i need a towbar to move my boat occasionallly about 50mtrs on private tarmac rd so i thought id put on a towbar and dont need electrics so how difficult is it to just add a towbar, are the bolt holes already there so its a 30min job.
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Try Googling "Citroen C3 Picasso towbar"
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I get my towbars from A1 towbars of Rotherham. They have a website and are very helpful if you ring them.
Ted
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www.towbars-uk.co.uk/product/6287/citroen-c3--picasso
Fitted a few and on the Astra late 06 plate just took 1hr 30 mins inc wiring.
Had to remove rear exhaust which you may have to or not hopefully.
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it looks like it doeasnt need a bumper cut or removal so should be easier. just hoping its a simple job of offering it up and bolting it on.
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All towbars have to be type approved these days (used to make them up out of old angle iron!) and chassis should be pre-drilled. Straightforward job but very heavy work. Lots of heavy metal and high torquing. Ideally done with the car on a lift or at least on high ramps:)
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i was hoping on it being a simple thing with regular spanners and axle stands. high toque etc sounds like hard work.
maybe i'll pay out the £300 that the local place wants to inc electrics.
its just a lot of money when the towbar will only use a private rd for several meters instead of leaving the boat on a mooring i can launch it from a friends private slipway and store in his barn.
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>> high toque etc sounds like hard work.
Nah, its just a regular spanner with a length of scaffold pole over it.
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the boat on its trailer weighs in at 1500 but its a shallow slipway and a flat drive to the barn with no corners to go around and last week i moved it 2 miles on its trailer and the towcar was a 1995 1.4 escort.
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