Fitting single electrics to a towball.

Hmm, I quite like the location you put yours in SRCARS, I think it might be a good idea especially if I've got to have the bumper off to do the job anyway!

I think next time I've got a chance I'll pop into The Range and see what theirs is like and then try fitting that first before I even get the towbar TBH.

Just going to have a go at changing my bulbs for some brighter ones. I'm quite the novice at working on cars... Show me a push bike and I can fix anything but this is scarey and new

Joints like this yes?

Although I have and still do like to use solder and heatshrink on some joints as they are much neater especially when tapping into a wire I have read somewhere it is not ideal. Automotive wire is nearly always multistrand wire as it is very flexible, when you solder it you create a rigid point in the wire which with the constant vibration of a car can over a period of time become brittle and snap.

I have only ever seen this in classic cars I have messed with in the past so your talking about 20 odd years down the line and I doubt my Jimny will still be about then

I mounted my Tow Electrius to the rear door near the hinges.

The wiring goed though the rubber duct into the body and then is routed out of sight.
I use a 1 Meter coiled extension to attatch to a trailer.

This keeps the electrics clear of 90% of the water we go wading though

I fitted mine same as srcars but at the other side. It's a pig of a job, instructions/guide and wiring diagram here,
www.bigjimny.com/images/documents/jimny_towbar_install.pdf
Scratched knuckles,rusty bolts, broken trim clips are inevitable, wonder why no one has invented a wireless version??
John.

Johnniehec wrote: I fitted mine same as srcars but at the other side. It's a pig of a job, instructions/guide and wiring diagram here,
www.bigjimny.com/images/documents/jimny_towbar_install.pdf
Scratched knuckles,rusty bolts, broken trim clips are inevitable, wonder why no one has invented a wireless version??
John.

:whistle: Yes I fitted mine on the wrong side really, I read the article on fitting a towbar months before I fitted the socket and for some reason thought the electrics were on the offside. I ended up removing the whole of the rear interior instead of half of it
Fitting socket 10-15 mins, removing and reinstalling interior seemed like an hour :laugh: