Fitting your own towbar

[spacemonkeypg]

Has anyone done this and have any comments?

I am about to venture into fitting my own towbar and would like some advice/hints. I think the explorer has a pre wired loom under the rear bumper but have not checked to see if this is true yet. Is it a more or less simple job or does it require welding gear

Thanks

Phil

 

[spacemonkeypg]

Think I have it sussed' it looks like they attach to the chassis at the bumper mountings and are a load of bolts through to the original bolt holes.

 

[Howard]

Yep job done. I got a whitter bar. The bolts use the standard bumper bracket mounts plus the extra plates inside the chassis. I ignored the pre-wired connection and went straight behind the nearside rear light to tap off the required connections. They are all there including the right hand indicator, just used a test light to identify the correct cables.

 

[spacemonkeypg]

its only an extra £15 so i might as well get the connector and just plug it in save some time i hope. Do you know if the computer needs updating Howard to tell it its now got towing connectors

 

[Howard]

Not sure if the connector has all the wires that you need or meets EEC regulations. Thats why I just wired it up directly with the repeater relay and buzzer. But who knows whether the connector even works in the UK models. You do not need to re-programme the computer for the trailer wiring.