Ford Kuga towbar

easygoing
easygoing Forum Participant Posts: 21
edited October 2018 in Towcars & Towing #1

can anyone in co durham recommend a good towbar fitting firm for my 2018 kuga .going for a fixed one any idea on price ? does it need dedicated elecs or will universal be ok many thanks   

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  • Tammygirl
    Tammygirl Club Member Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭
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    edited October 2018 #2

    We recently we had a towbar fitted to our Kuga.

    The garage did the work, we had a Witter flange type towbar fitted, which we ordered and paid for. They ordered a Ford wiring loom and fitted both parts. 

    We required this type of towbar as we use a Witter bike rack. The garage wanted to fit a removable tow ball type but that is not compatible with the Witter bike rack.

    Cost was I believe around £550

    OH suggested Hedleys of Durham might be work a look, they make trailers (we had one made to our design) he believes they also fit tow bars.

     

  • Cornersteady
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    edited October 2018 #3

    Yes Hedleys have a good reputation, and if you ask for a local dealer to fit a towbar they actually get them to do it at the dealer's premises rather than use their own mechanics.

    Also we had a problem once with lights not working and they fixed it free of charge even though we had not bought it from them. It was a two minute job but still good.

    I believe that dedicated manufacture's wiring is best as it will do clever stuff like switch off the sensors when electrics attached.

     

  • Settermum
    Settermum Forum Participant Posts: 127
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    edited October 2018 #4

    Yes, Hedley's have done 3 for us on various cars including a Kuga. Albeit a Mk1. They're on the Dragonville Ind Est but they come out and fit the tow bar at your own home at no extra charge. I can highly recommend them.

  • paul56
    paul56 Forum Participant Posts: 937
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    edited October 2018 #5

    We had an independent dealers fit our tow bar (South Yorkshire) and he definitely recommended getting the Ford wiring kit rather than the generic for a few pounds more. 

  • TonyBurton
    TonyBurton Forum Participant Posts: 269
    edited October 2018 #6

    Be careful. I bought a used Kuga and had a towbar fitted locally. I’m very pleased with it. However, the Kuga has a trailer stability function that only works with a Ford fitted unit. It has not been possible to upgrade mine.

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited October 2018 #7

    I used to tow with a Kuga that didn't have the Ford towing loom. The absence of the gizmos was never an issue.

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