Tow bar fitting warning

Mounting a tow bar today something didn't look right, looked an others and thought same so carry on, something was bugging me so downloaded the PDF and it says Side plates should be mounted on the in side. On all pick ups I have seen the side plates have been mounted on the outside, who is wrong?



http://www.witter-towbars.co.uk/uMedia/FittingInstructions/DH16.pdf

You read the instructions????? offer it up and see

It would seem the writing says one thing yet the photo within the diagram shows the other!

I probably would put the plates on the outside.

YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS???????????

Are you certain you're male?

I did, the photo shows how to mark the holes only, the gap between the frame and chassis was a little large so read the instructins and the plate does sit between the frame and the chassis, but how many are wrong ot there,

Cant go wrong with the van

http://www.skruvat.se/digitalgoods/DH17.pdf

I would have thought the width of the tow bar assembly would give it away.

If you offer it up and there space for the plates well that says it all.

The one I took off my pickup had the plates on the outside I think.

Maybe they have changed it slightly?

it was YOUR towbar i was fitting as I said noticed the gap but started to copy another that had the plates on the outside, its on now with the plates on the inside,

Ha!! Glad it's getting used at last.

Now to stop me from spouting more crap from how I thought it was, and how it actually was, I have dug through my backups of data from previous computer installs and found a high resolution photo of the back of the pickup with the tow bar on it:-



It would appear the plate were on the inside and just the washers on the outside.

Did you ever find those bolts in the end, that you might have got zinc plated or something?

See, should have looked at you photos rather than copy others, yes found them in a box that had come back from re zinc plating, did you ever do anything with that pick up? Ive got a 1000cc pick up that needs to die if anybody is looking for bits

Okay....

d1noh wrote:See, should have looked at you photos rather than copy others, yes found them in a box that had come back from re zinc plating, did you ever do anything with that pick up? Ive got a 1000cc pick up that needs to die if anybody is looking for bits

I'm in need of a rad if they are the same as the van body it maybe a little while depending on how much as O'm brasic as usual

Will have a look at the weekend for you Rich

Ta the only other bit I thought of is the heater fan resitor pack.

Rich
the radiator has been fibreglassed at the top so only fit for the bin, where is the resister pack located?

Ok shame the headers can't be swapped over as ours are fine but the core is knackered, the resitor pack is in the dash but can be reaced by removing the clocks and is held into the heater fan box with an allen head bolt, if it's a stuggle don't worry I was only thinking if some thing else was heading this way.

no struggle, i will test it and report back

Total bitch to get to I warn thee! Doable, but a bit blind

Rich
Is this what you were after? it worked but started to crumble when I took it out,



Can anybody advise me on this?
Thought I would change the plastic ware pad but lack of maintenance it had gone too far, the bottom one is off a pick up and the top is off a van,
now, are they different from new or is the top one a after market item?

Thanks that is the kiddy shame about it crumbling as for the other bit they looklike lspv arms and I know mine is different from one hj had off one of his.

The bottom one looks like the one off my pick up, and "i think" my 1.3 van as well, but its been a while since i was under the van so if you want conformation just ask.

Now I have had a look on the computor rather than my phone the top one looks like the arm on our 993 MPV but i'm not sure as I didn't take it off just moved it out of the way.