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07-02-2008, 08:47 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: dog breeder
Interests: boats, cars,film.f1 and anitques/paintings
Boat name: tba
Cruising area: south coast France and med
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,062
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Tow Bars
Does anyone know where around west/south west london or to-wards Southampton I can get a tow bar fitted please.
Ihave the kit just needs fitting.......... being quoted £400 localy............ 
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07-02-2008, 09:24 AM
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Country: England
Location: Birmingham
Occupation: Scratching
Interests: Big Dinners
Boat name: Never Enough
Boat make: Seaquel 600xs
Engines: 225hp Merc ProMax
Cruising area: Anywhere! I prefer Weymouth
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 3,232
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£400 to fit a towbar! Thats insane! I paid £120 supplied at fitted.
What car is it?
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07-02-2008, 09:29 AM
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Country: UK
Occupation: dog breeder
Interests: boats, cars,film.f1 and anitques/paintings
Boat name: tba
Cruising area: south coast France and med
Join Date: Apr 2007
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I was quoted that originally inc tow bar, found the tow bar on e-bay NEW so bought it now no one will fit it, says it's tooooooooooooooo time consuming!!!
Rover 75 tourer
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07-02-2008, 09:35 AM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Birmingham
Occupation: Scratching
Interests: Big Dinners
Boat name: Never Enough
Boat make: Seaquel 600xs
Engines: 225hp Merc ProMax
Cruising area: Anywhere! I prefer Weymouth
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 3,232
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Originally Posted by TimB-C
I was quoted that originally inc tow bar, found the tow bar on e-bay NEW so bought it now no one will fit it, says it's tooooooooooooooo time consuming!!!
Rover 75 tourer
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Sounds like a rip off to me! I would say your best bet is to ring around your local caravan centres for best advice. but £400 is a stupid amount of money for labour.
Some people really do need shooting with a ball of their own shit!
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07-02-2008, 11:02 AM
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Country: United Kingdom
Location: Poole
Occupation: Insurance Broker
Interests: boats, Carp Fishing, Cars
Boat make: Baja Hammer
Engines: Mercruiser 7.4 litre 454 mpi
Cruising area: South West
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Poole
Posts: 55
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Definate rip off but i can beat that !
Need a towbar/electrics etc for my BMW 335d Sport Touring.
Trawl the internet and no one seems to do one because of the twin exhaust set up.
Phone local BMW dealer, yes sir we do one.
How much ? Towbar £285 + VAT, Electrics £127 + VAT, new cooling fan and shroud
(for the increased heat build up on the engine when towing !!)
£325 + VAT, fitting it all £600 + VAT !!! total cost inc VAT £1570 .97 !!!
Managed to find out that it is Westfalia that manufacture the towbar.
Phoned their UK rep who put me in touch with a local towbar company and they did me a deal
(not including the new cooling fan - they could not see any reason to do this) at £575.00 fitted and inc VAT !!!
I love BMW !!
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07-02-2008, 11:10 AM
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Registered User
Country: engalnd
Location: south west
Interests: ski racing
Boat name: Jack'd up, hellraiser
Boat make: Bernico 19 ET, ring 16
Engines: merc 135, merc 175, yam 90
Cruising area: Plymouth
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: south west
Posts: 1,176
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i had a 320, cost me just under a ton supplied and i fitted it my self
guess it depends what BMW you have dunnit 
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