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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / General Car Topics (UK group) / July 200958 Focus hatchback: towbar + rear impact bar
Just had one fitted by a mobile service recommended by my local ford garage, who don't fit towbars. He called to say he had finished, and when I arrived, he opened my boot to show me a heavy steel bar. He said it was the rear impact bar, and "you have to take it off to fit a towbar". Can anyone confirm this? P In article <b01558ce-32a7-4144-afd3- c90e3d0d378e@c1g2000yqi.googlegroups.com>, goodolpete says... > Just had one fitted by a mobile service recommended > by my local ford garage, who don't fit towbars. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > off to fit a towbar". Can anyone confirm this? > P Seems a bit odd. I thought manufacturers today already put the holes in place for towbar kits.  SignatureConor I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. - Scott Adams Conor <conor@gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Just had one fitted by a mobile service recommended by my local ford >> garage, who don't fit towbars. >> He called to say he had finished, and when I arrived, >> he opened my boot to show me a heavy steel bar. He said it was the rear >> impact bar, and "you have to take it off to fit a towbar". Can anyone >> confirm this? P > Seems a bit odd. I thought manufacturers today already put the holes in > place for towbar kits. For a bit over a decade, towbars have had to be EC approved - which includes using only the manufacturer-approved attachment points. Doesn't mean, of course, that the manufacturer-approved attachments can't require something to be removed... > Conor <conor@gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Doesn't mean, of course, that the manufacturer-approved attachments > can't require something to be removed... A quick Google suggests that others have seen the same thing - things like 'you can throw away the crash bar that you had to remove, or keep it for if you ever take the towbar off'. Looks Kosher to me. I'd guess the towbar fits onto the same necessarily sturdy bolt holes that the impact bar used to use, and does much the same job. >> Conor <conor@gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were >> saying: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > sturdy bolt holes that the impact bar used to use, and does much the same > job. Looks like it's the bumper reinforcing beam according to Towsure download the PDF on this page for fitting instructions http://www.towsure.com/product/10456-EC_Towbar-_Ford_Focus_2_Hatchback_Jan_05- Alan... > Conor <conor@gmx.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Doesn't mean, of course, that the manufacturer-approved attachments can't > require something to be removed... It's entirely normal for VAG cars. Scirocco, Golf, Ibiza, A3, Leon have all been like that. The towbar replaces the crash bar behind the bumper. It's usually a good bit heftier too. |
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