Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

Hi Tombie.

With your double ended tow hitch arrangement (presumably the Titan, like mine) do the towballs either both, or just one come off by undoing a thread?

I can't quite see any thread on mine and hopefully won't do any damage if I try to unscrew the big one to replace it with my DO35.
Cheers

Mine isn’t a Titan, I imported mine from the USA about a month after I got the D4.

The hitch had only a 50mm ball and the centre was sent to MC Hitch for him to drill, thread and install one of his units onto it. To lock that in the insert was drilled and pinned before being installed back into the body.

Today I drove it to the shops and some urchin nicked the towing cover. Not happy Jan!

I have a spare cover here off my D4 that you are welcome to if it fits. Postage cost only.
Cheers
LuckyLes

Originally Posted by BradC

Today I drove it to the shops and some urchin nicked the towing cover. Not happy Jan!

You mean the plastic cover? No way. Sure you didn’t forget to do it up properly and it fell off??

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

You mean the plastic cover? No way. Sure you didn’t forget to do it up properly and it fell off??

Positive. About 3 years ago I fitted it with after-market quarter turn handles to make removal/refit easier. So no tools required, just reach under, turn the handles and pop it off.
I also replaced the clips about 12 months ago to keep them nice and tight. It was there when I re-arranged the boot before shopping, and it was gone when I returned to put the shopping in the car.

Originally Posted by BradC

Positive. About 3 years ago I fitted it with after-market quarter turn handles to make removal/refit easier. So no tools required, just reach under, turn the handles and pop it off.
I also replaced the clips about 12 months ago to keep them nice and tight. It was there when I re-arranged the boot before shopping, and it was gone when I returned to put the shopping in the car.

Such a random thing to steal. Sorry to hear.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Such a random thing to steal. Sorry to hear.

I lost the "Volvo" valve stem caps off my 740 wagon *twice*. If it can be removed, it will be.

On one of my trips to WA, while shopping in Broken Hill, someone nicked the lid of a near new plastic jerry can. Being of no use without the lid I dumped it, only to find a couple of days later at supercheap in Port Lincoln a bargain bin right at the entrance full of lids.