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(Message started by: ade on Feb 1^st, 2006, 3:56pm)

Title: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by ade on Feb 1^st, 2006, 3:56pm

Hi sorry to appear to repeat myself im looking for a tow bar for my 2.0 16V Scorpio ultima. anyone help

Cheers

Ade

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by Highlander on Feb 1^st, 2006, 5:18pm

Saloon or estate?

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by ade on Feb 2^nd, 2006, 1:41pm

Saloon got 1 off ebay spent all day drilling bumper bolts out (stupid design) offered tow bar up, went to witter web page to discoverit was a sierra bar. oh what fun

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by barrie on Feb 2^nd, 2006, 6:31pm

Yeh know what you mean,I bought a second hand witter and when i tried to fit it found that I did not have the bracket that fits under the bumper. Lucky for me hadnt got as far as taking the bumper off
Your right it is a stupid design. Bought a Towsure one of ebay in the end and didnt have to take the rear bumper off

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by leftofcentre on Feb 4^th, 2006, 10:21pm

well if you try fit the Ebay ones to a 24v, you will find the bloddy Diff bracket is different and some Modding with a welder is reqd! (to the towbar that is ;D)

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by barrie on Feb 5^th, 2006, 12:19am

Never had that problem with mine Andy. Mine went staright on and i didnt even have to take the bumper off

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by Baz on Feb 5^th, 2006, 6:51pm

I tried to fit one to mine but because it is an S reg 1998 one it has to be "type approved" only one company bothered to type approve the scorpio bar because they were an obsolete car by Aug 1998 and very few were registered after that date. I have been quoted 300 quid plus! I had a couple from scrappies which were OK but not technically legal!

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by leftofcentre on Feb 5^th, 2006, 7:48pm

on 02/05/06 at 00:19:48, barrie wrote:

Never had that problem with mine Andy. Mine went staright on and i didnt even have to take the bumper off

But yours is a 2.0 isnt it Barrie? Guess they must have a smaller Diff or summat?

Incidentally whats the 2.0 like at pulling? (a load that is ;D)

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by barrie on Feb 5^th, 2006, 11:43pm

No Andy mine is the 24v. I have never towed with a 2.0
I remember that when i bought the item i had to state that it was for the saloon.
as he did both

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by Highlander on Feb 6^th, 2006, 12:02am

Whats the difference between the saloon and estate bars? anyone know? would one fit on the other?

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by leftofcentre on Feb 6^th, 2006, 7:37pm

so whats it attached to then Barrie if you didnt need to remove bumper? Mine fixed to bumper valance (after removing bumper), holes drilled an all! And also Diff mount bolts.

The Diff on my car isnt like the pic on the Towbar instructions nor like the guide shows on the main site. Its in like a spider mount thing. Bit weird to describe but thers no access to the bolts basically.

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by barrie on Feb 7^th, 2006, 8:36am

Andy, mine fits over the diff and at the back and it has a bracket that fits on the outside of the spare wheel well. It can be drilled from the inside without removing the rear bumper.

Highlander,Correct me if I am wrong but I think the only difference is the diff brackets, one is larger the estate I think. The estate one will both but the saloon wont fit the estate

I decided to go for his type after making the mistake of not getting the bumper bracket for the witter one that I bought second hand.

It had the relevant safety stamp of approval and was much easier to fit.

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by ade on Feb 11^th, 2006, 10:01am

HI all
Thanks for all the response but we appear to be going away from the question, Has any one got one?
cheers
Ade

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by leftofcentre on Feb 15^th, 2006, 3:00pm

I think the general gist of what folk are saying + in my experience too, its best to purchase one from ur nearest motorfactor or Ebay as by the time postage and replacament bolts/washers/nuts etc have been obtained, a new one may as well be used.

And if a 2nd had one doesnt fit for whatever reason you have no comeback. Whereas a new one at least can be looked at first.

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by taliban on Feb 22^nd, 2006, 6:47pm

i've got one on my 2.5 td saloon if it fits yours, i dont need it. but, fook knows how it comes off and im not really in the mood for messin about in the cold, but your welcome to it if you wanna come and take it off, im in s.e. london.....

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by stan1746 on Feb 28^th, 2006, 10:04am

i have a towbar of a ford scorpio for sale it is of an old shape scorpio 1995

Title: Re: Towbar Req 2.0 16V Scorpio
Post by ade on Feb 28^th, 2006, 5:03pm

will this fit on a 2.0 ultima?