Towbar difference

spiny · 10th March 2011, 19:47

Need a towbar for a tourer, done a bit of searching on here, and ebay, and don't seem to be able to get a definitive right answer.

Are the Saloon and tourer bars different?

Also some of the bars appear to bolt just to the rear, and other have long arms that seem to wrap under the car?

Any idea what this part number is VUB002930 saloon or tourer fitting?

Sorry for so many questions.

Mark

gefary · 11th March 2011, 10:58

According to the "Towsure" catalogue it is the same towbar for saloon and estate.

sikelsh · 11th March 2011, 11:25

Personally, I would put up a wanted, there are always members who have towbars and dont want them and they may exchange you for the crash bar.

It may not be always a Rover one, but if come off a 75/zt then it should go back on one.

Simon

DerekS · 11th March 2011, 16:22

The Witter one on mine came with instructions and parts for fitting to either model. The tourer just required some extra spacers for the part the towball fastened onto.
It was a long time ago though. The original Witter did not use all the Rover mounting points, so there was a recall.
Moral. watch out for old towbars, the law requires that all the manufacturers mounting points have to be used .

HarryM1BYT · 11th March 2011, 16:56

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Originally Posted by spiny

Need a towbar for a tourer, done a bit of searching on here, and ebay, and don't seem to be able to get a definitive right answer.

Are the Saloon and tourer bars different?

Also some of the bars appear to bolt just to the rear, and other have long arms that seem to wrap under the car?

Any idea what this part number is VUB002930 saloon or tourer fitting?

Sorry for so many questions.

Mark

From memory....

The tow bars and fitting kit were the same one, but there were some slight differences taken care of by the one kits contents. Looking at photos could be misleading, because they tend to show photos of bars which might not even be for the same make of car - especially true on ebay from the new tow bar sellers.

The Rover bar fits in place of the alloy crash panel, with additional L shaped reinforcing brackets bolted into the chassis at either side.

COLVERT · 11th March 2011, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by spiny

Need a towbar for a tourer, done a bit of searching on here, and ebay, and don't seem to be able to get a definitive right answer.

Are the Saloon and tourer bars different?

Also some of the bars appear to bolt just to the rear, and other have long arms that seem to wrap under the car?

Any idea what this part number is VUB002930 saloon or tourer fitting?

Sorry for so many questions.

Mark

Just go to witters website.

You can get ALL the info. you need there for free.

Colvert.

10th March 2011, 19:47	#1
spiny Regular poster Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur SE Auto Tourer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pulloxhill Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Towbar difference Need a towbar for a tourer, done a bit of searching on here, and ebay, and don't seem to be able to get a definitive right answer. Are the Saloon and tourer bars different? Also some of the bars appear to bolt just to the rear, and other have long arms that seem to wrap under the car? Any idea what this part number is VUB002930 saloon or tourer fitting? Sorry for so many questions. Mark

11th March 2011, 11:25	#3
sikelsh This is my second home MGF Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston Posts: 4,865 Thanks: 123 Thanked 281 Times in 178 Posts	Personally, I would put up a wanted, there are always members who have towbars and dont want them and they may exchange you for the crash bar. It may not be always a Rover one, but if come off a 75/zt then it should go back on one. Simon __________________ Si Kelsh

11th March 2011, 10:58	#2
gefary Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wimborne Posts: 328 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	According to the "Towsure" catalogue it is the same towbar for saloon and estate.

11th March 2011, 16:22	#4
DerekS Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Malpas Posts: 1,526 Thanks: 34 Thanked 118 Times in 89 Posts	The Witter one on mine came with instructions and parts for fitting to either model. The tourer just required some extra spacers for the part the towball fastened onto. It was a long time ago though. The original Witter did not use all the Rover mounting points, so there was a recall. Moral. watch out for old towbars, the law requires that all the manufacturers mounting points have to be used .