Re: Tow bar wiring help please

I went at mine a bit gung-ho and took the shortest route :blush: ie behind the bumper! A few months later i found the guide for correct fitting on here.

Anyway, i soldered all the joints etc.. and so far have only had user related problems. The relay wasn't working so i took it out, it then took a fortnight of odd hours fiddling before it dawned on me that the removal was the reason i had light issues! I put a new relay in thats inside the car and it doesn't work still but i have all the lighting working on my trailer. When i get chance in between other stuff i'll put a new one in.

Other than melting some of the wiring on the exhaust i've not had problems with the wiring itself, i only have problems with the plug. I give it a good spray with wd40 to stop it corroding and it works a treat.

I've never known of a buzzer, relay on a towing loom before but don't have much experience of them. I'm sure it's not a legal requirement. They just have to work. Would drive me crazy!

Most motorists these days are too dim to notice their car indicators are quick flashing!

How can you get your vehicle indicators to flash quick when a trailor light is out?

Do you lose brightness of lights with a trailor when using the feed for the original lights?

Kirkynut

New relay arrived today, I'm sure it's a legal requirement and will be tested at the mot next year. I have an mot due on another car early next year so I'll ask my tame tester then

Resurrecting old thread but . . .

I've installed a towbar to my Gen3 Jimny and the cables run down through a hole in the boot floor where the jack sits. The problem is that's right above the exhaust silencer box and I can't see a great way to secure it away from the hot exhaust. While the rear bumper was off the best option seemed to be going forward to a chasis tube then to the left to a frame rail and down to the towbar so that's what I did.
I'm wondering now if I should have gone to the rear more away from the exhaust, but I couldn't really see anything to cable-tie to that way.
Any suggestions/photos appreciated.
I plan to have another look at it this weekend - see if I can find a better route away from the exhaust.
Cheers

My Gen3 didn’t have a hole in to the boot, so I ran the cable along the tow bar to the near side (left as looked at from the back) where there is a rubber grommet in to the body close to the rear light cluster. There is a strange rubber flap as well, it looks like it is designed to let water out and stop mud/water from getting in.

All of the wiring you need is here and there is plenty of space behind the panel to make your connections and mount the relay/buzzer.

You need to take the bumper and rear light units off, but that is a quick job when you locate all of the screws.

Robin

l fitted the factory tow bar to my Gen 4 but haven't done the electrics yet.
l was going to use the Jimny to tow our caravan but despite it being well under the 1300kg maximum towing capacity of the Jimny, l've been advised that it wouldn't be a good combination.