Tow Bar Advice For Mk2 Owners

[Bobetski]

Hi

 

Just thought I would share my experience with getting hold of a tow bar and fixing it to my 2005 1.9tdi Galaxy

 

I went through the whole thing of fixed and detachable and their effect on parking sensors and in the end....it did not matter!!

 

I firstly would like to say I cannot guarantee the same for everyone but for me it went a bit like this.

 

Towequipe Westfalia detachable towbar.

[elie]

Hello Bobetski,

Thanks for all those information.

We just bought a new shape Galaxy 2.0 tdci and have been told about the sensors if we were to fit a flanged towbar but the difference in price between the removable and the flanged one is so high!. We were quoted for the removable on average

[bwcibo]

Alan,

 

Thanks for that I need a towbar and hadnt even considered parking sensors.

 

On every spec I have seen the rear bumper has to be filed away slightly in the centre at the bottom - did you find that the case?

 

On the subject of the swan neck... Is that OK to tow an ALKO coupler ? (anti snake coupler)

 

Den

[Big Stew]

Just to follow up on this, I have a flanged witter which doesn't affect the parking sensers on my 52 plate mk2.

[Willisad]

Hi Alan,

 

Could I ask what wiring kit you used? I have purchased the car specific kit for my 2003 Ford Galaxy, but it is a bit vague on a couple of the connections.

 

Wiring kit is a 7 pin Westfalia

 

1) It specifies a single green wire should be connected to the reverse light, but the green wire doesn't exist

2) It also states to connect a brown-white wire to the parking sensors, but doesn't state which wire to tap into.

 

Thanks in advance

[tim-spam]

There is no pin allocation for reversing lights on a single 7-pin socket, so I would assume that these connections are to disable the rear parking sensors with a trailer attached.

[dean]

Hi Alan

 

I have been having the same dilema as you did and your information has helped me greatly, just a few quick questions. You fitted the bosal 026-961 was it the bolt on swan neck or the welded swan neck. Where does the 12N socket bolt on to on you instillation and did you just do a standard wire in, fit a bypass relay or a specific model wiring kit.

 

I hope to take a series of photos when fitting mine to assist those of you ourt there who will be fitting your own towbars

 

Cheers

 

Dean

[Richard gal]

Its not the towball that can be the problem its the lighting socket/s, they need to be low down moe or less UNDER the bumper