to connect up the electrics myself (me being an electrician) is there any wiring diagrams that i can get my hands on.
thanks Savo
I have just purchased a Towbar for my 02 2.2dci espace and i want to connect up the electrics myself (me being an electrician) is there any wiring diagrams that i can get my hands on.
thanks Savo
Title: Re: Tow bar electrics
Post by: Anders Dinsen on July 26, 2006, 06:44:44 am
Hi Savo
When I did this some years ago on the 97 JE I had then, I took the signals from one of the rear lamps. I didn't have a diagram then. I have now, though, so if you write me an e-mail, I can scan the necessary pages for you.
There is a special towbar electrics kit available, it connects to a connector in the engine room and has a relay fitted. But it is probably quite expensive, and as long as you don't expect to power a heavy load from the towbar electrics, I would not expect problems connecting the electrics direclty to the rear wirering. The only thing is that they wiring to the rear lights is quite thin.
- Anders
When I did this some years ago on the 97 JE I had then, I took the signals from one of the rear lamps. I didn't have a diagram then. I have now, though, so if you write me an e-mail, I can scan the necessary pages for you.
There is a special towbar electrics kit available, it connects to a connector in the engine room and has a relay fitted. But it is probably quite expensive, and as long as you don't expect to power a heavy load from the towbar electrics, I would not expect problems connecting the electrics direclty to the rear wirering. The only thing is that they wiring to the rear lights is quite thin.
- Anders
Title: Re: Tow bar electrics
Post by: Anders Dinsen on August 18, 2006, 05:30:36 pm
When I did this some years ago on the 97 JE I had then, I took the signals from one of the rear lamps. I didn't have a diagram then. I have now, though, so if you write me an e-mail, I can scan the necessary pages for you.
I have been a lazy b...... but here they are at last, the scans - R276 is the connector in the fuse box where the official kit takes the signals:
(http://tmp.dinsen.net/towbarelectrics.jpg)
And this shows the relays in the fuse box:
(http://tmp.dinsen.net/fuseboxje.jpg)
