07> V70 estate towbar bumper cut out

[Davie]

I'm still looking for a removable towbar for my V70 R-Design 09plate.

I have two options:

Buy from Volvo for £600

or

Buy a witter supply and fit £300

But I have an issue with cutting a section out of my rear bumper, do I spend less and have a visible cut out or pay double the price and get a cover plate that connects to towbar when not in use?

Does anyone have any photos of the kind of cutout thats needed, I dont want it to look awful.

Davie

[pdrvolvo]

dont cut the bumper on a new car except as a last resort.have you tried all the other towbar makers.surely someone must do a bar that needs no mods.dont forget volvo dont make towbars so they must be getting it from an approved t/bar maker.also some main stealers will bring in a contract t/bar fitter to do the job and then add a couple of hundred pounds onto the job for doing nothing.i had a t/bar fitted to my xc90 at home buy the same guy who did the job for volvo.it was over £500 cheaper.


peter.

[Westyman]

When I checked the Witter website for a towbar for prospective 2010 V70 purchase, their detachable bar needed a cut out in the "bumper" that was underneath and not visible unless you lay on the road and peered upwards.

Volvo bars I have had before were Brink ones.

The R-design sits lower though and may need different bar to "standard" V70

[Davie]

Same towbar as all other V70s

See attached Witter PDF

Im now thinking of getting a witter towbar and using Volvo electrics pack

[Westyman]

Yup! That's the one I looked at. I looked at Witter bars at the NEC Caravan show in February and I think they have upped their game compared to bars I got from them in the 70s.

I'd be really interested to hear how you get on with it being fitted when you can.

I only mentioned the ride height thing because when I had a 2000 V70 XC (before they changed the nomenclature to XC70) I had the devil's own job to get a bar to suit the raised ride height and had to buy a Volvo bar from the dealer. Annoyingly it was a Brink bar unavailable from any Brink retailer. Apparently Volvo forbade its sale except through dealers. But anyway, being a bit nose down is OK compared to nose up.

[Davie]

Thinking about ordering tomorrow so I'll keep you posted

I just need to think about what to do about electrics. Prob by a loom and relay box from volvo and get them to program car?? more cost haha

[Westyman]

I thought Witter offered a bespoke wiring loom? There's a part number on their website for one.

[XCF]

Get the Volvo loom - buy from Simon at FRF and if it's anything like XC90 looms it's cheaper than the non Volvo ones ( e.g XC90 7 pin was £50 from Volvo vs £100 from towequipe)

[Davie]

Fitting any wiring loom other than volvo will invalidate the waranty
The Witter control unit is not designed to work inconjunction with the volvo rear fog light

I have opted for the witter detachable towbar being fitted on 1st May
I have already purchased the Volvo loom at £12 and the Volvo control unit at £37,, this unit must be programed to work with the fog light at a cost of £60!!
Total cost of £409 fitted

I'll post some photos when fitted, im still curious about the cut out but fitter has assured me its unoticable

[Davie]

Towbar fitted yesterday and was very happy with the discreet fit tho wasnt so happy with the fitter that forgot to replug the parking sensor that took me a tricky 15mins to do.

Volvo electric loom fitted in an easy 2mins and cost £12 from volvo

Control unit (£37) is being fitted and programed tomorrow for another cost of £60

All in not too bad. Now I can get back out on my motocrosser

Photos below of the witter removable on my 58 R-design