Flatwhite Posted January 28, 2015 Share Hi, Bought a Thule Bike Rack in the UK which I brought back to SA. However, now realized that the Bike Rack has a 13pin socket and the Towbar only has 7 pin socket... Some searching reveals I need a Thule 9906 adapter...Being Thule I would assume to expensive - cant seem to find SA pricing on them. Anyone else had the same problem and found any other alternative adapters in the Cape area that could work? Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 28, 2015 Share Ive been down this road before as well. you have two choices. 1. Buy a landrover because they have two tow plugs attached. a 13 and a 7. (see picture attached) 2. Or go to thule and buy the adapter. Nakoota and Wet Ears 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andro Posted January 28, 2015 Share Surely if adaptor is expensive... it can be rewired? Pure Savage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryS Posted January 28, 2015 Share I would say replace the plug on the carrier. They aren't expensive and you need just a basic knowledge of wiring, or get someone to do it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreR Posted January 28, 2015 Share Thule adaptor is around R 475 at CWC in Cape Town. There is an ad on olx Cape Town for R 250. The adaptor is not Thule specific any 13 pin to 7 pin will work - BMW also sells them for their cars with manufacturer fitted towbars, but I suspect at even higher prices than Thule. Here is the olx ad http://capetown.olx.co.za/13-pin-socket-to-7-pin-plug-adaptor-iid-775514848 Wayne Potgieter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted January 28, 2015 Share Why does no one want to use option 1? Pure Savage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andro Posted January 28, 2015 Share Thule adaptor is around R 475 at CWC in Cape Town. There is an ad on olx Cape Town for R 250. The adaptor is not Thule specific any 13 pin to 7 pin will work - BMW also sells them for their cars with manufacturer fitted towbars, but I suspect at even higher prices than Thule. Here is the olx ad http://capetown.olx.co.za/13-pin-socket-to-7-pin-plug-adaptor-iid-775514848For that price... go to Midas and buy a Standard plug , download the diagram from:http://www.overland.co.za/trailer_plug/Trailer_Plug.pdf and Bobs your Uncle.... 428 others 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georges Posted January 28, 2015 Share Hi, Bought a Thule Bike Rack in the UK which I brought back to SA. However, now realized that the Bike Rack has a 13pin socket and the Towbar only has 7 pin socket... Some searching reveals I need a Thule 9906 adapter...Being Thule I would assume to expensive - cant seem to find SA pricing on them. Anyone else had the same problem and found any other alternative adapters in the Cape area that could work? Many thanks Hi, if the vehicle came with a tow-bar I would suggest you purchase the vehicle manufacturers adaptor. I have had a similar problem and it caused a fuse to blow by using a different manafacturers adaptor!!! It might have been an isolated malfunction but it happened nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
428 others Posted January 28, 2015 Share For that price... go to Midas and buy a Standard plug , download the diagram from:http://www.overland.co.za/trailer_plug/Trailer_Plug.pdf and Bobs your Uncle.... I bought a R50 one from a Trailer Shop, en rewired with Google's help Andro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreR Posted January 28, 2015 Share Why does no one want to use option 1?I suspect nobody wants to turn one small problem into a series of bigger ones!! Pure Savage, HowellingWulf, Wayne pudding Mol and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayleyearth Posted January 28, 2015 Share VW sent me an adaptor for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieterJvR Posted January 28, 2015 Share For that price... go to Midas and buy a Standard plug , download the diagram from:http://www.overland.co.za/trailer_plug/Trailer_Plug.pdf and Bobs your Uncle....Also went this route. Unless you worried about possibly voiding the warranty on the Thule (although not sure if it is still valid in any case if you bought it in the UK), just buy the adapter from Midas, google the wiring diagram and make the change. I think I paid R40 for the standard 7 pin adapter from Midas a year ago. 428 others 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted January 28, 2015 Share Bosal supply an adapter as well - just go to your local towbar shop... or VW dealer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris NewbyFraser Posted January 29, 2015 Share When buying an adapter, be careful if the car is a VW or Audi (and maybe other European sourced cars). Their electronics are affected by after-market stuff and I had malfunctions on my ABS braking because of the incorrect signals being sent from the plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bontie Posted January 30, 2015 Share g2 , I bought one off amazon or ebay for about a tenner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Mike Posted January 30, 2015 Share I bought one through VW which was surprising much cheaper than Thule's. Have been using it for a couple of years now and no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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