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Thread: Discovery Sport Towbar

  1. #31
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    Published price from LandRover is $2392.87 incl. GST and fitting, although dealers are free to set their own prices. Mine quoted $2,500.

    It may be a bit more expensive than the alternatives, but the LR one does come with a locking hitch pin, fold down 12 pin electrics rather than the usual 7 pin, a flat to round plug adapter, and a rather nice case to keep it all in.

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    If it's fitted by the dealer at the time the car is purchased it's also covered by the car's three year warranty.

    The Hayman Reese wasn't available when I bought my car, but if there's only a couple of hundred in it, personally I'd still go for the original to save potential hassles in the future - you know how dealers love to blame any problems on non-standard equipment!

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    With regards to towing capacity and nose weights, this is what the manual has to say about it:-

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    Quote Originally Posted by PRicho View Post
    Picked up my DS last Friday and have booked it into a caravan place in Croydon Victoria for a Hayman Reese towbar and electrics. All up $2200.

    I have had two previous towbars installed by this place so am comfortable not getting other quotes - and based on what I have seen in this thread.

    Is anybody aware whether or not a Hayman Reese Weight distribution kit is required/desired? I had one on my previous car, Ford Falcon, and think it will carry over. i am towing a 16' caravan, approx 1500kg with 130kg on the towbar.

    Cheers

    Peter
    Would you be able to post a photo of your Hayman Reese towbar ? - I am deciding whether to go HR or Land Rover genuine Tow-bar on my new Disco Sport, there is an $800 price difference. Also does yours work with LED trailer lights, it seems to be an endless land rover problem - I have a Disco 3 with constantly flashing indicators already !
    Thankyou,
    Ben

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    Quote Originally Posted by sunwest View Post
    Would you be able to post a photo of your Hayman Reese towbar ? - I am deciding whether to go HR or Land Rover genuine Tow-bar on my new Disco Sport, there is an $800 price difference. Also does yours work with LED trailer lights, it seems to be an endless land rover problem - I have a Disco 3 with constantly flashing indicators already !
    Thankyou,
    Ben
    Hi Ben

    The car is booked in for mid August so will post photos once it is done. For interest sake I did get a quote from Land Rover and it came in at $2700 - but that did not include the brake controller.

    My caravan doesn't have LED taillights, so can't help with that.

    Cheers

    Peter

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    I fitted the Trailmaster one last month (Hayman Reese). The kit was less than $1K and I am more than happy with it.

    Took a good 4 hours of fiddling around (pretty much everything at the rear needs to be removed) - if any DIY'ers are looking to tackle it. Was a little cutting of the undersheild involved. Most difficult thing was getting two stubborn bolts undone that hold the factory tow point in (go figure). Bumper cover was also fiddly reinstalling (but not difficult).

    Wiring harness plugged into the factory connection.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TTTTTT View Post
    I fitted the Trailmaster one last month (Hayman Reese). The kit was less than $1K and I am more than happy with it.

    Took a good 4 hours of fiddling around (pretty much everything at the rear needs to be removed) - if any DIY'ers are looking to tackle it. Was a little cutting of the undersheild involved. Most difficult thing was getting two stubborn bolts undone that hold the factory tow point in (go figure). Bumper cover was also fiddly reinstalling (but not difficult).

    Wiring harness plugged into the factory connection.
    Hey,


    I have the same but with the designer pack also getting the Hayman Reese towbar fitted and was wondering if you had some photos of what yours looks like?

    cheers

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    Hi All, I'm new to the forum and to LR ownership.

    I'm pretty happy with my DS MY18 HSE, aside from the dodgy bluetooth which has now been replaced.

    I have been off road and the vehicle is certainly more than capable. However, someone mentioned that adding a tow bar lowers my ground clearance. Can anyone confirm if this is correct?

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lenny07 View Post
    Hi All, I'm new to the forum and to LR ownership.

    I'm pretty happy with my DS MY18 HSE, aside from the dodgy bluetooth which has now been replaced.

    I have been off road and the vehicle is certainly more than capable. However, someone mentioned that adding a tow bar lowers my ground clearance. Can anyone confirm if this is correct?

    Cheers
    I can only talk for the genuine LR one, not the Hayman Reese, although I'd expect that to be the same. The tow bar doesn't hang down any lower than the lowest point of the undercarriage (212mm), and in fact the exhaust muffler just in front of it and the rear diff in front of that are both quite a bit lower than the tow bar, so no it doesn't lower ground clearance. However, it does reduce the departure angle (normally 31 degrees), and even more so when the hitch is installed, so you can scrape it when exiting a gully. That's one reason the genuine LR setup has a fold-up arm for the electrics socket, so it doesn't get ripped off.

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    I'm getting a Hayman Reese tow bar fitted tomorrow. Will post photos when done.

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    Photos from last weeks installation - $1290 fitted incl ECU harness


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