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The complexity of modern cars means that fitting tow bar electrics can be very difficult. It is important to choose the right electrics to suit your towing needs, whether that be towing a caravan, trailer, cycle carrier or anything else.
There are 3 types of towing electric sockets to choose from depending on your personal preference and towing needs, they are single 7 pin electrics (12N towing electrics), twin 7 pin electrics (a combination of 12N and 12S towing electrics) and single 13 pin electrics.
After you have chosen a type of towing electric socket you will need to decide on tow bar wiring kit, there are 2 types, universal wiring kits (fits all vehicles) and dedicated wiring kits (fits specifically to a single vehicle). Then all you need to do is fit it to your vehicle.
Single 7 pin electrics, also known as 12N towing electrics are needed to power the lighting on a trailer, caravan, cycle carrier or anything you're towing. (The single 7 pin electrics power left and right indicator and taillights, fog lights and brake lights.) If you don't require any further power to your towing counterpart, the single 7 pin electrics socket will be your main choice.
Twin electrics is a 2 plug system which combines the single 7 pin 12N electrics socket with a 12S electrics socket. You will need twin electrics if you require more power than what a single 7 pin socket can provide on a pre 2008 manufactured UK caravan (post 2008 UK caravans are fitted with 13 pin connectors). The twin electrics will power everything that a single electrics system powers plus reversing lamp, battery, power supply and fridge. The brown pin 5 in most cases is not used when wiring tow bar electrics and it is important to ensure that the white pin 3 cable is earthed.. In some cases a split charge relay might be needed in order for the power to switch divide from charging a leisure battery and the car battery.
13 pin towing electrics are the most modern style of towing socket, all EU caravans post 2008 will be fitted as standard with a 13 pin electrics connector. This is essentially a 2-in-1 socket, it has all the capabilities as twin electrics in one rather than 2 separate sockets. 13 pin towing are more adaptable for detachable tow bars that have a spring mounted single socket plate that can be folded up behind the bumper so that it's invisible.
Conversion leads are available for 13 pin towing electrics to twin 7 pin towing electrics or twin 7 pin to 13 pin towing electrics if your vehicle has a 13 pin socket and your caravan has twin 7 pin towing plugs or vice versa.
Some modern vehicles have trailer stability control programmed as an extension to the cars regular stability control system, however, if a universal wiring kit is fitted to your vehicle, the trailer stability control function may not activate and become null.
Vehicle WarrantyIf your vehicle is still under warranty then you might want to consider the affect of fitting a universal wiring kit. Most warranties will specify that any tow bar wiring fitted must be equivalent to the wiring supplied by the vehicle manufacturer. Meaning, they prefer a dedicated wiring kit over a universal wiring kit.
Dedicated wiring kits are made to fit a specific car make and model. Unlike universal kits, dedicated kits work in coordination with the vehicles existing electrical system allowing it to run as functional as it was intended to by the manufacturer.
The advantage of a dedicated wiring kit is that the vehicle will know when you are towing and will automatically adjust the following systems (only if the vehicle has them):
Some vehicles need a compulsory download from the main agent to make the vehicle aware that these towing electrics are fitted dependent on make or model of the vehicle. More often than not, dedicated wiring kits are expensive in comparison to universal. Dedicated wiring kits in the majority of cases connect directly into the manufacturers dedicated socket. In some vehicles it may be necessary to run other cables through the vehicle, this can make fitting more difficult.
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PF Jones are the largest supplier of towbars in the UK, supplying both trade and public alike. Offering the widest range of towbars in the UK. We fit towbars for many of the countries largest car dealerships and van hire/leasing companies. Because we sell so many tow bars, we are able to pass on our discounts to our customers, both trade, and the public.
We come to you either at your home or place of work, one of our Richmond based towbar fitters has all the tools to complete a professional towbar fit. With over 45 years of experience fitting towbars we ensure all of our mobile towbar fitters are time served and can complete the job to the highest standard.
All work done by any member of our team of dedicated mobile towbar fitters is fully guaranteed. For this reason, all fitters are fully vetted prior to being allowed to fit towbars for our customers. Our mobile towbar fitting service covers the whole of the Richmond area including.
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We have over 10,000 square feet of warehouse space fully stocked with towbars for a huge range of vehicles. Chances are we have several towbars from a range of manufacturers for your vehicle, in stock ready to ship today. All of the towbars we supply are made by either British and European manufacturers and conform to the very highest standards including European Type Approval.
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Looking to DIY fit your towbar, we offer supply only and a free fitting support helpline.
Dedicated kits are available for all 3 types 7 pin, Twin and 13 pin, Dedicated kits will not invalidate the manufacturer's warranty and are designed to work in harmony with your vehicles electrics, most kits require some expertise in fitting and some applications require a download to activated the towing facility.No Bypass relay required
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As we offer the UK's largest range of towbars we also offer a mobile towbar fiting service, this covers 98 % of the UK.We arrange the fitting with a carefully vetted highly skilled towbar fitter (all of our current towbar fitters have been working with us for over 5 years) Once the dates and times are arranged, simply order your goods and pay the bill.
How much space do you need?As we offer the UK's largest range of towbars we also offer a mobile towbar fiting service, this covers 98 % of the UK.We arrange the fitting with a carefully vetted highly skilled towbar fitter (all of our current towbar fitters have been working with us for over 5 years) Once the dates and times are arranged, simply order your goods and pay the bill.
How do I change or cancel my appointment?If in the event of you needing to change or cancel your towbar fitting appointment we ask that you call to let us know giving as much notice as possible.
1. With thousands of towbars in stock we offer unbeatable prices
2. Largest range of towbars in the UK.
3. We only arrange towbar fittings for towbars ordered through PF Jones.
4. We Promise to BEAT ANY like for like towbar price.
We can arrange towbar fittings for 98% of the UK, (excluding the Highlands) with over a dozen towbar fitting centres located throughout the UK (see the map below) as well as an extensive network of fully qualified time served towbar fitters, offering mobile towbar fitting services at your home or place of work.
The map below shows the locations of our fitting depots, the green area is covered by our mobile towbar fitting service.
If your towbars requires a download our towbar fitters can install this on 99.9% of all vehicles (Not all vehicles require a towing download to be installed)
We get lots of enquiries asking,
How much to fit a towbar ? How much is a tow bar fitted ? What price to have a towbar fitted ?
This will vary depending on the type of towbar electrics you choose to have fitted to your vehicle. We fit hundreds of tow bars each month throughout the UK call now to get a no oblgation quote for your towbar fitting.
All work that is carried out either at the towbar fitting centres or by one of our mobile towbar fitters is fully guaranteed.
We offer full support to DIY towbar fitters ( Sorry but this service is only available for towbars bought from ourselves) via our tow bar fitting helpline, a trained towbar fitter is always on hand to answer all your fitting enquiries, whether the question relates to the fitting of the actual tow bar or the tow bar electrics
No matter what the make or model of your vehicle, our tow bar fitters will be able to advise you on how to deal with any issues.
In 9 out of 10 cases we are able to find the solution on the first call
R Rimmer 23 June 2013
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"I purchased my item via the internet very quick and easy to navigate around the website, nice secure payment method aswel. Excellent product with quick delivery and great packaging. When I was struggling with the complexity of the BMW can bus wiring as I had lack of knowledge with these systems the techinal support helped me immediately"
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