I looking into getting a towing kit for my husband for his birthday. I've had a look on the internet and seen a few different options, but would be grateful of any advice.

Many thanks

Liz

Firstly, please dont go to a stealer as they will rip you off big time

The electrics can be bought for approx £90 and fitted in approx 1 hour by a LR specialist (possibly less time depending on how good they are) or if you know someone local it is not that difficult to fit them - plug and play really but getting the wires to the plugs on the car is a bit of a pain.

The tow bar its self can be bought on ebay or from this or the Disco3 site as lots of folk are selling them and they are the geniune article.

Hope this helps,

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"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" ----is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" -----------is how far you take the fence with you.

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I looking into getting a towing kit for my husband for his birthday. I've had a look on the internet and seen a few different options, but would be grateful of any advice.Many thanks Liz

Liz, please excuse the confusion.
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Hi Liz
Definitely DIY - I got the electric cables off ebay for £60 and a mate gave me a tow bar - the dealer wanted £600 to supply and fit. We put the cables in ourselves in about an hour.

Hope it works out for you - not sure I would want a tow bar for my birthday unless there was a nice little speedboat attached!!

Gppd luck.

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OEM bar from ebay and DIY electrics

morning liz,i got mine off ebay with twin electrics & a friend of mine has his towbar fitting service & fitted the wiring in about half hour,where abouts are you liz.? for a small fee he might be able to do yours.

You could also contact 10forcash who posts here and on our sister forum Disco3.co.uk - he is a travelling mechanic/installer of accessories specialising in all Land Rover models 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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I was looking at an HSE in a local garage in Culter - remain nameless as they ripped me off for a "holding deposit of £500"!

But.... the salesman stated that all RRS HSEs were wired for a towbar and only the removable attachment was needed to enable towing - doesnt sound right, is it?

Many thanks

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If the car is a used buy then get a dealer to check that it doesn't already have the tow pack. It could be that the person who sold the car to the dealer (or dare I say it the dealer as well) kept the removable bit to sell on to somebody else on a well known auction website................................... I still have the removable section from my FFRR sitting in my garage, somebody esle got the rest when I traded the car in for my last RRS!

I don't know what is behind the removable bumper section on an RRS (apart from the recovery eye!) as I always spec my Land Rovers with a towpack with single electrics as I have a small trailer. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Many thanks Tim and VA

I have walked away from the deal but the garage was non landrover and I would trust them now anyway. Dealing with Stratsones now on a newer RRS. I WILL get one!!

regards

Steaurt

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Its actually Stratstone jaguar in Aberdeen doing a dealer exchange from Stratstones Pickering in Yorkshire

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