Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

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youngdonkey in reply to @lynx

So its turned into a bit of a minefield of randomness. I have 2014 Golf Mk7 (pretty standard, nothing fancy)

For a detachable tow bar with car specific electrics

VW dealer - £735 all in
Essex Towing - £515 + plus some VW bumper trim piece, £100 circa = £615, plus a few trips to collect part and leave car in Essex.
GT Towing (Recommended by someone here) - £962 all in

I think I might just go with the VW dealer to avoid the hassle of saving £100.

No idea how much the actual towbar costs, maybe like £300? Most people claim its a 3 hour job.

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lynx in reply to @youngdonkey

Looked on the witter tow bar site and there are a couple of tow bars, one that needs the bumper cut and one that doesn't.
https://www.towbars-uk.co.uk/shop/towbars/volkswagen/volkswagen-golf-7-hatch-2012-fixed-flange-towbar/
https://www.towbars-uk.co.uk/shop/towbars/volkswagen/volkswagen-golf-7-hatch-2012-swan-neck-towbar/ or this one that needs a bumper cut.

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youngdonkey in reply to @lynx

ah thanks appriciate that - but I do want a detachable one and having inspected the underside of my car, I definitely need a cut out. The existing plastic skirt butts up right against the exhaust, so there has to be a cut out.

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