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Subject Topic: Towbar fitters in South-East Post Reply Post New Topic
Personel basso
12/3/2016 at 10:38pm
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Hello
I'm so baffled with modern towbar electrics I have decided to play it safe and get a towbar fitted, on a Mitsu Grandis 2.0 Di-D. Can anyone recommend a reputable towbar fitter in South East, anywhere say 50 mile radius of London?

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PersonDanR
13/3/2016 at 8:51am
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Hi,

Would check out your local dealers also. Had a towbar fitted to my S-Max by a dealer, was cheaper than the local towbar fitter. Also ring around the dealers in your area. Found one who had an offer on that was significantly cheaper than other Ford dealers in the area.

Cheers

Dan

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Personel basso
13/3/2016 at 11:50am
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Thanks Dan.

Yep, Mitsubishi dealers were my first point of call: for a detachable Bosal towball (necessary as I have rear parking sensors) the best I was quoted was £448 excluding fitting - yikes! - and they won't do the ISO 13-pin electrics I need, either. Their best electrics option was a generic twin-electrics conversion for an extra £62 excluding fitting.

So by my reckoning that comes to almost £700 inc fitting & VAT. Too much!

I've seen reasonable prices with ISO 13-pin, around £500, but that's for PF Jones in Manchester or Fenton, or Westfalia in Bristol...



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PersonNickH
14/3/2016 at 8:59am
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If you are West London, give Brian a bell. Helped us in the past and reasonable cost as well

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14/3/2016 at 10:40am
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Also looking, different car, but PF Jones also come out and fit all over UK. Tried locally, but so far PF Jones are cheaper, Westfalia as Audi OEM for us.


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Personclbewi
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Quote: Originally posted by el basso on 13/3/2016Thanks Dan.

Yep, Mitsubishi dealers were my first point of call: for a detachable Bosal towball (necessary as I have rear parking sensors) the best I was quoted was £448 excluding fitting - yikes! - and they won't do the ISO 13-pin electrics I need, either. Their best electrics option was a generic twin-electrics conversion for an extra £62 excluding fitting.

So by my reckoning that comes to almost £700 inc fitting & VAT. Too much
I've seen reasonable prices with ISO 13-pin, around £500, but that's for PF Jones in Manchester or Fenton, or Westfalia in Bristol...




I have a fixed tow bar with rear parking sensors doesn't interfere with them at all and cheaper than a detachable bar

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Personel basso
18/3/2016 at 9:42am
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True, clbewi, thanks. Your Sorrento has quite a high waistline at the back though, whereas the Grandis is quite low-slung by comparison. I think I'll play it safe and go detachable, unless I come across a Grandis owner that's had success with a fixed towbar.

Meanwhile, PF Jones have fitters all over, so with any luck I'll get towbar fitted for around £500 - the towbar I can fit easy, it's electrics I'm rubbish at...


PersonColin21
18/3/2016 at 7:43pm
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I had my towbar fitted by GT Towing of Welham Green near Hatfield. I used to do that sort of thing myself, but its not so easy today with modern car electrics.

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