

#DIAGRAM 7 PIN TRAILER PLUG ONLY 5 WIRES LICENSE#
Connection/Pole 5: (color brown): Rear light/wide light and license plate on the right.Connection/Pole 4 (color: green): Direction blinker right.Connection/Pole 3 (colour: white): Mass (for contacts 1 to 7).Connection/Pole 2 (color: blue/brown): Rear fog light.Connection/Pole 1 (color: yellow): Left turn signal.Using these colors, in combination with the information below, you can easily connect your trailer's lights. In the illustration below, these connections are indicated by different colors. Wiring diagram lighting trailer plug/socket 7-pin universal 12 volt.Īs the name partly gives away, the 7-pole plug consists of seven different connections. Wiring diagram for trailer 7-pin connector If you need any of these functions, we strongly advise you to choose the 13-pole plug over the 7-pole plug. This extra constant current can be used, for example, for your caravan's refrigerator, for charging your battery or for electrically opening and closing your trailer box. The extra poles on a 13-pole plug are used for reversing lights, as an extra constant current and as a switching current to earth, among other things. The 13-pole plug, on the other hand, supplies the vehicle with power for several functions. A 7-pole plug will only supply the vehicle with basic lighting such as indicators and brake lights. The difference between the two plugs is that the 13-pole plug has more connections (and therefore more functions). The difference between a 7-pole and 13-pole plug You can connect the plug to your trailer by inserting the plug in the coupling under the tow bar. Just like the 7-pole plug variant, this plug is also connected to your car.

For example, you can think of a caravan, an advanced trailer, a large boat trailer or a large horse trailer. The plug with 13 poles is intended for more complex towing objects. This variant plug can be seen as the big brother of the 7-pole plug. Despite the fact that the socket with 13 poles is more extensive, the 7-pole plug still fully meets the set standards. You can think of the basic lighting within the category LED rear lights (fog lights, turn signals and brake lights). Using the 7-pole plug, it is possible to connect the basic lighting to your towing object. The 7-pole plug variant is suitable for less complex tow objects, such as a bicycle carrier, trailer, boat trailer or horse trailer. Before we go any further it is important to explain the difference between the 7-pole and the 13-pole plug. In the market of trailer lighting we know three types of wiring diagrams, namely the diagram for the 7-pole plug, the 13-pole Jaeger plug and the 13-pole Multicon plug. Furthermore, with the help of the wiring diagrams you can discover and solve any errors yourself. With the help of the wiring diagrams it is possible for you to independently connect the lighting on your trailer. We regularly receive questions about connecting lights to trailers and that is why we have listed the different wiring diagrams below, for the 7-pole socket and the 13-pole plug. In addition, of course, you want to prevent short circuits.


For example, there are different types of plugs and there are different types of trailers. Connecting lights to your trailer can sometimes be very tricky.
