Parking Sensor Friendly Towbar Advice Needed

[astudystar]

Hi all

looking at getting a tow bar fitted to a 57 plate, new shape, Galaxy but garages keep telling me the parking sensors will be an issue with a fixed bar.
I don't want to go to the extra expense of getting a detachable bar fitted.

Has anyone got a fixed tow bar fitted that they can recommend? Are the swan neck bars the best option?

Also thinking of getting a cycle rack that fits on the tow bar but again I have been told that the support plate may intefere with the sensors.

Has anyone got any advice on the cycle carriers too,

Thanks in advance

Stu

[7up]

hi stu, dont worry i have all that on the back of mine. Fix tow bar,bumper plate and bike rack and twin electrics and have no problens with sensors if you want a pic let me know....stuart

[astudystar]

[quote name='7up' post='138944' date='Mar 2 2009, 20:21:22']hi stu, dont worry i have all that on the back of mine. Fix tow bar,bumper plate and bike rack and twin electrics and have no problens with sensors if you want a pic let me know....stuart[/quote]

Thanks for that, its a bit annoying that the installers fill you with doubt. They must have fitted plenty without issue but obviously flag it as a possible problem just to cover themselves.

Thanks again

Stuart

[leewurf]

I have had a fixed Witter flange type fitted today with twin electrics and the parking sensors are completely unaffected. The twin sockets must only sit about 3 or 4 inches away from one of the inboard sensors but everything works absolutely fine. The fitter told me he has fitted tons of these with parking sensors and never had an issue.

The fitter was recommended by my local Ford dealer, came out three days after the call and was the cheapest out of about 5 I called. All the others couldn't help until mid next week at the earliest.

Collecting my first shed tomorrow.

[7up]

heres a pic[attachment=4823:DSC00239.JPG]

[Tightmechanic]

[quote name='7up' post='139770' date='Mar 29 2009, 00:00:32']heres a pic[attachment=4823:DSC00239.JPG][/quote]

I refer you to this reply =====> [topic="18124"]Click me![/topic]

[wingnut]

[quote name='Tightmechanic' post='140352' date='Apr 18 2009, 10:28:47'][quote name='7up' post='139770' date='Mar 29 2009, 00:00:32']heres a pic[attachment=4823:DSC00239.JPG][/quote]

I refer you to this reply =====> [topic="18124"]Click me![/topic]
[/quote]
i have just had a fixed towbar put on my galaxy with the electrics fitted under the bumper no problems with the sensors

[187469]

I've just had a Witter towbar fitted to my 2007 Galaxy and it is great. If you live in the West London/Heathrow area, I can thoroughly recommend a fitter who charged me

[iksander]

Hi,

I have just fitted a single electric fixed flange towbar plus a witter cycle rack mount (very much like that pictured, but single) to my 02 Galaxy and it DOES interfere with the reversing sensors.

Any advice? I was thinking of disconnecting the middle 2 sensors to at least have the corner ones working... better something than nothing

thanks for any tips...

Pete

[quote name='astudystar' post='138885' date='Feb 25 2009, 21:18:49']Hi all

looking at getting a tow bar fitted to a 57 plate, new shape, Galaxy but garages keep telling me the parking sensors will be an issue with a fixed bar.
I don't want to go to the extra expense of getting a detachable bar fitted.

Has anyone got a fixed tow bar fitted that they can recommend? Are the swan neck bars the best option?

Also thinking of getting a cycle rack that fits on the tow bar but again I have been told that the support plate may intefere with the sensors.

Has anyone got any advice on the cycle carriers too,

Thanks in advance

Stu[/quote]

[ianmoore28]

Thats interesting, i just fitted my towbar this weekend with the dual sockets exactly as shown in pic above and it did interfere with my parking sensors. I've had to fit the sockets below and set back from the bottom of the bumper. The Protector plate (above the towbar) doesn't interfere at all.

Testing it was fun though, i moved the dual socket around for about 10 mins before realizing that i was setting off the sensor!