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PJDavis
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2 x 1995 Jag X300 3.2 / 4.0 (Henley) 1957 XK140
 
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I'm about to fit a Tow-Bar tomorrow and I saw a good article here about fitting.............I blasted can't find it now!!!! Can anyone help this evening, tomorrow would be too late!
Peter
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I love 'Movvy'
1995 Jaguar XJ6 X300 3.2 (Henley)
1995 Jaguar XJ6 X330 4.0 (Dopey)
1957 Jaguar XK140 USA (converted to RHD, and to have fitted Mk10 420G Engine with BW 65 Auto Trans)
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PJDavis
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #1 on: Feb 29th, 2012, 7:27pm » |
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Emergency over! Looked up my own thread from a while ago, and Tomp' had the answer! Happy!!!!
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I love 'Movvy'
1995 Jaguar XJ6 X300 3.2 (Henley)
1995 Jaguar XJ6 X330 4.0 (Dopey)
1957 Jaguar XK140 USA (converted to RHD, and to have fitted Mk10 420G Engine with BW 65 Auto Trans)
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Tompion
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #2 on: Feb 29th, 2012, 7:51pm » |
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Saved me looking it up 
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gost
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #3 on: Feb 29th, 2012, 9:21pm » |
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Talking about tow bars, had one go through my front bumper whilst parked  what a mess
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Jeff
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #4 on: Feb 29th, 2012, 9:56pm » |
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Had my rear bumper ruined by tow bar fitter! YES I'm still grumbling about that.
Useful thing to have, though. You can reverse with confidence....
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gost
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #5 on: Feb 29th, 2012, 9:58pm » |
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are you sure it wasnt you jeff
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Scorpio_Mike
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #6 on: Feb 29th, 2012, 10:48pm » |
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Tow bar = parking sensor
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Star sign is Scorpio !
Sierra XR4i's are great...especially when fitted with 4WD 
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Baz
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #7 on: Mar 1st, 2012, 1:30am » |
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PJ,
please remember that if your car is registered after 1st August 1998 (S Reg onwards) you need to fit a "type approved" towbar. Any car registered before doesn't need to be "type approved"
Failure to fit the type approved type on an August onwards car will invalidate your insurance in the event of an accident
As far as I remember, the only type approved towbar for the Scorpio is the one made by Binks (I had one on my S Reg) and it is a removeable towbar type. Most manufacturers did not bother to go to the expense of type approving their bars because the Scorpio was already out of production by August 1998.... hence the reason why the Binks bars are so expensive and hard to find
Baz
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gozz
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #8 on: Mar 1st, 2012, 9:49am » |
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Baz.
Presumably you refer to an accident involving the tow bar as against running into the back of another vehicle or being hit in the side by an inept youth ? 
GOZZ.
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PJDavis
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #9 on: Mar 1st, 2012, 6:08pm » |
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Well well Baz. I didn't know that. My car is registered on the 1st of August 1998!!! It's a pre-facelift June 1997 car 'S' reg. I got the bar from Tow-Equip, and it has a 'type-approved' thingy with it although I didn't know what that meant. It wasn't so easy to fit, wee mods' to get it on properly, but I was really pleased to see absolutely no rust around the rear behind the bumper. The bumper came off easy and back on easy too. I also did my rear discs and pads today, new set of mintex on. Easy at work on the ramp.
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1995 Jaguar XJ6 X300 3.2 (Henley)
1995 Jaguar XJ6 X330 4.0 (Dopey)
1957 Jaguar XK140 USA (converted to RHD, and to have fitted Mk10 420G Engine with BW 65 Auto Trans)
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Baz
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Re: Tow Bar
« Reply #10 on: Mar 10th, 2012, 11:48pm » |
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Well its nice to know that after all these years.... I can still suprise someone!!
(PS.... Thanks Gozz.....!  )
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