How to install a tow bar on a VAZ 2114

When operating a vehicle, situations arise when it is necessary to transport large items and some cargo. A car trailer is used for transportation. However, to make towing possible, a trailer hitch must be installed on the vehicle. To install a towbar on the VAZ 2114, standard places are provided for attaching a towing hitch, which allows motorists to equip their vehicles with this part.

Features of choosing a tow bar for the VAZ 2114

In stores, car owners are most often offered towbars that are attached to the bottom of the body, where the recess for the spare wheel is located. As a result, car enthusiasts have to almost tear the car body to pieces in order to install such a trailer hitch. It is better to give preference to more durable structures that will be attached to something more impressive, for example, spars.

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Higher quality models do not require dismantling the bumper, which greatly simplifies the process of installing such a tow bar. The side members have side holes that are simply drilled through.

Experienced car enthusiasts advise purchasing a more expensive, but durable and easy-to-install Bosal tow bar. This product is firmly attached to the side members, equipped with a removable hook and everything necessary for installation and electrical connections.

In order to install the trailer hitch, just refer to the instructions that come with the product, where everything will be outlined step by step. For example, like in the picture below.

Features of installing trailer hitch on vehicles of the Samara-2 line

Traffic rules do not prohibit additional installation of trailer hitches on cars, so owners do not deny themselves this. Moreover, you can buy a tow bar for a very reasonable price.

Since 2010, AvtoVAZ has slightly revised its policy and makes cars for the purpose of sales abroad, therefore the installation of a trailer hitch on a car produced later than this time requires support with official recommendations. Manufacturers of towbars focus attention on this and warn car owners.

It's no secret that VAZ cars tend to inherit the features of their predecessors. So, for example, model 2115 is the successor to the “ninety-ninth”, and that, in turn, received the form of the VAZ-09. Thanks to this, towbar installers were able to gain specific experience, and now provide customers with do-it-yourself trailer hitch installation kits.

Therefore, before you go to a specialized store to purchase a towbar, find out the design features of the rear of your car.

Even the neighboring models 2114 and 2115 differ in the method of attaching the tow bar:

cars produced in 1997, 2004 and 2007 have changes in the power elements of the body;
The towbar can be easily selected according to the year of manufacture of the car, based on the specific design of that particular period.

If you have difficulties with this, you can go to the technical center and ask the specialists or discuss with the seller of the trailer hitch kit the possibility of an exchange in case of discrepancy with a specific model.

Tow bar installation process

In order to install a towbar on a VAZ 2114 yourself, you will need:

a set of keys;
electric drill with cutter;.
sealant.

Next, follow these steps:

Install the cross beam. Most likely, this will require widening the holes in the rear side members, in which case use a milling cutter.
From the trunk side, lift the sound insulation and insert the plates with welded nuts into the special rectangular holes in the side members. If the nuts do not fit into some holes, they need to be widened using a drill with a cutter.
At this stage you will need an assistant, since you will need to simultaneously attach the cross beam to the side members by inserting the bolts and try to insert plates with nuts from the other side of the luggage compartment, hitting the bolts. In this case, the nuts are only tightened, and not completely tightened. If the muffler gets in the way, just remove it by disconnecting it from the 2 rear rubber bands. This will lower it and you will have more space for “turns”.
Install the “piece of hardware” with the towbar itself; to do this, ask an assistant to insert the bolts from above into the holes of the spare wheel. At this time, you apply a piece of iron from the bottom side and tighten the nut.
Connect both pieces of iron with 4 bolts.
Align the towing hook of the tow bar exactly along the axis of symmetry and firmly tighten all the previously installed nuts.

After this, all that remains is to connect the towbar socket, which should come complete with the trailer hitch. There is nothing complicated in this process either.

Referring to the wiring diagram that will also be included with the device, connect the wires of the desired colors and check that all signal lights work as expected.

Connecting the socket

After the tow bar has been installed, proceed to connecting the socket with wires. They provide an electrical connection to the vehicle's towbar. The pinout looks like this:

Yellow (Left turn signal).
Free.
Black (Mass).
White (Right turn signal).
Free.
Red (Stop light).
Blue (Parking lights).

After making the connection, the wires are pulled into the holes in the niche for the spare wheel. The socket is powered from the car's rear headlight connectors.

Selecting a towbar model

The choice of towbar model is dictated by which model you want to buy or which one you have already purchased. It is possible that you have come across an interesting option imported from abroad with a unique towing device, which will be impossible to find from us and will have to be ordered from there. But we will assume that you bought a new trailer for the VAZ 2114, and installation will be simple. In general, we need a coupling ball. Why a ball? Because trailed equipment based on a ball is most widely used in our country and in Europe. It is the towed ball that has replaced all other options and is capable of providing the necessary smooth ride of the car along with the trailer. The ball is perfectly smooth, often even lubricated. This is done because the ball acts as a bearing for the towbar and when the movement changes, it slides and does not create inconvenience for the driver.

Recommendations for use

When operating a Lada car with a towbar, you must follow some rules for operating this part:

After each trip, the traction element is treated with special anti-corrosion solutions, dirt and moisture are removed from it.
The coupling ball, when not in use, is covered with protective lubricant and a special cap.
When transporting a fully loaded trailer hitch, the vehicle speed should not exceed 90 kilometers per hour.
Transportation of extra-heavy, large-sized trailers is carried out using a towbar with increased load capacity.
After installing the trailer hitch, the part is registered with the traffic police.

The towbar expands the vehicle's capabilities. A machine equipped with a trailer hitch is capable of towing trailers or other vehicles. However, you should select towbars that are suitable for your specific vehicle model.

Towbar installation

Installation of towing equipment on a VAZ 2114 has two phases:

Installation of mechanical elements.
Assembling an electrical outlet.

For a VAZ 2114 it is quite possible to buy a towbar already assembled and ready for installation. Next, we just need to drill holes in the body and screw it on. After the holes are made, it will be advisable to treat them so that rust does not appear.

Speaking about the electrical component, it is necessary to say that we will need to assemble an electrical circuit with the help of which a light signal will be displayed on the trailer indicating where the driver is going to go.
Roughly speaking, we will need to collect all the signal wires in the back of the car and route them to the socket. In the trailer, you will need to do the same, but all the wires will converge into a plug, which will be inserted into the socket on the towbar and form a closed electrical circuit. 52
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