Thread: Towbar storage

Mine came with a bag that clips to a hold-down loop. I store it in a 3rd row footwell if it might be needed but usually its not carried.

i've got that too, but what about the actual removable towbar receiver? it doesn't seem to have a moulded space for it to fit into

Ah, mine stays fitted as its used often.

I store mine in a cloth shopping bag under the second row seats.

If ya mean fitting it into the styrene moulded section in the LHR panel,
The moulded bit seems to be for the old D3 plough , bit of an oversite on LR behalf.

Cheers Ken

I determined that the holder was useless so removed the bracket to obtain quite a useful storage area. Also a weight reduction!

My D4 was delivered without this tow attachment or the styrofoam carrier. After much consternation about how on earth I could fit a bike carrier on the back, I was helpfully informed by another dealer that some of these had been left out of vehicles delivered to customers. Quickly fixed under warranty, but once fitted, the job of fitting the tow attachment back into the styrofoam carrier arose soon after and tested my grasp of 7-dimensional physics.

Many sessions of trial and error with equal measures of dumb luck have demonstrated that the said implement does in fact fit back into the cubby hole neatly and snugly without bending or breaking anything, but I still have absolutely no idea how and there's no chance of reproducing the required choreography or trying to explain it to anyone. It just sometimes works perfectly for no rhyme or reason. Some might call this "magic". I normally say "huh?"

However, I did notice in the fitting instructions on the warranty sheet that the styrofoam must be cut from its original cast form to fit the implement we get here in Oz, so if there is no sign of rough hacking out of bits from various parts of the styrofoam carrier, chances are the job is incomplete and the tow thingy won't fit no matter which dimensions you put it through.

Enjoy the magic.

Perhaps my car is a bit of an aberration but the tow adaptor seems to fit nice and neatly in its cubby hole. I can't see any styrofoam adjustments. I've taken it out a couple of times and it seems to return easily each time.