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Towing electrics in rear door. All done and dusted :-)

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barmiebrumie:
James send a pm to chrisw he has done this on his & he is an spark I'm pretty sure he will give you good advice,


Thanks

Moneypit:
Could you not put them inside the bumper?

Drill two big holes in the bumper then mount the sockets in them, then use something like the emergency fuel caps to cover the hole when on the road and not towing, removing before off roading.

All wiring and sockets would then be protected by the bumper.

Don't know enough to know whether this would weaken the bumper or is possible.

muddyjames:
I need a new rear bumper at some point as end caps are about to fall off and paint is flakey and it is all rusty. Hammerite is making it look respectable for now.

muddyjames:
I have put the socket into the door today. Took me and my neighbour 4hours to do it!!!

In the end we used the connecter clock jobies to join the wires up. The blocks are the type like you see on house light fittings with screws inside a plastic case.

Not the side of the wheel I was going to put it but it was easier to bolt onto the door and also whe towing it means the cable and go in near enough a straight line to the trailer instead of being to 1 side.

Here is a pic of it all done.



My only concern is that the leccy cable I bought from a car shop isn't the same size as what is in the disco. It says on the wire 7x 0.65mm2. Is this up to the job?

When I was looking for the new wire coming through into the car I could see that mud splats was all inside the disco from where the gromit fel out ages ago under the disco. I have now found a plate of ally and put loads of sealant on it and screwed it to the bottom of the disco. No more water in there thanks :lol: :D

ChrisW:
Well done James  :D
Did you put a smear of silicon on the socket before bolting onto the door? You could probably get away with running a bead round where it meets the door if not :wink:
The cable size should be ok as you're only feeding trailer lights off it, I would only be concerned if it was the supplementary socket on that cable... next job?  :lol:

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