Tow Bar Electrics

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mghley

Member

Location

Derbyshire

• Jan 22, 2022

• #1

Went to change socket on Isuzu Pickup and came across this inside the 7 pin socket, wouldn’t fit into the replacement I purchased. What is it ???
Thanks
MGH

 

Tractortech

Member

Location

Cumbria

• Jan 22, 2022

• #2

Now Then..
Which pin number is it wired to??

 

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mghley

Member

Location

Derbyshire

• Jan 22, 2022

• #3

Tractortech said:

Now Then..
Which pin number is it wired to??

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It’s not wired to any of plug pins. Wires (a lot thinner than socket wires) come down cable to this little box of tricks and then back up cable

 

feilding

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

At Home

• Jan 22, 2022

• #4

Is it the fog light cutout, some vehicles have it so when the trailer is in use fogs on vehicles don't work to save shining on the front of the trailer?

 

Farmer_Joe

Member

Livestock Farmer

Location

The North

• Jan 22, 2022

• #5

i believe its a device to detect when a trailer is plugged in to turn off you reversing sensors,

they are highly anoying if not turned off, this simple switch does the job.

 

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stewart

Member

Horticulture

Location

Bay of Plenty NZ

• Jan 22, 2022

• #6

It may be a load resistor.

 

E

ewald

Member

Arable Farmer

Location

Mid-Lincs

• Jan 22, 2022

• #7

Our Isuzu Trooper has something similar to turn off the rear fog with a trailer on (as mentioned above) - only found it when trying to get the fogs working for an mot test...

 

Bloders

Member

Location

Ruabon

• Jan 22, 2022

• #8

As above, it is either or both to disable teh fog lights or reversing sensors.
Chuck it away and fit a small switch somewhere easy to get to. When you hook a trailer up, acticate the switch.
It will make it a lot easier to replace in the future.

 

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stewart

Member

Horticulture

Location

Bay of Plenty NZ

• Jan 22, 2022

• #9

Bloders said:

As above, it is either or both to disable teh fog lights or reversing sensors.
Chuck it away and fit a small switch somewhere easy to get to. When you hook a trailer up, acticate the switch.
It will make it a lot easier to replace in the future.

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That's what I have, fitted as standard, problem being if you forget to turn it back on then potentially you back into something as you rely on the sensors.

 

v8willy

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

our house, Norn Iron

• Jan 22, 2022

• #10

stewart said:

That's what I have, fitted as standard, problem being if you forget to turn it back on then potentially you back into something as you rely on the sensors.

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That's like a local fella who wanted to test the front parking sensors on his new motor, he drove up to the fence, then drove into the fence, then got out & realized there were none fitted...

 

Timbo

Member

Location

Gods County

• Jan 22, 2022

• #11

feilding said:

Is it the fog light cutout, some vehicles have it so when the trailer is in use fogs on vehicles don't work to save shining on the front of the trailer?

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In the good old days yes. Nowadays it does that via the BCU, often diables rear park sensors, and it also tells the vehicle it's towing, so change throttle mapping, and in the case of an auto, to change shift points.