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notax

Member Since: 05 Oct 2011
Location: New Forest
Posts: 6

Tow bar recommendations

I am intending to buy either an early RRS or a D3 and one of its main roles will be to tow my rally car around the country. Unlike the D3, not many RRS of the vintage I am considering seem to be fitted with tow bars. Can you recommend a tow bar/fitter in the Hampshire area? Any advice appreciated, together with expected costs. Thanks

Wed Oct 05 2011 4:08pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 8968

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

I believe all RRS have the tow bar attachment point as standard. It's hidden behind a flap in the rear bumper. You just slot the tow hitch in to the attachment fitting. Or do you mean the electrics? 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Wed Oct 05 2011 4:13pm

musher

Member Since: 07 Feb 2010
Location: portsmouth
Posts: 44

2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Java Black

No tax

Just sent you another pm

Wed Oct 05 2011 4:13pm

Nik

Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
Location: Up North
Posts: 657

2008 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Stornoway Grey

As said, its already for a towbar. Get one off ebay as there's normally a fair few on there.
What you will probably need are the electrics adding, why they don't fit them in the factory is beyond me.

Nik. 2015 Golf R DSG
Gone 2013 Mercedes C220 CDi AMG Sport Plus
Gone 2008 2.7 RRS HSE

Wed Oct 05 2011 5:24pm

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

Nik wrote:
As said, its already for a towbar. Get one off ebay as there's normally a fair few on there.
What you will probably need are the electrics adding, why they don't fit them in the factory is beyond me.

Nik.

To then charge £200+ Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Wed Oct 05 2011 9:46pm

Nik

Member Since: 19 Nov 2010
Location: Up North
Posts: 657

£130 at the stealers I bought mine from, still think they should come with the car rather than giving half a package.

mse wrote:
Nik wrote:
As said, its already for a towbar. Get one off ebay as there's normally a fair few on there.
What you will probably need are the electrics adding, why they don't fit them in the factory is beyond me.

Nik.

To then charge £200+

2015 Golf R DSG
Gone 2013 Mercedes C220 CDi AMG Sport Plus
Gone 2008 2.7 RRS HSE

Thu Oct 06 2011 6:31am

ELD70

Member Since: 19 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 163

The fixed multi height LR towbar could be more useful to allow different towball heights.

Thu Oct 06 2011 8:09am

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

Nik wrote:
£130 at the stealers I bought mine from, still think they should come with the car rather than giving half a package.

mse wrote:
Nik wrote:
As said, its already for a towbar. Get one off ebay as there's normally a fair few on there.
What you will probably need are the electrics adding, why they don't fit them in the factory is beyond me.

Nik.

To then charge £200+

It cost £0 for me, well i think the electrics were £80)...but the dealers wanted something close to £200 Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Thu Oct 06 2011 4:37pm

LeighG

Member Since: 25 Aug 2011
Location: Southampton
Posts: 55

2011 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Sumatra Black

I got mine off ebay, it was around £300 for the removable hitch plus electrics. Fitted the electrics myself, took about 45 min, just plug and play, the fiddly bit was running the wiring neatly. As it has been said before the hitch receiver is already there that just slots straight in. LR Defender 90 - gone
RRS Supercharged HST - gone
Audi S3 Sportback Black Editiion - gone
RRS SDV6 - current

Fri Oct 07 2011 8:31am

simon1233

Member Since: 06 Jan 2011
Location: Leyland mostly, sometimes Darmstadt
Posts: 421

try pfjones in manchester, they will sell you the whole kit at reasonable prices. They sell the proper plug and play wiring loom.

Fri Oct 07 2011 8:33am

sweetafton

Member Since: 05 Dec 2009
Location: Weymouth
Posts: 961

2011 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Santorini Black

Nik which dealer did you get a tow bar for £130 from. Very interested in that.

Fri Oct 07 2011 5:00pm

mse

Member Since: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 2916

sweetafton wrote:
Nik which dealer did you get a tow bar for £130 from. Very interested in that.

I think the Tule one is £130? Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Sat Oct 08 2011 10:57am

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