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I wonder if anyone has had this problem and could give me some advice.
I have a 4 year old Jimny which had a Towbar fitted from new. I believe it is genuine Suzuki one, the towing ball is a detachable one and until very recently the vehicle had never been used to tow anything. I have discovered that a couple of the 13 connectors within the socket on the vehicle have corroded and do not now make a good contact with the plug on a trailer I have just acquired. My trailer has a 7 pin plug so I have to use an adaptor. Is it possible for me to replace the 13 pin socket with a 7 pin one, without removing loads of wiring loom?
Yes it's a simple job of removing the socket, disconnecting the wires and then connecting them up to a new 7 pin socket. The new socket should come with a diagram showing which colour wires go where. You may have one or two spare wires that aren't used in a 7 pin socket. Just tape up the ends.
Thanks for your reply. Will I find that the wires in my 13 pin socket are attached by screws or will they be moulded in. I appreciate that I can cut them but it will be much simpler if they are screwed not moulded in.
l wouldn't scrap the 13 pin socket, because while it's easy to connect a trailer with a 7 pin socket to a 13 pin one on the vehicle, it's not so easy the other way round.
You can do it, but if you ever tow a caravan (unlikely l realise) or a camping pod, trailer tent etc you may well wish you still had that 13 pin socket.
Because the 7 pin only does trailer lights, where a 13 pin will charge the trailer battery and operate the fridge etc while you are towing.
They will be little screw terminals, easy to remove in a non destructive manner!
Lightning, you are assuming they have wired up the existing 13 pin socket with that functionality which is very unlikely. Typically only the standard lighting pins will be populated.
My advice is to change the trailer to a 13 pin. Spray the plug and socket once a year with a protective oil or grease like copper grease or similar. Also the inside. Do not use wd40 for long term protection, dries up too fast.
Have changed all connectors on my cars and trailers to 13pin, and have much less corrotion now. Also changed them all on the red cross 3 cars and 4 trailers, much less trouble.
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