Hi,

 

After being quoted ~1500euro for fitting a towbar, i decided to look into fitting it myself.

 

For the hitch to be working like OEM i can understand a wiring kit is required to make trailer stability assist available and have pdc disabled when a trailer is hooked (not sure what else is different, i know car should be coasting when a trailer is hooked as well)

 

i was checking westfalia and found this detachable towbar kit; https://www.westfalia-automotive.com/de/en/product-overview/towbar/skoda-octavia-iii/305419900113-869/

 

its stated on the product page that a wiring kit is included (305418300113). Checking the details in it, its a CAN connected wiring kit (and listed as vehicle specific)

 

Would this wiring kit be sufficient, or will i be missing anything compared to a wiring loom supplied by Skoda?

 

The car is a Octavia 2,0TSI 140kw, 2019 without any prep for towbar.

 

I have obdeleven already for coding the car when its been fitted.

Edited 3 January, 20224 yr by Chrunchy

Looks like the one I had fitted in the UK, cost me £550 fitted on my drive by an independent, not a dealer. Everything works as expected. Your quote looks high, there is great debate about whether  a cooling system upgrade is required. Does your price include an upgrade?

550£ seems very fair which i would have accepted on the spot without hesitation (~650€) :).

 

I made an inquiry to Skoda and also trough another webpage to get an offer from independent workshops.

 

All of the independents listed their offer with the same items, no extra cooler or fan is listed in any of them.

 

Their offer is devided into:

detachable hook (~650€)

wiring loom (~270€)

Coding (~90€)

labour (450€).

Seeing the kit i linked to for less than 500€ including wiring delivered to my door from germany it seems they all take quite a markup on the parts alone (its not listed which oem manufactur they use).

 

Regarding the need for extra cooling, i tried searching and it seems its based on the country if vw requires it. Will try to follow up on that, thanks for the tip.

If it's any help checked old receipt from November 2019. 

Towbar 317132-mbwf including hook £315

dedicated electrics 305408300113 £224

13-7 pin adaptor £10

Not the same as yours, not sure of differences, might be something to do with the electric boot which I have? Includes labour. 

Thanks, defintely a bargain compared to what i'm seeing here  .

I guess i will jump on the westfalia kit and hope the included wiring does the job if no one else have any input.

fitted my own for £286 all in...

 

 

Edited 5 January, 20224 yr by JohnnyType2