and me

I'm a little surprised there is still money in towbars (like alarms)

 

When I bought one for my Fiat Panda all the bolts and/or tappings etc... were already on the car and I had it fitted in about 15 minutes...

Same with the wiring loom, other than drilling a hole for the external socket itself, fitting was just a case of unplugging

looms to the rear lights and plugging in a 'T' harness to 'tap off' the signals. Both Westfalia and I guess most modern cars

the same due to the 'new' (wasn't it about 2001-2?) type approval standards?

 

In the old days it seemed there was a bit of skill to fitting towbars that involved drilling, welding, and everything.

Edited April 30, 20179 yr by datadiffusion

I've fitted 2 one to a new Scenic the wife had and one to a vectra estate I had. Once the trim and bumper was off, as you say, very easy in kit form. 

4 hours ago, norman said:

I've fitted 2 one to a new Scenic the wife had and one to a vectra estate I had. Once the trim and bumper was off, as you say, very easy in kit form. 

Why would you fit a Gtec RKP to cars?

10 minutes ago, PeterJames said:

Why would you fit a Gtec RKP to cars?

 

They were out of stock of Clifford that day at ADI?

should i be looking for friendly foc advice on a tow bar forum?

Yes, then all the professional tow bar fitters will moan like old women 

13 hours ago, norman said:

Yes, then all the professional tow bar fitters will moan like old women 

Well if your not bothered if whatever it is your towing falls off the back of your car potentiating killing the innocent victims driving behind you, there is a reason for approved installers you know. The way I see it if you want to save money save it on something less important like your burglar alarm or water supplier

4 bolts through the chassis, iirc the instructions never even gave a torque rating. How many reports of fatalities due to a non approved installation? 

As above, each towbar is effectively custom made for each model / platform, which will come from new with towbar mounting points - don't we agree the biggest problem with 'DIY' alarms

is the design, so not a true comparison, as any thinking or room for potential bodging is removed from the process with a modern towbar kit.

 

If you can't tighten 4 bolts up (6 in my case) you really shouldn't be driving. Mine did have torque, btw, but that's what a torque wrench is for.