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01/7/2015 at 1:34pm
Location: Redditch
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The simple answer is that you can use pretty much any tow bar you want, within reason.
The Pullman is built on a standard Al-Ko chassis, which fits onto a standard 50mm tow ball. Since the late 70's all tow bars have been the same size, and work in exactly the same way.
There is one exception to this, which is when an Al-Ko stabiliser is fitted, which I will explain below.
The main types of tow bar are covered here;
Towbar types Explained
The only time it is important to get the right one is if you have an Al-Ko stabiliser fitted. These will, usually, require a swan neck type of tow bar, to allow extra space for the stabiliser, itself. Otherwise, it's pretty much personal preference.
The 2004 Pullman has the older style Dual 7 Pin (twin) wiring. Again, you can, effectively, use any of the three wiring options quoted.
Option 1 (7 pin, single standard).
You will just plug one lead (usually black) from your camper into the car. This will then power the rear lights (side lights, brake lights and indicators). It is all you need to be legal.
Option 2 (Dual 7 pin)
Here, you plug both of the leads from the Pennine into the two sockets of the car. This gives you everything in Option 1, plus it will power the fridge, charge the leisure battery, and the reversing lights on the back of the Pullman.
Option 3 (13 pin)
This is the same as Option 2, but all the wiring is contained in one socket. On the down side, this means you will need an adaptor to connect it to your Pullman, but, on the upside, it will future proof it for more modern units, which may have the 13 pin electrics.
Unless you are planning on keeping your car for a very long time, I would go Option 2. My car came with option 1, and that's fine for me, but, as long as the price differential isn't huge, then Option 2 will give you everything you need.
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01/7/2015 at 2:22pm
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If it helps, we had towbar fitted in May with the twin electrics. Whilst chatting to the fitter I asked him out of interest, the differences (cost, fitting etc) between having single electrics now and retro fitting the second plug, and having the two done in the first place, as we were having done.
He told me that it's only £30 more to have both fitted now, but that'd more than double, to upgrade at a later date. At the time we didn't need the second socket, as we had an Aztec, with no fridge or battery to run, but we're looking forward to the future, as we had planned upgrading the Aztec this year, which we have now done
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