Ford Kuga towbar

We recently we had a towbar fitted to our Kuga.

The garage did the work, we had a Witter flange type towbar fitted, which we ordered and paid for. They ordered a Ford wiring loom and fitted both parts. 

We required this type of towbar as we use a Witter bike rack. The garage wanted to fit a removable tow ball type but that is not compatible with the Witter bike rack.

Cost was I believe around £550

OH suggested Hedleys of Durham might be work a look, they make trailers (we had one made to our design) he believes they also fit tow bars.

Yes Hedleys have a good reputation, and if you ask for a local dealer to fit a towbar they actually get them to do it at the dealer's premises rather than use their own mechanics.

Also we had a problem once with lights not working and they fixed it free of charge even though we had not bought it from them. It was a two minute job but still good.

I believe that dedicated manufacture's wiring is best as it will do clever stuff like switch off the sensors when electrics attached.

Yes, Hedley's have done 3 for us on various cars including a Kuga. Albeit a Mk1. They're on the Dragonville Ind Est but they come out and fit the tow bar at your own home at no extra charge. I can highly recommend them.

We had an independent dealers fit our tow bar (South Yorkshire) and he definitely recommended getting the Ford wiring kit rather than the generic for a few pounds more. 

Be careful. I bought a used Kuga and had a towbar fitted locally. I’m very pleased with it. However, the Kuga has a trailer stability function that only works with a Ford fitted unit. It has not been possible to upgrade mine.

I used to tow with a Kuga that didn't have the Ford towing loom. The absence of the gizmos was never an issue.