I'm looking to fit a caravan tow bar (twin plug) to my 2000 Fiat Marea 
115 ELX saloon. They seem to be extremely expensive. I've been quoted 
290. Another fitter suggested I should snatch their hand off as Mareas 
were a bastard for tow bar fitting.

How come? Polite replies only please :)

Another Dave.

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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:09:16 +0100, Another Dave 
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>I'm looking to fit a caravan tow bar (twin plug) to my 2000 Fiat Marea 
>115 ELX saloon. They seem to be extremely expensive. I've been quoted 
>290. Another fitter suggested I should snatch their hand off as Mareas 
>were a bastard for tow bar fitting.
>
>How come? Polite replies only please :)
>

It's a typical price for fitting a towbar. Modern cars have multiplexed
wiring, so it's not as simple as just Scotchlocking cables into the boot
like it used to be, as that can cause a lot of problems with diagnostic
systems. In addition, it's increasingly difficult to remove and replace
trim to lay in cables to the front of the car.

I paid over 300 three years ago to have a bracket fitted to a 4Runner,
by a local towbar specialist. The bracket itself was not expensive and
pretty easy to fit; it's the wiring that is expensive.
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Chris Bolus wrote:


> I paid over 300 three years ago to have a bracket fitted to a 4Runner,
> by a local towbar specialist. The bracket itself was not expensive and
> pretty easy to fit; it's the wiring that is expensive.


Thanks for that, I'm much reassured. I've snatched the hand off the 
local fitter, he seems to be OK.

Another Dave
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