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JOHN POWELL
Hi All!
Have just joined for a particular project but I'm sure that I'll be grateful for the collective expertise on these forums in the future. I should say at this point that I'm not a sparks and, while reasonably competent as a DIYer, I really need to be treated as a ten-year-old from the point of view of understanding circuitry or electronic vocabulary.
My specific question is for the Autoelectricians among you.
I want to fit a tow bar to my 2002 Skoda Fabia 1 Elegance. It has Can-bus circuitry (or so I'm led to believe) and, as it has reversing sensors and bulb fault sensing, etc., I want to get the wiring right first time.
I bought a tow bar, which comes with a 'Wiring Kit'. This consists of an audible relay with five wires ( White, Yellow, Green, Orange and Grey) and as far as I can see is solely for connection to the indicator circuit. The rest of the kit is several metres of black 9/0 3mm wire and a number of Scotchlok connectors. I'm pretty sure that no-one on here will recommend Scotchloks so my intention is to make proper soldered joints where necessary.
I've searched the internet for a supplier of vehicle specific looms but can't find anyone doing one for the Skabia. Can anyone tell me if they know of a dedicated loom supplier or what my best approach would be in making a loom from scratch?
I shall only be using the 12N 7-pin connector as it's just for towing a small trailer. The trailer has built-in lighting but I also have a trailer board.
Any info would be most welcome so thanks in advance.
Sleepy John
Have just joined for a particular project but I'm sure that I'll be grateful for the collective expertise on these forums in the future. I should say at this point that I'm not a sparks and, while reasonably competent as a DIYer, I really need to be treated as a ten-year-old from the point of view of understanding circuitry or electronic vocabulary.
My specific question is for the Autoelectricians among you.
I want to fit a tow bar to my 2002 Skoda Fabia 1 Elegance. It has Can-bus circuitry (or so I'm led to believe) and, as it has reversing sensors and bulb fault sensing, etc., I want to get the wiring right first time.
I bought a tow bar, which comes with a 'Wiring Kit'. This consists of an audible relay with five wires ( White, Yellow, Green, Orange and Grey) and as far as I can see is solely for connection to the indicator circuit. The rest of the kit is several metres of black 9/0 3mm wire and a number of Scotchlok connectors. I'm pretty sure that no-one on here will recommend Scotchloks so my intention is to make proper soldered joints where necessary.
I've searched the internet for a supplier of vehicle specific looms but can't find anyone doing one for the Skabia. Can anyone tell me if they know of a dedicated loom supplier or what my best approach would be in making a loom from scratch?
I shall only be using the 12N 7-pin connector as it's just for towing a small trailer. The trailer has built-in lighting but I also have a trailer board.
Any info would be most welcome so thanks in advance.
Sleepy John