The majority of European cars (Volvo,
BMW, Mercedes, VW, Audi etc) when ordered with factory fitted towing electrics
come with 13 pin electrics. A number of caravan and trailer manufacturers are
also supplying their product as standard with the 13 pin Euro plug.
There are many advantages to this system including better locking action
and great protection from the elements.
This is the ISO 11446 style and is
used when converting 2 x 7 pin systems to 13 pin.
The twin entry cable grommet or dual gland allows both the "black" &
"grey" to be inserted into the single inline socket
Click here to see
an article in Caravan magzine convering the conversion from 2 x 7 pin to 13
pin.
