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Postby madmark » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:37 pm

hi can anybody tell me if a towbar from a 1990 mk3lwb will fit on a 92 new gen lwb?????? :D
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Postby MrMPuk » Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:41 pm

Yes mate same 6 bolts.
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Postby phil g » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:32 pm

i took my toe bar from my 1989 swb put it on my 1997 and the exhaust bangs against it now and again its so close bolt holes are all same but theres a lot of different bars hope this helps
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Postby phil g » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:34 pm

toe bar whats a bloody toe bar? TOW BAR
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Postby MrMPuk » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:09 pm

Mine bangs on the exhaust and mine is for a mk5!
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Postby phil g » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:21 pm

had a pick up exhaust on me 89 that cured it
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Postby gazza » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:01 am

if you dont have access or skill to use oxy acetelyene, go to a friendly garage / tyre & exhuast center, get em to warm up your exhaust with gas axe and tweak it away from tow bar. instantly stops banging, that or turn up the radio :lol:
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Postby MrMPuk » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:20 am

That's all good but then it bangs on the chassis!
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Postby madmark » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:42 am

:lol: thanks guys thats all i needed to know! :D
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Postby gazza » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:11 pm

MrMPuk wrote:That's all good but then it bangs on the chassis!


heat it up where it bangs on chassis then, i dont care what sort of bends my pipes have as long as they dont hit the underside of the vehicle
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Postby madmark » Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:51 pm

what about the spare wheel it hangs down under the bumper???? so that would have to come off i think???? :?
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Postby MrMPuk » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:47 pm

Nah the towbar fitment is eihter side of the spare wheel, the only towbars that are different are the chassis cab ones.
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Postby phil g » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:27 pm

my back box hits the tow bar
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Postby madmark » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:39 pm

thanks mike just something i am thinking about! :D
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Postby MrMPuk » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:40 pm

Enlighten us!
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