Hi Martin, a very good point you raised about checking out fitters, I started caravanning last year and had a local guy install my towbar which was a towsure detachable towbar. The first couple of times I used it it was fine then it seized and couldn’t get it to locate, phoned the installer who kindly charged me to return it and lost my weekend away, got it back 2 weeks later and lost all confidence in it and had trouble with the electrics. I took my car back to the dealer as I thought I had a problem with the car to be told that it was such a bad install that my warranty on the car was now void. Changed the car and had a Westfalia fitted by an approved dealer and had no problems with it to date, a very good make. Keep up the good work👍🏻
Hi Kevin, thats the problem with fitters of the internet, they are mostly sub contractors and you can never get the same fitter back if there is a problem. The key is having the correct wiring loom for your car, some fitters just put the cheapest loom on to make more money out of the job. Glad your are happy with your Westfalia, thanks for comments and watching, Martin
I've had after market fitted fixed, factory fitted electric and detachable tow bars over the years. Next time - detachable will be my preferred option. Great vlog, really enjoyed it.
Hi Martin, excellent make of tow bar Westfalia. I agree that it's always best to go for the specific wiring. A lot of people don't realise this and a lot of cars these days require coding to tell it, it has towing equipment fitted. It activates the trailer stability programme or in Ford's case trailer sway control - a safety assistance system. You've made me look at the Kuga on the Ford website and the factory option of an electric retractable towbar is £625. A no brainer if someone was buying brand new with the intentions of towing. Last year a neighbour bought a 2014 Kuga. It has a factory fitted detachable and when the electrics are plugged in various changes take place on the car as it knows a trailer has been plugged in. Thanks for sharing. Rob
Hi Rob, Not sure why some fitters don't give you that information about the wiring loom, to me that's the key to a good fit. Newer cars are like computers and like you say everything changes with the car when it's towing. The extra cost of the correct loom will save you money in the future, no garage visits as your car isn't working properly! Thanks for watching, Martin
Nice video Martin, if your an old caravaner like me you’ll remember the affliction know as “Caravaners Knee” this occurred after unhitching on site. You’d remove items from the boot of the car bang your knee on the fixed tow bar and have your nice clean going on holiday trousers covered in grease because you forgot to put the cover on the tow ball. 😂🤣😂 Stay healthy matey.
Really great vlog that Martin, do you know what, I’ve never actually seen how a detachable towbar works! What a great piece of kit, so easy to use, well made and like you say, you’d never guess the car has a towbar. Worth paying slightly more I think 👍🏻
Hi mate, When I told Angela the cost of the detachable she swore at me, I was insistent on having it fitted. Now every time we see a Kuga with a fixed tow bar when not towing she says.....that looks ugly on the back of the car! Definitely worth the money, speak soon, Martin
HI Martin the same as you when I was looking for a new Tow Bar I wanted a detachable Tow Bar, however, the price put me off with wiring harness it was costing me well over £700 so was on eBay and a used one popped up I put in an offer and won it got it delivered and fitted it myself for my car (KIA Sportage) for £110 it is the same make as the one they first order for you, very similar to the one you have now it was very straight forward to fit and I did the electrics myself as well, buying a car specific 13 pin wiring harness which was about £200 odd pounds so all in all saved about half the price good vids m8 keep them coming and stay safe.
It's great if you have the confidence to be able to take on a job like this, I have to admit I did look at doing the job myself but with all the computer stuff on the car i decided to leave it to the professionals!, Thanks for comments and watching, Martin
Nice one Martin. We had a Westfalia on our Audi, it was good but I always felt the key was going to snap... we now have a Tow Trust Towbar which is really good. It was fitted by our dealer and works well. Cheers Oliver.
Hi Martin, I’ve had one of these tow bars on my previous car. I currently have a tow trust removable tow bar Really good vlog on the Westfalia tow bar pal. 👍👍
Nice one Martin, v thorough description :) I have the same bar on my VW bus, it was a factory fit option. The (presumably as it’s just a few months old) newer bar has a “slot” on the stem under the ball to pass the breakaway through, have to admit I was nervous having the slot so close to the ball (it was on the bit of the assembly which is permanently attached to the car on our XC60 which I prefer) but it’s easy to use at least. As a person with small hands I have found it little difficult, especially as ours is quite stiff, in that the ball can come loose before the locking nut is fully locked open and thus primed for reattaching. Which can provide a bit of frustration on a second tow if you’re not used to it ;-) yes that’s the voice of experience, trying and failing to make a quick getaway once but now knowing better!
Hi Becky, I can’t understand why they didn’t put a breakaway loop on the bar as it’s an integral bit of the hitch. We loop our cable around the towing arm and pull so it’s not loose, I often wonder that if the caravan did become detached whilst towing would the breakaway be able to jump off over the top of the ball. I would prefer a hoop on the car to clip it to. Thanks for your comments and support, Martin 🙂
Had mine done by indespention on CMAx then we just brought a new one for our new tiguan from towsure online they fitting it this month on the 19th we had swan neck with vehicle specific loom 523 fitted at home
Great video Martin. We had a guy come out to fit the tow bar on at home (detachable) on my Vauxhall insignia. No problems. Wish I still had that car 😟 but we changed the caravan so the car was no longer legal to pull it. We've got the SsangYong korando with a fixed tow bar. That hurts on the Shins 😖. But it came with the car so not going to change it. 😎👍
HI Paul, SsangYong are really good tow cars, did you get the tow bar fitted for free? Think they are still doing that offer. Thanks for the support, Martin
Hi martin. No we bought the car with it fitted. If I'd changed it for the detachable type you have it would cost to much. I just have to remember not to pass to close to it otherwise I swear a lot when I catch my leg 🤞 its only happened twice 🤣
Towbar on our Freelander saved the car. Idiot ran in to the back of us at traffic lights and harpooned himself , his car was a write off, ours needed a bit of paint on the bumper. It was an OEM detachable one but I could never be bothered to take it off. The new Tiguan has a fixed one and I've never shinned myself
Would you still recommend both the Westfalia tow bar and Indespension after a year or so? I’m looking to get Indespension to fit a Westfalia to my car.
Hi Martin 👍🏻 hope you’re all well Another good infovlog Deff agree with detachable towbars - I’m now almost 66 with both shins still intact ! I’ve got a Tow Trust fitted by a mobile for around £400 on my 2013 Toyota RAV4- been on about 4 years now and pretty similar to your Westy. Keep safe and we will all be back emptying the toilet cassette soon enough ! All the Best - HOWARD
Hi Howard, Now there’s a thought, looking forward to being back emptying the toilet 😂 I lost count of the number of times I walked into the tow bar on our last car, think I’ve still got the bruises! Detachable worth every penny in my eyes, Thanks for comments and support, Keep safe, Martin 🙂
Hi Martin 👍🏻 Just given this vlog another coat of looking at. I’ve just changed my car from a RAV4 to a VW Touareg which has a factory fitted westfalia towbar like yours I had a towtrust previously on the Rav which was pretty good but this westy is pretty good and I was fortunate that the vehicle came with it. My only question is where do I fit the breakaway? I see on your video you have a flange to connect but on my VW the 13 pin is mounted fixed to the chassis next to the towbar socket My guess is I have to loop it around the neck - which I always tried to avoid but can’t see any alternative. Also I struggled to get the bar to slot in at first till I read the “Book of Words” and found I had to turn knob and “prime” it before slotting it in Thanks as always All the best Howard
Hi Horward, Nice tow car, we have looked at them in the past. I have to loop the breakaway cable around the bar, there is nowhere to clip it. It’s not ideal but it seems to work. As for fitting it, when I take the bar off I leave it in the primed position, not sure if that’s what you are supposed to do but never had a problem. The only downside for me is the cover for the lock, it’s not attached to the bar which is a pain. Surprised I’ve not lost it yet! Hope that answers the question, Take care, Martin
@@TheCaravanNut cheers Martin for quick response I only picked it up this morning so I’m now at the messing about in it on the drive stage. It’s a 2015 RLine and think it should tow anything- I wanted to change car to future proof a van change . When I viewed the car I said to the dealer it’s a pity it’s not got a towbar - so phoned and got a price of about 600 quid Went back for second viewing with Sandra and she asked to look on the boot and there in a plastic bag was the tow hitch ! Like she says I walk around with my eyes shut !! Saved me load of brass tho ! Just need to go to storage park and hitch up and test the electrics All the best H
R line…very nice 👍 I’ve heard a few people have bought new tow vehicles and arranged tow bar fitting to find it already got one. If it’s detachable some dealers won’t notice!
Very useful video Martin. We used Volvo and Landrover for ours so never had alternatives until we got the motorhome and then we opted for Witter as it seemed to meet my quality and price expectations 😉 Trev
Hi Trev, Factory fitted bars are good as you get all the correct wiring and any additional upgrades in the cooling system. Witter used to be the only make years ago but the choice is endless nowadays. Thanks for watching, Martin 🙂
I have a detachable tow bar but it's left in place all the time. To much of a faff for me to take off and put back on. So far I have not banged my legs on it. It was good it was left on the car as a idiot got to close to me in a car park while I was sat in the car and nudged into me. Not damage to my car but he cracked all his front bumper and skirt.
There is the argument that it protects the back of your car but I prefer to remove it. It’s only a car, if it gets damaged it gets repaired or replaced. Thanks for watching 😊
Hiya mate, what would your advice be on getting new tyres on the caravan. Are they the same as car tyres, and could you recommend a place that does them. Cheers buddy.
I would get caravan tyres, you have to make sure the load ratings are correct as the weight is distributed over the 2 wheels. This site has good info www.tyresafe.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/caravan-leaflet.pdf I would try any tyre place to get them but make sure they are the right ones, your caravan manual should give you the correct tyres. Cheers Martin 😊
Hi Martin hope u well nice removable tow bar info I have to admit I do like tow bars on cars as mine fixed which is a good as many times I've had people centre to close to bak of my car when waiting in traffic and hit bak of car and would of damage my bumper but hit tow instead done nothing to my car but there bumper been damage good and proper and they blame me and I've said look where u going and say bak a bit some people just don't look where they going yes tow bars protect your bumper aswell towing stay safe mate kev
Hi Kev, there is that point that it protects the back of your car with a fixed bar. Would still prefer a detachable any day. Thanks for comments, hope you are well, stay safe, Martin
Martin, how are you mate, great to see your vids, this vid drew me when I first saw it because I have the same! (bought new car in Feb a Sante Fe and had new towball fitted, a westphallia there was no choice), but it looks good and feels strong, practice fitted to car a few times its ok now but a ballache at first?, not used it yet, one thing I want to know, I was very interested in the actual towball but you did not show it only with its cap?, as you know the ball is or looks painted black, although it seems to be different paint on the actual ball to the other parts and much smoother, what I wanted to know is :- 1. Should I sandpaper the paint off (towballs are supposed to be shiny steel) 2. should I leave the paint on as it looks special???. you actually put out interesting stuff
Bryn Yes lightly sand the ball to shiny and wipe it clean with white spirit. If you leave the paint it will contaminate the hitch stabiliser pads and you’ll end up with an annoying grinding squeaking noise. Hitch needs to be dry and clean when the caravan has the hitch stabilisers fitted. Hope this helps.
Hi Bryn ,Colin has put the answer in for me! I was going to add this to the vlog but there are loads of vlogs of people sanding their ball!! cheers Martin
Hi Steve, Our Kuga has a factory fit tow bar which has the button in the boot to drop it down. Much easier to use and has the 13pin socket on the side of the ball. It also saved use 1k not having to retro fit a bar. Cheers Martin
Hi Martin great vid mate,I've just bought a mk1 kuga and looking to getting a tow bar fitted and must say that that one you have had fitted looks spot on,just what I'm looking for.do you know if that is a swan neck type tow bar? Because I know there are a couple of different types cheers ....steve
Hi Steve, No it’s not a swan neck. I think Swan neck bars fit different and are not vertical fit, I may be wrong though. With this in mind you would probably need a bumper cut with a swan neck. I would check with a fitter or phoned Indespension up to check with them. Also as mentioned in the vid make sure you get the wiring loom specific to the Kuga, it can cause all sorts of problems if you don’t. Let me know how you get on, Thanks for comments and watching, Martin 🙂
@@TheCaravanNut thanks Martin for your reply, am not to keen on having the bumper cut so when I go to have it fitted I will see what they say but yes I will let you know how I get on cheers mate 👍
Great video Martin. Did you have ant issues with vehicle warranty. We have recently changed our car and decided to go with a manufacturer fitted tow bar as if a fault was attributed to the tow bar it would affect my warranty. Thanks for sharing please stay safe and well. Ian
Hi Ian, No problem with the car warranty as it's an older car and well out of warranty. I would imagine if you buy a newer car there may be an issue. Thanks for watching and support, stay safe, Martin
Hi Martin, a very good point you raised about checking out fitters, I started caravanning last year and had a local guy install my towbar which was a towsure detachable towbar. The first couple of times I used it it was fine then it seized and couldn’t get it to locate, phoned the installer who kindly charged me to return it and lost my weekend away, got it back 2 weeks later and lost all confidence in it and had trouble with the electrics. I took my car back to the dealer as I thought I had a problem with the car to be told that it was such a bad install that my warranty on the car was now void. Changed the car and had a Westfalia fitted by an approved dealer and had no problems with it to date, a very good make.
Keep up the good work👍🏻
Hi Kevin, thats the problem with fitters of the internet, they are mostly sub contractors and you can never get the same fitter back if there is a problem. The key is having the correct wiring loom for your car, some fitters just put the cheapest loom on to make more money out of the job. Glad your are happy with your Westfalia, thanks for comments and watching, Martin
I've had after market fitted fixed, factory fitted electric and detachable tow bars over the years. Next time - detachable will be my preferred option. Great vlog, really enjoyed it.
Hi Tony, Yes detachable all the way for me, I like my shins and knees un-bruised! Thanks for watching.
Hi Martin, excellent make of tow bar Westfalia. I agree that it's always best to go for the specific wiring. A lot of people don't realise this and a lot of cars these days require coding to tell it, it has towing equipment fitted. It activates the trailer stability programme or in Ford's case trailer sway control - a safety assistance system. You've made me look at the Kuga on the Ford website and the factory option of an electric retractable towbar is £625. A no brainer if someone was buying brand new with the intentions of towing. Last year a neighbour bought a 2014 Kuga. It has a factory fitted detachable and when the electrics are plugged in various changes take place on the car as it knows a trailer has been plugged in. Thanks for sharing. Rob
Hi Rob, Not sure why some fitters don't give you that information about the wiring loom, to me that's the key to a good fit. Newer cars are like computers and like you say everything changes with the car when it's towing. The extra cost of the correct loom will save you money in the future, no garage visits as your car isn't working properly! Thanks for watching, Martin
Nice video Martin, if your an old caravaner like me you’ll remember the affliction know as “Caravaners Knee” this occurred after unhitching on site. You’d remove items from the boot of the car bang your knee on the fixed tow bar and have your nice clean going on holiday trousers covered in grease because you forgot to put the cover on the tow ball. 😂🤣😂 Stay healthy matey.
Hi Colin, that's one of the reasons why I wanted a detachable tow bar. Looks good as well, Thanks for the support mate
Really great vlog that Martin, do you know what, I’ve never actually seen how a detachable towbar works! What a great piece of kit, so easy to use, well made and like you say, you’d never guess the car has a towbar. Worth paying slightly more I think 👍🏻
Hi mate, When I told Angela the cost of the detachable she swore at me, I was insistent on having it fitted. Now every time we see a Kuga with a fixed tow bar when not towing she says.....that looks ugly on the back of the car! Definitely worth the money, speak soon, Martin
You’ll have to remind her of that when it comes to buying something else more expensive 🤣👍🏻
HI Martin
the same as you when I was looking for a new Tow Bar I wanted a detachable Tow Bar, however, the price put me off with wiring harness it was costing me well over £700
so was on eBay and a used one popped up I put in an offer and won it got it delivered and fitted it myself for my car (KIA Sportage) for £110
it is the same make as the one they first order for you, very similar to the one you have now it was very straight forward to fit and I did the electrics myself as well, buying a car specific 13 pin wiring harness which was about £200 odd pounds so all in all saved about half the price
good vids m8 keep them coming and stay safe.
It's great if you have the confidence to be able to take on a job like this, I have to admit I did look at doing the job myself but with all the computer stuff on the car i decided to leave it to the professionals!, Thanks for comments and watching, Martin
Great video, looks easy to fit and remove, maybe next time I might get one. Thanks for sharing and stay safe🙂Mark
Hi Mark, I think they are worth the extra cost to have one. Easy to use as well, Cheers Martin
Hi Martin. I think these are really good tow bars. When I change my car I am going to get one like this. Thanks Phil👍🙂
Hi Phil, We are really pleased with it and would definitely have another, cheers Martin 🙂
Hey Guys..how are you
Nice one Martin. We had a Westfalia on our Audi, it was good but I always felt the key was going to snap... we now have a Tow Trust Towbar which is really good. It was fitted by our dealer and works well. Cheers Oliver.
Hi Oliver, just glad there’s no bumper cut and I don’t keep walking into a fixed tow bar! Thanks for watching, Martin 🙂
Hi Martin,
I’ve had one of these tow bars on my previous car. I currently have a tow trust removable tow bar Really good vlog on the Westfalia tow bar pal. 👍👍
Hi Nigel, detachable bars are great. Thanks for watching, Martin 😊
Nice one Martin, v thorough description :) I have the same bar on my VW bus, it was a factory fit option. The (presumably as it’s just a few months old) newer bar has a “slot” on the stem under the ball to pass the breakaway through, have to admit I was nervous having the slot so close to the ball (it was on the bit of the assembly which is permanently attached to the car on our XC60 which I prefer) but it’s easy to use at least. As a person with small hands I have found it little difficult, especially as ours is quite stiff, in that the ball can come loose before the locking nut is fully locked open and thus primed for reattaching. Which can provide a bit of frustration on a second tow if you’re not used to it ;-) yes that’s the voice of experience, trying and failing to make a quick getaway once but now knowing better!
Hi Becky, I can’t understand why they didn’t put a breakaway loop on the bar as it’s an integral bit of the hitch. We loop our cable around the towing arm and pull so it’s not loose, I often wonder that if the caravan did become detached whilst towing would the breakaway be able to jump off over the top of the ball. I would prefer a hoop on the car to clip it to.
Thanks for your comments and support, Martin 🙂
Hi Martin my mate has broke his window latch , how do you remove the fitting from the window can’t see any where to unscrew it ? Cheers
Hi Gary, there should be two screws on the latch inside the van, they may have circular covers on them. Hope that helps, cheers Martin 😊
Had mine done by indespention on CMAx then we just brought a new one for our new tiguan from towsure online they fitting it this month on the 19th we had swan neck with vehicle specific loom 523 fitted at home
That's a good deal, Tiguan are good tow cars. Hope it all goes to plan, cheers Martin
Great video Martin. We had a guy come out to fit the tow bar on at home (detachable) on my Vauxhall insignia. No problems. Wish I still had that car 😟 but we changed the caravan so the car was no longer legal to pull it. We've got the SsangYong korando with a fixed tow bar. That hurts on the Shins 😖. But it came with the car so not going to change it. 😎👍
HI Paul, SsangYong are really good tow cars, did you get the tow bar fitted for free? Think they are still doing that offer. Thanks for the support, Martin
Hi martin. No we bought the car with it fitted. If I'd changed it for the detachable type you have it would cost to much. I just have to remember not to pass to close to it otherwise I swear a lot when I catch my leg 🤞 its only happened twice 🤣
Towbar on our Freelander saved the car. Idiot ran in to the back of us at traffic lights and harpooned himself , his car was a write off, ours needed a bit of paint on the bumper.
It was an OEM detachable one but I could never be bothered to take it off.
The new Tiguan has a fixed one and I've never shinned myself
There is that argument that it saves the back of your car 🤔 I like my knees better though 😂
Thanks for comments and watching 🙂
Would you still recommend both the Westfalia tow bar and Indespension after a year or so? I’m looking to get Indespension to fit a Westfalia to my car.
Yes, they did a good job and the tow bar has been great.
Hi Martin 👍🏻 hope you’re all well
Another good infovlog
Deff agree with detachable towbars - I’m now almost 66 with both shins still intact !
I’ve got a Tow Trust fitted by a mobile for around £400 on my 2013 Toyota RAV4- been on about 4 years now and pretty similar to your Westy.
Keep safe and we will all be back emptying the toilet cassette soon enough !
All the Best - HOWARD
Hi Howard,
Now there’s a thought, looking forward to being back emptying the toilet 😂
I lost count of the number of times I walked into the tow bar on our last car, think I’ve still got the bruises!
Detachable worth every penny in my eyes,
Thanks for comments and support, Keep safe, Martin 🙂
Hi Martin 👍🏻
Just given this vlog another coat of looking at.
I’ve just changed my car from a RAV4 to a VW Touareg which has a factory fitted
westfalia towbar like yours
I had a towtrust previously on the Rav which was pretty good but this westy is pretty good and I was fortunate that the vehicle came with it.
My only question is where do I fit the breakaway?
I see on your video you have a flange to connect but on my VW the 13 pin is mounted fixed to the chassis next to the towbar socket
My guess is I have to loop it around the neck - which I always tried to avoid but can’t see any alternative.
Also I struggled to get the bar to slot in at first till I read the “Book of Words” and found I had to turn knob and “prime” it before slotting it in
Thanks as always
All the best
Howard
Hi Horward,
Nice tow car, we have looked at them in the past. I have to loop the breakaway cable around the bar, there is nowhere to clip it. It’s not ideal but it seems to work.
As for fitting it, when I take the bar off I leave it in the primed position, not sure if that’s what you are supposed to do but never had a problem. The only downside for me is the cover for the lock, it’s not attached to the bar which is a pain. Surprised I’ve not lost it yet!
Hope that answers the question, Take care, Martin
@@TheCaravanNut cheers Martin for quick response
I only picked it up this morning so I’m now at the messing about in it on the drive stage.
It’s a 2015 RLine and think it should tow anything- I wanted to change car to future proof a van change .
When I viewed the car I said to the dealer it’s a pity it’s not got a towbar - so phoned and got a price of about 600 quid
Went back for second viewing with Sandra and she asked to look on the boot and there in a plastic bag was the tow hitch !
Like she says I walk around with my eyes shut !!
Saved me load of brass tho !
Just need to go to storage park and hitch up and test the electrics
All the best
H
R line…very nice 👍
I’ve heard a few people have bought new tow vehicles and arranged tow bar fitting to find it already got one.
If it’s detachable some dealers won’t notice!
105kg ... is that the max weight it can hold?
I have seen two figures listed, 100 & 105kg. The Alko hitch is rated at 100kg max so could only go to that anyway.
Very useful video Martin. We used Volvo and Landrover for ours so never had alternatives until we got the motorhome and then we opted for Witter as it seemed to meet my quality and price expectations 😉 Trev
Hi Trev, Factory fitted bars are good as you get all the correct wiring and any additional upgrades in the cooling system. Witter used to be the only make years ago but the choice is endless nowadays. Thanks for watching, Martin 🙂
Whats up Poshcats?
I have a detachable tow bar but it's left in place all the time. To much of a faff for me to take off and put back on. So far I have not banged my legs on it. It was good it was left on the car as a idiot got to close to me in a car park while I was sat in the car and nudged into me. Not damage to my car but he cracked all his front bumper and skirt.
There is the argument that it protects the back of your car but I prefer to remove it. It’s only a car, if it gets damaged it gets repaired or replaced. Thanks for watching 😊
Mine is a fixed one and I use it to pull small trees out of my garden it's more convenient than using my Tractor or JCB
Hiya mate, what would your advice be on getting new tyres on the caravan. Are they the same as car tyres, and could you recommend a place that does them. Cheers buddy.
I would get caravan tyres, you have to make sure the load ratings are correct as the weight is distributed over the 2 wheels. This site has good info
www.tyresafe.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/caravan-leaflet.pdf
I would try any tyre place to get them but make sure they are the right ones, your caravan manual should give you the correct tyres.
Cheers Martin 😊
Hi Martin hope u well nice removable tow bar info I have to admit I do like tow bars on cars as mine fixed which is a good as many times I've had people centre to close to bak of my car when waiting in traffic and hit bak of car and would of damage my bumper but hit tow instead done nothing to my car but there bumper been damage good and proper and they blame me and I've said look where u going and say bak a bit some people just don't look where they going yes tow bars protect your bumper aswell towing stay safe mate kev
Hi Kev, there is that point that it protects the back of your car with a fixed bar. Would still prefer a detachable any day. Thanks for comments, hope you are well, stay safe, Martin
Martin, how are you mate, great to see your vids, this vid drew me when I first saw it because I have the same! (bought new car in Feb a Sante Fe and had new towball fitted, a westphallia there was no choice), but it looks good and feels strong, practice fitted to car a few times its ok now but a ballache at first?, not used it yet, one thing I want to know, I was very interested in the actual towball but you did not show it only with its cap?, as you know the ball is or looks painted black, although it seems to be different paint on the actual ball to the other parts and much smoother, what I wanted to know is :-
1. Should I sandpaper the paint off (towballs are supposed to be shiny steel)
2. should I leave the paint on as it looks special???.
you actually put out interesting stuff
Bryn Yes lightly sand the ball to shiny and wipe it clean with white spirit. If you leave the paint it will contaminate the hitch stabiliser pads and you’ll end up with an annoying grinding squeaking noise. Hitch needs to be dry and clean when the caravan has the hitch stabilisers fitted. Hope this helps.
Hi Bryn ,Colin has put the answer in for me! I was going to add this to the vlog but there are loads of vlogs of people sanding their ball!! cheers Martin
Hi Martin just wondering did you go for a westfalia towbar with your latest kuga ? Cheers steve
Hi Steve, Our Kuga has a factory fit tow bar which has the button in the boot to drop it down. Much easier to use and has the 13pin socket on the side of the ball. It also saved use 1k not having to retro fit a bar. Cheers Martin
They are good ! I’ve got the same , great idea 💡
Detachable every time for us from now on, they are great. cheers
Hi Martin great vid mate,I've just bought a mk1 kuga and looking to getting a tow bar fitted and must say that that one you have had fitted looks spot on,just what I'm looking for.do you know if that is a swan neck type tow bar? Because I know there are a couple of different types cheers ....steve
Hi Steve, No it’s not a swan neck. I think Swan neck bars fit different and are not vertical fit, I may be wrong though. With this in mind you would probably need a bumper cut with a swan neck. I would check with a fitter or phoned Indespension up to check with them. Also as mentioned in the vid make sure you get the wiring loom specific to the Kuga, it can cause all sorts of problems if you don’t. Let me know how you get on, Thanks for comments and watching, Martin 🙂
@@TheCaravanNut thanks Martin for your reply, am not to keen on having the bumper cut so when I go to have it fitted I will see what they say but yes I will let you know how I get on cheers mate 👍
Great video Martin. Did you have ant issues with vehicle warranty. We have recently changed our car and decided to go with a manufacturer fitted tow bar as if a fault was attributed to the tow bar it would affect my warranty. Thanks for sharing please stay safe and well. Ian
Hi Ian, No problem with the car warranty as it's an older car and well out of warranty. I would imagine if you buy a newer car there may be an issue. Thanks for watching and support, stay safe, Martin
Saw at you at Ian Jarrett . I have never seen a tow bar like that. I will have to do some research. We have some videos you would like check us out
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How very James Bond 😉. Expecting missiles and ejection seats soon 😉.
No just a Kuga with a detachable tow bar, no hidden extras, thanks for watching.
Saw you at Motorhome Chit Chat. Wow, are you a "techy". You give info in a way I understand. We have some videos you would like, come check us out.
Thanks for comments and watching 🙂