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23rd May 2008, 23:53 | #1 |
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towbar wiring
has anyone fitted a towbar .Whats it like to wire has the tourer got a wiring plug .Will a flange type interfere with rear sensors.
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There are lots of threads on this subject. Basically it is OK to wire the standard wiring into the existing system The only problem seems to be that you need a "black box" if you want to wire a caravan supply (second plug). The sensors do detect a towed caravan/trailer, but only in reverse. I did it on mine and no problem with reverse, except the incessant "beeb, beep" :lol:
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Yes Dragrad, the black box is the Volton Combi box, its full of relays.
I'm certain there is a mod to disable the reverse sensors when you are towing. If not then I'm sure a how-to is needed.....I don't have reverse sensors yet, so I cant help..... |
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Yes, member 1708 There is probably a mod.... None that I am aware of though. But for general towing applications there is no real problem with a tow-bar and the parking sensors.
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LOL...OK maybe you could mod the back of the caravan and add reversing sensors.....No......maybe not...... |
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hi.
i fitted mine a couple of weeks ago with no problems . i bought the bar and all the electrics from towsure (http://www.towsure.com/) it cost me about £135 and took me about 4 hours to fit and wire, most of the time was spent running two wires from the front to the back of the car for the split charge and bypass relays. mine is a fixed towbar but the advantage with the towsure one is that if i want i can buy a kit at any time to turn it into a removable one. when fitted at first i had a warning light on the dash but the relays must be the learning type because after starting the car acouple of times it went out and everthing has been ok since. towsure also do a kit to overide the parking sensors if fitted for when you are towing , idont no how good it is as i dident need it. hope this helps. stephen. |
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The electrics just had a buzzer unit (a warning to alert the driver about indicator failure is required by law), but I was advised to have a multiplex relay as the 75 has a bulb failure system, which could damaged if say a trailer bulb blew. As Stephen said, taking the power from, and providing a lead for the light to, the front of the car took the most time. For the parking sensors, if it's a problem (they don't "see" the towbar, so it's only the trailer or the bike rack that I need to worry about) I'll fit a switch. I've bought a hazard light switch, and intend putting it in a spare slot alongside the cruise etc switches. Malcolm |
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Thanks guys looked on towsure web site .Seems straightforward thinking of running feed from battery underside in a 8mm plastic tube did this on mondeo (company car not mine) worked ok .fixed it with number plate pads .
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But where do you put a warning light on the dash? I'm not aware there's one to tap into, so what I did was to buy one of the round warning lights that fit into approx 15mm hole - I chose green to match the indicator dash lights - this was a loose fit (but tightened up with a layer of tape) in 15mm copper tube. I cut a piece about 70 - 80mm long, disguised with black insulting tape, and this is positioned in the angle/join between the side of the centre console and the driver's side under-dash moulding, with the light "pointing" up at the driver. I held it in place with a soft alloy "P" shaped clip, a larger version of the ones used to secure brake pipes. With the tail pushed up into the panel join, it holds itself in place. Obviously the wires also disappear into the join. The result is that I have not had to drill the car, nor do I have an obviously aftermarket warning light, and it's easily removable if I change the car. This is the third car I've used this method on. Malcolm |
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