towbar help

406lover · Post by **406lover** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 3:00 pm

not sure if i got this under the right topic. but im after some help with my towbar fitting.

i have taken the towbar or my s reg estate to put on to my r reg estate. when taken off the old car the 4 bolts (2 either side) where bolted in to something. but when coming to fit it to my new car this morning the four bolts have nothing to bolt in to. the holes are there but no nut or therd to go in to. when i took it off the old car i did not see any bolts that fell out.

i have had a look to see if i can fit some nuts behind but there is no gap to fit a nut in.

im not sure if there is something missing or does any one have any ideas on how i can over come this please.

hammerman · Post by **hammerman** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:56 pm

If its anything like my towbar which i replaced last year,there are retangle shaped wedges with nuts built into them which slot inside the chassis that then allow you to bolt the towbar in.If that makes sence.

406lover · Post by **406lover** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:11 am

i think i get what you mean thank you, i will have to have alook around for some as the old car has now gone. didnt think to look to see what held them in place lol

but thanks again

hammerman · Post by **hammerman** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:15 pm

Its not these in the link as they are too square,but you will see what i am on about.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DEFENDER-SERI ... 33662da97c

406lover · Post by **406lover** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 7:18 am

perfect thank you for the link. i have a shop down the road to me that all sorts of fixtures and fittings. i shall go and see what they nhave. i take it it goes it to the square hole, has i have round holes and square holes

hammerman · Post by **hammerman** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:54 pm

If the holes are next to each other then yes,the fixings go through the square holes,then the nuts should line up with the round holes and the towbar can be bolted on then.

scotty73 · Post by **scotty73** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:57 am

hammerman wrote:Its not these in the link as they are too square,but you will see what i am on about. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DEFENDER-SERI ... 33662da97c

if it's not those then their pretty damn close they look very much like the ones on mine.. probably just a different size?

Post by **steve_earwig** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:03 am

Except they're imperial - http://www.pegasusparts.co.uk/ourshop_9 ... inges.html

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