Now pretty hacked off, I bought a new removeable tow ball for my new to me Rangie and was looking forward to a few days away. Tow ball arrived special delivery, the right one so i fitted it, went to storage to pick my caravan. All went well until I went to plug in the lighting. Look at the state of the wiring, it's a wonder there hasnt been a fire.

Hard to think what would have even caused that

In terms of routing, My cables ran through the spare wheel well

J

Was the tow bar frame fitted and the electrics when you bought the FF and can I assume you did not fit the electrics?

On our 11MY TDV8 the connector for the tow electrics is in the wheel well, against the rear bulkhead on the nearside. It's a grey multi pin fitting. We fitted the Westphalia bar and a 13 pin socket which simply goes through the FF hole into the wheel well and pugs in. You can then use a 13 pin plug or a splitter to give you two outlets, a 7 pin for vehicle lighting and the other for charging/powering the 'van. I assume that any other manufacturers bar simply uses the same type of electrical fitting.

If your FF is the same then you should be able to replace the wiring, links may help.

https://www.pfjones.co.uk/pfjoneswiringkit..._09-09.pdf

https://www.pfjones.co.uk/land-rover-range...506pf.html

Richard

Unnecessary quote removed

Thanks for that I'll get on it tomorrow. BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

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The bar was already there with the sockets, a square hole in the middle to receive the fitting the the removable Westfallia tow ball. I purchase those items new because the one supplied was seized solid and no way was I risking the towball falling off with 2 tonnes of caravan in tow.

If I can find the car end of the wiring and disconnect it whilst i arrange new 12n / 12s or a 13 pin socket that would be brilliant. I'm quite happy to do the wiring, I just need to identify the fuses that are sure to have blown.

Thanks for your help, I will keep you updated.

J BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Great J

Let us all know what you find and how you fix it.

Cheers
Richard

J

Page 1 of this thread may help

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic25908.html

Picture hopefully attached. It appears it may be fuse 20, rear load area, offside, behind the removable panel

Richard

I think it's going to be quite a mess, I just hope it's not damaged any modules involved. BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

rjff wrote:

J

Page 1 of this thread may help

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic25908.html

Picture hopefully attached. It appears it may be fuse 20, rear load area, offside, behind the removable panel

Richard

Worth changing to a 13 pin. IIRC there are at least 3 fuses to do with tow electrics, 2 in the boot and 1 in behind the glove box.

I’ve changed all 3 at various times.

Ian

Thanks Ian, I think thats where I'm heading, I'm all prepped for swapping the caravan over to 13 pin so I may as well do the rangie now. BMW i3 Electric Car
2012 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8 (now gone)
2006 VW Touareg 3.0 TDi V6

Rodents? David

Please let me know if my comments upset you, I may wish to upset you again.

Remember that 13 pin Euro socket has to work at MoT time - it is checked as part of the test.

Twin 7 pins are not checked

Depends whether yo consider the MOT check a good or bad thing.......

I’d buy a pre wired and resin filled 13 pin socket and make the connections inside the car.

It had definitely been on fire the wiring behind the plugs. Ive traced the wiring to the connector in the sapre wheel well and having replaced three fuses now have appropriate lighting signals. Just need to trace out the fridge, battery charge and rev light signals and can wire the new socket.

Hell of a mess.

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