My new Honda CR-V has a 13 pin socket, my '06 Senator Oklahoma has twin 7-pin plugs. I know I can buy an adaptor but that just means more weak links in the chain, so to speak. Spoke with the caravan dealer's workshop and they quoted "about £100" to change the van electrics. Seems rather a high figure to me. Anyone had it done and if so, what did it cost? Thanks.
Price for changing Van to 13-Pin Electrics?
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Damian
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It depends how you want it done.
One way is to replace the two 7 core cables back to the van with one 13 core, which would obviously involve the cost of the cable plus the socket and the time to do it. Probably looking at a couple of hours work
The other way, which does not "look" so neat is to use both existing cables, strip back the outer insulation about 6 inches and twist together to form one cable to enter the plug and wire up, in this case it is just the plug and time.Probably looking at about an hours work, plus the cost of the plug.
If you are handy with a screwdriver there is no reason why you sholuldnt do it yourself for just the cost of the plug and your time.
If you want to do it, just ask and I will post the wiring connections for you.
One way is to replace the two 7 core cables back to the van with one 13 core, which would obviously involve the cost of the cable plus the socket and the time to do it. Probably looking at a couple of hours work
The other way, which does not "look" so neat is to use both existing cables, strip back the outer insulation about 6 inches and twist together to form one cable to enter the plug and wire up, in this case it is just the plug and time.Probably looking at about an hours work, plus the cost of the plug.
If you are handy with a screwdriver there is no reason why you sholuldnt do it yourself for just the cost of the plug and your time.
If you want to do it, just ask and I will post the wiring connections for you.
Damian-Moderator said:
Thanks, Damian - yes please. (Presumably as a moderator you can 'see' my email address?)
Damian, it may be worth posting anyway (maybe as a sticky) so it is available for all in the future............
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Chris, I wish I could, I have a good diagram with all the connections on but it wont link up with this site.
However I am always happy to email it to anyone who asks.
I could just list the colour code, but it does not have the same ease of use and whilst the diagrams on sites like Sargent are good, they do not transpose the 12S colours as well as the more common 13 core cable colours.
However I am always happy to email it to anyone who asks.
I could just list the colour code, but it does not have the same ease of use and whilst the diagrams on sites like Sargent are good, they do not transpose the 12S colours as well as the more common 13 core cable colours.
As UK caravans are switching across to 13 pin anyway and the 13 pin adaptor are very reliable why throw away time and money? We have had our adaptor on 4 different caravans and it is still going strong. I do not look on it as a weak link the chain. Also one socket looks tidier than 2 sockets.
If you also tow other trailers as well, anyone any ideas as to the best solution - you could put a 13 pin plug on your goods trailer, but I sometimes tow other peoples trailers which have 7 pin plugs. I know that there is a socket available which can take both sorts, but I have considered putting a 13 pin socket on the car for caravans and daisy chaining a 7 pin socket for other trailers. This should cover all eventualities apart from an old style caravan.
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