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Offline RobClubley

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« on: January 23, 2007, 08:51:31 AM »
Well we're pulling out so much garden waste from our 1/4 acre that either we have to get a skip every two months or I'll have to relent and fit a towbar to the Octavia.

Can anyone tell me a ballpark figure for a towbar? Presumably it'll be similar to a mkIV Golf but the overhang is bigger.

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Re: Towbars
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2007, 10:30:01 AM »
$400 to $1000.  Depends where you go.  Try "best bars"
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Re: Towbars
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2007, 01:06:44 PM »
Just called the dealer to see - $420 for the bits, + $300 fitting.
Doesn't seem bad for an official VAG one.
I'd fit it myself I think.
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« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2007, 01:16:04 PM »
By the way I was highly amused - he referred to the bit that sticks up with the ball on the end as the "donkey cock" !
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Re: Towbars
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2007, 01:18:03 PM »
Quote from: RobClubley on February 07, 2007, 01:16:04 PM
By the way I was highly amused - he referred to the bit that sticks up with the ball on the end as the "donkey cock" !

lol! thats a new one to me ;D

Price seems pretty damn good to me..
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Re: Towbars
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2007, 03:07:20 PM »
Quote from: RobClubley on February 07, 2007, 01:06:44 PM
Just called the dealer to see - $420 for the bits, + $300 fitting.
Doesn't seem bad for an official VAG one.
I'd fit it myself I think.
just make sure it is a 1"7/8 ball. My genuine audi one is 50mm which is fine for my bike rack, but that's it.
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Re: Towbars
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2007, 01:14:13 PM »
Has anyone had any experience of getting the towbar wiring installed on a later model Audi. I have the OEM detachable tow bar on my 2002 A4, and when I asked the dealer about wiring I think from memory it was going to be more than $1500 (due to optical wiring?).

Seems like there is a cheaper relay option offered aftermarket in the UK but I haven't seen anything here. Have already asked Best Bars and was told to source the OEM loom first, not very helpful.
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Re: Towbars
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2007, 02:40:24 PM »
If it's the genuine towbar with the big one piece "donkey cock" then it will be a 50mm ball which can not be changed, so if your trailer is a 1 7/8ths you will have to change the hitch.
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Re: Towbars
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2007, 10:17:17 PM »
The ball is not actually the probablem. Its that I don't have any electical connection to the trailer so I was asking if there is a cheaper after market option.
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Re: Towbars
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2007, 10:24:55 PM »
Sorry, my reply was to MTMS3's post about ball size.

I don't think there is any other wiring available in NZ unless you want to hunt around on the net looking for a cheaper option. $1500 sounds far too much for wiring though, that's more like the price of a complete towbar and wiring. I'll have a look at work tomorrow.
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