Swapping 7 pin wiring for 13 pin

[Jerry]

I’ll be picking up a new livestock box soon and it will come with 13 pin wiring fur things like reversing light and internal lights.

Truck only had 7pin socket on board from new. (Hilux)

How big a job would it be to convert the truck wiring to 13pin to get full functionality on the box?

I hate trailer wiring at the best of times!

Thanks

 

[Lincs Lass]

Get a convertor ,,my new truck was 13 pin but trailer is 7,,just bought a pre wired 7-13 and its ok

 

[Jerry]

Get a convertor ,,my new truck was 13 pin but trailer is 7,,just bought a pre wired 7-13 and its ok

Converter will work for the indicators. Tail lights, running lights. But won’t power the internal lights, reversing lights.

I use a converter on another flat bed but would like full function with the new stock box

 

[Lincs Lass]

If your truck only has 7 pin ,,there wont be a feed for internal lights or reversing ,,the only spare in a 7 is the blue wire buts general used for fog lights

 

[Jerry]

If your truck only has 7 pin ,,there wont be a feed for internal lights or reversing ,,the only spare in a 7 is the blue wire buts general used for fog lights

Yes, that's why I ask :

How big a job would it be to convert the truck wiring to 13pin to get full functionality on the box?

 

[quavers]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-H...434959&hash=item41dbef0aac:g:2nIAAOSwPedak-H6 , order up a dedicated loom for the as shown , makes the job simple , you take off the tail lights of your truck and with the plugs provided with loom its just a case of joining them up , no wire cutting or splicing .

 

[Lincs Lass]

Depend if your truck has cambus relays ,,most modern wiring isnt just a case of scotch looking into a lume ,,the ecu has to recognise what has been added ,,other than taking it to an auto electrics shop or a caravan specialist ,,you could soon end up in bother

 

[Jerry]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-H...434959&hash=item41dbef0aac:g:2nIAAOSwPedak-H6 , order up a dedicated loom for the as shown , makes the job simple , you take off the tail lights of your truck and with the plugs provided with loom its just a case of joining them up , no wire cutting or splicing .

Thanks, just looked, that says it is not compatible with LED lights, the trailer comers with them as standard.

But it gives me hope there is a harness out there that will work I hope.

 

[Sheepykid]

Thanks, just looked, that says it is not compatible with LED lights, the trailer comers with them as standard.

But it gives me hope there is a harness out there that will work I hope.

Which trailer did you go for in the end @Jerry ?

 

[quavers]

Thanks, just looked, that says it is not compatible with LED lights, the trailer comers with them as standard.

But it gives me hope there is a harness out there that will work I hope.

it will work with leds , but the little black box is a buzzer to let you know that your indicaters are working will not buzz with leds

 

[Jerry]

it will work with leds , but the little black box is a buzzer to let you know that your indicaters are working will not buzz with leds

Ah, OK, thanks.

One thing I dont like with the Hilux is there is no dash indicator to tell you trailer lights are working (LED or otherwise). Seems a shortfall in my opinion.

 

[quavers]

your trailer will have a junction box fitted , look in there for the 2 indicator wires and add a resistor to each wire , it just adds more load to your wiring to trigger the buzzer or the indicator lights on your dash , you still have to check your indicators before leaving as the buzzer is telling you that indicator wiring to the buzzer is correct and not all the way to the led , dum i know . the resistors can be got on ebay for a fiver

 

[bobk]

If you have parking sensors you'll need to get it altered , or buy ear muffs

 

[quavers]

Ah, OK, thanks.

One thing I dont like with the Hilux is there is no dash indicator to tell you trailer lights are working (LED or otherwise). Seems a shortfall in my opinion.

is your towbar factory fit ?

 

[Jerry]

your trailer will have a junction box fitted , look in there for the 2 indicator wires and add a resistor to each wire , it just adds more load to your wiring to trigger the buzzer or the indicator lights on your dash , you still have to check your indicators before leaving as the buzzer is telling you that indicator wiring to the buzzer is correct and not all the way to the led , dum i know . the resistors can be got on ebay for a fiver

I don’t think I have a buzzer or indicator in the cab. Certainly never heard or seen anything when using my other non led trailers.

It’s a current model hilux

 

[Jerry]

If you have parking sensors you'll need to get it altered , or buy ear muffs

current wiring knocks off the rear sensors when I plug in a trailer.

 

[Jerry]

is your towbar factory fit ?

Yes, well I bought the truck new from a Toyota dealer but they said the import base fitted the tow bar and electrics when it arrived in the uk. So not true factory fit??

 

[bobk]

Aside from a reversing light I can't see what the other 6 wires do , more EU bull

 

[quavers]

Nick gets his hiluxs fitted with toyota towbars , may be best to ask him

 

[Lincs Lass]

Aside from a reversing light I can't see what the other 6 wires do , more EU bull

3 of them are earth ,one is reversing and the other is constant power ,,( if a caravan had a trickle feed to a leisure battery ,,the rest are just the same as a 7pin