Vauxhall Insignia Estate what tow bar to fit

ellie2761 replied on 08/05/2018 21:13

ellie2761

Posted on 08/05/2018 21:13

I am taking delivery of a 2016 Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer Estate and would like some advice on what tow bar to get.

I am pulling a Swift Challenger 2003 and it has an old style al-ko hitch on it (the one with the two metal shafted friction pads).

On my last car I had a brand new tow bar and electrics fitted but the hitch was too close to the car for my liking. It was a swan neck detachable from PF Jones.

I would still like to go down the detachable route but don't want to make the same mistake.

Can anyone offer any advice or would I be better changing the hitch for a more modern one?

And if changing the hitch can anyone recommend one that has better clearance?

Thanks in advance.

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MHG replied on 09/05/2018 12:07

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Posted on 09/05/2018 12:07

We had a similar situation with our Audi A4 Avant. The Audi detachable swan neck tow-bar (a Westfalia model) does not give enough clearance off our style of rear bumper for the Alko Stabiliser - literally around 5mm! We went for a detachable swan neck from Tow-Trust which had a longer reach and problem solved. Our previous car was a Volvo V50 estate which also had a detachable tow bar. This one though was a horizontally mounted bar – rather than one that attached from underneath. Comparing the two, the horizontal one had a better reach on the neck, but was not 100% hidden when not in use – it had a plastic cover plate. Our van has the AKS3004 hitch, I am not sure how easy they are to change I afraid.

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