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[Selseybill]

Hi
Ive fitted a towbar to my 2002 CD but bit stuck on the electrics. What i need to know is do i need special wiring kit or can i connect old school by using scotch locks to the light wiring

[Andy B]

Hi
Ive fitted a towbar to my 2002 CD but bit stuck on the electrics. What i need to know is do i need special wiring kit or can i connect old school by using scotch locks to the light wiring

You can get away without a vehicle specific loom, but please  don't use Scotchlocks, you'll just get connection problems at some time in the future.
There's loads of info around & about on the site re colours of wires etc

[Selseybill]

Cheers Andy. Will i need a 7 way relay for the light check on the dash

[Andy B]

Cheers Andy. Will i need a 7 way relay for the light check on the dash

No. But if you want to extend the brake light check to your trailer/caravan, you fit a 'trailer check control' relay up front behind your glove box & use the yellow/black wire in the dedicated socket in the boot behind the trim at the back of the boot.
I'll have a trawl through he forum & see if I can find the part number for you. 

[Andy B]

I amazed myself how fast I found it .................. again 

Have a read through this ...
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1175364013/0

[Selseybill]

not bothered about the light check, just don't want it flashing up everytime i break

[Selseybill]

Cheers again Andy. So ive come to the conclusion i will connect the electrics straight into the rear lights and bridge the yellow/black wire on the relay and everything will work as it should and no light check flashing up 

[Andy B]

Cheers again Andy. So ive come to the conclusion i will connect the electrics straight into the rear lights and bridge the yellow/black wire on the relay and everything will work as it should and no light check flashing up 

If you connect directly to the lights, you won't need to bridge the relay base, you only need the bridging wire if you use the yellow/black wire at the dedicated socket.

[Selseybill]

Thank god for that. I was quoted £165 for the Vaux plug and play kit.

[Andy B]

Thank god for that. I was quoted £165 for the Vaux plug and play kit.

and it's not even quite plug & play - or at least the 13 pin socket loom isn't. 

[Selseybill]

Sounds like a rip off to me then. Going to wire up the "normal" way tomorrow. Thank you for your help.
 As am in France the Local Opel/Vaux dealer said they wouldn't be able to get one in stock for 3 weeks anyway. I wonder if its cheaper in the UK but what i can remember the Dealer in Chichester was about 15% dearer.

[Entwood]

Thank god for that. I was quoted £165 for the Vaux plug and play kit.

and it's not even quite plug & play - or at least the 13 pin socket loom isn't. 

It is for the "road lights" side of things ... it's the "extras" that are a sod to sort, although once done it does work well

I guess that when they designed the looms back in the distant past they never expected us to want a decent high current feed for the fridge/battery charging or an unswitched 12v for comforts sake ..

[Andy B]

....
 As am in France the ...

I didn't notice where you were.

We were not far from you a fortnight ago. We stayed at La Garangeoire 

[2woody]

there is a special connector just above the spare wheel - a neat place to run all the wires too, even if you don't use the 'proper' plug-in loom.

Never, ever use scotch-locs for aything. They're tantamount to spilling a tin of etrol in the boot and a cuple of flares (lit !)

[Entwood]

....
 As am in France the ...

I didn't notice where you were.

We were not far from you a fortnight ago. We stayed at La Garangeoire 

If you want anything bringing out from UK ...  just shout .. we are down to Royan area from 28 July ..... not very far from there to Rochelle