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| Cambo Member Since: 08 Mar 2014 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 408   
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Nice. I just wrapped the hole in black tape to hide it away on mine. I painted the white electrical socket cap too.
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21st Nov 2015 2:54 am |
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| Stuartc Member Since: 01 Dec 2014 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2292 
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No, It should be 40mm, Havn't measured it.
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21st Nov 2015 3:37 am |
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| LR NUT Member Since: 12 May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 4351  
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A Land Rover without a towbar looks wrong |
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1st Dec 2015 3:26 pm |
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. Will you not leave the tow hitch attached as it offers protection to the bumper for light nudges in car parks, sitting in traffic etc?
| Stuartc Member Since: 01 Dec 2014 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2292
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Socket covers???
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1st Dec 2015 3:56 pm |
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| LR NUT Member Since: 12 May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 4351
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It's a pvc cover for the electrics mate
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1st Dec 2015 7:52 pm |
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| Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 5007 
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1st Dec 2015 8:28 pm |
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| Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 5007
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According the towing supplement in MY13 you can increase to 250 kgs but you have to reduce the GVW by 100 kgs & maximum speed of a 100 km/h
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1st Dec 2015 9:00 pm |
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| Stuartc Member Since: 01 Dec 2014 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2292
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Yes, that's correct. The class 3 Australian tow hitch has far greater capacity than the Freelander 2 is rated to tow. It's limited to GVM and rear axle load. So obviously if you have an unloaded vehicle then a greater mass can be towed up until the GVM and rear axle load limits. MY15
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2nd Dec 2015 1:11 am |
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| Stuartc Member Since: 01 Dec 2014 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2292
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Aah! Ok! Where do you get those? Never seen it. Is it a LR part? Got a part no? Bahahahahaha, I believe Lightwater answered that question. 
They just unscrew and can be swapped. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  MY15
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2nd Dec 2015 1:16 am |
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| LR NUT Member Since: 12 May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 4351
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2nd Dec 2015 8:59 am |
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| Cambo Member Since: 08 Mar 2014 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 408
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Horses for courses. I prefer the look of it removed. But the #1 reason I took ours off was to save my shins.
Dear Sir, would you be so kind as to share a source for these socket covers. They do not seem to be available in this country. 2008 Freelander 2 HSE Si6 Black/Black - Hers 2009 Jaguar XKR 4.2 S/C Portfolio 2005 Jaguar XJR 4.2 S/C Black/Cranberry 2005 Jaguar X-Type 3.0L AWD - Gone |
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2nd Dec 2015 10:32 pm |
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| Stuartc Member Since: 01 Dec 2014 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 2292
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Yes, good point Cambo, nothing worse!
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3rd Dec 2015 1:06 am |
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| LR NUT Member Since: 12 May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 4351
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Every single LR in our family has a fixed towbar. I've never hit my shins on one yet till date. Dunno what you boys do down under |
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3rd Dec 2015 5:53 am |
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| Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 5007
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I have hit me shin at full stride on a tow bar in New Zealand many years ago. The tow bars over there stick out further than ours. Maybe it's to make up for shortfalls in other departments. Anyway, I doubled over in pain for more than an hour, and I can cope with pain fairly well. Managed to get some ice from a shop which helped to some degree with the pain and also quickly took 4 Aspalgin, double what one should take but that was the strongest pain killer I could get my hands on. Still have an indentation in the shin. By comparison hitting your thumb with a hammer is enjoyable, and I have done that a couple of times, once semi passing out losing sight and seeing stars for 10 minutes, loss of hearing and balance but fully conscious! I will put it bluntly. All cars with non removable tow bars should be destroyed! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device! Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18 |
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3rd Dec 2015 8:48 am |
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