Could / Should I ... fit a towbar??

Hi

Getting new car TOMORROW (2002 Disco ES Auto - CAN'T WAIT ) and it doesn't have a tow bar (how ridiculous ) so I got a quote from a mobile fitting man ... £250.

Then I looked on e-bay and I can get an A1 towbar for about £80 delivered plus a few £££s for the electrics and ball thingy-ma-jig. But I don't know if that's a good make, so checked for Witter ones, again I can buy it for under £150 with all the bits.

Dare I attempt to fit it myself?? Have you done it, are you a mechanical genius, how hard is it??? Have searched this time (thank you Charles and realise I'd need an able assistant!)

Probably worth mentioning here that while I can diagnose / identify / etc all sorts of things with a horse, I can just about manage to put fuel in my car (Oh god, how embarrassing!!!! )

Maybe I should see if a local garage can do it for a few £££s instead

Its only 4 bolts for the bar, and 4 screws to undo the off side rear light to locate the electric plug for the bar, need someone to give you a hand unless you have a tree stump to prop it up with as I did.

Otherwise known as a 'mechanical reversing sensor'. They are very easy to fit although the electrics can be tricky.

Try Land Rover Freelander Towbars from Towsure, you'll get the right electrics from them as well.

i would have thought a disco towbar would have bin of more use to im

slob said:

i would have thought a disco towbar would have bin of more use to im

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Good point, Land Rover Discovery Towbars from Towsure

Just found this as well Towing Kits & Electrics

lookskyward1 said:

Good point, Land Rover Discovery Towbars from Towsure

Just found this as well Towing Kits & Electrics

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Lovely - thanks very much for this, off to have a nosey now ...

The correct trailer electrics are dead easy to fit.

Take off right rear light unit.

Get a string with a small weight on the end and drop down through where light was till it shows under the corner of the car.

Fit socket to plate and feed cable with plug on the end up high and over to the right, then attach plug to string and gently pull it up to light unit.

Fit plug to socket already there.

Replace rear light unit.

Attach a few cable ties here and there to keep cable up and safe.


Job Done.

CharlesY

Aaaaahhhhhhh you all make it sound soooooooo easy, with your tree stumps and your plumb lines!! However, I think a crash (not literally ) course in "how to" do stuff to my car is called for here

Disco Divette said:

Aaaaahhhhhhh you all make it sound soooooooo easy, with your tree stumps and your plumb lines!! However, I think a crash (not literally ) course in "how to" do stuff to my car is called for here

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1/ Find a man wiv a landy.
2/ Wear lowcut top
3/ flutter eyelashes
4/ act all weak and womanly
5/ stand back and watch man fit things asking loads of girly questions while he does so.
6/ make tea and thank man profusely whilst fluttering eyelashes
7/get mans mobile phone number, for the next time you want to fit something to your landy.

Yup. Piece of cake. I did mine in a couple of hours. It'll probably wreck your "departure angle" (and plough a furrow) though. Before my Disco, I fitted a towbar to a 3-series BMW which was a complete nightmare by comparison... You'll need a big torque wrench, as from memory the large niuts/bolts need over 120nm torque (supposedly!)...

redhand said:

1/ Find a man wiv a landy.
2/ Wear lowcut top
3/ flutter eyelashes
4/ act all weak and womanly
5/ stand back and watch man fit things asking loads of girly questions while he does so.
6/ make tea and thank man profusely whilst givin BJ
7/get mans mobile phone number, for the next time you want to fit something to your landy.

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Works every time parrently !

mondo said:

Works every time parrently !

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Din't be so fooking crude. AH'm working up to asking her out for a drink you tosser.

redhand said:

Din't be so fooking crude. AH'm working up to asking her out for a drink you tosser.

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Foookineell!

I dint read the Divette bit propper, thought it wer a Dave !

redhand said:

Din't be so fooking crude. AH'm working up to asking her out for a drink you tosser.

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why bother??

just nick her

redhand said:

1/ Find a man wiv a landy.
2/ Wear lowcut top
3/ flutter eyelashes
4/ act all weak and womanly
5/ stand back and watch man fit things asking loads of girly questions while he does so.
6/ make tea and thank man profusely whilst fluttering eyelashes
7/get mans mobile phone number, for the next time you want to fit something to your landy.

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Hey Mr Redhand,

If I do all that will you fix MY Disco ..... ?

CharlesY

slob said:

why bother??

just nick her

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What????

You can't just go out there and do that!!

Can you ....................... ?

Hmmmmmmmmmm...... 400 miles isn't so far really .....

CharlesY

Fook off ahm already on me way down there wiv me big holdall and some ropes and stuff.

redhand said:

Fook off ahm already on me way down there wiv me big holdall and some ropes and stuff.

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yer orf to visit flaps then??

Well if she's closer I might as well. You know me Slob never one to let an ugly face get in the way of a good time.

redhand said:

Well if she's closer I might as well. You know me Slob never one to let an ugly face get in the way of a good time.

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By God, you fellows certainly know how to make a lady feel valued and good about things!

I hope she's got a sense of humour - and maybe a baseball bat!
She'll need them both if she tangles with you guys!

CharlesY