Has anyone fitted a towbar to a estate? New tow bar just arrived and assembled and has two long bars either sides.

But the exhaust seems to be in the way...

Is there a option that bolts to the crash bar?

Did it come with fitting instructions?

Even with the hatchback you have to move the exhaust off I remember right.

3 hours ago, persimmontom said:

Did it come with fitting instructions?

Yes, but there terrible. Lots of guess work. About 10 pages covering 4 cars. No assembled views or diagrams. Just tell you where screws to remove bumper are hidden and how to assemble the bumper arms

1 hour ago, Nackuk said:

Just looking at your picture, you removed the crash bar and replace it with the towbar.. i wish I hadn't put it all back together now.

Any tips on how to remove electrics for the parking sensor when taking off the rear bumper? It seems to feed along underneath the chrome strip in the boot, then disappear behind the paneling in the side of the boot.

My crash bar was removed to fit towbar

It replaces the crash bar

Still got it somewhere in shed

Massive thanks for the tips, I don't think I ever would have guessed that the tow bar attachment point is hidden under the crash bar.

I left the exhaust on, just unhooked the two rear exhaust hangers. Gave me enough space to remove the exhaust heat shield.

The tow bar is all fitted, just the electrics left. Has anyone used anything like this?

TEB7AS 7 Way Universal Bypass

This 7 way bypass relay may be used on negative earth vehicles of all types, from those that just require a simple bypass function for circuit protection or to avoid confusing the bulb failure warning system, to those with part or full multiplexed systems and including modulated outputs(appearing as low voltages) to the various rear lamp clusters.

Hopefully I can pick up most cables near the rear light clusters.. if I can ever work out how to remove the internal panel..

If I'm just running rear lights on a lighting board, guessing I don't need them all.

Used the westfelia one. Positioned it here.

Was scary to fit, but works with the sat nav screen and turns off the beepers.

Easy back end of car to fit. Scary doing connector at the front but having done one the instructions were simple to follow and all worked.

1 hour ago, Nackuk said:

Was scary to fit, but works with the sat nav screen and turns off the beepers.

Easy back end of car to fit. Scary doing connector at the front but having done one the instructions were simple to follow and all worked.

I doubt mine will look as neat as that..

Did you run the power from the back of the satnav screen? Did you route the cable inside and manage to hid it under trim?

I ran the cables around the wheel arch then across the back seat and to the drivers accelerator pedal. Under there you have to take the trim off and unplug a couple off cables. You then has to insert the new cables in the plugs. Easier than it was described. And plug them back in.

The magic of the sat nav is done through the canbus wires and cars ecu.

As I say it was easier than it looked or how the instruction book made out but it was clear in what to do and how to do it.

Hardest bit was routing it from the back seat to cabin. Trim very tight.

Edited 8 October, 20258 Oct by Nackuk

I was lucky / lazy, I had a 12v cigarette socket in the boot. That I could splice off and use to run the trailer lights. 10amps should be plenty..

All done but taken me probably 5 hours.. I certainly didn't find it a quick job.

My slight OCD making sure that all the joints are soldered and heatshrunk didn't help..

Spent about a hour rewrapping everything with loom tape.