Ritson wrote:

Moo,

I have to disagree. I selected the deployable tow bar and advanced tow package and I have to say its one of the best accessories I selected. No more battered shins when walking round the back of the car! I've had mine for over 2 years and haven't had a single issue with it and I use it every week. The inbuilt weight sensor is really useful for checking nose weight of the caravan before heading off, the camera view with the travel line for the tow ball and superimposed spot for the ball make revering and hitching on by myself a doddle, no need to keep getting out to check if the ball is in the right place under the hitch.

If you regularly tow then it really is worth the money

Ritson wrote:

Moo,

I have to disagree. I selected the deployable tow bar and advanced tow package and I have to say its one of the best accessories I selected. No more battered shins when walking round the back of the car! I've had mine for over 2 years and haven't had a single issue with it and I use it every week. The inbuilt weight sensor is really useful for checking nose weight of the caravan before heading off, the camera view with the travel line for the tow ball and superimposed spot for the ball make revering and hitching on by myself a doddle, no need to keep getting out to check if the ball is in the right place under the hitch.

If you regularly tow then it really is worth the money

I tow regularly hence my preference for fixed. One of my mates has a new X5 with a deployable tow bar, it's been stuck at a jaunty angle for the past few months waiting for BMW to fix it, hence why he borrows my car. My other mate has a new Defender 110 with a tow bar that refuses to deploy and in a previous life I had a BMW 5 series company car that was just so problematic deploying its tow bar that I just gave up and used my old D3.

I'm sure they are great for for some but based on mine and my mates experience, it's fixed for me.  Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.

Retroanaconda wrote:

I’m on air suspension.

Here’s the towbar I bought, it’s a PCT one but is very similar in design to the LR multi-height fixed one.


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These fitting instructions (for the LR bars) are quite useful and show how they all fix. Basically each side has four bolts into the end of the chassis rails, and four up from underneath. The latter require the exhaust and adblue tank to be lowered for clearance.

http://accessories-instructions.landrover....r/G2422814

If you want some photos of the old towbar where it fixes to the car I can get some tomorrow.

Clemmo wrote:

I have the deployable tow bar…I wish I hadn’t.

It’s a lottery as to whether it will correctly deploy
4 out of 5 times it just won’t lock in and puts itself away.

Of course it’s been back to the dealer..3 times I’ve been told it’s fixed.

I now leave it out more than not..just so I know it’s there when I want.
My mate bought his car a year after me and he has the same issue.

Clemmo