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[Grrrrrr]

Got a Wittig towbar on my prefacelift mig and wonder if it'll fit the facelift one?

Can't say I use it much but always nice to know it is there if I need to borrow a trailer to take some stuff to the tip. Plus, woman ran into the back of me once and while my car was untouched, hers was a mess where she'd hit the towbar.

[markey mark]

yep

[Martin_1962]

Mine is so yes

[Andy B]

Mine is so yes

I think in theory that the reach of the two should be different to cater for the deeper bumper of the facelifts. The crappy fixed ball box section Witter originally fitted to mine stuck out miles from the back of the car, and looked like a section intended for the Forth Road Bridge :-?. The Bosal swan neck that was then fitted had the ball a lot closer to the bumper and looked a lot better. And now the 3rd towbar fitted, a Westfalia detachable, I think was also intended for a facelift, as when the ball is in place, the actual ball is again miles from the bumper ..... not that it now maters!      

[caran10]

Got a Wittig towbar on my prefacelift mig and wonder if it'll fit the facelift one?

Can't say I use it much but always nice to know it is there if I need to borrow a trailer to take some stuff to the tip. Plus, woman ran into the back of me once and while my car was untouched, hers was a mess where she'd hit the towbar.

took one off my old r reg,d and it went straight on to my 2001 v6

[Grrrrrr]

Excellent. Thanks chaps. I'll give it a go the first evening I have off. Article by JasonH should make it a piece of cake.

[Ding a Ling]

Grrrrr,
   Let me know how you get on with this, coz I have a Bosal (detachable) tow bar on my old 'R' reg and I wish to shift it to my new 02 reg..... the feedback will be very helpful to me !!!!
Regds,
Ding a Ling   8-)

[p j morgan]

i have just brought a towbar with electrics off a 1998 2oltre estate .will it fit my 1999 elite estate ?and is there a, how to, on the forum thanks

[tmx]

yes it will fit m8!

ive got a Witter Pikey Deluxe with Twin Electrics!

[p j morgan]

thanks mate .its as new just cleaning it up then hammerite it then put it on ok with connecting to black plug not to sure of grey one yet  thats the trouble when you have arthritus and altziemers .whats your name? and  not to forget  being a diebetic .thanks for your help once again .disc for sat nav still working well

[bigall]

All towbars of any age fit omegs the only fly in the ointment is eec type approval
iirc     post 98 cars require an eec approved towbar (it has a label on it stating eec legalityt)so a pre 98 towbar cannot legally be fitted to a post 98 car.
I have been stopped on one of those motorway police/caravan checks and that was one item checked

check on witters webpage for legalities

[Grrrrrr]

Ding a ling, no problem switching it over although I needed a few more washers to pad out between the L shaped bit inside and the body. The rear bolts drop through the cross member so a spacer in there probably a good ieda too.

[biggriffin]

that means the one fitted to mine by "H.M. CONTSABLUARY MET DIVISION" to be used as a battering ram is legal then.

[tunnie]

Ding a ling, no problem switching it over although I needed a few more washers to pad out between the L shaped bit inside and the body. The rear bolts drop through the cross member so a spacer in there probably a good ieda too.

Why did you drag up a thread from May 2009??  :-/

Should have created a new one 

[biggriffin]

its an age thing. now days its called recycling