Thread: MY12 Defender 90 towbar.

Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

I got the towbar for towing, as I need to move a few things around fairly often and borrowing the old mans car gets old quick.
I'm heading to Mt Isa from Brisbane on the 28th of December with a empty 7x5 in tow and will be returning with a loaded car trailer. . . so im sure ill get plenty of time to see how the 90 tows

I also agree, the tow bar makes it look much better :P

Hey Leroy, how did you go with the towing? I'm looking at this same tow bar... I also got stuff all info from the dealer in Brisbane regarding the tow pack, only that the $1395 price tag wasn't negotiable!

[QUOTE=Horatioau;1846363]Hey Leroy, how did you go with the towing? I'm looking at this same tow bar... I also got stuff all info from the dealer in Brisbane regarding the tow pack, only that the $1395 price tag wasn't negotiable![/QUOTE

The 90 towed well, until the engine died :| but that's a different kettle of fish and is being repaired under warranty.

my dealer quoted around the same price as MR Automotive $460ish you need to get a quote on the part number you want otherwise it seems they are quoting on a gold plated titanium version, as the $1395 is what the quoted me, and as soon as i gave them a part number it came right down. . .

let us know how you go.

Gave them the part no. and they brought it down to $1195. I think it's the same part but fitting it costs $600+. How long did it take you to fit? Is there some bracing to do up around the fuel tank?

Uh, what happened with your engine??? Have you already made another post about that? Link plox.

Originally Posted by Horatioau

Gave them the part no. and they brought it down to $1195. I think it's the same part but fitting it costs $600+. How long did it take you to fit? Is there some bracing to do up around the fuel tank?

Uh, what happened with your engine??? Have you already made another post about that? Link plox.

read back a few pages and I have said,
took 15-20 mins to bolt on, and about 1 hour to wire up, this was as I wired a flat and a round in parallel, and put new waterproof connectors on the harness, if you do a quick dodgy job like a dealer does 45 mins would be enough for wiring so bit over an hour to install,

take your time and do it nice neat and reliable 2 hours tops.

link to other thread
some puma 90 niggles and frustrations (Warranty)

Hi Leroy . Read all your Threads , it looks like your all sorted with your towbar . You mention recovery point . If I can add a lot of people use the tow ball for recovery , including myself . I recantly saw a picture of a failed towball it had snapped and slammed into the back of a Land Cruiser . I would hate to think what would have happend if it had hit anyone . The point to us all is , Towballs can fail as a recovery point ...take care ..regards ..jimr1 ..

Originally Posted by jimr1

Hi Leroy . Read all your Threads , it looks like your all sorted with your towbar . You mention recovery point . If I can add a lot of people use the tow ball for recovery , including myself . I recantly saw a picture of a failed towball it had snapped and slammed into the back of a Land Cruiser . I would hate to think what would have happend if it had hit anyone . The point to us all is , Towballs can fail as a recovery point ...take care ..regards ..jimr1 ..

Tow balls should NEVER be used for recovery!! End of story! Any form of basic driver training will tell you this.

Originally Posted by Larry

Tow balls should NEVER be used for recovery!! End of story! Any form of basic driver training will tell you this.

Hi Larry ,This is something that we both agree on . I can only advise , I can't tell people what they can or can't do . As you know the four wheel drive market , has grown , and thereare now a lot of new inexperienced drivers out there , and yes , they do use there towballs for recovery , whether we like it or not . It's up to us to try to help drivers to understand ...It is interesting that tow bars have to be of Auatralian ADIs , but do tow balls . I've seen them for $9.00 , made in China at the local bargain centre ... regads ... jimr1

Ill just jump in and say, I did not mean to say I was going to use the TowBall I couldn't think of a stupider thing to do in a recovery :S
I was meaning so I could use a proper hitch on the towBAR not towBALL.

I like my life and the back of my car the way it is thanks. . .