tow bar electrics

metropolis2 · Jul 25, 2009

Hi i am fitting a tow bar to my p38 {1999} i know there is a connecter you just plug the electrics into but do you have to drill a hole to thread the electrics from the tow bar.

thanks

hammy2909 · Jul 25, 2009

if you open the offside rear lamp access area, theres a little hole at the bottom of there. Run it through.

metropolis2 · Jul 25, 2009

Thanks for the info hammy 2909 i will have a look

hammy2909 · Jul 25, 2009

it's a bit fiddly. Thankfully I have ape arms. You might want to get somebody to pull it through while you push it from below.

Irishrover · Jul 25, 2009

Just poke the blanking grommet out. The factory fit socket and lead shoutl come with a grommett attached..it's just plug in and go. I used M5 X 60mm long stainless socket cap screws & nuts to attach the socket to the bumper (From Ebay), won't rust and easy to remove if you need to change the socket.
There is also a socket behind the sub woofer for the 12S socket, but you will need to run a 12v+ fused supply from the battery. Shout if you need more info on that.:behindsofa:

don83000 · Jun 28, 2010

I am about to wire up my P38 1997 4.6 HSE towbar just with a 12N socket and thought I would just solder to the wires on the socket behind the rear wee panel but have been told that I need to use a MP3877 7 way bypass relay or I will screw the computer and get fault readings and all sorts of problems. Can you please advise me as I've been given bad advice before from this guy.

Also can I take a feed from my reverse lights to a reversing camera as my dear wife does not seem to be able to use mirror's, "multi task yeah right" lol.

Thanks in advance Don.

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