Tow Bar Wire Connection

[johnjnam]

Hi All

I have fitted a tow bar to my 1999 rav4 3 door and need to know where to connect the electrical wiring for the trailer.

One reads all over about the toyota and/ or non geniune toyota wiring harnas which so easy just "plug in " into the electrical system of the car .

Now please tell me where is that so called 'plug in connector " situated .

If it is true that there is somewhere such a magic plug - in connector then it would be so much easier than tapping the rear lights and signals .

Thanks for your help .

Regards

John

[anchorman]

WElcome to the club John.

Those ready made loom s are available online here so I think you will just have to search for one in your location or will post to you.

One of the towing guys will no doubt recommend some to you soon.

[three5]

Hi All

I have fitted a tow bar to my 1999 rav4 3 door and need to know where to connect the electrical wiring for the trailer.

One reads all over about the toyota and/ or non geniune toyota wiring harnas which so easy just "plug in " into the electrical system of the car .

Now please tell me where is that so called 'plug in connector " situated .

If it is true that there is somewhere such a magic plug - in connector then it would be so much easier than tapping the rear lights and signals .

Thanks for your help .

Regards

John

Hi John- and welcome to the forum. Toyota don't take the line of fitting a "magic connector" at a convienient point in the loom, it's a case of disconnecting existing connectors to, for example, the rear lights and then interposing a Male/Female connector with a branching cable that is part of the towbar loom. On the 4.3 RAV there is also a fused connection to the Battery to make ( also part of the Toyota kit ). I don't know if there is a kit available from Toyota for the 1999 version of the RAV but if you PM our resident parts specialist, Parts King ( or Kingo to anyone who lurks around this forum ) he will probably be able to tell you if such a kit is listed. I fitted a wiring kit to my 4.3 and it was very straight forward. First time that I have ever used such a kit ( I can't count the number that I have wired by "splicing in" the towbar connections ) and I wouldn't do it any other way again from choice. Probably not exactly what you want to hear, but I hope it clarifies the position.

[daveh_rav4]

Hi John

I fitted very same thing to my 4.1 (1998) a couple of years ago... remove both internal rear side panels and the male/female connector blocks for the rear light clusters are jut behind the rear lights (not accesable by removing the light clusters alone as they are in a seperate box section). You then need to thread the towbar harness down the inside of each box section to exit via two grommets under the rear skirt panel; you can see these near the two fixing bolts each side for the towbar!

Hope this helps... they are easy to fit. :)

DaveH

Hi All

I have fitted a tow bar to my 1999 rav4 3 door and need to know where to connect the electrical wiring for the trailer.

One reads all over about the toyota and/ or non geniune toyota wiring harnas which so easy just "plug in " into the electrical system of the car .

Now please tell me where is that so called 'plug in connector " situated .

If it is true that there is somewhere such a magic plug - in connector then it would be so much easier than tapping the rear lights and signals .

Thanks for your help .

Regards

John

Hi John- and welcome to the forum. Toyota don't take the line of fitting a "magic connector" at a convienient point in the loom, it's a case of disconnecting existing connectors to, for example, the rear lights and then interposing a Male/Female connector with a branching cable that is part of the towbar loom. On the 4.3 RAV there is also a fused connection to the Battery to make ( also part of the Toyota kit ). I don't know if there is a kit available from Toyota for the 1999 version of the RAV but if you PM our resident parts specialist, Parts King ( or Kingo to anyone who lurks around this forum ) he will probably be able to tell you if such a kit is listed. I fitted a wiring kit to my 4.3 and it was very straight forward. First time that I have ever used such a kit ( I can't count the number that I have wired by "splicing in" the towbar connections ) and I wouldn't do it any other way again from choice. Probably not exactly what you want to hear, but I hope it clarifies the position.

[johnjnam]

Hi All

I have fitted a tow bar to my 1999 rav4 3 door and need to know where to connect the electrical wiring for the trailer.

One reads all over about the toyota and/ or non geniune toyota wiring harnas which so easy just "plug in " into the electrical system of the car .

Now please tell me where is that so called 'plug in connector " situated .

If it is true that there is somewhere such a magic plug - in connector then it would be so much easier than tapping the rear lights and signals .

Thanks for your help .

Regards

John

Hi John- and welcome to the forum. Toyota don't take the line of fitting a "magic connector" at a convienient point in the loom, it's a case of disconnecting existing connectors to, for example, the rear lights and then interposing a Male/Female connector with a branching cable that is part of the towbar loom. On the 4.3 RAV there is also a fused connection to the Battery to make ( also part of the Toyota kit ). I don't know if there is a kit available from Toyota for the 1999 version of the RAV but if you PM our resident parts specialist, Parts King ( or Kingo to anyone who lurks around this forum ) he will probably be able to tell you if such a kit is listed. I fitted a wiring kit to my 4.3 and it was very straight forward. First time that I have ever used such a kit ( I can't count the number that I have wired by "splicing in" the towbar connections ) and I wouldn't do it any other way again from choice. Probably not exactly what you want to hear, but I hope it clarifies the position.

Hi

Thanks to all of you that replied so quick . Yes I am sure I will be able to wire that hitch . Have tapped off the exissting back light wiring a few times before on other cars , but just thought that there might be an "easy way" ( wishful thinking )

thanks again

John