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I've just paid £409 for a detachable bar on our '54 plate Honda FRV with 13 pin universal electrics via Autowfix mobile.
They were at least £100 cheaper than anyone local, the mobile fitter came to me in Reading from Essex, did it at home at my convenience, a first rate job. Definitely recommend them.
http://nationwidetowbars.co.uk/towbarfitted/
The more modern the car, the more likely you will need dedicated electrics to cope with tech such as traction control, that bumps the price up a bit more.
They were at least £100 cheaper than anyone local, the mobile fitter came to me in Reading from Essex, did it at home at my convenience, a first rate job. Definitely recommend them.
http://nationwidetowbars.co.uk/towbarfitted/
The more modern the car, the more likely you will need dedicated electrics to cope with tech such as traction control, that bumps the price up a bit more.
My kit was around £130 but it took the guy 2hrs to fit, including doing the electrics which I wasn't confident about. Where the tow bar mounts behind the bumper there is a heavy steel bracing bar, several of the mounting bolts were seized, took an age for them to shift. Whilst I would've been happy doing the mechanical spannering, in the end I was glad it was a job I farmed out to the pros, especially being a first time tower.
I have just bought and fitted a 2nd hand one onto my Jag
It was simpler than I expected,I thought the electrics would be really complicated,canbus and all that stuff!
On mine you use a relay to do the trailer lights, so the car electrics are only used to trigger the appropriate circuit on the relay.
You will need a 12 volt positive feed in the boot and a decent earth.
It still sees the caravan with the reverse sensors but as you don't tend to reverse very much when hooked up it's no real problem
It was simpler than I expected,I thought the electrics would be really complicated,canbus and all that stuff!
On mine you use a relay to do the trailer lights, so the car electrics are only used to trigger the appropriate circuit on the relay.
You will need a 12 volt positive feed in the boot and a decent earth.
It still sees the caravan with the reverse sensors but as you don't tend to reverse very much when hooked up it's no real problem
Simes205 said:
Canbus in mine.
The cheap kits' only fault is that the rear parking sensor alert sounds continuously when hitched up and reversing.
Thats actually an advantage when reversing the small trailer, because I cant see it in the mirrors. When the beeping gets faster I know its no longer straight so can look for it in the mirrors!The cheap kits' only fault is that the rear parking sensor alert sounds continuously when hitched up and reversing.
Chicken Chaser said:
Just looking at the price of towbars for a Honda Accord and with a 13 pin electrical connection its over £600 fitted. Does that sound about right? I think it was for a swan neck due to the parking sensors.
Was that from Honda direct?I asked about having one fitted to my Skoda when I had it in for a service one time. The chap said "Yes, we can do it but we don't really want to do it due to loads of criteria we would have to meet fitting it aftermarket etc etc... the book price is about £700 to have it retro-fitted. Better for you to go to Tanfield Towbars in town where they charge about £400"
Shakermaker said:
"Yes, we can do it but we don't really want to do it due to loads of criteria we would have to meet fitting it aftermarket etc etc... the book price is about £700 to have it retro-fitted. Better for you to go to Tanfield Towbars in town where they charge about £400"
I believe a lot of main dealers sub the work out anyway. They regard it as a specialist job, so even if you take it to Audi or whoever they just drive it down to the local installer and Chuck a mark up on it for the bother.
I bought one for my X1 from EBay - a genuine Witter with 13 pin electrics and the dedicated connectors and PDC bypass etc for the X1
I then paid a local independent mechanic to fit it, total cost just over £200 all in.
I was happy with that given the quotes for a new installation were into 4 figures.
I then paid a local independent mechanic to fit it, total cost just over £200 all in.
I was happy with that given the quotes for a new installation were into 4 figures.
K50 DEL said:
I bought one for my X1 from EBay - a genuine Witter with 13 pin electrics and the dedicated connectors and PDC bypass etc for the X1
I then paid a local independent mechanic to fit it, total cost just over £200 all in.
I was happy with that given the quotes for a new installation were into 4 figures.
Was that used or new? That's a great price. I then paid a local independent mechanic to fit it, total cost just over £200 all in.
I was happy with that given the quotes for a new installation were into 4 figures.
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