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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Dave-C on 20 January 2007, 20:59:27

Title: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Dave-C on 20 January 2007, 20:59:27

Gents & Girlies,
Had my Omega for nearly 4 years, fitted my own towbar, non OEM, Towsure Eclipse (Detatchable) Did my electrics, dead easy, there's a multiplug in the boot behind the latch panel, had to put a fuse in the underdash fuse box to give constant 12 v....  What a breeze!  I have a regulation indicator bulb failure buzzer in the boot. retro fit..  It's always foxed me, even with my full set of wiring diagrams, qualifications in many electrical avenues, that there is a trailer indicator lamp on the dash of my 1999 saloon...  How do we make that illuminate as a warning for failed trailer bulbs....   Come on guys, one of you must have the answer...  Shall we call it a challenge????? I may even give a prize for the winning answer, ( No light -No prize, Guys)
Dave C

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Martin_1962 on 20 January 2007, 23:22:53

AFAIK you need the bulb and the indicator relay

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Chopsdad on 20 January 2007, 23:54:44

Mine are spliced with scotch locks so no hope of dash light.  But I always check the operation of all bulbs whenever trailer or caravan attached b4 setting off - call me old fashioned if you like  ;)

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Dave-C on 21 January 2007, 09:01:02

In reply to both previous answers, 1st, 1st,  Do you happen to know which flasher unit / relay etc, the bulb is obvious!  2nd, 2nd I fully agree,  Call me a dinosaur, and at 41 too, I always think it's right to double check everything and then again after a few miles...   If I could only count the amount of times that I have had to assist my mates on a campsite, changing 12n's & 12s's plugs and sockets, running loose wires under caravans just as a get me home, However I do like the tell tale lights / buzzers, First Line of Defence n' all...

Any more info, diags etc, would be GR8..

Cheers Dave C

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Martin_1962 on 21 January 2007, 12:02:24

Well mine is joined in as well, I considered the relay and light but parts seemed unsure

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: sounds2k on 21 January 2007, 13:02:52

well, two things come to mind that I've read here or elsewhere in the past, one is that the light flashes in sync with the trailer's indicators - not when they have failed - and secondly that the bulb isn't always fitted in the dash?

Then again my memory could be failing me on both counts  ;)

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: stevief on 22 January 2007, 12:36:54

The relay for hooking up a light has an extra pin but the standard socket is set up for it. The old Astra I had only required the relay fitted as there was a bulb fitted in the dash but the Omega didn't work with the proper relay so maybe just needs a bulb. One day I'll get round to checking it out as Vaux/ OPel are one of the best manufacturers for running the additional wiring for accessories on the standard build.

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: andi on 22 January 2007, 19:03:51

in a slightly related way to the topic. i fitted some high level indicators to a recovery van and just joined into the original wiring. this put the towing light on the dash and it flashes when the indicators are on!

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Amarok on 25 January 2007, 12:41:49

I recently got a BRINK Omega Estate wiring kit and the box contains this little beauty

(http:// http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o192/Amarokuk/DSC_0023_edited.jpg )

there is a empty Black socket under the dash where it plus in

Regards

Mike

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Dave-C on 25 January 2007, 16:54:51

Don't suppose that you have a part number, wiring diagram or anything like that do you,

Cheers Dave C

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Matchless on 25 January 2007, 17:19:35

To get the towbar symbol to work you need a 4 pin flasher unit to replace the standard one and will probably need to fit the bulb in the instrument cluster.
Some low spec cars (eg my old GLS) dont have a wire in the 4th flasher hole.

Note that the bulb failure module wont work properly with a trailer or caravan connected. It looks for a minimum current in each circuit to detect an open circuit bulb so you could have a blown bulb on the traier or car and not know.

The pos feed to the trailer multiplug was provided to operate a set of relays for the trailer lights (not intended as a fridge or charge feed) so that the bulb failure module did not have to carry the extra current for the trailer bulbs. I think one of the boxes in the Vx kit is bulb failure warning for the trailor bulbs.

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Amarok on 26 January 2007, 20:10:12

Dave,
I have the following numbers for you

the brink part number for the full kit is 076262
on the white tag on the flasher/light unit has CE-41
On the relay it is stamped
blinkgerber
1413 (12v)
 ;)

regards
Mike

Title: Re: TOWING ELECTRICS
Post by: Dave-C on 26 January 2007, 22:56:22

Cheers for getting back to me, I now know. thanks DC