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Jun 15th, 2018, 23:43 | #11 | |
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Jun 16th, 2018, 08:47 | #12 | |
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buy Volvo's because they are safe cars and the rear bumper is the first defense when hit from behind. The beam of the rear bumper is indeed massive, I have it in my garage, asked for it when the towbar was installed because I was curious about it. This probably explains why the Volvo towbar is expensive.
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Jun 16th, 2018, 15:17 | #13 | |
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What this means is that rear impacts on a car with a tow hitch but without trailer attached will be more severely felt by passengers inside. The crash will not be absorbed or dampened as effectively. The safety cage will not be compromised, just that a certain degree of energy dissipation will be lost.
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Jun 16th, 2018, 16:25 | #14 |
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The original beam and the replacing towbar are mounted in the same way.
The link is to the installation instructions for the foldable towbar. I couldn't find the one for the fixed towbar right now, but as far as the towbar itself is concerned, it is the same. It seems that Volvo doesn't like to sell the fixed towbar, they make it difficult to find. https://accessories.volvocars.com/In...XC90(16-)/2019 Scroll down to where the original beam is removed and the towbar installed. Note the hint "This step is easier with two people". Judging by the weight of the original beam, it is So I don't think that the towbar affects the way the car will absorb rear impacts.
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Jun 16th, 2018, 17:14 | #16 |
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The volvo stuff is very much plug and play (apart from requiring a SW download via VIDA). If you are confident enough to fit a witter (etc) towbar you should find it even easier with a volvo one.
My xc70 removable one was £875 as a genuine fitted accessory. By fitting it myself, (with all parts bought through volvo), it cost less than £400, including the required SW download at a volvo dealer. Try calling someone like FRF volvo (not e-mail or message) with your VIN and the forum discount code (see their post in the traders section for details) and ask them for a price for the towbar and towing module for your car. They will also post just about anywhere, including the Continent. |
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I believe that the different section of the towbar may make it somewhat more "elastic", avoiding the need of some other device to absorb energy, although there is another item mounted in figure 36. The question remains why Volvo opted for a different section and didn't simply weld the tow bar to the same structure as in the original beam. The more "elastic" property of the round section may explain that. It is reasonable to assume that Volvo isn't throwing overboard the safety of their cars when a towbar is fitted, but perhaps this can't be judged from seeing a drawing or a picture. But not being an engineer, I can't speak with the same confidence as you do.
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Perhaps the stifness of the rear bumper beam isn't all that important:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-1cjw25E7A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRzMhk9WX70
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And to do so without studying them in detail! I cant, and I certainly wouldn't go as far as discrediting the commitment to safety from Volvo, safety being their mantra. Would they sacrifice safety by mounting a towbar of compromised design while they could bolt or weld the ball to the existing and assumed safe beam? That seems even more unlikely to me than being able to asses the propertie of these beams from afar. But of course it's not impossible...
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