Vauxhall Astra H estate (2004 - 2009) - 08 1.7 Tow bar

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Thu 11 Dec 2008 08:12
08 1.7 Tow bar - KA
I have an 08 astra estate, 17cdti diesel and i want to fit an additional charging socket for towing the caravan. So the question is, do you know which is the charging light wire coming from the alternator, to which to conect the wire to the split charging relay for the battery/fridge in the caravan? I have had a look at the wires coming from the alternator and besides the thick red one, there are two wires, blue/yellow, blue/red (from memory) any ideas?
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Thu 11 Dec 2008 09:00
08 1.7 Tow bar - John S
The Astra H uses a 'plug in' system for tow sockets which comes off the fuse board in the near side of the boot, which avoids potential problems with the CAN BUS electrics. I'm sure this can accomodate the second plug for a caravan as that's an option offered with VX towbars. Try a decent towing company for the extra kit.

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