{"title":"Coding included or supplied","description":"\u003cp\u003eProducts that include coding, or a coding voucher, so the car's systems recognise the new electrics straight away.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fitted-detachable-towbar-package-with-dedicated-electrics-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Detachable Towbar Package with Dedicated Electrics in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the bar, the loom, the coding, the fitting and a printed approval certificate, at one price with nothing left to arrange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the standard specification, which covers the great majority of cars and caravans on UK roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 22.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819573236045,"sku":"HHT-FTP-001-V20","price":1049.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819573268813,"sku":"HHT-FTP-001-V28","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819573301581,"sku":"HHT-FTP-001-V35","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Detachable_Towbar_Package_with_Dedicated_Electrics_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739912"},{"product_id":"fitted-detachable-towbar-package-with-dedicated-electrics-in-a-heavy-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Detachable Towbar Package with Dedicated Electrics in a Heavy Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the bar, the loom, the coding, the fitting and a printed approval certificate, at one price with nothing left to arrange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: uprated for the heavier end of the range: thicker section, a higher D value and a higher noseweight, which matters more than most people realise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 25.5 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819574120781,"sku":"HHT-FTP-002-V20","price":1249.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819574153549,"sku":"HHT-FTP-002-V28","price":1424.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819574186317,"sku":"HHT-FTP-002-V35","price":1599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Detachable_Towbar_Package_with_Dedicated_Electrics_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739909"},{"product_id":"fitted-detachable-towbar-package-with-dedicated-electrics-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Detachable Towbar Package with Dedicated Electrics in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the bar, the loom, the coding, the fitting and a printed approval certificate, at one price with nothing left to arrange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 23.3 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819574939981,"sku":"HHT-FTP-003-V20","price":1449.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819574972749,"sku":"HHT-FTP-003-V28","price":1649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819575005517,"sku":"HHT-FTP-003-V35","price":1849.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Detachable_Towbar_Package_with_Dedicated_Electrics_in_a_Premium_Specification.jpg?v=1789739911"},{"product_id":"fitted-swan-neck-towbar-package-with-dedicated-electrics-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Swan Neck Towbar Package with Dedicated Electrics in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a swan neck bar, which is the neatest fixed option and the one that upsets parking sensors least.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the standard specification, which covers the great majority of cars and caravans on UK roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 21.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: uprated for the heavier end of the range: thicker section, a higher D value and a higher noseweight, which matters more than most people realise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 24.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819575759181,"sku":"HHT-FTP-005-V20","price":1324.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819575791949,"sku":"HHT-FTP-005-V28","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819575824717,"sku":"HHT-FTP-005-V35","price":1674.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Swan_Neck_Towbar_Package_with_Dedicated_Electrics_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739914"},{"product_id":"fitted-swan-neck-towbar-package-with-dedicated-electrics-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Swan Neck Towbar Package with Dedicated Electrics in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a swan neck bar, which is the neatest fixed option and the one that upsets parking sensors least.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the standard specification, which covers the great majority of cars and caravans on UK roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 23.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819577069901,"sku":"HHT-FTP-007-V20","price":1049.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819577102669,"sku":"HHT-FTP-007-V28","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819577135437,"sku":"HHT-FTP-007-V35","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Flange_Towbar_Package_with_Dedicated_Electrics_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739915"},{"product_id":"fitted-flange-towbar-package-with-dedicated-electrics-in-a-heavy-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Flange Towbar Package with Dedicated Electrics in a Heavy Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a flange bar, because if you want a bolt on cycle carrier, a stabiliser bracket or a drop plate, the flange is the only sensible answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: uprated for the heavier end of the range: thicker section, a higher D value and a higher noseweight, which matters more than most people realise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 27.1 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819577790797,"sku":"HHT-FTP-008-V20","price":1274.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819577823565,"sku":"HHT-FTP-008-V28","price":1449.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819577856333,"sku":"HHT-FTP-008-V35","price":1624.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Flange_Towbar_Package_with_Dedicated_Electrics_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739913"},{"product_id":"fitted-flange-towbar-package-with-dedicated-electrics-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Flange Towbar Package with Dedicated Electrics in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a flange bar, because if you want a bolt on cycle carrier, a stabiliser bracket or a drop plate, the flange is the only sensible answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 24.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819579593037,"sku":"HHT-FTP-009-V20","price":1449.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819579625805,"sku":"HHT-FTP-009-V28","price":1649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819579658573,"sku":"HHT-FTP-009-V35","price":1874.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Flange_Towbar_Package_with_Dedicated_Electrics_in_a_Premium_Specification.jpg?v=1789739914"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-a-caravan-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for a Caravan in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the bar, a 13 pin dedicated loom with the fridge and charge feeds live, the coding, and a noseweight check on your actual caravan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the standard specification, which covers the great majority of cars and caravans on UK roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 24.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819580117325,"sku":"HHT-FTP-010-V20","price":1249.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819580150093,"sku":"HHT-FTP-010-V28","price":1424.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819580182861,"sku":"HHT-FTP-010-V35","price":1599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_a_Caravan_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739914"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-a-caravan-in-a-heavy-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for a Caravan in a Heavy Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the bar, a 13 pin dedicated loom with the fridge and charge feeds live, the coding, and a noseweight check on your actual caravan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. 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An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 25.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819582148941,"sku":"HHT-FTP-012-V20","price":1724.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819582181709,"sku":"HHT-FTP-012-V28","price":1949.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819582214477,"sku":"HHT-FTP-012-V35","price":2199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_a_Caravan_in_a_Premium_Specification.jpg?v=1789739917"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-with-trailer-stability-coding-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package with Trailer Stability Coding in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the fitting plus the diagnostic work that arms the vehicle's own trailer stability programme, which is a genuine safety system that ships switched off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819583328589,"sku":"HHT-FTP-013-V20","price":1299.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819583361357,"sku":"HHT-FTP-013-V28","price":1474.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819583394125,"sku":"HHT-FTP-013-V35","price":1649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_with_Trailer_Stability_Coding_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739916"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-with-trailer-stability-coding-in-a-heavy-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package with Trailer Stability Coding in a Heavy Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the fitting plus the diagnostic work that arms the vehicle's own trailer stability programme, which is a genuine safety system that ships switched off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. 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The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819584377165,"sku":"HHT-FTP-014-V20","price":1549.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819584409933,"sku":"HHT-FTP-014-V28","price":1774.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819584442701,"sku":"HHT-FTP-014-V35","price":1999.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_with_Trailer_Stability_Coding_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739914"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-with-trailer-stability-coding-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package with Trailer Stability Coding in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the fitting plus the diagnostic work that arms the vehicle's own trailer stability programme, which is a genuine safety system that ships switched off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 24.3 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819585065293,"sku":"HHT-FTP-015-V20","price":1774.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819585098061,"sku":"HHT-FTP-015-V28","price":2024.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819585130829,"sku":"HHT-FTP-015-V35","price":2274.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_with_Trailer_Stability_Coding_in_a_Premium_Specification.jpg?v=1789739917"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-an-electric-vehicle-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for an Electric Vehicle in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: an EV specific approval, EV specific routing away from the high voltage harness, and a fitter who has done it before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819585392973,"sku":"HHT-FTP-016-V20","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819585425741,"sku":"HHT-FTP-016-V28","price":1524.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819585458509,"sku":"HHT-FTP-016-V35","price":1724.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_an_Electric_Vehicle_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739915"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-an-electric-vehicle-in-a-heavy-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for an Electric Vehicle in a Heavy Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: an EV specific approval, EV specific routing away from the high voltage harness, and a fitter who has done it before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: uprated for the heavier end of the range: thicker section, a higher D value and a higher noseweight, which matters more than most people realise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 28.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819586277709,"sku":"HHT-FTP-017-V20","price":1624.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819586310477,"sku":"HHT-FTP-017-V28","price":1849.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819586343245,"sku":"HHT-FTP-017-V35","price":2074.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_an_Electric_Vehicle_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739916"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-an-electric-vehicle-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for an Electric Vehicle in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: an EV specific approval, EV specific routing away from the high voltage harness, and a fitter who has done it before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 26.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819588309325,"sku":"HHT-FTP-019-V20","price":1399.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819588342093,"sku":"HHT-FTP-019-V28","price":1599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819588374861,"sku":"HHT-FTP-019-V35","price":1774.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_with_a_Bike_Carrier_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739916"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-with-a-bike-carrier-in-a-heavy-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package with a Bike Carrier in a Heavy Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the bar, the loom, the fitting and a towball mounted carrier for two or four bikes, with the noseweight arithmetic done rather than assumed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. 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Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the standard specification, which covers the great majority of cars and caravans on UK roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 29.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819589521741,"sku":"HHT-FTP-022-V20","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819589554509,"sku":"HHT-FTP-022-V28","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819589587277,"sku":"HHT-FTP-022-V35","price":1524.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_a_Van_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739913"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-a-van-in-a-heavy-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for a Van in a Heavy Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a 3500kg rated bar fitted to a van, with the loom taken from a dedicated connector rather than spliced into the tail lamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: uprated for the heavier end of the range: thicker section, a higher D value and a higher noseweight, which matters more than most people realise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 34.0 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819590799693,"sku":"HHT-FTP-023-V20","price":1424.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819590832461,"sku":"HHT-FTP-023-V28","price":1624.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819590865229,"sku":"HHT-FTP-023-V35","price":1824.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_a_Van_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739911"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-a-van-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for a Van in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a 3500kg rated bar fitted to a van, with the loom taken from a dedicated connector rather than spliced into the tail lamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 31.0 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819594371405,"sku":"HHT-FTP-024-V20","price":1649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819594404173,"sku":"HHT-FTP-024-V28","price":1874.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819594436941,"sku":"HHT-FTP-024-V35","price":2099.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_a_Van_in_a_Premium_Specification.jpg?v=1789739912"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-with-a-drop-plate-for-a-trailer-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package with a Drop Plate for a Trailer in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a flange bar with an adjustable drop plate, for a trailer that needs the ball lower than the vehicle naturally puts it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the standard specification, which covers the great majority of cars and caravans on UK roads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 26.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: uprated for the heavier end of the range: thicker section, a higher D value and a higher noseweight, which matters more than most people realise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 30.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819596370253,"sku":"HHT-FTP-026-V20","price":1374.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819596403021,"sku":"HHT-FTP-026-V28","price":1574.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819596435789,"sku":"HHT-FTP-026-V35","price":1749.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_with_a_Drop_Plate_for_a_Trailer_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739914"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-with-a-drop-plate-for-a-trailer-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package with a Drop Plate for a Trailer in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a flange bar with an adjustable drop plate, for a trailer that needs the ball lower than the vehicle naturally puts it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: uprated for the heavier end of the range: thicker section, a higher D value and a higher noseweight, which matters more than most people realise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 27.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819601318221,"sku":"HHT-FTP-029-V20","price":1499.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819601350989,"sku":"HHT-FTP-029-V28","price":1699.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819601383757,"sku":"HHT-FTP-029-V35","price":1899.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_at_Your_Address_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739909"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-at-your-address-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package at Your Address in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a mobile fitter at your home or your yard, which is most of what we do and is no more expensive than you would expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 25.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819602366797,"sku":"HHT-FTP-030-V20","price":1724.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819602399565,"sku":"HHT-FTP-030-V28","price":1949.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819602432333,"sku":"HHT-FTP-030-V35","price":2199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_at_Your_Address_in_a_Premium_Specification.jpg?v=1789739912"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-with-a-noseweight-and-payload-check-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package with a Noseweight and Payload Check in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the fitting plus an hour with your caravan on a weighbridge ticket and a written statement of what you may legally load.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. 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The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819602989389,"sku":"HHT-FTP-031-V20","price":1199.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819603022157,"sku":"HHT-FTP-031-V28","price":1349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819603054925,"sku":"HHT-FTP-031-V35","price":1524.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_with_a_Noseweight_and_Payload_Check_in_a_Standard_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739913"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-with-a-noseweight-and-payload-check-in-a-heavy-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package with a Noseweight and Payload Check in a Heavy Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: the fitting plus an hour with your caravan on a weighbridge ticket and a written statement of what you may legally load.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. 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The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. 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An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 24.5 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819605119309,"sku":"HHT-FTP-033-V20","price":1649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819605152077,"sku":"HHT-FTP-033-V28","price":1874.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819605184845,"sku":"HHT-FTP-033-V35","price":2099.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_with_a_Noseweight_and_Payload_Check_in_a_Premium_Specification.jpg?v=1789739916"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-a-horsebox-or-plant-trailer-in-a-standard-duty-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for a Horsebox or Plant Trailer in a Standard Duty Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a heavy duty bar, a 13 pin loom and a check of the vehicle's gross train weight against what you actually intend to pull.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. 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The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. 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The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819606004045,"sku":"HHT-FTP-035-V20","price":1799.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819606036813,"sku":"HHT-FTP-035-V28","price":2049.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819606069581,"sku":"HHT-FTP-035-V35","price":2299.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_a_Horsebox_or_Plant_Trailer_in_a_Heavy_Duty_Specification.jpg?v=1789739913"},{"product_id":"fitted-towbar-package-for-a-horsebox-or-plant-trailer-in-a-premium-specification","title":"Fitted Towbar Package for a Horsebox or Plant Trailer in a Premium Specification","description":"\u003cp\u003eFitted, not just posted: a heavy duty bar, a 13 pin loom and a check of the vehicle's gross train weight against what you actually intend to pull.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the exact kit, the approval number and the fitting time before we take a penny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55, approved for the make, model, body shape and year of your vehicle. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: chosen above, and the vehicle handbook figure is what actually binds you. We print both on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: from 7.8 to 17.0 kN depending on the bar specified for your vehicle, and the figure for yours is confirmed before the order. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 75 to 150kg depending on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden, checked on the vehicle at fitting rather than assumed from a drawing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom as standard on this package, with coding included. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours, included in the price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: we tell you before you order whether your vehicle needs a bumper cut, and where. This is the single thing people are most often not told, and on some cars it is a 40mm slot that nothing hides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: the specification we would fit to our own vehicle, with the parts that wear chosen for life rather than for price\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 33.7 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics, plus two years on the workmanship\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: the bar, the dedicated loom, the diagnostic coding, the labour, and a printed certificate with the approval number on it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate: keep it. An insurer asking about a towbar wants the approval number, and a buyer for the car later will want it too\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere: one of our centres, or a mobile fitter at your address, chosen above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensors: on a dedicated loom the rear parking sensors mute when a trailer is plugged in, which they will not do on a universal loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLead time: usually within a week, and same week on common vehicles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dedicated wiring loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe diagnostic coding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe labour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea printed approval certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fitting instructions for your records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours at one of our centres, or at your address if you have chosen the mobile option. The fitter confirms the approval against the VIN before starting, torques every bolt to the stated figure, codes the vehicle, tests every function on the trailer socket with a load tester rather than a test lamp, and leaves the certificate with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reason to buy a towbar fitted rather than as a box is not the labour. It is that the kit is confirmed against your VIN, the coding is done, and the socket is tested under load. A test lamp will light on a circuit that cannot actually run a trailer's lamps, which is why a great many self fitted looms work in the driveway and fail on the motorway. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"Car or estate rated to 2000kg","offer_id":54819606135117,"sku":"HHT-FTP-036-V20","price":2074.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"SUV or four wheel drive rated to 2800kg","offer_id":54819606167885,"sku":"HHT-FTP-036-V28","price":2349.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Van or pickup rated to 3500kg","offer_id":54819606200653,"sku":"HHT-FTP-036-V35","price":2649.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Fitted_Towbar_Package_for_a_Horsebox_or_Plant_Trailer_in_a_Premium_Specification.jpg?v=1789739915"},{"product_id":"towbar-and-dedicated-electrics-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Towbar and Dedicated Electrics Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: a vehicle specific bar, the dedicated loom that suits it and a coding voucher you can redeem at any of our centres, for somebody who will fit it themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2400kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 9.6 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 21.2 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819787374925,"sku":"HHT-KIT-001-X1","price":539.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Towbar_and_Dedicated_Electrics_Kit_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789740046"},{"product_id":"detachable-towbar-and-dedicated-electrics-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Detachable Towbar and Dedicated Electrics Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: the detachable version of the same idea, with the neck, the bag and the cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2400kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 9.6 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 22.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819787440461,"sku":"HHT-KIT-002-X1","price":679.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Detachable_Towbar_and_Dedicated_Electrics_Kit_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789739903"},{"product_id":"swan-neck-towbar-and-dedicated-electrics-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Swan Neck Towbar and Dedicated Electrics Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: a swan neck and its loom, which on most cars needs no bumper modification at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2400kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 9.6 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 19.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819787505997,"sku":"HHT-KIT-003-X1","price":579.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Swan_Neck_Towbar_and_Dedicated_Electrics_Kit_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789740046"},{"product_id":"towbar-and-caravan-electrics-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Towbar and Caravan Electrics Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: a bar with a 13 pin dedicated loom and the fridge and charge relays live, which is the caravan specification rather than the trailer one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2550kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 10.2 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 22.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819788652877,"sku":"HHT-KIT-004-X1","price":639.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Towbar_and_Caravan_Electrics_Kit_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789740045"},{"product_id":"towbar-electrics-and-mirror-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Towbar Electrics and Mirror Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: the bar, the loom and a pair of clamp on extension mirrors, which are a legal requirement and are the thing most first time towers forget to budget for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2400kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 9.6 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 24.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819788947789,"sku":"HHT-KIT-005-X1","price":599.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Towbar_Electrics_and_Mirror_Kit_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789740042"},{"product_id":"van-towbar-and-electrics-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Van Towbar and Electrics Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: a 3500kg rated bar and a dedicated loom for a van, with the loom taken from a proper connector rather than spliced into the tail lamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 3350kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 13.4 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 28.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819789013325,"sku":"HHT-KIT-006-X1","price":739.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Van_Towbar_and_Electrics_Kit_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789740081"},{"product_id":"towbar-electrics-and-towball-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Towbar Electrics and Towball Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: a flange bar, the loom, a forged towball and a bumper protector, which is the list most people end up assembling one order at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2400kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 9.6 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 22.8 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819789111629,"sku":"HHT-KIT-007-X1","price":559.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Towbar_Electrics_and_Towball_Kit_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789740045"},{"product_id":"towbar-kit-with-a-load-tester-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Towbar Kit with a Load Tester in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: the bar, the loom and a load tester, because a self fitted loom that passes a test lamp can still fail to run a trailer's lamps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2400kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 9.6 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 22.0 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819789177165,"sku":"HHT-KIT-008-X1","price":619.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Towbar_Kit_with_a_Load_Tester_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789740045"},{"product_id":"towbar-and-trailer-starter-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"Towbar and Trailer Starter Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: a bar, a loom, a lighting board, a number plate made to your registration and a breakaway cable, which is everything needed to tow a trailer legally on the first day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2400kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 9.6 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 26.4 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. This kit is for people who would rather do it themselves, and we would rather sell it to them than to everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe vehicle specific towbar and every fixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe matched dedicated loom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea coding voucher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe extras named in the kit title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted vehicle specific instructions with torque figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe type approval plate, riveted in place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFitting\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo to four hours if you are doing it yourself, on axle stands or a ramp and never on a jack alone. Torque every bolt to the figure in the instructions. Then bring it to a centre for the coding, which takes about twenty minutes and is included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBefore you order\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a real gap between buying a bare towbar and buying a fitted package, and this is it. What you get over a bare bar is a loom that is matched to the bar and to your VIN, and the coding, which is the step most self fitters do not know about and which is why a great many dedicated looms sit in cars doing nothing. What you give up against the fitted package is the labour and the load test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tow Tide","offers":[{"title":"One","offer_id":54819789570381,"sku":"HHT-KIT-009-X1","price":699.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/6230\/8429\/files\/Towbar_and_Trailer_Starter_Kit_in_Powder_Coated_Steel.jpg?v=1789740049"},{"product_id":"ev-towbar-and-electrics-kit-in-powder-coated-steel","title":"EV Towbar and Electrics Kit in Powder Coated Steel","description":"\u003cp\u003eA matched kit: an EV specific bar and loom, with the routing kept clear of the high voltage harness and a module that understands regenerative braking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTowing is the one thing you can buy for a car where the wrong part is not merely disappointing. Every towbar listing here states the type approval number, the D value, the maximum noseweight and whether the bumper has to be cut, because those four facts decide whether a bar is legal on your vehicle and whether it will pull what you want to pull. Every electrical listing says plainly whether it is a dedicated loom or a universal one with a bypass relay, and what each will and will not do. We would rather lose a sale to a cheaper part than sell you one that does not fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFits: vehicle specific. Send us the registration and we confirm the bar, the loom and whether your car needs the bumper cutting before we take the order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproval: UNECE R55 for your exact vehicle, with the plate riveted to the bar. Every car first registered in the UK after 1 August 1998 must be fitted with a type approved towbar, approved for that specific make, model and body shape. The approval number is printed on a plate riveted to the bar and it is stated on every towbar listing on this site. A bar without one is not a cheaper towbar, it is an uninsured one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRating: up to 2700kg gross trailer mass on the bar, subject to the vehicle handbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD value: 10.8 kN. The D value is the measure of how hard a towbar can be pulled. It is worked out from the towing vehicle's maximum mass and the trailer's maximum mass together, in kilonewtons, and the bar's D value has to be equal to or greater than the figure your combination produces. We publish it on every bar and there is a calculator linked from every towbar page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoseweight: 100kg on the bar. Noseweight is the downward load the trailer puts on the ball, and the figure you may use is the lowest of four numbers: the towbar's S value, the vehicle handbook's noseweight limit, the towball's rating and the caravan coupling's rating. Most people know the first and none of the other three, and a combination that is legal on paper is often over the limit on the one that matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall height: 350 to 420mm laden on a standard vehicle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrics: a dedicated loom matched to the bar, with a coding voucher redeemable at any of our centres. A dedicated loom plugs into connectors the vehicle already has. It talks to the car's electronics, so the rear parking sensors switch off when a trailer is plugged in, the trailer stability programme arms itself if the vehicle has one, the bulb failure warning understands the extra lamps, and on many cars the fog lamp is muted as the regulations require. It costs more and on most cars it needs coding with a diagnostic tool, which we include on any kit we fit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitting time: two to four hours for a competent DIY fitter with the car safely supported, and the coding is done afterwards at a centre or mobile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBumper: stated per vehicle before you order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterials: a chromate primed and powder coated S355 steel weldment, which is the standard finish and will last the life of most cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 23.6 kilograms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuarantee: a lifetime guarantee on the towbar weldment and two years on the electrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy a kit: the bar and the loom are matched to each other and to your VIN, which is the half of the job that goes wrong when the two are bought separately from different places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoding voucher: included, and it is the step that turns a fitted module into a working one. Without it a dedicated loom is present and asleep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaving: about 10 per cent against the bar and the loom bought separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe honest alternative: if you are not confident under a car, the fitted package costs a few hundred pounds more and includes the labour, the coding and a load test. 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