Thanks Rick I haven’t got a Camper and not likely to, so why did I watch ? Well because knowledge is power and I picked up a tip with the cable tie 😁 thanks for sharing 👍
Hi Rick. Found the video really watchable and informative - very neat and professional looking job. Smashing tip about the cable tie - can use this in jobs of all sorts. Thanks again for a. enjoyable vlog. George and Trish.
Thanks Rick, that was very handy for me as I recently purchased a new fitted out Fiat campervan (in Australia) and the manufacturer forgot to fit the towbar. I got a refund and thought its easy to get one fitted later on but when I went to the local Fiat distributor they made a big deal about it and said that the internal furniture would have to be removed to do it etc. etc to connect wiring to the front of the van... big $$$. Then I started on you tube and discovered they were only banging on about a power wire connection to the battery and I'm thinking why they either didn't connect to the house battery (in the rear of my van) or run wire under the van! Now I've seen you do it clearly its not hard and I was going to be ripped off. Downunda - Melbourne Australia
Job well done Rick, very neat. Plenty of access on a van. I have done drill & bolt tow bars on 2 cars & but the carina & a LR defender were pre drilled.
Thanks Davy I’d imagine this will be a slow burn video, we couldn’t find a full decent guide when we looked so hopefully this will be helpful to people 👍
Just bought a second hand Fiat Ducato panel van and it has hook and pin setup only need to change this to ALKO type ball but enjoyed seeing how you fitted your towbar Thanks
Very helpful video - interesting as I wouldn’t have ever thought to do this myself but looks like it’s fairly straightforward all be it likely take a bit of time - great job - all the best, David 👍
@@RickandHeather interesting, as it’s mechanical that I find the most challenge with. I would buy the wiring harness mind you to save messing on still 😄 thanks again, great vlog and have a great weekend.
Nice one Rick, well explained and captured. I had looked at PF Jones and had a quote but still not had it fitted yet 😆. Have fitted plenty over the years but as you say cars are more complicated now so was unsure about doing myself. Guess it doesn't affect the parking sensors either. Cheers
Nice one Rick, those captive nuts looked a pain but great idea to use a tie to hold it in place enough to get the thread to catch. Not much of a break though more like a long weekend😂😂😂Cheers K.
@@RickandHeather That was my point Rick, here I was looking forward to a rest and then less than a week later up you pop with a new vlog. Right that's me back to firewood duties. Cheers K.
Hi Rick, just waiting on delivery of my towbar for our 2013 Ducato X250 campervan. Excellent video. I bought similar electrics to you i.e. piggy backed off lights etc. I noticed that LeisureBit only had to basically connect a plug to canbus and an earth at the back. Assume the newer models are different even though my ECS kit says ‘2011 onwards’. As a retired mechanical engineer the electrics sometimes scare me !
i have thule easyfold triple and found that the light socket was blocked by the carrier so had to move the light holder further out and only use 1 bolt to hold it on, still works ok and solid.
Hi. Fitted a tow bar yesterday after watching you vid. Thanks. Just got the wiring to do (connect into the van) just wondering if t you know of a piggy back cable available anywhere to save using the scotch locks which sometime sever the copper and well as the insulation!! Failing that I'm tempted to make a piggy back if I can find the correct plugs!! Cheers
hi Rick i enjoyed your video, just in the process of doing the same as you so i picked up a few good tips , do you or poppy your supervisor know if its possible to brighten the dash board lights especially the speedo, i find when its sunny i can,t see my speed easily thanks for good video cheers
Weight limit max 35kg. Heather is having an electric bike, combined weight was too much with my bike as well. Also since selling my Land Rover we have nothing with a towbar on.
No, modern vehicles have CanBus wiring, the voltage sent to the bulb is a signal trigger more than a straight 12v so it throws errors on the dashboard such as bulb failure etc.
We got the dedicated one from PF Jones as listed on their website there’s 2 options one with FACTORY parking sensors and one without. We chose without 👍
Rick. Thanks very much for this. We have a Witter towbar, factory fitted by Elddis. It was slightly off level and causing the plastic step to rub on the bottom of a barn door. Whilst sorting that, I noticed one of the three bolts from each side in the triangle configuration were missing. Do you know what the metric thread size is for them and if they are all the same thread/length?
