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Topic: which towbar

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afghan

07/3/2013 at 9:33pm
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Hi,

Have just got a Honda CR-V 2007 and need a towbar fitted can you clever people in the now please let me now which is best to fit horizintal or vertical detachable and why and which is the best one. Thanks

Grampian91

07/3/2013 at 11:39pm
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You fit the one that suits your needs.

As i have several things that attach to the towbar braket i have fixed flange towbars.

You may want a fixed one but want something less obtrusive, So go for a swan neck towbar.

If you want to remove it when not towing then a detachable bracket.

Your requirements and budget are what counts.

There is no better one.

amara 520

08/3/2013 at 11:48am
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Honda detachable with twin electrics is around £700, (fitted by honda dealer)detachable witter from independent fitter with twin electrics and relay should be around £520-£550

Grampian91

08/3/2013 at 7:23pm
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What brand is the Honda one though? It will be a towbar from one the big manufacturers.

Westfalia, Witter, Brink etc...

amara 520

08/3/2013 at 8:30pm
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It is made by Bosal who are the official supplier to Honda

Grampian91

08/3/2013 at 10:58pm
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Is that a 2002 - 2007 or a 2007 onwards?

Fixed Flange.. With Wiring
£135 for 2002 - 2007
£140 for 2007 onwards.

Bosal Swan neck with wiring.
£130 - £140

Bosal Detachable with wiring.

£190 - £220.

So £500 sounds very very expensive to me.

Had a read of the instructions and it doesnt seem to be a difficult one.

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amara 520

09/3/2013 at 5:36pm
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Bosal Detachable with wiring.

£190 - £220.

So £500 sounds very very expensive to me.
Had a read of the instructions and it doesnt seem to be a difficult one.

The prices I quoted are fitted not DIY and include the bypass relay to deactivate the reversing sensors when caravan is attached, this costs in the region of £130 to £199 and is Honda specific. Labour time is 4 hours as specified by Honda as it involves running a circuit from the battery to the rear of the car for charging and fridge.This necessitates the removal of several trim panels. Labour time of 4 hours was also quoted by our local experienced tow bar and trailer centre. The labour will thus be anything between £200 and £300

Clovercrest

09/3/2013 at 6:12pm
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I went to a main dealer to have a genuine bar/13pin electrics fitted and came away with wiring for a trailer! I should have said apparently if I wanted to tow a caravan!!!!! So additional appointment and cost of accessory wiring loom. Few weeks later read in a caravan club article that similar had happened to their contributor...and HE now recommends going to a specialist fitter not a main dealer. THE genuine Tow bar was apparently provided by witter and that is shedding it's paint after a couple of years. A lack of primer or adhesion. A three inch section will flake off any time. Not impressed.

afghan

09/3/2013 at 9:58pm
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Thanks for your comments i will price up at local honda and a specialist tow bar fitter.

Grampian91

09/3/2013 at 11:38pm
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Dedicated wiring £93 to £130 + the power kit?

Yes the prices i quoted are for just the parts but 4 hours to fit it sounds excessive.

Westfalia website says 90 minutes to fit it.

Price on the powerkit seems elusive though.

amara 520

10/3/2013 at 10:03pm
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Westfalia website says 90 minutes to fit it.

maybe thats just for the towbar itself and does not include all the wiring from the battery etc

mike+judi

12/3/2013 at 3:47pm
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I've just booked my Peugeot 508 SW in for a towbar next week. £510 inclusive of vat,this includes the dedicated wiring kit required to maintain the warranty and to also allow the electonics gubbins between the car and the alko atc to talk to each other.

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jasie

12/3/2013 at 4:47pm
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also re the electric kit/loom, it might be cheaper at the dealer.

i needed a volvo loom - online aftermarket, £182.
from the dealer £72 !!!

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