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Old 26th July 2017, 07:01 PM
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Default towball 13 pin socket

as with many other 8's my car is fitted with a removable towball , presumably factory fitted because the wiring socket is audi branded

under normal circumstances no electrical problems , but in order to hook up to a trailer with the old standard 7 pin socket there is an adaptor supplied and here my problems begin ; plug in the adaptor in preparation for connecting the trailer electrics and , lo and behold , the indicators on the car now flash at at least double the required speed even with no trailer connected !
even stranger , if I turn on the 4 way flashers instead of the indicators the flashing is at the normal speed

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Old 26th July 2017, 07:15 PM
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Try a new adapter!?
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Old 26th July 2017, 08:03 PM
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Check for a short inside the adapter. Or pick up a new one from halfrauds or a caravan shop
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Old 26th July 2017, 08:08 PM
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The adaptor should be totally passive, so if you have nothing plugged into it then it's faulty
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Old 27th July 2017, 01:47 PM
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thanks guys.....some research shows that if you don't remove the adaptor carefully and fully they can get out of line....to the extent that there exists a small tool to re-align them
think I will just get a new one as suggested!
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Old 27th July 2017, 03:24 PM
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They are inexpensive so fingers crossed that solves the issue. I have changed my trailers over to 13 pin now, only takes 10 minutes to change the plug and it makes life slightly easier (and neater)!
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Old 4th August 2017, 03:44 PM
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well , new adaptor arrived at the vast cost of €5
problem cured !

the old one must have been twisted out of line on removal
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Old 4th August 2017, 09:51 PM
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Fiver well spent
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