Towbar

henrym3 · Post by **henrym3** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 8:52 pm

Just about to buy a tow bar and was reading through the excellent fitting instructions on here. Shame the pics have gone. Nearly £500 now with 13 pin wiring loom. Was thinking, how the hell did he get it all for £369 until I looked at the date. 2011
Anyone know anywhere cheaper. Must be able to detach tow bar and refit plastic cover when not in use.

Horizon · Post by **Horizon** » Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:54 pm

https://www.pfjones.co.uk/tow-bars/bmw- ... wbars.html

tsinc · Post by **tsinc** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:24 am

I recently fitted a Westfalia detachable tow bar. If you're talking about the thread with all the photos showing the installation process, I spent some time getting the photos uploaded again and posted a reply in the thread.

http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/index.php/t ... #msg152191

henrym3 · Post by **henrym3** » Tue Oct 31, 2017 5:35 pm

Horizon, thanks for that link. tsinc, your a star, piccys speak a 1000 words.

henrym3 · Post by **henrym3** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:27 pm

p.fjones just sent a message telling me they have no wiring harnesses in the UK. Have to wait till they arrive from Germany, should be about 2 weeks, Must be popular

Horizon · Post by **Horizon** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:29 pm

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p.fjones just sent a message telling me they have no wiring harnesses in the UK. Have to wait till they arrive from Germany, should be about 2 weeks, Must be popular

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They had run out of 7 pin dedicated electrics kits when I went for mine, they gave me a 13 pin kit and an adapter for the same price

henrym3 · Post by **henrym3** » Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:41 pm

That was probably my 13 pin connecter. :pirate2:

TheHerd · Post by **TheHerd** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:03 pm

FYI: I bought and fitted a towbar purchased from PF Jones last year August. Took a good few hours for a buddy and I to fit. Quality product and very happy with it.

Items ordered:

BMW X5 2001-2007 PF Jones Detachable Towbar
CODE: TBM111DT
Options: PFJones electrics B: Bypass relay + Single electrics supplied (+£23.95)

Please shout if you have any queries or get stuck.

henrym3 · Post by **henrym3** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:09 pm

Well, 4 days after telling me I'd have it in 2 weeks it arrived today, surprised at the weight, really heavy. Probably me getting old and weak. Can't see me fitting it for at least a couple of weeks, just to busy.

Alan Gunn · Post by **Alan Gunn** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:36 pm

I was surprised at the weight when i got mine.
Got even heavier when holding it up to the back of the car while my m8 took his time to put the bolt's in lol.

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 8:09 pm

It needs to be heavy if it’s pulling 2.5T or more

scud330 · Post by **scud330** » Mon Jul 15, 2024 11:37 am

Horizon wrote: ↑Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:29 pm
henrym3 wrote: p.fjones just sent a message telling me they have no wiring harnesses in the UK. Have to wait till they arrive from Germany, should be about 2 weeks, Must be popular
They had run out of 7 pin dedicated electrics kits when I went for mine, they gave me a 13 pin kit and an adapter for the same price

I've tried to get the dedicate kit from PFJones (7 and 13 pin) but they're out of stock and don't know when or if they will get any more so I'm making my own loom. Currently struggling with identifying which pin in the connector in the boot relates to what light on the trailer. I've fit the control module by the battery so that's in and done and tried different variations (pins only at the moment for test fit not in the connector) but things like the brake lights are flashing instead of the indicators etc.

If anyone has a diagram, can shed any light on which relates to which, or how I can go about identifying the wires with a multimeter etc I'd be really grateful. Images attached!

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