Towbar Fitting
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Towbar Fitting
Is it an easy job fitting a towbar on my 1999 Xantia hatchback.
Does the bumper need to be cut.
Wheres the cheapest place to buy a towbar, Unless someone has one for sale..
Thanks.
Does the bumper need to be cut.
Wheres the cheapest place to buy a towbar, Unless someone has one for sale..
Thanks.
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Fitting a towbar is dead easy A Witter goes on without any cutting whatsoever. Back bumper off and bolt it on. Even the holes are there for you and a blind grommet ready to take the electrics The Electrics are pretty straightforward too and it can be very neatly hidden behind one of the boot side panels.
the only tricky bit will be providing a high current feed if you intend fitting a 12S socket to run a caravan fridge and so on. getting a thick wire from the battery through the bulkhead is not straightforward.
A Xantia Estate is even easier, so long as you ignore the BoL procedure to remove the rear bumper as it's totally WRONG!!!
the only tricky bit will be providing a high current feed if you intend fitting a 12S socket to run a caravan fridge and so on. getting a thick wire from the battery through the bulkhead is not straightforward.
A Xantia Estate is even easier, so long as you ignore the BoL procedure to remove the rear bumper as it's totally WRONG!!!
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Towequipe are pretty cheap, and they are doing a Xantia wiring kit for £15.
http://www.towequipe.co.uk/categorylist ... ed-towbar/
The hardest bit for me was removing the bumper. The captive nut on one of the sides escaped and it was a real pain to refit the bumper. I had to make a small cut, maybe 2" square in the bottom of the bumper.
http://www.towequipe.co.uk/categorylist ... ed-towbar/
The hardest bit for me was removing the bumper. The captive nut on one of the sides escaped and it was a real pain to refit the bumper. I had to make a small cut, maybe 2" square in the bottom of the bumper.
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agree with Jim and Richard re their bumper thoughts...
I just couldn't get my bumper off due to captive nut problems...
I did get the towbar on..spare wheel cradle dropped and rear exhaust can removed... but its damn heavy (witter) working alone with it above you and the bumper getting in the way, especially outdoors on a cold winters night..
I had to fit it (needed next morning to move a v6 engine around the farm ) nothing like being prepared hey ..
I just couldn't get my bumper off due to captive nut problems...
I did get the towbar on..spare wheel cradle dropped and rear exhaust can removed... but its damn heavy (witter) working alone with it above you and the bumper getting in the way, especially outdoors on a cold winters night..
I had to fit it (needed next morning to move a v6 engine around the farm ) nothing like being prepared hey ..
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All this talk about bumpers not wanting to come off is making me nervous..
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Thanks for the info i shall let you all know how i get on...
Never mind Mr.Carling im on the Guinness..
I said im on the Guiness..
I thought i would double post in the one post..
Make it easier to read..
Thanks for the info i shall let you all know how i get on...
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I cheated with that one. I plugged a spade connector into the fuse position for heated seats, with an inline fuse on my cable. The feed for the heated seats should be good for 40A (that's the fuse they would have) and my 12S kit came with a 25A fuse so I reckon the wiring is up to the job. Obviously that option is only available if your car isn't equipped with heated seats.CitroJim wrote:
the only tricky bit will be providing a high current feed if you intend fitting a 12S socket to run a caravan fridge and so on. getting a thick wire from the battery through the bulkhead is not straightforward.
Richard
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Well I guess you could spur off the heated seat loom as long as you don't use the seats with the fridge on You could also possibly fit a change over switch so that only one spur could be used at a time.reblack68 wrote:I cheated with that one. I plugged a spade connector into the fuse position for heated seats, with an inline fuse on my cable. The feed for the heated seats should be good for 40A (that's the fuse they would have) and my 12S kit came with a 25A fuse so I reckon the wiring is up to the job. Obviously that option is only available if your car isn't equipped with heated seats.CitroJim wrote:
the only tricky bit will be providing a high current feed if you intend fitting a 12S socket to run a caravan fridge and so on. getting a thick wire from the battery through the bulkhead is not straightforward.
There are a couple of used towbars on fleabay at the mo, item 130302346112 is one, but I guess you'd have to live nearby for that one.
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