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| Thread ID: 144069 | 2017-06-30 05:59:00 | Towbar Installation vs Price hike | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 1436733 | 2017-06-30 22:57:00 | tut: Thanks. not too sure whether it fits or not. I still have to get someone to install it, it's beyond my ability to install it. Bryan: Aro Bros quoted me $650. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1436734 | 2017-06-30 23:39:00 | Geez, they used to be a lot cheaper than that but that goes back awhiles! | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1436735 | 2017-06-30 23:46:00 | My last 2 cars, I got tow bars cheap from Pick A Part, and bolted them on, using big hammer drill, and big engine mount bolts, and reinforcing plates. 650 seems steep; Is it a removable Hitch type? As for wiring LED's, resistors may be required, otherwise the ECU alarm can squeal off, as I found with my Honda. I learnt no more tow bars, otherwise people that I know (and their friends) want help to move stuff... |
kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1436736 | 2017-07-01 00:09:00 | Their only real benefit is to stop some bar-steward from dinging your car in the rear in parking areas. Need one on the front as well to protect that end. Ken :banana:clap |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1436737 | 2017-07-01 01:14:00 | Their only real benefit is to stop some bar-steward from dinging your car in the rear in parking areas. Need one on the front as well to protect that end. Ken :banana:clap They do prevent damage, occasionally when someone is tailgating I slam on the brakes as hard as I can and write the front of their car off. Just straighten the tow bar out with the gas plant when I get home. The joy of seeing Japanese plastic bits flying and metal bits crumpling is considerable. There are two things a proper kiwi bloke has a Stihl chainsaw and a towbar on his vehicle. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1436738 | 2017-07-01 01:42:00 | I wouldn't be without one, take a trailer load of rubbish to the dump a couple times a year and use it for the bike rack. It did cost me around $700 from memory though. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1436739 | 2017-07-03 12:33:00 | It's probably the OSH compliance costs with putting approved scaffolding to full bumper height before work can commence. ;) | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1436740 | 2017-07-04 04:28:00 | Do they still just attatch them to bumper bolts ? do cars even have bumper bolts anymore | 1101 (13337) | ||
| 1436741 | 2017-07-04 04:50:00 | they usually have special mount locations for them. there is no chassis to bolt to on cars. prices will vary a lot depending on the car's design. there are not simple any more. one thing to keep in mind is the tow rating for the car. some are absolutely pathetic and are only good for towing an empty trailer. those with CVT gearboxes would be best to avoid towing altogether. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1436742 | 2017-07-04 05:55:00 | they usually have special mount locations for them. there is no chassis to bolt to on cars. prices will vary a lot depending on the car's design. there are not simple any more. one thing to keep in mind is the tow rating for the car. some are absolutely pathetic and are only good for towing an empty trailer. those with CVT gearboxes would be best to avoid towing altogether. Actually I think CVT should not be used for towing at all our boy had a Mitsi CVT and the manual said do not tow a trailer. |
gary67 (56) | ||
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