Just purchased a freelander 2 tow bar kit (detachable one) are they easy to fit ? wanted one for ages for the kids bikes to go on.

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Some more detail might help - make? type? Either way once fitted you will need to tell the ECU that it's there.

sorry, LR002740 detachable towbar.

Use the search button and you'll find quite a lot of info. eg http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic12770.html?highlight=towbar

Easy enough, Bumper will have to come off, you will also need to cut an area about 4" square (with rounded corners) to allow the towball to fit in the receiver, as above a visit to the dealer to enable it. Then depending on what you are towing in a few months posting again to say its clonking  p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

Mine was a Thule one, which is the same as the LR one, as I understand it the Witter one does not need a cut.  p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

You're right ad210358, it was a Witter one, not a Thule. We chose this one as it is a "Removable Flange" type so you can fit a bike rake to it.

cheers, looks a bit of a faffy job,how weird does it look with lights out and bumper missing? no loom yet its just for a bike rack

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how are the lights held on ? and is it lights first then bumper? and there is no way the bumper can be left on?

Lights off first, two screws on each light behind the Tailgate Seal, then the bumper, there are two more plastic panels behind the bumper that need removing also, so no way will you do it with out bumper removal. As I understand it the Witter one can be done without bumper removal. Is it a new Towbar or used, as the new one should come with instructions, if not you can download them from Topix. p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

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I fitted a Witter detachable towbar to my previous Freelander. No bumper cut needed nor bumper removal. Instructions talked about cutting two holes behind the NS bumper reflector to bolt on a bracket behind the bumper... I managed it by reaching up inside from underneath.

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There were a couple of plastic panels behind the bumper that had to be removed (iirc) two bolts in each one, at the very bottom, remove the two bolts, the panels then had to be hinged up 45 degrees to unlatch the the panels at the top, the cross member went behind the two panels. p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior