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Subject Topic: Towbar for Ford Focus Estate 2010 Post Reply Post New Topic
Personbt1609
22/9/2013 at 8:31pm
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Hi,
Has anyone put a towbar on this model. I went to the local ford dealer who weren't that helpful about putting the towbar on with regards to the reversing sensors, although they did manage to tell me that they were dealer rather than factory fitted, and would probably be ok but still don't know exactly what I'm going to need.

Dealer did refer me to a towbar specialist but I wanted to have a better idea of what I need as I'm getting increasingly confused at the moment. My dad's had towbars on his cars for years but never had reversing sensors on them.

Another towbar place just said I needed a removable towbar and that the sensors would just go off (in reverse) if the towbar is on, however as I'm going to be a novice tower the reversing sensors going mental every time I reverse won't be that helpful.

NB I have towed and reversed a trailer with a quad bike quite a lot over the last few years but never a car and caravan.

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PersonGrampian91
22/9/2013 at 8:50pm
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They will usually tell you to have a detachable or a swan neck towbar.

But that just covers them. Usually a standard flanged towbar will be fine. The electrical socket may need to be fitted at an angle though.

Thats going to stick out more than the towbar itself.

If you have stability control and bulb failures monitor then the dealer will probably need to program it.

Lots of dealers will farm out the fitting to another towbar fitter. So your dealer fitted towbar maybe the local fitter but dearer.


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23/9/2013 at 10:27am
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I have recently had a Swan neck towbar fitted to my 2010 Ford Focus tdci 5 door h/back.
My only issue is with sensors bleeping when reversing to hook up the caravan, drives me crazy and don't have a switch to shut it off as some cars do.

I don't have any issues when using car solo and towbar was fitted by local towbar company.

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PersonGrampian91
23/9/2013 at 3:33pm
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If you used the correct dedicated kit the dealer can program the system to disable the reverse sensors and fog lights when towing.


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Quote: Originally posted by Grampian91 on 23/9/2013If you used the correct dedicated kit the dealer can program the system to disable the reverse sensors and fog lights when towing.




I thought about doing that until I saw the price, the bypass kit works fine and I can put up with the ??%%$$ bleeping

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PersonGrampian91
23/9/2013 at 8:51pm
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Ahh but at what price does one put on beeping? :)


Main dealers obviously only heard the rumour that silence is golden and charge a hefty lump of gold to tell your sensors to shut up. :)



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