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Trailer Hitch for V70 & wiring V70-XC70 2001

posted by  someone claiming to be Peter on  Fri Oct 18 15:26 CST 2002 [RELATED]

I need to add a trailer hitch to my 2001 V70 T5. I'm going to go with a non-volvo hitch, probably DeLann, and install it myself. I'm more concerned about the wiring than the hitch installation. I can order a wiring "converter" which would attach directly to the battery but have seen archive posts about a Volvo "pre-wired" plug-in. Where is this? Does it only work with Volvo parts? Can the Volvo wiring harness be purchased separately from the tow hitch or is there a way to adapt the outlet plug to a standard wiring harness?

Pete








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    Trailer Hitch for V70 & wiring V70-XC70 2001

    posted by  someone claiming to be Norm on  Sat Oct 19 01:19 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    You can buy a seperate volvo wiring harness that plugs directly into a socket located near the battery in the rear compartment. The problem is that it ends in a round adapter with round pins which do not conform to any north american standard. I purchased the volvo hitch with a square 2 inch receptacle, I wanted the 2" since there are many accessories you can purchase for it. You can buy a standard wiring converter and wire it yourself following this wiring code.

    Blue +12V in key position II via fuse 11D/15
    Red +12V at all times via fuse 11D/9
    Yel from brake light relay. +12V with brakes applied.
    Pink rear fog light (may require software to activate)
    Black Ground
    Gray R parking light
    Grn-wht R directional (connects directly to lamp socket)
    Green L directional (connects directly to lamp socket)
    White L parking light
    Blue Tail lights (connects directly to lamp socket)

    Regards,
    Norm








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      Trailer Hitch for V70 & wiring V70-XC70 2001

      posted by  someone claiming to be Peter on  Sat Oct 19 15:10 CST 2002 [RELATED]

      Is it worth buying the Volvo wiring harness then or are you better off just wiring from the leads into the socket since you have to do the wiring anyway?







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        Trailer Hitch for V70 & wiring V70-XC70 2001

        posted by  someone claiming to be Norm on  Sun Oct 20 01:14 CST 2002 [RELATED]

        I would wire it myself. There is a grommet near the battery for this purpose. The volvo harness is very expensive and terminates in a useless plug. For more money you can buy an adapter to go to a 4 pin trailer plug. You will be out of luck if you need a 5 or 7 pin plug such as those for small tent trailers.

        Norm







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