Tow Bar Help Needed!!

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aaronhyland800
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Hi. A friend is fitting a detachable tow bar for me on my 2012 4wd qashqai and just wanted some advice. The 2 links below are the 2 tow bars I have narrowed it down to-

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 1816544392

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 1766612336

Is there any reason why either of these won’t fit my car? The description says it will fit the J10 2007-2013 models

Will the cheaper one require cutting part of the bumper off to be fitted or will it fit below the bumper. I presume the vertical fitting one will attach underneath the bumper.

I would prefer the cheaper one purely for the price or is it worth paring a bit extra for the vertical one? Thanks

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Post by MikeGC »

I can’t help, I had the Nissan towbar fitted to a Juke and it was excellent.

Another member recently asked a similar question
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If the add says its for your car, then you have to assume it will fit without cutting unless they say so. Send a message to the seller to get clarity. The more expensive model will make the car look like it does not have a towbar when its removed & probably it will be less open to the environment & less likely to suffer corrosion. The cheaper one will stick out a little & will make it obvious you have a detachable towbar even when the bar is removed. But as long as they are both quality products, they should both work well.

On another note, the wiring kit will probably need changing. You need to read up about your electric system and make sure you have the correct type fitted, the one in the picture probably wont be sufficient. Today a lot of trailers use the 13 pin connector, so I would suggest you get that installed. You will have to decide if you want the full power kit or just the repeaters for brakes, indicators, reverse lights etc. Read up the differences between 7 pin & 13 pin if your confused.
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Thanks daewar. I have been doing a bit of research since posting and I am going to get the tow bar without the wiring kit and buy a proper Nissan one.

I don’t mind if the cheaper/horizontal one sticks out slightly at the bottom but I just don’t want to cut a section of the bumper out. Do you know if that would be the case. Thanks
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I cant say about that kit, you need to contact the seller. I had this one fitted to my car, it was not cheap https://www.towsure.com/nissan-qashqai- ... ble-towbar that did not require any cutting.

I know you may not wish to pay a lot for your towbar, but you usually get what you pay for. Buy cheap, buy many times.

I just found the fitting instructions for the cheaper towbar, its at the bottom of the ebay page https://www.umbrarimorchi.it/tech/DOCS/ ... xtMark.pdf go to page 15, looks like some cutting is involved to the bumper.
aaronhyland800 wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 9:34 pm Thanks daewar. I have been doing a bit of research since posting and I am going to get the tow bar without the wiring kit and buy a proper Nissan one.

I don’t mind if the cheaper/horizontal one sticks out slightly at the bottom but I just don’t want to cut a section of the bumper out. Do you know if that would be the case. Thanks
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Ah yeah so it does. I think I’ll give that one a miss. I’ll give the company a call tomorrow and see what they say. Thanks for all your help. The reason I’m trying to keep costs low is because it’s my wife’s qashqai and she has a bit of a habit of crashing cars so I don’t want to spend a load of money getting one fitted for it to be written off in 6 months haha
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just had a genuine one fitted with 13 pin electrics- no bumper cut at all and no spiced cables it all just plugs in
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aaronhyland800 wrote: Tue May 22, 2018 9:57 pm ... it’s my wife’s qashqai and she has a bit of a habit of crashing cars so I don’t want to spend a load of money getting one fitted for it to be written off in 6 months haha
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just had a detachable swanneck towbar fitted today with 15 pin plug, no cutting, done by local company, excellent work, wiring pushes up under the bumper when not in use, would highly recomend this company if you live in the teesside area, so you don't need to have the bumper cut at all
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Post by DaveBerlin »

Conrail, do me a favour and let me have the name of the Manufacturer of the Detachable Swanneck please. I was asking our Nissan Dealer here this week and he mentioned “Nissan or Thule” and he thought the Body had to be cut which I do not want - Thanks in Advance Dave 🙂
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