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[fiend61]

Is there anything else I have missed, while I'm at it

umm the caravan twiglet ? 

[twiglet]

Is there anything else I have missed, while I'm at it

umm the caravan twiglet ? 

Doughnut!! 

[fiend61]

doughnuts hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm (drool) 

[Andy B]

Cheers Andy 

Right, I'm getting there...

So to get the warning light on the dash working, I need to fit a bulb and change the flasher unit for a 4-pin jobbie.  Would I be right in thinking that I need an RFL6 as shown here...

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/relays/flashers.php ... correct?

To get the brakelight failiure to check the caravan lights, I need to plug in relay part no. 90463123 up behind the glovebox... correct?

The 12S socket will be wired through a self switching split charge relay like this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-30AMP-SPLIT-CHARGE-RELAY-KIT-SELF-SWITCHING-/200677814285?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item2eb954700d ... is this the one to go for?

Is there anything else I have missed, while I'm at it? 

It looks to be Yes on both accounts. I bought mine from Halfords, ISTR I only had a choice of one 4 pin relay. Your local towbar 'specialist' will have a voltage senstive relay on the shelf. 

[DaveA]

   Been following this thread, it prompted me to fit the four pin flasher relay and the repeater light in the dash and get rid of the beeper, which at times was driving me mad.
   When my tow bar was fitted (Vauxhall dealer) they spliced into the wiring loom. Now if I fitted a brake light check relay, would it work wired up this way.
    The reason I ask is that people keep mentioning that there is a plug behind the spare wheel by the rear left light cluster, I've looked, even used a mirror to look under the wing but I cannot find it  
  Don't want to pinch the thread but is my Mig different from every other

[DaveA]

   Been following this thread, it prompted me to fit the four pin flasher relay and the repeater light in the dash and get rid of the beeper, which at times was driving me mad.
   When my tow bar was fitted (Vauxhall dealer) they spliced into the wiring loom. Now if I fitted a brake light check relay, would it work wired up this way.
    The reason I ask is that people keep mentioning that there is a plug behind the spare wheel by the rear left light cluster, I've looked, even used a mirror to look under the wing but I cannot find it  
  Don't want to pinch the thread but is my Mig different from every other

Made a mess of this ignore this post 

[Andy B]

   Been following this thread, it prompted me to fit the four pin flasher relay and the repeater light in the dash and get rid of the beeper, which at times was driving me mad.
   When my tow bar was fitted (Vauxhall dealer) they spliced into the wiring loom. Now if I fitted a brake light check relay, would it work wired up this way.
    The reason I ask is that people keep mentioning that there is a plug behind the spare wheel by the rear left light cluster, I've looked, even used a mirror to look under the wing but I cannot find it  
  Don't want to pinch the thread but is my Mig different from every other

The plug should middle-ish of the trim at the rear ege of the boot. It's a square 9 pin including a feed for your caravan's fridge/charging supplied by a fuse under the steering column.

[DaveA]

Thanks Andy been looking in the wrong place

[Jack-V6]

Why do you have 2 contact boxes and why not a single 13 pin? Is there a special reason.

Find it ugly too have two of those things under my bumper. even hate the 1 I have under my car.

I would like anyone on attacks but just curious.

Gr Jack

[Andy B]

Why do you have 2 contact boxes and why not a single 13 pin? Is there a special reason.

Find it ugly too have two of those things under my bumper. even hate the 1 I have under my car.

I would like anyone on attacks but just curious.

Gr Jack

For some strange reason, in the UK when we added the 12S socket years ago as rear fog lights were added to cars & nicked the feed from the 12N socket that used to be used for the caravan's fridge &/or charging, we seemed to stall & not progress from that. The 12S isn't the best of sockets either, it's not uncommon to find the pin suppyling the fridge to burn out. While continental Europe progressed and came up with (various  ) 13 pin sockets we didn't & kept 2 sockets.
We are catching up though, all new caravans now come with a 13 pin plug.  I have upgraded both my car & caravan.

A couple of years ago in France I offered my help to a Dutch man who had ripped his socket from his car, it was 13 pin, but different from mine. It had the old style round 12N pins in the middle & had flat spade connectors around the edge, presumably for his caravan's charging & fridge.

[Andy B]

..... even hate the 1 I have under my car......

You need one of these then 
out of sight


in use



(rear bumper was removed for something else)

[geoffr70]

Someone provided this info for me when i did mine......
HTH

twiglet wants a second 12S grey socket for caravan battery charging & fridge

Oh well, it didn't say that in the post, or post heading. 

but in the third post down ......

as Andy has highlighted .....

all was explained .....

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because I'll be damned if I can find it! 
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Bloody hell! You try to help someone in good faith and all you get is people trying to pick fault. It's quite common I've noticed. I can do a smiley face aswell 

Perhaps the first post should be a little more specific then.

[Jack-V6]

..... even hate the 1 I have under my car......

You need one of these then 
out of sight


in use



(rear bumper was removed for something else)

here we have three systems.

standard 7 pole
Jeager 13 plig
and Multicon feder 7 pin edge connectors for additional 8 to 13 This is what you saw on the Dutchman his car.
Multicon west is the same as above but has de additional pins more in the center instead on the edge.


Here is a link with all the connections for trailer couplings. It's in dutch

http://caravantrekker.nl/algemeen/stekkers.php

Gr Jack