OEM towbar from 1995

gleadall · May 28th, 2020, 12:36

hi, can anyone help identify this new, unused towbar, date on it is 1995.

Image should be here but I can’t work out how to load it. Barcode on the label is 51080 951319

ITSv40 · May 29th, 2020, 16:19

It is most probably because the image is too large. Resize it down a bit and have another go - thre is a limit to the size of image that will upload.

gleadall · May 29th, 2020, 16:52

This is the towbar in question.Attachment 127837

gleadall · May 29th, 2020, 16:54

Attachment 127838label attached to the towbar.

DaveNP · May 29th, 2020, 20:09

From the number 3472121-7 googling gets me to a Volvo 440 460 catalogue with a towbar on that number, their line drawing looks similar but not the same as your photo. Might be worth following that line.

The label you've photographed would appear to be more of an address label or consignment label with 51080 being the distributor/dealership number. Do you have a photo of the label in the middle of the bar with the blue bit?

gleadall · Jun 2nd, 2020, 07:36

The other label. 4CEF035D-DB05-4BB5-8DB4-02E7C818D21D.jpeg

gleadall · Jun 2nd, 2020, 07:41

Still doesn’t look like it is right for the 440 from what other images I can find, it’s very frustrating as I am sure someone, somewhere, with the right car would love to get hold of a new OEM towbar!

migrator · Jun 2nd, 2020, 11:25

Can you take it in to a dealership and get the info from them? You could tell them that you have been given it and need to know which car it is supposed to fit. If it is not for your car you can then say that you will dispose of it through the VOC.

I don't see how it could fit my 460.

DaveNP · Jun 2nd, 2020, 12:07

That blue label confirms the part number, searching the web again I found one in Bulgaria (I think) here
One of the issues I've found in the past when researching things like towbars online is that many suppliers will use a generic image of a towbar for all models, so the image doesn't actually look like the real thing.

ITSv40 · Jun 2nd, 2020, 13:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveNP

That blue label confirms the part number, searching the web again I found one in Bulgaria (I think) here
One of the issues I've found in the past when researching things like towbars online is that many suppliers will use a generic image of a towbar for all models, so the image doesn't actually look like the real thing.

A quick search on VIDA also confirms that the part number is for a towbar to fit 440/460 models.

Having just looked at your photo again: the towbar matches the line drawing in VIDA.

May 28th, 2020, 12:36	#1
gleadall New Member Last Online: Jun 8th, 2020 22:27 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Tavistock	OEM towbar from 1995 hi, can anyone help identify this new, unused towbar, date on it is 1995. Image should be here but I can’t work out how to load it. Barcode on the label is 51080 951319 Last edited by gleadall; May 28th, 2020 at 12:41. Reason: Can’t get image loaded.

May 29th, 2020, 16:19	#2
ITSv40 VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 22:39 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northampton	It is most probably because the image is too large. Resize it down a bit and have another go - thre is a limit to the size of image that will upload. __________________ 2001 V40 2.0lt Sport lux - Daily Driver. 174k miles. 2003 C70 2.4 GT Convertible - Garage Queen. 65k miles. http://www.neptuno6benagil.com

May 29th, 2020, 20:09	#5
DaveNP Non VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Milton Keynes	From the number 3472121-7 googling gets me to a Volvo 440 460 catalogue with a towbar on that number, their line drawing looks similar but not the same as your photo. Might be worth following that line. The label you've photographed would appear to be more of an address label or consignment label with 51080 being the distributor/dealership number. Do you have a photo of the label in the middle of the bar with the blue bit? __________________ David V70 2.5 10v Torslanda Manual 98 Sreg

Jun 2nd, 2020, 07:36	#6
gleadall New Member Last Online: Jun 8th, 2020 22:27 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Tavistock	OEM blue label The other label. 4CEF035D-DB05-4BB5-8DB4-02E7C818D21D.jpeg

Jun 2nd, 2020, 07:41	#7
gleadall New Member Last Online: Jun 8th, 2020 22:27 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Tavistock	Still can’t match to any other images I can find Still doesn’t look like it is right for the 440 from what other images I can find, it’s very frustrating as I am sure someone, somewhere, with the right car would love to get hold of a new OEM towbar!

Jun 2nd, 2020, 11:25	#8
migrator Aye - him again Last Online: Yesterday 16:01 Join Date: May 2001 Location: HAWICK	Can you take it in to a dealership and get the info from them? You could tell them that you have been given it and need to know which car it is supposed to fit. If it is not for your car you can then say that you will dispose of it through the VOC. I don't see how it could fit my 460. __________________ (Ouch - that's another knuckle ...) VOC 11817

Jun 2nd, 2020, 12:07	#9
DaveNP Non VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Milton Keynes	That blue label confirms the part number, searching the web again I found one in Bulgaria (I think) here One of the issues I've found in the past when researching things like towbars online is that many suppliers will use a generic image of a towbar for all models, so the image doesn't actually look like the real thing. __________________ David V70 2.5 10v Torslanda Manual 98 Sreg

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