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12-02-2008, 11:10 PM | #1 | ||
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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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13-02-2008, 09:24 AM | #2 | |||
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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 The H/duty Last edited by Macca23; 13-02-2008 at 09:30 AM. |
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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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07-12-2011, 10:42 AM | #4 | ||
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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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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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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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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. Yariv. |
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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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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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07-01-2012, 09:33 AM | #10 | |||
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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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07-01-2012, 02:11 PM | #12 | |||
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28-02-2015, 11:01 PM | #13 | ||
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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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