Jools Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I'm thinking of fitting a Witter Towbar (non-removable fixed height) to my new Freelander 2 GS, as a local company has a very good deal on them at present. But will it cause problems with the standard ultrasonic reversing sensors ? I know LR offer a non-removable fixed height bracket so I suppose the Witter one would be OK as well, but I could be wrong. Any comments. Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 I'm thinking of fitting a Witter Towbar (non-removable fixed height) to my new Freelander 2 GS, as a local company has a very good deal on them at present. But will it cause problems with the standard ultrasonic reversing sensors ? I know LR offer a non-removable fixed height bracket so I suppose the Witter one would be OK as well, but I could be wrong. Any comments. Jules FYI My searches into this matter indicate that fixed height towbars will interfere with the sensors. Therefore a removable towbar is required. Witter make one of those as well ! Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartle9 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 I'm thinking of fitting a Witter Towbar (non-removable fixed height) to my new Freelander 2 GS, as a local company has a very good deal on them at present. But will it cause problems with the standard ultrasonic reversing sensors ? I know LR offer a non-removable fixed height bracket so I suppose the Witter one would be OK as well, but I could be wrong. Any comments. Jules Might be a bit late for you now, but the fixed height towball will be absolutely fine, it is the electrics that you need to ensure are connected correctly. On a LR approved tow pack installation the trailer electrics socket is plugged into a connector in the rear of the vehicle (behind the LH light IIRC), and disables the rear Parking Sensors when a trailer is connected. A lot of the aftermarket towbar kits are fitted by splicing into the rear light wiring which can cause issues with the parking sensors remaining active, but also with the trailer indicator light on the instrument cluster. Hope this helps. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon_CSK Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 FYIMy searches into this matter indicate that fixed height towbars will interfere with the sensors. Therefore a removable towbar is required. Witter make one of those as well ! Jules The old freelander has rear parking sensors which are not affected by the towbar only annoyance is reversing with the trailer. Would anticipate the Freelander 2 would be the same am due to get mine next week and the dealer is putting on a Fixed height non removable towbar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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