How to fit WESTFALIA DETACHABLE TOWBARS - Start to Finish

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Video covers how to install a Detachable tow bar, start to finish to Audi A5.
Also how to cut the bumper opening.
This video cover mechanical installation. Demonstration at the end how to attach\detach, even if its stuck in the locked position when delivered.
2nd video covers electrical installation using a ECS electrical kit, see the playlist.
• How to fit ECS TOWBAR ...
00:00 Start
00:30 Introduction
01:07 Tools Needed
01:59 Unboxing
03:41 Boot Trim Removal
07:03 Lights, Bumper and Tow bar Frame
14:22 Tow bar Connector\Electrical
16:40 Secure Frame
18:25 Exhaust
21:13 Ad-blue Tank
24:07 Cutting the Bumper CORRECTLY
28:00 The final look and demonstration
32:55 Bloopers
I am not sponsored by Westfalia, this video was produced and paid for with my own money.
If you find the video useful, please follow my amazon links to purchase anything you need, i receive a small kickback from amazon which helps fund the channel. Does not cost you anything.
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Westfalia-Automotive 305465600001 Detachable Swan Neck Towbar for Audi Q5
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PF-Jones also sell tow bars and electrical custom kits.
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@stuarthay1 4 месяца назад

Thanks Richard. Heineken doesn’t do RU-vid but if it did it would be called Richard. By far the most informative instructional video I’ve seen on RU-vid. Considering this is not a small job. My question is, can anyone without mechanical skills tackle this job. I have the Audi A6 tdi ultra and supply and fitting prices are astronomical. Thanks again Richard. 👏👏👏

@Mark-f8m 15 дней назад

Thanks Richard. A great video showing all the ins and outs of the details. Thank you for the effort and the time to produce it

@michaelobrien4259 3 года назад

Moving the bumper - "this is the scary bit". Love it Richard, know just how you feel.

@glennrodrigues7111 6 месяцев назад

Very well explained Thank you for your time and effort

@caractacus22 3 года назад

A vert clear tutorial. A public service!

@richsmif 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed.

@susanneblomberg7293 3 года назад

Really a good and clear instructionvideo. Learned a lot of it, even if I going to put a powbar on our AudiA6 sedan and not used to work on cars. Thank you from Sweden.

@richsmif 3 года назад

Glad you got info from it. Dont forget the electrics video. :-)

@robertedmonds5945 3 года назад

Great job Richard thanks for the video.

@richsmif 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@PhilFarnham 3 года назад

Thanks for this great video... Some great hints and tips...

@richsmif 3 года назад

You are so welcome!

@bogdanpandelea6884 2 года назад

Very useful. Thank you very much!

@bogdanpandelea6884 2 года назад

Hi Richard! I have few questions: do you know the part number of the brackets that you received in your towbar package (min 20:45 in your video)? Also, the bracket has two small holes in it, are they useful in any way? I bought a second hand towbar kit and I didn't receive the screws nor the brackets. I used the screws from the metalic bumper beam (I hope they are ok to be used with the towbar), and now I need to buy the brackets or nuts in order to be able to screw on the second row of screws. Thank you very much!

@BowmanEsquire 3 года назад

Thanks for your talk about actually attaching it. Mine came already fitted to a preowned car and it took me ages to figure it out

@richsmif 2 года назад

Yeh I added that as it wasn't straight forward. Obvious now but didnt get it to start with. Glad it helped

@davidshodgson312 3 года назад

Great vid mate!

@richsmif 3 года назад

Thanks!!

@sismith5427 Месяц назад

One day car manufacturers could just make life easier and put the structural parts pre fitted to all models, I find it nuts how much of a faff it still is to fit a towbar, why is this not just as simple as screwing a few bolts to attach the bar and exposing some pre fitted electric connector? Taking half the rear end off , lowering the exhaust, pulling off most of the boot trim, and having to cut the bumper is insane really.

@corneel25 3 года назад

If you twist the knob far enough forward, it will stay in the unlocked position. If you then mount the towbar onto the car, it snaps automatically into the locked position. Took a while until i figured that out also.

@richsmif 3 года назад

yeah took me a few goes even after the video to get the knack of it. been great though. although not used at all this year due to lockdown grrrrr

@demetriusbaloyi2605 4 года назад

Best tutorial by far on fitting this type of a towbar, helped alot thanks.

@richsmif 4 года назад

No prob. Glad you found it helpful. I couldn't find anything this detailed and tried to keep it as condensed as possible without being boring. I like to cover every snag and gotcha as possible. Sadly most dont do this. I also have the electrics video too just as detailed.

@demetriusbaloyi2605 4 года назад

@@richsmif yes I got that I am also thinking of upgrading my electronic to the Canbus one.

@richsmif 4 года назад

@@demetriusbaloyi2605 i was going with the old skool relay. But after adding that cables crimps etc it wasnt worth it. Yes it was more but done properly. The electrics kit was like 110 pounds and fully works with the car properly. So overall i was pleased. Plus i get a little picture of a boat on my screen when im towing haha

@Schigacevsky 3 года назад

I was just wondering about electrics. Will wait for the next video

@DyadicG 2 года назад

very good video, thank you. always before doing work like to know all the risks & needed tools

@richsmif 2 года назад

I make videos how I want to see them. Exactly all the reasons you said. Thank you

@StarKid_Marshal 2 года назад

it very cool

@stephenthomson9346 3 года назад

Great video although I got garage to fit my one, but forgot how to attach it then take it off again . Thanks again

@SoundzAlive1 Год назад

Thanks a lot I learned that it is way too big a job so I won't tackle it. André

@RahimRahim-cc7rl 3 года назад

Like like 👍 😍

@TheYorkshireZombie 3 года назад

Great video, I don't even have an Audi

@richsmif 3 года назад

Lol so funny. I find myself watching unrelated videos late at night lol. Glad you enjoyed.

@danielpuia333 2 месяца назад

Thank you, how much you charge to put a tobwar on a car ? Got a a6c7 and really can do with a towbar

@dalerowley6039 3 года назад

Really good video Richard. Nice calm, methodical approach with each step well explained. This maybe just what I need to attempt this myself. Do you think it would be very different install process for an A4 b8 Avant (09)?

@richsmif 3 года назад

Maybe similar. Least it will help prompt you through and adapt for.your car. Watch my 2nd video for the.electrics. :-) thanks for watching and good luck

@dalerowley6039 3 года назад

Thanks@@richsmif. I saw the second video first as it was really the electrics that I thought would be the most challenging. Thanks to that video, I can now see that I do have the tow bar prep wiring so should be plug and play. Hopefully should be fitting later in the summer. Are you still planning to do the 3rd video with car coding? 🙂

@richsmif 3 года назад

@@dalerowley6039 i actually did film.it but the screen capture had a spaz with VCDS. Wasnt usable. When the sun comes back out ill redo.it. wasnt difficult.to be honest. Works like a dream. I get a little boat on my screen lol

@dalerowley6039 3 года назад

@@richsmif really appreciate all the effort you have gone to. It’s rotten luck that you weren’t able to use the footage from first time round.

@richsmif 3 года назад

@@dalerowley6039 these things happen. Lol. Im going to be adding puddle lights later in summer so will be filming all the joys and VCDS settings for that . I try to make videos that are easy to follow . Im abit slow so struggle.with some videos as.people tend to skip the important bits. But on the other hand dont want it too long and boring. Lol fine line. Anyway glad your enjoyed. Im.building a summerhouse at moment in garden and have been filming that stage by stage. Currently have over 100GB of footage for that. Gonna take.some timr to edit . Thats why im quiet at moment.

@joewilkinson4807 2 года назад

Very good and thorough video but what about the electrics??

@richsmif 2 года назад

There is a part 2.. that.covers electrics

@kevinblack8365 3 года назад

Put the bumper on a blanket at least, and put a blanket underneath when you pull the bumper off in case you drop it. other than that, great video. I wondered where the 3-4 hours estimated time was being used up. Not quite as simple as the instructions make out. And what it show is just how crappy some of the engineering in cars is. They are, like the old days, built from the inside out.

@richsmif 3 года назад

yeah totally get the blanket, i'd agree with you there. Bit of a behind the scenes, i'd already removed it in 2 other takes. Took me a total of 2 days to do the job start to finish including electrics, but i'm constantly faffing with cameras, out takes, people walking past. etc. I think realistically you can do it in a day. A professional quotes 3-4 hours but they do it day in day out.

@ernestoheller492 5 месяцев назад

Hello Richard, I notice the link you posted the model Westfalia-Automotive 305465600001 was originally referring to a Audi Q5. How did you find out that the tow hitch would fit your A5? The reason I am asking is that I like the retractable models, that according to Westfalia are compatible "only" to Audi A4 Avant and Audi A4 Saloon... any chance to get a information about the size of you hitch (meaning the distance between left and right mouting bars?) Thanks for your patience

@richsmif 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for reply. Sadly I sold the car and upgraded to s5 so can't measure it for you. I never put a tow on the s5 as the rear splitter interefers. I'd suggest going to westfalia directly.

@MrHusky81 3 года назад

Hi Richard I own a abbey caravan single axle with a mtplm of 1500 kg I am currently in the market looking to replace my car with a A5 3.0 d How do you rate this as a tow car?

@richsmif 3 года назад

Well mine is a 2.0 tdi 190bhp version and could easily pull that. So 3.0 no worries. I only use it for thule bike rack . Id love a Q7 but need a few more subscribers before that becomes a reality lol

@barrysmith7291 2 года назад

Hi is the hitch suitable for a caravan

@richsmif 2 года назад

Yes most definitely. I used for a bike toe but is rated for caravan

@stephenbrown8127 3 года назад

Is this the same for an Audi Q5 (2019)?

@richsmif 3 года назад

Should be very simular. Ive looked at the kit on ebay. 445 for.full kit . Towbar and electrics. Thats for 2017 onwards. My electrics video is for ecs electrics kit but again should be very similar. Good luck

@stephenbrown8127 3 года назад

@@richsmif Thanks Richard, yes thats the costing I sort of came to. I've had a quote for full fitting, electrics and coding, fitted in my drive, for £595. Therefore the saving and hassle of attempting it myself is not worth it. I've booked a professional! Regards,

@richsmif 3 года назад

@@stephenbrown8127 yeah so 150 for fitting basicly. Not bad. I didnt have those prices. I was looking at 700 hence it was worth it for me.

@kevinblack8365 3 года назад

@@stephenbrown8127 That is incredibly cheap fitting....

@FloatingCroc 2 года назад

I’m looking to buy and install (diy) a tow bar on a Q2. It will be used only for supporting a bike rack so no electrics required. Anything available to just bolt on ? Any suggestions of what and where to buy ?t thanks 👍🏼

@richsmif 2 года назад

I'm afraid a bike rack still has electrics. All the bikes will cover your lights and number plate sp still needed. I bought from ebay but pf Jones is a decent trustworthy source.

@chellwillis4161 Год назад

Hi Richard, great video, can you come do mine, i will make tea or coffee haha...... great stuff..... i will have to get one but not sure what to get, i have an Audi a3 8v 5 door s line 2019