Towbar

[Grass cutter]

Hi I have a 2011 berlingo van and I'm looking for a towbar for it. If I was to buy one what's the best way to wire the electrics? With a dedicated wiring kit (if so does anyone know where to get one decently priced) or connecting into the wiring. Thanks

[malgpz900]

Use these for all my towbar gear.
https://www.pfjones.co.uk/
Malcolm.

[ricc]

if theres a dedicated wiring kit use it , can save a lot of hassle , especially on modern vehicles

[dumdum]

2 7 pins or a single for trailers only or a 13 pin effort??

You will need the sockets with trailing leads, two relays, I use pct gear, there's a relay for the lights (known as canbus relays but nothing to do with canbus really!) and also a power relay for the perm and fridge switched supplies, you'll also need a pair of 15 amp supplies running from the battery to the rear for the relays

I use pct relays and sockets for all my work, extremely reliable and don't take a crap when the first bit of driving occurs, any questions drop me a message, I should get an email then as I don't always visit

[Grass cutter]

Ok thanks for the reply, I think I'll maybe go down the dedicated wiring kit route. Cheers

[Oi69]

I looked at the berlingo manf kit they wanted more for just the loom than i paid for the whole thing with after market wiring kit. Was the easiest tow-bar i ever done fitted onto a 2013 van bolts straight on just take spare wheel out bolt in job done and paid local tow-bar place £30 to wire electrics up

[prunty]

Just a quick question on the wiring, I now realise there is a dedicated loom available from Citroen but if not using that is there a power supply that can be used for the relay in the general area of the rear light cluster or do you have to take a fused supply from the battery??

Also fitting a tow bar to a 2011 van.

BTW, what strength of fuse would you use in the new power supply??

Thanks.

[prunty]

Anybody?? Lol...

[Multispacer]

Anybody?? Lol...

Not sure if it is the same on Berlingo vans but on the B9 Multispace, I remember reading on another thread on this site [which I cannot find at the moment] that there is already the existing loom to connect into behind the rear left-hand side panel. I was going to look into it this Summer as I was putting in some extra power outlets in the rear before going on holiday around Europe earlier this year but as it happened other things cropped up and I never checked.

[prunty]

Anybody?? Lol...