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rakaaw
10-22-2021, 08:01 AM
Hello,
I am new to this forum and this is my first post so not completely sure this is the
right place for the topic. Anyway here goes.
I have a UK Yaris 1300cc built 2013 which has can bus wiring.
I am in the process of fitting a tow bar with the intention of towing a small trailer and dingy. Fitting the actual tow bar is straightforward but despite lots of research and removing panels, seats etc I have been unable to find any suitable
place to link in the wiring from the tow bar 7 pin plug.
Is there anybody around who can point me in the right?
Thanks for reading this.

thetut
10-22-2021, 01:51 PM
This is not exactly what you are looking for but it has enough information for you to figure out the answers. It's all I could find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4icvF_G3ts

rakaaw
10-23-2021, 07:30 AM
Thank you so much for the link.
This is exactly what I was searching for but didn’t think to search internationally.
Thanks again and very best wishes.
Gregg

kevinj93
10-23-2021, 06:44 PM
I had my tow bar and wiring professionally installed. The wiring includes a module that taps power from a switched fuse in the under dash fuse panel to repeat the lights to the trailer. I presume this is to avoid changing the load on the blinkers, possibly altering the flash rate. It also means I need to turn the ignition on to check the trailer lights.

thetut
10-24-2021, 07:53 PM
Thank you so much for the link.
This is exactly what I was searching for but didn’t think to search internationally.
Thanks again and very best wishes.
Gregg

Glad I was of some help. I'm appreciative of your response as that doesn't happen very often in my experience which has made me reluctant to stick my 2cs in sometimes.