Removing a tow bar from my sri

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jason1987
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Removing a tow bar from my sri

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is it just bolts? i wanna take my tow bar off
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Re: Removing a tow bar from my sri

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yes mate its just bolts,well the electrics as well lol
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Re: Removing a tow bar from my sri

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Even if you don't use a towbar, I always think it's nice to have in case anyone rear ends you

I've had a couple of slow speed bumps, and when i've gone to check, once there was no damage, and the other time, there was a small scratch
I had a small scratch, and the mondingo that crashed into me had a smashed bumper - out with the touch up pen, and mine was unnoticeable

Ok, towbars may ruin the aesthetics, but i've rather have it than not
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Re: Removing a tow bar from my sri

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im hoping it comes off easily, there is a long bar behind the bumper with several bolts in it but i think i can take the whole bar off with just 2 bolts, and the bar is just part of the tow bar itself
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Re: Removing a tow bar from my sri

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there should be two bolts on either side that bolt onto the car chassis,take them off and i think it should come off in one piece :wink:
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what year is it off ? if your wanting to sell it i may take it off you
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97 sri
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craigtd wrote:there should be two bolts on either side that bolt onto the car chassis,take them off and i think it should come off in one piece :wink:
well theres a couple of bolts that are bolted onto the spare wheel well, and another 4 or so behind the bumper, some look hard to get to
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that dont sound like a standard tow bar, ive fitted a few on the D8 and D9's and ive never come across that meny bolts before.
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Re: Removing a tow bar from my sri

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the bolts im looking at might just be part of the towbar tho and not what bolts to the car, hard to tell, i need to buy a few different size 1/2 bits so i can use my breaker bar on them
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