Hi all, I have a Skoda tow bar with hidden electrics which comes with a 13-pin harness to convert to "proper" 7-pin electrics. Everything works great, but when I'm using the adapter harness there is no obvious way in which to secure the harness out of harm's way. At the moment I've simply cable tied it to the detachable swan neck of the tow bar, but this seems somewhere crude for such an otherwise brilliantly thought out system.

My question is, do any others have a similar set-up (the 13-pin system is standard irrespective of whose tow bar you have, I'm told), and if so do you have a better solution to the adapter harness?

Many thanks in advance!

Would you not be better off removing the (IMO) crap 7 pin plugs altogether and fitting a 13 pin plug to the 'van?

First time I have heard the 7 pin plugs caller "proper" - proper nasty I grant you

Hi all, I have a Skoda tow bar with hidden electrics which comes with a 13-pin harness to convert to "proper" 7-pin electrics. Everything works great, but when I'm using the adapter harness there is no obvious way in which to secure the harness out of harm's way. At the moment I've simply cable tied it to the detachable swan neck of the tow bar, but this seems somewhere crude for such an otherwise brilliantly thought out system.

My question is, do any others have a similar set-up (the 13-pin system is standard irrespective of whose tow bar you have, I'm told), and if so do you have a better solution to the adapter harness?

Many thanks in advance!

I bought two short bungies from Halfords which I wrap around the 2 seven pin cables and loop through towing head locking handle. If the handle is not loop shaped attach the bungie hooks to a suitable point on trailer such as jockey wheel. Make sure the bungies are not too tight, they should just be tight enough to hold the cables off the ground with some give so that they stretch when you go round corners.

I hope that helps

Chris

Hi all, I have a Skoda tow bar with hidden electrics which comes with a 13-pin harness to convert to "proper" 7-pin electrics. Everything works great, but when I'm using the adapter harness there is no obvious way in which to secure the harness out of harm's way. At the moment I've simply cable tied it to the detachable swan neck of the tow bar, but this seems somewhere crude for such an otherwise brilliantly thought out system.

My question is, do any others have a similar set-up (the 13-pin system is standard irrespective of whose tow bar you have, I'm told), and if so do you have a better solution to the adapter harness?

Many thanks in advance!

i had the same dilema, and I am going down the route suggested by Gizmo, and converting the caravan to 13 pin electrics IMO a much tidier solution

Sinclair

Just buy a 13 to 7 pin adapter. No cables to bunjy or cable tie, just plug in and forget.

Didn't the adapter come as standard with the towbar? It did with mine.

I have the same challenge,

Can't fit the 13 pin plug to the caravan as I have a trailer and bike rack too.

Although I could convert them as well, problem is youre then limited as to what else you can tow.

I think as per usual in the UK we are set apart from the EU norm of a 13 pin plug and have to suffer the little challenges they present.

With my caravan I just plug in the 13 to twin 7 adaptor and lay it across the top of the swan neck, seems to be ok so far.