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DrRick



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2014 L494 Aftermarket towbar suggestions?

Anyone any suggestions for a good, but not exorbitantly priced aftermarket towbar arrangement for my 2014 L494 RRS?

In case it affects suggestions, the car comes with the 7 seat option.

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Tyrefitter



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A friend of mine as a Towbar fitting company & charges £610 to supply & fit a detachable Towbar to the L494,,he is fitting one to a friends next fri,,I’m going to watch how he removes the rear bumper in case I go down the svr kit for mine,,he says it takes him about 5 minutes to remove rear bumper. Andy.
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DrRick



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I do have a quote from our local branch of Indespension for £500 supplied and fitted. That was for a Brink kit, including electrics. What I'm not sure of is how good Brink are. Or if I can get it done cheaper. Local garage workshop owning friend said £50-100 to fit the kit if I bring it to him, so kit under £400 and I'm winning.

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Brink are good,,I had brink on my Amarok pickup that me friend fitted,,the electrics are only plug in but make sure your mate gets the right ones,,if not you could have problems Andy.
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Brink and Thule are the makers of the oem detachable tow bar. Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
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I thought all sports came with towbar pre-attached and only electrics and towbar hook/neck was required, that's what I was told by dealer anyway. As an aside my towbar detachable hook/neck thingy has just failed while caravan connected. Snapped key in lock. Was just about to leave house for Glencoe when the whole thing detached itself. Happily no damage done but weekend away scuppered. Not covered by warranty apparently so looking for replacement Westfalia towbar neck only - £750 from Land Rover ... don't think so. 2016 SDV6 HSE Dynamic Carpathian Grey

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hoppy_70



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Sadly not on the l494 model, the socket ended with the new model!

I wouldn’t use the detachable for a caravan anyway. They do one that goes in the same socket but has side supports for more substantial towing Thumbs Up Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
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Tow Trust do a full tow bar for the L494. £654.

https://www.tow-trust.co.uk/towbars/landro...-overfinch

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rudadu



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Thanks for the replies guys. I know what you mean regarding the removable tow hook towing caravan but never had any issues until now. Must admit to having my confidence in it reduced somewhat. I’ll have a look at Tow Trust - it might be worthwhile changing the whole towbar depending, we’ll see. 2016 SDV6 HSE Dynamic Carpathian Grey

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