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Damiant
Member Since: 01 Aug 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 4
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| A quick detachable tow bar question... |
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Hi all,
A friend of mine is looking at a few 1 yr old D4's this weekend and wants the detachable tow bar option. She'll use it every other month to tow a trailer to collect her bio fuel (home heating).
My question is, knowing that they don't have the best reputation (the tow bars that is!), what's the best way to make sure that it's fine, and if there's too much 'wriggle', how does she get the main dealer to replace it?
Cheers... There are some days when even my lucky underpants can't help...
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 2nd Aug 2014 5:09 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
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think we all want to know that
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| 2nd Aug 2014 8:39 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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| Re: A quick detachable tow bar question... |
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Damiant wrote: and if there's too much 'wriggle', how does she get the main dealer to replace it?
If the D4 was a year old and the towbar was specced at build then it will be under full warranty for a further two years  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 2nd Aug 2014 8:53 pm |
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Damiant
Member Since: 01 Aug 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 4
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Cheers.
But how much movement is excessive? There are some days when even my lucky underpants can't help...
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| 2nd Aug 2014 9:38 pm |
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richuk
Member Since: 27 May 2012
Location: Dorset
Posts: 559
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Why does she want the detachable tow bar? I'm absolutely sure that for her purposes, it would be 100% fine. However, once there is that niggling doubt, isn't it better to eliminate it? I swapped mine to Tow Trust. I think I paid out £25 over what I sold the removable unit for. I never worry about it as, in my opinion, it is an excellent product. Rich
semper in excretia sumus solim profundum variat
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| 2nd Aug 2014 9:44 pm |
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Kingmav66
Member Since: 20 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
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Any movement is excessive, especially on a year old car. If you can move it by hand, then think what a 2-3 tonne trailer can do
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| 2nd Aug 2014 9:45 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Damiant wrote:
But how much movement is excessive?
Well to fail an MOT it's 3mm either way at the ball end ...but for the age I would agree with Mav 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 2nd Aug 2014 9:55 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
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surprised to see its part of MOT test..if its in the garage how does that work
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| 3rd Aug 2014 12:57 am |
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DG
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If it's on the vehicle it gets tested ....if it's not it doesn't  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 3rd Aug 2014 7:34 am |
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Damiant
Member Since: 01 Aug 2014
Location: Lancashire
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Thanks for your responses, my friend has just bought a D4 without one, so I think she's having a permanent one fitted by Indespension or the like.
Ta... There are some days when even my lucky underpants can't help...
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| 4th Aug 2014 6:50 pm |
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