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Anonymous

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Towbar on an XJ
« on: June 13, 2005, 09:42:55 PM »
Got meeself a second hand genuine Jeep towbar for the XJ, mostly it has to be said for use in recovery.

Its gonna be dismatled & painted all nice & shiney as you would expect of me but its the wiring that is the stumbling block for me as I have no experience in such matters & frankly dont want to screw up the mota.

Is it much of a job or is it best left to the experts to do properly at a local auto electricians.
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Anonymous

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« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2005, 10:07:37 PM »
Fetch it down ere & I will do it for ya, ya useless twerp!!! :lol:
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daggie

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« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2005, 10:08:43 PM »
or see 8 posts down  :D
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Grand cherry, 3.0 crd Overland
Grand cherry, 2.7 crd
95, Cherry, aka Blackie      P38 range rover

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« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2005, 10:10:13 PM »
Nah, hes colour blind....thinks his dog is black!!!! :rotflmao:
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Anonymous

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« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2005, 11:02:48 PM »
And there was me thinking Black dog man was been all friendly & helpful, then the dastard goes & spoils it.

I'll keep you to that, I'll bring the jaffa cakes  :wink:

Evnin Daggie me old mate, now whats all this about 8 posts down, think I'm gonna feel stupid in a minute.

Cheers guys
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Anonymous

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« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2005, 11:05:09 PM »
:oops:  :oops:

& in front of Black Dog man too, oh the shame.

Spose I'd best get it all cleaned up & sparkly then first  :D
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« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2005, 11:06:49 PM »
What do you mean "recovery"...???? You never go anywhere near anything to get stuck in??? Or do you mean to help pull it out the garage when the battery goes flat????? :magnify:
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« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2005, 04:39:24 AM »
:rotflmao:  :rotflmao:  8)
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Anonymous

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« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2005, 07:16:54 AM »
I hate you all  :cry:

I will have my revenge  :axe:
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Anonymous

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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2005, 01:47:27 PM »
OK, towbar fitted in time for pulling KD out of trouble at the weekend, now for the electrics.

I now know what goes where but is there a ready made place in the wiring loom to connect to. Been looking at a CD ROM on the XJ but cant find where a ready made connector for the electrics is located if indeed there is one.

Help gratefully appreciated as always  :lol:
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Mike Pavelin

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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2005, 09:28:40 PM »
You need to connect at the back of the tail lights.
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Anonymous

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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2005, 09:50:13 PM »
Cheers doctor Mike, hope you had a good holiday but glad you are back to share your wisdom  :wink:
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Anonymous

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« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2005, 09:51:09 PM »
Can you work out how to get to the back of the lights??? :lol:
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Woody

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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2005, 10:31:32 PM »
GazJeep

if you have a proper made for jeep tow bar wiring you simply get into the wiring in the sides of the boot and it will just plug into the current wiring loom for the rear lights.

Woody
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Anonymous

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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2005, 11:45:21 PM »
1 thing i found out, mk1 & 2 xj tow bars are different, make sure you have the right one or the drop plate doesnt fit to the bumper/floor mount
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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2005, 11:58:43 PM »
Cheers guys, the thing fits OK, after some jiggery pokery it has to be said, its was just that the CD Rom that I have says that there should be tow system electrical connector under the rear bumper that I was hoping to plug the electrics into.

Trouble is I can't find it, its possible that this could be USA market only or as I suspect a tow bar was fitted previously at some point in its life & the alledged connector has been removed.

Alternatively the CD Rom I have is complete bollox  :oops:
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Anonymous

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« Reply #16 on: July 08, 2005, 09:30:13 AM »
never seen one on a UK xj
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Anonymous

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« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2005, 05:18:29 PM »
That'll be why I cant find one on mine then.

Cheers all
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Mike Pavelin

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« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2005, 10:14:08 PM »
It was the ZJ that had a tow socket behind the bumper.
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