Detachable towbar

[lonnard]

I have just bought a 2005 X5 sport and it has a locking detachable towbar to which I have no key,
Is there any way I can get this sorted ?

[fenj66]

Have you had a REALLY good look under the boot floor its a tiny red handled key. It's usually kept there somewhere.

[kjb1]

[quote="lonnard"]
I have just bought a 2005 X5 sport and it has a locking detachable towbar to which I have no key,
Is there any way I can get this sorted ?
[/quote]

Is the tow bar locked? if not it will still unclip and clip back in etc, its only an issue if its locked into place.  Try PF jones for a replacement key. 




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[X5Sport]

Have a look in the book for the tow bar too.  If you are really lucky the owner will have put the number in a box inside the cover.

Might be a faint hope, but.......

I think the number is on the lock itself so you should be able to get a replacement.

[redzed]

What make is is?

I have a Witter detachable, which I thought didn't have a key when I first bought the car a couple of years ago. There was a small code on the silver portion of the lock where the key enters. I Witter a call and gave them the number; they were happy to send one out in the post.

Fortunately, I found that a key had been hidden away in the boot by the previous owner when I had a good rummage around.

[dark_stranger]

This is what the key looks like...

[X5Sport]

That's the Westfalia one.  Is the Witter the same?  I've only used the former, hence asking.

[redzed]

No, the Witter one is more like a conventional key.

The one pictured above is also the same design used on the Land Rover / Range Rover detachable towbars.