VW towbar wiring kit DIY issues.
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Gary james
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Gary james
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Hi this is how I sorted my lighting plug on my t6 bmotion
Brought a £30 cam bus relay took fused live feed from batt in conduit to rear remove grommet under bumper,unscrew rear light lense feed cable up through hole through grommet feed 3 core from other light up over down out of same hole through grommet bring 7 core cable ftom tow plug through same as live feed.
So now you have 7 core cable 3 core from opp side live feed from batt all hanging out of hole behind left rear light make connections to lighting wrap relay in insulation tape push relay through hole,and insulated wire connections replace crommet re fit light lense job done,I took my tow bar off T5 re fitted to t6 left previous relay on T5 so whole job cost me £30 and about 3 hrs of my time,fitted side sport bars pria so while I had plastic guards of I installed live feed in conduit before re fitting guards hope this may help someone I've done this to my last 2 transporters without issue
So it's had 4 years in service
Brought a £30 cam bus relay took fused live feed from batt in conduit to rear remove grommet under bumper,unscrew rear light lense feed cable up through hole through grommet feed 3 core from other light up over down out of same hole through grommet bring 7 core cable ftom tow plug through same as live feed.
So now you have 7 core cable 3 core from opp side live feed from batt all hanging out of hole behind left rear light make connections to lighting wrap relay in insulation tape push relay through hole,and insulated wire connections replace crommet re fit light lense job done,I took my tow bar off T5 re fitted to t6 left previous relay on T5 so whole job cost me £30 and about 3 hrs of my time,fitted side sport bars pria so while I had plastic guards of I installed live feed in conduit before re fitting guards hope this may help someone I've done this to my last 2 transporters without issue
So it's had 4 years in service
Includes fitting, but will check around to see if I can get a better deal in this neck of the world....Prices in the Plymouth area are probably cheaper!!!!
How did you get on with this @Joe Hughes? I'm also confused by this terminal/chamber thing. I've taken advice from paulys post and gone with a fuse in the middle tow which is live with the ignition. Can you remember what you used?
Cheers
Cheers
Help.
Like others I thought buying the genuine VW kit would be the sensible thing to do....WRONG!
All the parts are there but the instructions make the instructions on chinese burglar alarms look childs play. It also does not help when the cables are intended to be insterted in a supplied block which of course has no indentification on ANY of the intended sockets..... I am convinced this is a marketing excercise by VW to teach us NOT to DIY!
(Rant over) can anyone assist with a towbar wiring diagram for a December 2016 2ltr VW LWB transporter with an auto box.RHD.? The "kit" part number supplied by the local VW stealer is 2070082114 0001.
The problems are all at the front end....the under dash fusebox/BCM/ connections and the underseatbox.
Last laugh...the again genuine VW supplied removable towbar is in fact a Westphalia part! (Wish I hade gone there in the first place.)
any and all help greatly appreciated.
Like others I thought buying the genuine VW kit would be the sensible thing to do....WRONG!
All the parts are there but the instructions make the instructions on chinese burglar alarms look childs play. It also does not help when the cables are intended to be insterted in a supplied block which of course has no indentification on ANY of the intended sockets..... I am convinced this is a marketing excercise by VW to teach us NOT to DIY!
(Rant over) can anyone assist with a towbar wiring diagram for a December 2016 2ltr VW LWB transporter with an auto box.RHD.? The "kit" part number supplied by the local VW stealer is 2070082114 0001.
The problems are all at the front end....the under dash fusebox/BCM/ connections and the underseatbox.
Last laugh...the again genuine VW supplied removable towbar is in fact a Westphalia part! (Wish I hade gone there in the first place.)
any and all help greatly appreciated.
Hi @hkmk I don't know where you are but if it's any help I am in Telford (Shropshire) and have fitted the Westfalia version on a 2016 LWB T6 and coded it with VCDS I suspect that this and the VW version are more or less the same as the unit has VW software and internal part number visible on VCDS.
Rod
Rod
Hi There ,
I have the same question regarding the point 17 . I own a T6 so its supposed to remove the camber 30 . Can anybody confirm its the right thing to do?
The second problem is with the fusebox under the driver seat I dont have . As there are 3 red wires for 3 fuses it looks the best solution is to buy the genuine fusebox where to insert the 3 wires . Do you have the genuine part number for that fuse box?
The one mentioned in a previous post , 000055212A , does not look like it has 3 slots .
I have the same question regarding the point 17 . I own a T6 so its supposed to remove the camber 30 . Can anybody confirm its the right thing to do?
The second problem is with the fusebox under the driver seat I dont have . As there are 3 red wires for 3 fuses it looks the best solution is to buy the genuine fusebox where to insert the 3 wires . Do you have the genuine part number for that fuse box?
The one mentioned in a previous post , 000055212A , does not look like it has 3 slots .
Please could i ask those who fitted the PF Jones electrics. What did you do with the blue wire / blue black wire for pin 2 / 2a on 13 pin electrics.
do both wires go in pin 2 or
blue if you don’t want van fog to be cut out
and
blue black if you do want van fog to cut out when towing.
Many Thanks
do both wires go in pin 2 or
blue if you don’t want van fog to be cut out
and
blue black if you do want van fog to cut out when towing.
Many Thanks
Did you get an answer to this please, as I am doing the exact same at the moment.
Thanks.
No didn’t get an answer, but after a second look at the instructions I noticed the 2A goes to the outside ring terminal. Best of luck with the install.
Also I am yet to get the van coded for the electrics but all the lights work. Just not the extras like alarm sounding, reverse sensor de activation.
another tip, on my 2019 T6 I didn’t need the Polystyrene bumper insert. All the necessary bits were all ready on the bumper.
This is a basic kit from eBay. It has a buzzer for the indicators (which works fine). I have connected everything at the rear lights, checked it several times. There is power on the L/H rear lights (grey/black wire) but nothing now at the R/H rear lights (Grey/ Red wire). I also have a warning light up on the dash.
im not sure what you are doing is correct..
i used one of these on my mercedes vito once and worked great..
i used one of these on my mercedes vito once and worked great..
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