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Aircooled68 · Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 303 Location: Liverpool

any pics of a towequipe fitted?
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fatboyjim · Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 33 Location: brighton

Aircooled68 · Joined: 19 Sep 2004 Posts: 303 Location: Liverpool

seen this type of tow bar for L400 anybody know the make???

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ns1444 · Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 72 Location: South Dorset

I would avoid towequipe like the plague Evil or Very Mad

Bought one for my L300, would not fit correctly, needed lots of bits cutting out. Checked with Towequipe that I had the correct towbar, I did :?

Towequipe didn't want to know, though they did ask for a drawing of the bits that didn't fit, no recompense, no offer of replacement, absolute crap service. Needless to say they didn't get the drawings.

I've since removed the towbar as it was such an embarassment, perhaps I should have left it on :D

MitsBFG · Joined: 12 Jan 2005 Posts: 21 Location: Burnham on Sea

I bought my towbar from Towequipe for my L400 Deli and it went straight on the car with no problems.

The whole job from put in car on the drive to pulling off again took me 1 and half hours. Laughing

I did not find it a problem, maybe it just the difference between the models Rolling Eyes

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Oldskool Beat · Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 14:16 Post subject:

Tinca · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 15:25 Post subject:

I have just finished fitting a Towequipe 705 Towbar to our Space Gear!

The bits were like a jigsaw and the destructions might as well been written in Japanese like everything else on the Deli.

However once under the Deli all became clear and the actual towbar went on in about 3/4 hour.

The electrics (twin electrics) were a completely different matter. I am used to working on motor bikes but the Deli is in a class of its own! I nearly went to the hospital to borrow a Laproscope and associated tools. The wiring took 4 1/2 hours.

Having said that fitting it myself saved over £150 :D

Anyone else who tows a Caravan have to fit a drop plate?
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Rob Barker · Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 23:30 Post subject:

Eagles wrote:

biggun · Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 48 Location: leigh

my towbar was on the Deli when i bought her,first time away with the van nearly pulled my balls down to knee height because of the height of towbar :o after checking it out i found that the bar had been put on upside down Question

turned it over things much better now no drop plate needed just waiting to try it out again as soon as i have healed down below Embarassed

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Tinca · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 13:20 Post subject:

I tow a twin wheeler so towball height is a little bit more critical than with a single axle. I have just fitted a 4" drop plate (Indespension haven't gone metric yet)!

Incidently in last months Caravan club magazine there was a column on Grey Imports having different clutchs & drive gear to UK models, basically inferring that Imports a not up to towing.

Did anyone see the article or have any comments?
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Oldskool Beat · Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 14:51 Post subject:

Rob Barker · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 13:56 Post subject:

biggun wrote:

ACE DELI · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 14:58 Post subject:

Hi

I've just fitted a towequipe one and havn't had any problems. I gave it several coats of Halfrauds chrome spray paint for weather protection and it almost matches the silver paintwork on the Deli Smile

Picked the caravan up yesterday from storage and visually checked the outfit and it was level, when towing it you wouldn't have known there was anything there.

Cheers

David
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seti-yeti · Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 115 Location: Soggy Ceredigion

Must have been the weather.... fitted my Toeshure Wink

iron-mongery yesterday. And yes, I did fit it upside down first! Laughing

Sigh.... anyway, the only errrr moment was the application of the foreward facing members. I had to read the instructions a couple of times until the proverbial penny dropped. Embarassed

Apart from that it was easy-peasy lemon-squeezy. Just need me auto-sparkz to pop along to wire it up along with the parking radar.

PS. I don't mind talking through the installation if anyone needs some guidence. I s'pose I should have taken photos. Sad

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ARCTIC FOX · Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 393 Location: BRISTOL

I have a problem in that i have a twin box st/st exhaust fitted to my bus and i think they will need to be moved, i would like to see some photos or if there is anyone local to me (Bristol) that has a towbar fitted if i could have a quick ganders to see whether i would need to modify the towbar or the exhausts?

I have now decided to fit parking sensors....for the wife of course. SO i was hoping to wire both the sensors and the tow electrics at the same time.

cheers guys....Arctic Fox[img][/img]
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billy bob · Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 22:54 Post subject:

hi artic fox, if it looks to be a problem find an engineering shop and get one made don't spoil twin pipes, by the way did you get round to posting piccis
i did my own tow bar (in a hurry at the time) hoping to do a new one soon

andy
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Tinca · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 21:50 Post subject:

Seti-Yeti -

Did you fit the towbar with the towball holes at the top or the bottom?
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ACE DELI · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:10 Post subject:

Hi

I have taken a couple of pics of the Towequip towbar. It was easy to fit, bit like large meccano Smile

http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/1286999

Cheers

David
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IanFJ · Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 816 Location: Bristol (Nailsea)

Arctic Fox

I have a towquipe bar on mine you can take a gander at Ashton Court on Monday.

IanJ
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seti-yeti · Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 115 Location: Soggy Ceredigion