Thread: MY12 Defender 90 towbar.

Hi Lou and all - I put some photos in this thread of my solution. Very happy. Terrafirma kit from LR Direct proved great to fit.

Towbar conversion achieved with photos

Top thread.
We will be optioning th"Tow Pack" on our D90 in due course.
So the "623" item is the correct number?...and can rear step still be used? We have an "initial" quote of $1200 fitted to option this item.....is there any "fat" here?
Cheers Pickles.

Hi Pickles,

Doesn't sound far off for a dealer install, but there is a lot of "fat" in the Land Rover labour.

I have the OME tow bar fitted which I bought from the local Land Rover dealer over the counter (Spares Department) for $450 and then I had the local Opposite Lock dealer install it for by for $180.

Big difference and well worth the research.

Cheers,

Lou

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Top thread.
We will be optioning th"Tow Pack" on our D90 in due course.
So the "623" item is the correct number?...and can rear step still be used? We have an "initial" quote of $1200 fitted to option this item.....is there any "fat" here?
Cheers Pickles.

RAA623 is the correct part number for the D90 towbar and you can still use the fold down step. Don't pay $1200 for it though, I paid $430 for it through work, so I did get it cheaper but the recommended retail on it was $550, that's still half the price you've been quoted. You can easily bolt this up yourself, took me about 20 minutes, and took me about an hour and a half to wire it up myself. You just need to match the landrover wires with the appropriate towbar wires, which I got from this thread. Do it yourself then go and buy yourself a carton of beer to celebrate, you'll still be $600 richer than if you went with your quote!

Originally Posted by Sandgroper

RAA623 is the correct part number for the D90 towbar and you can still use the fold down step. Don't pay $1200 for it though, I paid $430 for it through work, so I did get it cheaper but the recommended retail on it was $550, that's still half the price you've been quoted. You can easily bolt this up yourself, took me about 20 minutes, and took me about an hour and a half to wire it up myself. You just need to match the landrover wires with the appropriate towbar wires, which I got from this thread. Do it yourself then go and buy yourself a carton of beer to celebrate, you'll still be $600 richer than if you went with your quote!

As far as wiring goes, shouldn't there be a "plug" behind the RHS rear wheel, into which the kit wiring plugs?
Cheers, Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

As far as wiring goes, shouldn't there be a "plug" behind the RHS rear wheel, into which the kit wiring plugs?
Cheers, Pickles.

There is a plug right where you say but as far as I know no-one has ever tracked down the matching male connector to plug into it so you need to snip it off and wire up directly OR as some others have done replace it with a deutsch male/female pair.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

As far as wiring goes, shouldn't there be a "plug" behind the RHS rear wheel, into which the kit wiring plugs?
Cheers, Pickles.

There is a plug on the car side, but not on the tow bar side. Still not hard to solder together though.

Sorry to resurrect and old thread.
But I am after a towbar for a 110. So if I order the #RAA608 (which is the number given in the current Defender catalogue) from a british webshop - will I be sent the right item thats ADR compliant etc? Or will it be some crappy british version?
None of these british landrover shops like putting photos up for their sale items...

Also, when fitting an RAA608 (or the 90 version), what auxiliary/long range fuel tanks can be used?

Regards