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carloss1515



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Tow Bar

Just bought my first Freelander, about to have a tow bar fitted
My question is ....Is there any benefits apart from the look of having fixed or removable towbar fitted????

Post #202349 8th Oct 2013 5:16 pm
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EYorkshire



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Removable has no benefit at all other than as you say, it looks better removed when not in use and stops you bruising your shin's.
Mine's removable and I have to say with it in it makes the rear of the car quite untidy.

Post #202363 8th Oct 2013 6:09 pm
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carloss1515



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thank you ....there not so cheap though

Post #202376 8th Oct 2013 7:03 pm
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chicken george



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United Kingdom 2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

advisable to remove them, it stops my mrs crashing into them and damaging front number plates Evil or Very Mad At work
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philz



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Stornoway Grey

Some of the removeables have been know to bang. There is a long thread on it if you can do a search. Mine does bang but only when on rough pot holed roads when towing the caravan. Audi A4 Avant 2.0 tdi 05 Liquid Blue
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BossBob



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England 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Baltic Blue

The fixed towbars also restrict the departure angle of the car. That is the angle of slope change the car can cope with.

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pressureman



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Indus Silver

It all depends on if you have rear parking sensors fitted. If you have, then you don't need a fixed tow bar Whistle 2007 SE Manual : Gone and missed but 2013 HSE Lux is better!
Series IIa : Gone but hopefully still alive.

Post #202408 8th Oct 2013 10:21 pm
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carloss1515



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Yes i have parking sensors
removable one it is then ,,,best dealer fitted price so far is £744 ( will keep looking )

Post #202411 8th Oct 2013 10:43 pm
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Apache



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2008 Freelander 2 TD4 S Manual Indus Silver

Got a 2nd hand genuine fixed towbar from ebay (traditional style). £50

£250 for genuine twin electrics from TLO over on the D3 forum.

Will cost £50 to have the electrics enabled (and a few other bits including Cruise control)

Took me a couple of hours to fit, mainly trying to find all the concealed fasteners holding the bumper on.

It's an easy DIY job. Thumbs Up

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ad210358



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carloss1515 wrote:
Yes i have parking sensors
removable one it is then ,,,best dealer fitted price so far is £744 ( will keep looking )


If you go down the removable road, steer clear of the Land Rover genuine one, also marketed by Brink/Thule, especially if what you tow has a Al-Ko hitch. I can vouch for a Westfalia detachable and heard nothing bad regarding a Witter one. p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

Post #202419 9th Oct 2013 4:45 am
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carloss1515



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Thank you guys
The witter bar fiitted is £600 ,,,not confident enough to fit my owwn

Post #202428 9th Oct 2013 8:05 am
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fredastaire



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Santorini Black

May I add to Apache post above.
I bought a two year old Witter detach from EBay for about £35.00 and a new unused LR electrics for £150.00.
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I found the Witter instructions and printed off.
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The Witter needs no bumper off but does instruct to drill two holes behind the reflector to reach 2 nuts. Once you know what they are proposing to reach the nuts you can reach behind and find the nuts without drilling.
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The Witter so far has not rattled with my Alko hitch.
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You only really need the LR electrics if you drive Auto.
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Hope this helps, kind regards from Fred 2010GS Auto ex Celeb, Santorini Black, 2011 facelift , spoiler, spats, mudflaps, LED footwell lamps, Witter detach,
Other cars:-
1958 & 1959 Austin J40 Pedal Cars under restoration (I make many J40 parts)
If you have an Austin J40 or Pathfinder Pedal Car looking for a new home pls PM me.
2009 Meriva

Post #202432 9th Oct 2013 8:58 am
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Tradewind 35



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United Kingdom 2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Baltic Blue

Have standard parking sensors on my GS and a fixed tow bar - no problem at all. I think if it is ever going to cause me to get stuck due to reduced departure angle then I am going to get stuck regardless of the tow ball hitch for all the difference it would make.

Cost was £190, fitted in a less than 2 hours by Auto-tow. Tow bar is of excellent quality and lghts etc all work fine so are those 700 pound jobies made of platinum ?
Robin

Post #202555 9th Oct 2013 8:56 pm
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fredastaire



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United Kingdom 2010 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto Santorini Black

Also have GS with park sensors.
If I leave my Witter detachable swan neck in place it has no effect on the park sensors, they just perform in the usual way
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Kind regards from Fred 2010GS Auto ex Celeb, Santorini Black, 2011 facelift , spoiler, spats, mudflaps, LED footwell lamps, Witter detach,
Other cars:-
1958 & 1959 Austin J40 Pedal Cars under restoration (I make many J40 parts)
If you have an Austin J40 or Pathfinder Pedal Car looking for a new home pls PM me.
2009 Meriva

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pressureman



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United Kingdom 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Indus Silver

My comment on parking sensors was a light hearted referral to a previous car, without sensors, where the tow bar was my parking aid !!! Wink 2007 SE Manual : Gone and missed but 2013 HSE Lux is better!
Series IIa : Gone but hopefully still alive.

Post #202657 10th Oct 2013 9:40 pm
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