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Which tow bar?

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09 Feb 2020 21:01 #218246 by Neil54
Which tow bar? was created by Neil54
I want to fit a tow bar to lug around a small camping trailer.
Which one should I fit?

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09 Feb 2020 21:09 - 09 Feb 2020 21:19 #218247 by Scimike
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Assuming your Jimny is a GEN3 I can recommend the Witter with removable swan neck. Not the cheapest (about £160 when I fitted) but fitted perfectly on a standard vehicle and is still perfect after 2.5 years of towing our teardrop caravan. I wanted a removable hitch to avoid covering the numberplate and allow it to stick out when fitted so the door spare did not interfere with parts on my caravan. It also has type approval which is lacking in some cheaper eBay units.
Plenty of alternative makes though, PF Jones sell most www.pfjones.co.uk/tow-bars.html
If you want to see photos fitted I can post.
Mike

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09 Feb 2020 22:26 #218250 by stimpy
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Generally Witter are known as the market leaders.

If your Jimny is an older variant, I have recently taken one off mine - though it may need a wiring kit - can't remember. PM if interested.

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10 Feb 2020 05:29 #218253 by Lambert
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I have a witter supplied detachable on Dreadnaught and honestly it is a pain as the fixed part is far too low for a 4x4 and constantly drags on departure. Unfortunately it was dealer supplied so I didn't have a say. If I had I would have gone for a towtrust fixed as it offers much better clearance and it's cheaper too. I have one on the grand vitara and I also put one on the blue Jimny and the Cherokee and they were brilliant.

Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!

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10 Feb 2020 13:53 - 10 Feb 2020 13:54 #218263 by DrRobin
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No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationI fitted a tow bar to my Gen 3 last October. Most makes seemed to be out of stock (including Witter), so ended up with a Umbra Rimorchi (UR) from eBay (biggiddygiddy) for £129. It is excellent and includes a long detachable swan neck (not shown in the ad) and was easy enough to fit, the electrics probably took as long as the tow bar.

It came with a nice cloth bag to keep to tow hitch in and fits in the small tool tray in the boot. There is even a plastic cap for the tow hitch socket when it isn't fitted (also not shown).

It is rated for the full 1,300kg (braked trailer), so easily able to pull a small box trailer. It doesn't hang down too far and fits under the bumper so you don't bask you shins on it.

Overall very satisifed. I would have had a Witter, but they are a good deal more and were out of stock when I wanted one.


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11 Feb 2020 10:44 #218288 by DrRobin
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Just thought I would add a couple of pictures of my UR tow bar. The swan neck ball joint is not fitted and you can see the plastic cover over the ball joint socket.


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