Gazdaman
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Anyone done it? I bought a towbar to suit my 3door B.
It's one of the long bar types rather than the short type that bolts through the boot floor as far as I can tell.
So I assume it bolts onto the rear beam near each hub somewhere and then run the wires into the boot and connect them to one of the rear light clusters?
Or am I better off just dropping it into a local garage with £100 or so?
Gaz
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Nic Barnes
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wont bolt to rear beam id not think? cant be right. tow bars usually mount to the rear chasis legs
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Ian
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It can't bolt to the rear beam - that moves.
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Gazdaman
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Well it allows the chassis to move, it would still stay a fixed position above the ground.
But yeah it's more likely to be the chassis legs.
Is it gonna be a pain in the arse? Am I going to have to drill holes in my car? And how am I best to route the wiring into the boot?
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Twiggy
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Just get down a tow bar place job done....I would not want it falling off with a trailer full of stuff!!
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taylorboosh
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you are puuting a towbar on a car your xe`ing? why ohhh why
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by corsabadboy
you are puuting a towbar on a car your xe`ing? why ohhh why
in all honesty it would be a great towing vehilce for small trailers etc
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Gazdaman
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I've got motorbikes you see. So they need towing around the place to trackdays and what have you. I think it'll be good with a redtop in it for towing. It's not bad with a 1.2.
I'll be 'sleepering' the car when the redtop's in aswell. Back to black bumpers and black arches. So a towbar can help the image 
I am tempted to get it fitted by someone.
Gaz
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taylorboosh
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yea but tow bars look shit they should make them easily removable
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Twiggy
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i am sure beardy had a red 2.1 on TB's with a towbar 
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by corsabadboy
yea but tow bars look shit they should make them easily removable
my vectra looks alright with a tow bar i reckon. function over looks anyway a tow bar.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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quote:
Originally posted by Twiggy
i am sure beardy had a red 2.1 on TB's with a towbar
think it was on carbs, but the car in question did have a towbar
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by Gazdaman
I've got motorbikes you see. So they need towing around the place to trackdays and what have you. I think it'll be good with a redtop in it for towing. It's not bad with a 1.2.
I'll be 'sleepering' the car when the redtop's in aswell. Back to black bumpers and black arches. So a towbar can help the image
I am tempted to get it fitted by someone.
Gaz
Cant beat towing your bike home at 130
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Gazdaman
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Yup, this thread is rearing its ugly head again. I had a looksy at fitting this today.
Can anyone see how it fits? I'm thinking it might go behind the bumper, because there's a big plate that goes down, only for the tow bar hookup part to come back up again.
But then those 2 brackets would have to bolt 'upwards' into the chassis. I'm all a bit lost.
Anyone got any instructions or done one similar?
Gaz
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taylorboosh
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they are sooo ugly
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SR91
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You need to cut your bumper to fit it, old one had a towbar 
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ianofbhills
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Take your rear bumper off mate all will become apparrent.
There are 4 dimples in the rear panel that you drill through to fit those rectangular plates then two more dimples for the long bar. Its harder to describe then it is to actually do once your bumper is off you'll see how it fits.
I have a tow bar on my 12v for towing my motorbike trailer lol
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Gazdaman
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My rear bumper's already cut. And thanks for that ian!
I'm amazed how damn expensive bike trailers are though! Last time I bought one I paid £70 for a 3 bike trailer, you'd be lucky to get a kick in the nuts for that now.
Gaz
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ianofbhills
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You do have to cut the bumper but its only a tiny bit and is covered up by the tow bar.
Also there are 2 types of tow bar i'm pretty sure they are not interchangeable.
The one you have there is a post 97 model if your car is a 1.2 8v it will be pre 97 and that bar may not fit.
Of course i might be full of shiiiit only way to tell is to wip the rear bumper off.
[Edited on 20-03-2009 by ianofbhills]
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Gazdaman
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Yeah mine's a pre '97. Didn't know there was actually any difference other than the actual bumper.
Title of the eBay auction I bought it off says it fits 1994-2000 Corsa. So here's hoping!
I'll just suck it and see. I've got plenty of cable ties and gaffer tape if it's not 100% perfect.
Gaz
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ianofbhills
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Will more then likely fit then.
An easy way to tell is if you pull back the carpet on the rear panel and find the 4 dimples in the panel. If you've got the dimples it will fit
have fun
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Gazdaman
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And it just bolts through the bottom of the boot? Sounds so 'bodgey'.
But hey, if that's how they work then fine!
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Gazdaman
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Does this photo show the dimples?
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Gary
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my shitty diesel 5door has a tow bar, and its got a piece of 2" box section bar around the back of the boot in the car that attatches to the towbar somehow. if thats any help. Ive not really looked how it actually fastens to the car tho
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ianofbhills
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Cant really tell from that pic tbh
Need the crash bar off to actually fit the tow bar too. I didnt put mine back on because the tow bar does the same job
dimples should be about here
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