Well I bought a Witter kit from Ebay and its been... emotional.
A towbar isnt exactly hard to figure out but my god if you had no idea, the instructions that came with this kit would lead you to a breakdown. After tearing the majority of the boot out I managed to get access to the four bolts each side that hold on the bumper. No mention of the two under the arch that need to come out. Managed to get the bumper down without having to disconnect the parking sensors.
The majority of the kit is one long bar that holds the towball and a left and right side supports. Well the bolts that are already meant to be in the chassis were not. After not being able to get M16's to fit, I got a hold of M18 fine thread and M20 fine thread bolts. Could not get these through the towbar bolt hole, tried a few UNC bolts but nothing fit. Does anyone know the bolt type? Does the towbar kit need modified to fit?
The single electric's that were supplied with the kit is totally unsuitable. I found the tow plug and noticed all the lives and figured out what was what. I wired in a relay to the main lights, rest I wired straight into the connector as they'd only be used intermittently and wouldnt cause much heat. Earthed it and job done. When I got to test it, sh*t went down. The centre console screen cut out and all sorts of lights started flashing on the dash. The warning lights stopped once the trailer was disconnected, the status bar still flashes though.
Since spotted I need the plug'n'play kit.
Anyone any advice?
A towbar isnt exactly hard to figure out but my god if you had no idea, the instructions that came with this kit would lead you to a breakdown. After tearing the majority of the boot out I managed to get access to the four bolts each side that hold on the bumper. No mention of the two under the arch that need to come out. Managed to get the bumper down without having to disconnect the parking sensors.
The majority of the kit is one long bar that holds the towball and a left and right side supports. Well the bolts that are already meant to be in the chassis were not. After not being able to get M16's to fit, I got a hold of M18 fine thread and M20 fine thread bolts. Could not get these through the towbar bolt hole, tried a few UNC bolts but nothing fit. Does anyone know the bolt type? Does the towbar kit need modified to fit?
The single electric's that were supplied with the kit is totally unsuitable. I found the tow plug and noticed all the lives and figured out what was what. I wired in a relay to the main lights, rest I wired straight into the connector as they'd only be used intermittently and wouldnt cause much heat. Earthed it and job done. When I got to test it, sh*t went down. The centre console screen cut out and all sorts of lights started flashing on the dash. The warning lights stopped once the trailer was disconnected, the status bar still flashes though.
Since spotted I need the plug'n'play kit.
Anyone any advice?
