hello jioned for my dad

STORMAN-NORMAN · Post by **STORMAN-NORMAN** » 24 Sep 2006, 18:14

hello there ppl i have just jioned for my dad this will be his screen name mine is actualy BFG not from this site tho.

i have jioned coz he owns a P reg 1.8 8v petrol xantie estate he is having a few probs with it and i keep doing my nut wth him coz he wants to pay garage prices for parts. he is on hol at the moment but will be back soon.

any way i need to fit a tow bar to his car so wat i am gonna do is get one from the scrappy if i can. any ideas wat other car ones i can use. and is it easy to fit,

cheers BFG on behalf of storman norman

np · Post by np » 24 Sep 2006, 18:40

Hello & welcome to the forum.Fitting the towbar on the estate is easy,i`ve done 2.They fitted the same,but on my Dad`s Xantia TD est on a P reg `96,the mounting holes had to be drilled out.
underneath the car.They were already pressed in to the chassis,but not drilled out.
On my late `97 R reg,the mounting holes were already punched out of the chassis,so it was simply a case of bolting the towbar straight in.
Whether you have to drill out the holes or not,its easy to fit.The bumper dose`nt have to come off.
I think all towbars are specific to each car,so would`nt think another 1 will fit.
We get all our tow bars from Towsure in Sheffield mail order.Or Ebay usally has some.

STORMAN-NORMAN · Post by **STORMAN-NORMAN** » 24 Sep 2006, 18:55

ceers mate will look in the scrappy for one this week.

will a one from a normal non estate car fit???

andmcit · Post by **andmcit** » 24 Sep 2006, 19:42

The estate tow bar IS MODEL specific - no use looking at saloon ones!

Andrew

STORMAN-NORMAN · Post by **STORMAN-NORMAN** » 24 Sep 2006, 19:55

andmcit wrote:The estate tow bar IS MODEL specific - no use looking at saloon ones!

Andrew

kool mate dose that mean i ned to look for estates only then? is it just the xanta model i can take it from wswell if its model pecific. cheers for ya help lads.

np · Post by np » 24 Sep 2006, 19:56

As Andrew says,it will have to be a towbar from an estate.As for the wiring,the light circuit is straight foward enough(black socket)but if you will be fitting the grey aux socket(split charging etc for caravan)getting the cables fron the engine bay to the rear is fiddley.I ran protected cables out the back of the engine bay from the alternator & battery,underneath the car to the towbar.There is a plastic type conduit protecting the pipe work underneath.I put the wires on top of this out of the way.

np · Post by np » 24 Sep 2006, 20:01

Heres 1 for sale on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Citroen-Xanti ... dZViewItem
Not sure if your a Ebay`er or not.Theres another 1 on there too.Just type in Xantia towbar.
The`ve gone up a lot since i got mine

.Mine cost £62 in 2001,& my Dad`s was about £55 in `96!!

STORMAN-NORMAN · Post by **STORMAN-NORMAN** » 24 Sep 2006, 20:02

i am only putting one on so i can tow a dam car from londo lmfao. but yes i will need to fit the wiring as i needto fit a light board to the back of the said towed car.

cheers for ya help lads no doubt i iwll ask more questions wen my dad is back with the car.

STORMAN-NORMAN · Post by **STORMAN-NORMAN** » 24 Sep 2006, 21:00

dam these things are expensive....... think i may just rent a van with tow bar on to do the trip for now

weety · Post by **weety** » 24 Sep 2006, 21:48

you havent got a recovery policy you could move the car on then?

STORMAN-NORMAN · Post by **STORMAN-NORMAN** » 24 Sep 2006, 21:54

no mate at present i dont own the car lol i am hoping to by it so its got no cover in my name saying that it needs tax and mot wen i do get it.

BonceChops · Post by **BonceChops** » 25 Sep 2006, 10:57

STORMAN-NORMAN wrote:i need to fit a tow bar to his car

Where abouts are you? I have a used Xantia estate towbar.

STORMAN-NORMAN · Post by **STORMAN-NORMAN** » 25 Sep 2006, 17:06

BonceChops wrote:
STORMAN-NORMAN wrote:i need to fit a tow bar to his car
Where abouts are you? I have a used Xantia estate towbar.

we are in newcaslte mate were bouts u based.

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