Towbar for vRS estate

cyberskidz · 26-06-2004, 17:48

hi there new to this site...Have just picked up my spanking new vRS estate in corrida red , but now need a towbar ,has anybody ever fitted one themselves ,is the can-bus sytem a problem, and what size of wheels are on the trailer ...not asking too much !!!....am i ..

Kentish · 26-06-2004, 18:06

Hi there..I didnt know there was a vRS estate or do you mean hatchback?
As for the tow bars, someone here has put a towbar on their vRS hatch, just havent got the thread to hand...but a search will find it.

edit: here you go...http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showt...hlight=tow+bar

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showt...hlight=tow+bar

cyberskidz · 26-06-2004, 18:39

can assure you it is an estate and it is rapid.... do a search for images via google for vrs estate and u will see. I think skoda produced it as an afterthought from the launch of the hatch ...same spec but has 16" alloys instead of 17"...

Kentish · 26-06-2004, 18:43

Do you mean Octy estate? The Fabia vRS has 16" wheels as standard not 17,s

Forget that..I can see no reference to the Fabia at all..my mistake.

cyberskidz · 26-06-2004, 18:46

Yeah octavia estate... should of said that to start with would have saved on the confusion .....as i said i am a neewbie

Kentish · 26-06-2004, 18:54

For wiring, get the Skoda loom it just plugs into both rear lamp units. You will also need the uprated flasher relay, which is a complete hazard flasher assembly (but obviously an uprated one).

I fitted the swan neck removeable hitch to my last Octy (although not a vRS but was an estate) it was easy to do, and needed a small cut out to allow the neck to sit but was not major in any way.
I also used the official Skoda loom as was so easy it was untrue. The only wiring you have to do yourself is the 7 pin socket and thats colour/number coded.

cyberskidz · 26-06-2004, 18:59

thanks very much for that is the loom expensive ?

Kentish · 26-06-2004, 19:08

Cant remember, but I thought it was far better than cut n shut crimps.

Manguish · 26-06-2004, 19:17

£76 for the SINGLE wiring loom.

cyberskidz · 26-06-2004, 19:30

SH@T nearly as dear as the damn towbar

26-06-2004, 17:48	#1
cyberskidz Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 259 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Towbar for vRS estate hi there new to this site...Have just picked up my spanking new vRS estate in corrida red , but now need a towbar ,has anybody ever fitted one themselves ,is the can-bus sytem a problem, and what size of wheels are on the trailer ...not asking too much !!!....am i ..

26-06-2004, 18:06	#2
Kentish Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5,230 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Hi there..I didnt know there was a vRS estate or do you mean hatchback? As for the tow bars, someone here has put a towbar on their vRS hatch, just havent got the thread to hand...but a search will find it. edit: here you go...http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showt...hlight=tow+bar http://www.briskoda.net/forums/showt...hlight=tow+bar __________________ Andy Owner of a sense of humour. Last edited by Kentish; 26-06-2004 at 18:18.

26-06-2004, 18:43	#4
Kentish Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5,230 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Do you mean Octy estate? The Fabia vRS has 16" wheels as standard not 17,s Forget that..I can see no reference to the Fabia at all..my mistake. __________________ Andy Owner of a sense of humour. Last edited by Kentish; 26-06-2004 at 18:47.

26-06-2004, 18:54	#6
Kentish Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5,230 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	For wiring, get the Skoda loom it just plugs into both rear lamp units. You will also need the uprated flasher relay, which is a complete hazard flasher assembly (but obviously an uprated one). I fitted the swan neck removeable hitch to my last Octy (although not a vRS but was an estate) it was easy to do, and needed a small cut out to allow the neck to sit but was not major in any way. I also used the official Skoda loom as was so easy it was untrue. The only wiring you have to do yourself is the 7 pin socket and thats colour/number coded. __________________ Andy Owner of a sense of humour.

26-06-2004, 19:08	#8
Kentish Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5,230 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Cant remember, but I thought it was far better than cut n shut crimps. __________________ Andy Owner of a sense of humour.

26-06-2004, 18:39	#3
cyberskidz Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 259 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	can assure you it is an estate and it is rapid.... do a search for images via google for vrs estate and u will see. I think skoda produced it as an afterthought from the launch of the hatch ...same spec but has 16" alloys instead of 17"...

26-06-2004, 18:46	#5
cyberskidz Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 259 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah octavia estate... should of said that to start with would have saved on the confusion .....as i said i am a neewbie

26-06-2004, 18:59	#7
cyberskidz Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 259 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks very much for that is the loom expensive ?

26-06-2004, 19:17	#9
Manguish Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Newcastle Posts: 925 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	£76 for the SINGLE wiring loom.

26-06-2004, 19:30	#10
cyberskidz Briskodian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Renfrewshire, Scotland Posts: 259 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	SH@T nearly as dear as the damn towbar

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