Technical Electrics for rear-mounted lighting board

[peelednormality]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help with this.
I've just recently bought a 2nd hand 2009 1.1 active eco, and got a rear mounted bike carrier to take our bikes on holiday. Because it obscures the license plate/lights I need to get a lighting board, but I have NO IDEA how/where to plug this in.

I looked under the bumper and found a weird connector that looks like it's either 4 or 5 sockets in a straight line, with the one that may or may not be a socket much lower down. Sorry I can't post images/links, and I couldn't even find a picture online so it seems fairly obscure.

Does anyone who has experience with this model know if that's a connector that I can use for this purpose, or something totally unrelated? Some weird project of the previous owner? I'm not a car/electronics expert so can someone please explain to me very slowly?

Cheers!

 

[Goudrons]

For a lighting board you really need a 12N 7 pin socket wiring in.
Like this
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/ring-12n-7-pin-socket-a05uq?cmpid=ppc&gclid=CKy-t-C37s0CFeQp0wodYLEHlA

I don't think the connector you have found is correct for this.

You can buy a kit with the wiring, scotch locks and 7 way bypass relay, they are quite cheap but a little fussy to fit.

The relay needs powering from the igntion/battery, then the signal wires scotch lock into the loom for the tail light, stop light and indicators.
Then the output of the relay goes to the socket.

This allows the bypass relay to detect whatever lights are operated, but draws the lighting boards power through the relay via the ignition/battery.

There are plenty of instructions and manuals around the internet that will help you decide if you could diy it, or you could ask a towbar fitter to do it if you can't, it shouldn't cost too much.

I've a 7 way bypass fitted and to tell you the truth, it does not operate with my LED lighting board as it does not draw enough power like conventional bulbs would.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

As mentioned above, the 7-way bypass relay route is the best to take. The plug you've found will most likely be for rear parking sensors (which I suspect yours hasn't got fitted).

 

[Cameron1590]

As mentioned above that plug is for parking sensors, I fitted a tow bar to mine earlier in the year. It wasn't a hard job but a little time consuming. I purchased a good quality 12N 7pin socket and ran the cable through a little vent behind the bumper (probably need to remove bumper to access this vent) then spliced into the loom and soldered it.

If it's any help I have a note of what colour cables operate the individual lights.