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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Boiler Man on 30 June 2008, 17:14:00

Title: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Boiler Man on 30 June 2008, 17:14:00

Hi Guys

Could anyone recommend a detachable towbar for the facelift estate

with the minimum of bumper cut / visability.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers :y

Title: Re: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Andyb on 30 June 2008, 19:25:11

try www.towequipe.co.uk    there very good people

Title: Re: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Boiler Man on 30 June 2008, 23:13:02

Thanks for the reply Andyb :y

Have you had one fitted? If so what is it like?

Title: Re: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Slowmo on 01 July 2008, 19:29:19

Hi Boiler Man

I have a Brink 239100 detachable towbar. Abolutely top quality and unobtrusive when detached.

It's ISO and I think fits all estates including facelift. Quite expensive, but I got mine from ebay.

I have a mini-facelift, and there was already two slots in the lower rear edge of the rear bumper. I just had to saw through the two holding bits, and then the bit between the slots just bends up gently to clear the top of the towbar. I guess that's what they are there for.

Mine didn't come with a lock-insert and keys, so I bought them separately from Brink.

I just looked at the Brink.co.uk site but it's under construction, so I can't see if you can get an instruction book. I'll see if I can find mine for you.

Peter.

Title: Re: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Boiler Man on 03 July 2008, 00:23:22

Cheers Peter for your reply

Much appreciated. :y

I think its a toss up at the mo, between the Brink and the gdw

Title: Re: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Andy B on 26 July 2008, 21:30:38

Quote

Cheers Peter for your reply

Much appreciated. :y

I think its a toss up at the mo, between the Brink and the gdw

If you're interested there's an Omega (pre-face lift) estate in a local scrap yard (Pimhole area) with a swan neck towbar still fitted. It's not detachable, like a Brinkmatic etc but the swan neck bit is only held with 2 bolts.

Title: Re: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Big_Roger on 26 July 2008, 22:49:18

Hi,
Mine came already fitted with a Brink towbar.

Have compared to others, and reckon it's the Bees Knees.

Roger

Title: Re: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 July 2008, 23:29:59

I had a Westfalia removable bar on my saloon and it was great. Invisible when fitted, very little bumper cutting required and easy to attach / detach. I'm sure they do an estate variant.

Kevin

Title: Re: Estate Detachable Towbar
Post by: Matchless on 27 July 2008, 20:22:17

Wish I had a detachable tow ball on my estate, its a month since I walked into it whilst tying some timber onto the roof rack.  :'(
The bruising has gone but its still sore to touch.