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  • Towbar wiring question.

    G'day all, I have a question for all you learned Prado-people:

    As they all do, my 2008 4.0L VX comes with a factory-installed 'towbar wiring connection point' which is apparently in the jack storage compartment in the rear of the vehicle.

    When purchasing a towbar from a recognised Toyota supplier, I requested a towbar harness and was informed that I would have to get this from a Toyota dealer.
    I subsequently e-mailed a Toyota dealer, and requested such a towbar harness.

    The dealer told me that Toyota do not supply this harness, it is sourced from the supplier of the towbar. (Huh?)

    My question is this - is the 'harness' is simply wired into the vehicle harness at this point without using a plug or other specific means of attaching it? If so, then I may as well just make up and fit my own 'harness'...

    If it uses a specific/special plug to connect to the harness, does anyone have a Toyota part number of the item?

    If I was currently at home, I could obviously check this out myself, but I am away at work (Operation Enduring Freedom) until just before Christmas, and by the time I get home all businesses will be closed for Christmas so I won't be able to buy the required items either way!

    Many thanks,

    P
    .
    2008 Prado 4.0 VX
    ARB bullbar with Warn winch
    Ironman Suspension
    Safari snorkel
    Windscreen washer upgrade!

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    Re: Towbar wiring question.

    Hi Paul... the wiring harnes is available from Toyota as a stock item, plug to suit your fitments as well (flat/round etc). A simple plug and play style of thing.

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      Re: Towbar wiring question.

      Hi Paul,
      Just expanding on Wannawodka's reply the Toyota harness also incorporates a relay, the wiring connections are made by those plastic harness splice crimp thingos. The relay and harness is located in the jack compartment with a penetration through the rubber grommets to the outside of the vehicle a job often botched up by installers as the grommets are a bit hard to re-seat correctly unless you are on stands or a hoist.
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      • #4
        Re: Towbar wiring question.

        Cheers Gents, that's the sort of info I'm looking for!

        Any idea what the relay is there for?

        P
        .
        2008 Prado 4.0 VX
        ARB bullbar with Warn winch
        Ironman Suspension
        Safari snorkel
        Windscreen washer upgrade!

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        • #5
          Re: Towbar wiring question.

          Originally posted by clifton
          Hi Paul,
          Just expanding on Wannawodka's reply the Toyota harness also incorporates a relay, the wiring connections are made by those plastic harness splice crimp thingos. The relay and harness is located in the jack compartment with a penetration through the rubber grommets to the outside of the vehicle a job often botched up by installers as the grommets are a bit hard to re-seat correctly unless you are on stands or a hoist.
          The harness in my Prado didn't have splice crimps to the original harness. It plugged into an existing body plug with an earth eyelet bolted on. What they did forget to do was put in the fuse in the under bonnet fuse box which meant that the relay operated but the trailer indicators didn't.
          Previous Prado owner

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