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Old 12-02-2008, 11:10 PM   #1
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Default Anyone Fitted a Tow Bar to a Fairlane?

hi, i just bought myself an NL fairlane ghia (to go with my Ba Ute) but i was just wondering if anyone had fitted a tow pack to the car themselves. is it worth getting done professionaly? is there extensive drilling required, or is it all pre drilled and just a bolt on job, and most importantly will a tow bar off an EL falcon go straight on or are they a different unit?
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Old 13-02-2008, 09:24 AM   #2
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hi, i just bought myself an NL fairlane ghia (to go with my Ba Ute) but i was just wondering if anyone had fitted a tow pack to the car themselves. is it worth getting done professionaly? is there extensive drilling required, or is it all pre drilled and just a bolt on job, and most importantly will a tow bar off an EL falcon go straight on or are they a different unit?
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The EL defintly won't go on the fairlane! Complety Different!

The NL Standard or Light duty bar dont require any drilling and is ok to do on your own!

The h/duty Hayman Reese you would need a workshop to fit! You do need to drill extra holes! I do have the instructions if you need them! It takes around 4-5hours to fit them at the workshop!

This below is the L/duty


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Old 13-02-2008, 05:48 PM   #3
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jesus christ thats a heavy duty towbar lol, i didnt realise there was so muh that went into fitting them, i used to fit stuff to mitsibishis nissans and volkswagens etc,, and never saw anything that complex lol
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Old 07-12-2011, 10:42 AM   #4
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Default Re: Anyone Fitted a Tow Bar to a Fairlane?

The h/duty Hayman Reese you would need a workshop to fit! You do need to drill extra holes! I do have the instructions if you need them! It takes around 4-5hours to fit them at the workshop!
Fitting Instructions for heavy duty.Yes Please.
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Old 05-01-2012, 04:48 PM   #5
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Hello,

Can you please upload the light duty and heavy duty Tow bar installation instruction for Ford Falcon Wagon BA 2005?

Thanks in advance,
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Old 05-01-2012, 06:41 PM   #6
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Do what I did . Bought a second hand HD towbar from a wreckers for $ 80.00 , spent $23.00 on paint stripper , rub down pads , sandpaper and paint . Voila new bar . Bought wiring and plug for $25.00 form Superheap and a new tongue and towball from Repco for $75.00 . All up $ 203.00. Was quoted $ 900.00 for the same towbar ( new ) fitted . These things are easy as to fit , removed rear bar and it was on and fitted in under an hour and a half and wired and operational in another half an hour .
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Old 06-01-2012, 01:28 PM   #7
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Thank you very much for the help, Can you point out a few good wreckers around melbourne?

I checked the prices for HD and all of them gave me 250$ just for the bar.

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Old 07-01-2012, 02:27 AM   #8
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I am in Sydney so dont really know any melbourne wreckers . Arent FTG Salvage a sponsor on here ? Why not give them a try . If worst comes to worst i got mine from Northern Auto Wreckers Londonderry ( half way between penrith and Windsor .557 The Northern Rd, Londonderry, NSW, 2753 Phone number: (02) 47774205. I am sure even with freight they would be a lot cheaper than $ 250.00.
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Old 07-01-2012, 07:51 AM   #9
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Be careful if you get a towbar from the wreckers cos some workshops won't refit if you tell them you bought it from a wrecker.
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Be careful if you get a towbar from the wreckers cos some workshops won't refit if you tell them you bought it from a wrecker.
Hi. If you get one from a wreckers make sure you get EVERY nut and bolt as a workshop will charge you for the time they spend chasing parts and welding bits of wire onto the bolts that poke out of the holes in chassis rails and then say that as you didnt supply the right bolts it wont be their fault if it falls off. Cheers MD
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Old 07-01-2012, 01:55 PM   #11
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Fit it yourself like I did , remove the rear bar and 13 holes to drill and the rest is just like a meccano set and a 7 wires to splice into the tail light harness .
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The EL defintly won't go on the fairlane! Complety Different!

The NL Standard or Light duty bar dont require any drilling and is ok to do on your own!
the factory ford standard tow bars are stamped EF/EL falcon DF/DL ltd and NF/NL fairlane!
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Hi guys I know this is an old thread but does anyone have the light duty fitting instructions that they could re-post? Cheers
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