sonic113 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Looking to get a towbar on the focus but need some advice. Mine is the 1.6 (Zetec Petrol) so would it stain the car much towing? Has anyone with the same engine got a towbar on here? If so what do you think of it? I will only be using a very small trailer and moving a few bits of furniture and grass cuttings to the local dump so won't be moving anything major like stones or the likes lol!. Been thinking about it for a while now , I'm not keen on the look of towbars but would be getting one of the detachable types so I can pop ot on when I need it, so this solves that issue lol! But being able to pull the trailer fromnA to B would be great and also be fit to take the kids bikes about in the summer ect. Thanks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 it will be fine for what you want i have a fixed one and glad i did as someone ran in to me no damage on mine but you should have seen the front of his 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 You will have absolutely no hassle towing a small trailer with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic113 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Thanks , I will be on the look out now to get a tow bar for the summer months. are they hard to fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 not really but you need a towing really box to wire them up as your car is cam bus wiring 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Towbar-Wiring-Kit-7-Pin-Universal-12N-Electrics-7way-Bypass-Relay-955-800-H1-/121807211561 this kind of really kit or this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/Universal-Towbar-Towing-Smart-7-Way-Bypass-Relay-For-Cambus-Multiplex-Wiring/200686285245?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&_trksid=p5197.c100068.m2280&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140211130857%26meid%3D3e8a480001eb4b19b1e39051bbe04dc8%26pid%3D100068%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D121807211561%26clkid%3D3823191947237720104&_qi=RTM2063756 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic113 Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Thanks Dez, I actually forgot about the cam bus. I will pick up one near the summer and get one of those boxed you linked to for the electrics part of it. was looking a detachable one like these http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xfocus+mk2+detachable+towbar.TRS0&_nkw=focus+mk2+detachable+towbar&_sacat=0 and at the cheapest I can get lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Pity I just thrown about 5 canbus bypass relays in the bin, brandnew. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_bound Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Installed one on my Mk2 without any cambus issues - just connected straight into the rear light cluster wiring. There was a little buzzer which went in series with the indicator as well. I remember at the time that there was discussion on whether that would work or not, but the advice in the packet said to just wire it directly so that's what I did. Not sure if the Mk2.5 electrics are different though. Another thing, the instructions that came with the towbar (Witter brand I think) said I would have to cut out a notch from the base of the rear bumper, but when it came to it I didn't need to. I pays to check how things fit before cutting things which can't be uncut afterwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 34 minutes ago, iantt said: Pity I just thrown about 5 canbus bypass relays in the bin, brandnew. Lol why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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