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Towbar Security Plate
I've tried trawling through all the posts but can't find the answer I'm looking for.
I have a disco 3 with detachable towbar and I'm about to do a lot of towing with it. Where can you get the bolt on plates hat stop them falling out should the worst happen? Is it a long term fix? I've seen them mentioned here and Facebook but can't find them now I want one!
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28th Aug 2016 10:42 pm
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I think you mean one of these......
A chap on here called geosdad made them for a while, but couldn't continue to produce at reasonable cost, haven't heard from him in a long while, but he did leave a better drawing than mine in his gallery Just a note though, this is not an approved addition to the detachable towbar. LR now recommend that if you tow regularly, a multi height fixed towbar may be more appropriate. ( if you asked a LR dealer, they may check the receptacle and your towbar, and if certain parameters are not met, might fit you a fixed towbar / replace a worn receptacle cross member if necessary FOC I believe).....I fitted my plate, to try it out, and I must admit,it fitted well, and I can't see the tow bar possibly falling out, if one of these were fitted......Better with this, than without, if staying with a detachable towbar, in my view.D3 owned from new, P017 brake recall, BAS FBHIC, new FBH, LR013487 oil pump, new water pump. RRS front lower suspension arms. New suspension compressor/ relay. New Denso alternator. CuNifer rear brake pipes. New GKN rear propshaft. New HPFP belt & tensioner. New A/C Condenser.NO WARRANTY for many many years.
28th Aug 2016 10:51 pm
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landrover now suggesting only occasional towing with detached bar....you say your going to do a lot...
perhaps you need a fixed one if its long term,,everyday towing
29th Aug 2016 1:40 pm
KenR
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The ebay item is a good price, I paid more than that to have one made and it was not stainless
29th Aug 2016 3:03 pm
lynalldiscovery
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DN wrote:
I think you mean one of these......
A chap on here called geosdad made them for a while, but couldn't continue to produce at reasonable cost, haven't heard from him in a long while, but he did leave a better drawing than mine in his gallery Just a note though, this is not an approved addition to the detachable towbar. LR now recommend that if you tow regularly, a multi height fixed towbar may be more appropriate. ( if you asked a LR dealer, they may check the receptacle and your towbar, and if certain parameters are not met, might fit you a fixed towbar / replace a worn receptacle cross member if necessary FOC I believe).....I fitted my plate, to try it out, and I must admit,it fitted well, and I can't see the tow bar possibly falling out, if one of these were fitted......Better with this, than without, if staying with a detachable towbar, in my view.
Thanks for that info and of course to Geosdad for the drawing
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Anyone filling one of these should use at least one eyebolt to provide a replacement fixing point for the breakaway cable. VOSA (or whatever they are called this month) are getting anal and issuing prohibition notices if you don't use one.A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
If there is no suitably sized hole or loop in or on the towbar, the cable should be passed around the neck of the towball beneath the coupling head and then clipped back to itself.
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2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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These fixing loops have been a requirement for about a decade now, so only on older vehicles should it bee looped around towball. Lots os stuff in Caravan Club about people getting prohibition notices because not using hole/loop.A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
30th Aug 2016 5:32 pm
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Just a note though, this is not an approved addition to the detachable towbar. LR now recommend that if you tow regularly, a multi height fixed towbar may be more appropriate. ( if you asked a LR dealer, they may check the receptacle and your towbar, and if certain parameters are not met, might fit you a fixed towbar / replace a worn receptacle cross member if necessary FOC I believe).....I fitted my plate, to try it out, and I must admit,it fitted well, and I can't see the tow bar possibly falling out, if one of these were fitted......Better with this, than without, if staying with a detachable towbar, in my view.
