Fit the towbar yourself and then take the £175 to your local lap dancing bar.... should last almost as long as the fitting time.....sounds like a good reward for all your hard work.

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LOL thanks for the varied replies

If a job is easy and saves me a couple of hundred quid then as an ex-Yorkshireman I will always go DIY

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Have to agree Daz,
Incidentally, how much were the colour coded handles, very keen to do them myself?

-Dickie.

I got the set and 10 plastic door trim clips (in case I break some while pulling the trims off) for £95.
The handles look a great finish, just got to find the time to fit them, might have to wait until Friday when I am working evenings and have the day to play with the car.

I'm going to try and take photos of the job to show how it's done, and the towbar fitting so want good light for the best effects.

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Theo,

I take it that you have now got yourself a RRS now?

James

I had the factory towbar fitted after I'd bought the car, and it is a pretty crap fit.

It has a lot of play in the towbar, and is quite noisy. Have asked about it, but was told thats the way they are.

Very poor for such an expensive car. The aftermarket towbar on the my P38 rangie never made noise.

Don't accept the stealers response. I have the factory tow bar and have no issues with it at all.

concur with 2nd, we use ours with a bike carrier and it is pretty solid with no obvious noises or movement. Sounds like your dealer may be just a bit lazy Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

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Fitted my towbar electrics today, absolute doddle... was going to take some photos of the job but didn't see the point, the LR instruction manual that came with the electrics was perfect.

I even managed to pick a towbar cover off ebay that I have cut about so the bumper looks neat when the towbar is fitted, just need to get it painted to match the bumper lower.


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dazsear wrote:

...........I even managed to pick a towbar cover off ebay that I have cut about so the bumper looks neat when the towbar is fitted, just need to get it painted to match the bumper lower.

Huh

The finisher cover that is part of the rear bumper that covers the towbar and electrics.... 2017 4.4 Autobiography FFRR - love this car
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The factory fitted cover should still fit with the removeable towbar in place. There shouldn't be any need to modify anything. Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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Perhaps on the normal RRS, but certainly not on the HST, not even close.

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