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| dhallworth Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 3197   
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The recovery point on the L322 is removed when the tow bar armature is fitted.
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1st Feb 2021 10:00pm |
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| dhallworth Member Since: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 3197
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These are what is fitted if you don’t have a tow bar and are removed when you fit the tow bar.
Here is the genuine armature that you can see the recovery point on.
Here’s what you see from the rear of the car if it’s a genuine tow bar. You can see the recovery point above the drivers side exhaust tip. (Picture taken from google images).
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1st Feb 2021 10:04pm |
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| northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8750 
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As David says, the towing eye is on a bolt on part
You can see the bits above which are taken off and has the eye on it. If a genuine or Westfalen bar is fitted then the eye is welded to that near the O/S exhaust. *Best me to it David...* There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜 FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black. KIA E-Niro 4+ 2021 Discovery 5 D300 MHEV commercial |
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1st Feb 2021 10:05pm |
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| Furnitureman Member Since: 26 Jan 2021 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 351 
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Thanks for all the replies it’s a tow trust bar the seller thinks he has found the detachable swan neck so that’s one plus, seems odd they omitted a towing eye 2012 Range Rover Westminster 4.4 TDV8
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2nd Feb 2021 7:35am |
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| RRDunc Member Since: 26 Feb 2020 Location: Leicestershire/Warwickshire border Posts: 520  
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I have a TowTrust detachable towbar on my 2012 AB and I was offered the 'spare' recovery eyes when I had it fitted.
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2nd Feb 2021 12:01pm |
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| Haylands Member Since: 04 Mar 2014 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 8537 
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I think the tow bar manufactures would say don't use it as a recovery point, purely to save themselves from claims. I can't see why you can't use it for "normal" recovery as it is bolted to twice as many places as the factory point and is spreading the load much better, anything that damaged the tow bar whilst recovering would have ripped off the original part a long time before...!! Pete __________________________________________________ 2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior 2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold 2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold 2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold -Click for Project Fatty off roader- |
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2nd Feb 2021 3:26pm |
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| northernmonkeyjones Member Since: 24 Mar 2012 Location: derby Posts: 8750
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^ this is a very valid point, and definitely applies to the original, not sure about the tow trust, but the westfalia is a chunky well bolted on piece of kit, it does also have an eye by the swan neck which I have always just used for the breakaway cables, but they also seem well attached and would take a shackle..... There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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2nd Feb 2021 6:37pm |
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