VW Golf towbar wiring

[adrianr]

Trouble wiring up my new (used) towbar...it's the pukka VW one so is supposed to just plug in to the harnesses, but it didn't come with any instructions

Looks like I have plugs to put in series with each tail light (which side is which?), a relay to mount somewhere in the boot and a long wire which goes forward to the fuse box somewhere(? - to make the dash indicator work?)

Thanks for any help.

AdrianR

[adrianr]

I've got a pic of the wires now.



Any ideas?
AdrianR

>> Edited by adrianr on Wednesday 1st December 09:36

[adrianr]

For the benefit of anyone else who has this problem, I now know that:
- plug A goes in series with the wire to the NS tail light
- plug B goes in series with the wire to the OS tail light
- plug/relay C gets mounted in the OSR wing behind the trim panel
- D is a permanent live, to be connected anywhere convenient.

Only remaining question is that while this makes all the lights work on the trailer, the handbook implies that I should get a repeater light on the dash for trailer indicators but I don't.

AdrianR

>> Edited by adrianr on Wednesday 8th December 09:44