www.witneytowbars.co.uk

We can now offer a fully guaranteed and professional tow-bar fitting services at our Witney based workshop. So what ever your towing plans are, let us provide a tailored solution for you and your vehicle. 

The journey starts with you getting in touch to give us your vehicle details, so that we can understand your requirements. This way we can provide you with the best option for your vehicle, your towing needs and your budget. We stock a large range of tow-bars and towing equipment along with detachable and flange ball tow bars. 

We can supply a large range of:

• All major tow bars
• Swan Neck
• Detachable
• Flange Ball

Universal Wiring Kits

Universal wiring kits are needed to connect the tow bar electrics to the car electrical system. In some cases, mostly in modern cars, a bypass relay will be needed when fitting a universal kit, this is to ensure the towing electrics and vehicle electrics co-ordinate voltage/ power and wont detect the drop in voltage/ power as a fault.

Things to consider before purchasing a universal wiring kit

• Trailer Stability Control

Some modern vehicles have trailer stability control programmed as an extension to the cars regular stability control system, however, if a universal wiring kit is fitted to your vehicle, the trailer stability control function may not activate and become null.

• Vehicle Warranty

If your vehicle is still under warranty then you might want to consider the affect of fitting a universal wiring kit. Most warranties will specify that any tow bar wiring fitted must be equivalent to the wiring supplied by the vehicle manufacturer. Meaning, they prefer a dedicated wiring kit over a universal wiring kit.

Dedicated Wiring Kits

Dedicated wiring kits are made to fit a specific car make and model. Unlike universal kits, dedicated kits work in coordination with the vehicles existing electrical system allowing it to run as functional as it was intended to by the manufacturer.

The advantage of a dedicated wiring kit is that the vehicle will know when you are towing and will automatically adjust the following systems (only if the vehicle has them):

• Brake electronics
• Engine electronics
• Cruise control or A.C.C
• Parking aids
• Reversing cameras
• Lane change assisting
• Suspension system
• Engine cooling system
• S.P

Things to consider before purchasing dedicated wiring kits

• Some vehicles need a compulsory download from the main agent to make the vehicle aware that these towing electrics are fitted dependent on make or model of the vehicle.
• More often than not, dedicated wiring kits are expensive in comparison to universal.
• Dedicated wiring kits in the majority of cases connect directly into the manufacturers dedicated socket. In some vehicles it may be necessary to run other cables through the vehicle, this can make fitting more difficult.