Fitting a Westfalia towbar?

Fjoslukt · 22-04-2008, 20:33

Hello...

I have just bought a new Westfalia towbar.

I recieved this parts:
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m.../April0092.jpg

Aren't there any nuts on the bolts?
And where shall the black parts fit?

Best regards Frank

rotodiesel · 22-04-2008, 22:58

Frank, in the boot of the Superb on each side just inboard of the recesses for the jack etc are two holes for the towbar mountings. If your car has never had a towbar fitted they will be covered with tape and sprayed body colour, so you may not immediately see them. You can easily feel them.

On each side, one hole is threaded at the bottom and therefore just requires a large bolt with a flat and a spring washer. The other hole is not tapped and will require the same washers and a nut - M10 I think.

The upper black piece in your picture looks like a bracket for the electrical socket but without seeing the rest of the kit, I can't work out what the other two bits are for.

Fitting a towbar to a Superb is dead easy once you have taken the bumper off - remember the rear light lenses have to come off to access the bumper fixings.

rotodiesel.

Octygone · 23-04-2008, 07:14

Not sure if this will help but there are some pictures from when I fittted mine on this thread

http://briskoda.net/forums/superb/su...0/#post1021728

22-04-2008, 20:33	#1
Fjoslukt Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 40	Fitting a Westfalia towbar? Hello... I have just bought a new Westfalia towbar. I recieved this parts: http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/m.../April0092.jpg Aren't there any nuts on the bolts? And where shall the black parts fit? Best regards Frank

22-04-2008, 22:58	#2
rotodiesel Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 481	Re: Fitting a Westfalia towbar? Frank, in the boot of the Superb on each side just inboard of the recesses for the jack etc are two holes for the towbar mountings. If your car has never had a towbar fitted they will be covered with tape and sprayed body colour, so you may not immediately see them. You can easily feel them. On each side, one hole is threaded at the bottom and therefore just requires a large bolt with a flat and a spring washer. The other hole is not tapped and will require the same washers and a nut - M10 I think. The upper black piece in your picture looks like a bracket for the electrical socket but without seeing the rest of the kit, I can't work out what the other two bits are for. Fitting a towbar to a Superb is dead easy once you have taken the bumper off - remember the rear light lenses have to come off to access the bumper fixings. rotodiesel.

23-04-2008, 07:14	#3
Octygone Old Git Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,383	Re: Fitting a Westfalia towbar? Not sure if this will help but there are some pictures from when I fittted mine on this thread http://briskoda.net/forums/superb/su...0/#post1021728

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