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All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Bolton_gti on July 28, 2013, 12:40:14 pm

Title: Fitting Towbar electrics
Post by: Bolton_gti on July 28, 2013, 12:40:14 pm

Hi all,

Hope someone could help me out on this topic... As daft as it seems I've fitted a quick release tow bar to my gti and need advice/ guidence on getting the electrics hooked up.

Does anyone know if I require a Relay? or could it literally be wired up to the lights?

This is my first towbar and im a little clueless

Appreciate any help if someone has had experience with this or could share some photos.

Thanks,
  Richard

Title: Re: Re: Fitting Towbar electrics
Post by: RetroRaz on July 28, 2013, 12:54:24 pm

I removed a towbar a few days ago and the wiring I took out went from the towbar and into some sort of switch box and then joint to the rear lights. 

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Title: Re: Fitting Towbar electrics
Post by: Bolton_gti on August 09, 2013, 11:01:32 pm

Right, bought a relay box which I've connected to the towbar electrics as instructed, then I connected all wires up from the relay box to relevant wires, earthed it and fed to a live feed but didn't work...

Then all my lights stopped working. Anyone know where I'm going wrong? Once I removed all the wiring things were back to normal

Any help would be appreciated
Cheers


Richard

Title: Re: Fitting Towbar electrics
Post by: Bolton_gti on August 11, 2013, 03:42:35 pm

Anyone help? :(

Title: Re: Fitting Towbar electrics
Post by: Bolton_gti on August 11, 2013, 03:42:41 pm

Anyone help? :(

Title: Re: Fitting Towbar electrics
Post by: biglad65 on September 06, 2013, 10:25:50 pm

hi vw55raz what side of car was the bypass box at drivers or passengers also where was the permanant fused live feed picked up cheers

Title: Re: Fitting Towbar electrics
Post by: biglad65 on September 06, 2013, 10:59:03 pm

hi do you just take the bottom part of bumper off to fit the tow bar thanks