$4000 for a tow bar!

[frozenwaffles]

Its a great kit, but you will have to make your own final loom to be compatible aith australian trailers...
i still haven't made the mods...

[bren3085]

thanks for the heads up on that.

[watrob]

Have you finished the install?

[frozenwaffles]

the hitch install is finished and its great, i just need to make my loom for the trailer connector...

[Clubby]

Hi, just stumbled on this thread and I'm keen to see some pics too.
I have an E70 X5 40d MSport and need a tow bar.

[x3oiler]

A question for those fitting the tow bars, are the E53 and E70 pre-wired to accept the trailer lights module? By this I mean that the plug near the battery is available to accept the module - I do not mean the wiring from the module to the hitch.

I ask as my X3 certainly was not and this seems to be common in Aussie X3's

[TerminatorX5]

this info applies to E53:

if your car any of the options from level 2, then all options from level 2 are prewired. if you have any of the options from level 3 - all options form level 3 and from level 2 are prewired:

Level 2
S235 - trailer hitch
S502 - SRA (headlight washer)
S508 - PDC
S609 - Nav
S624 through S629 - telephone/radio
Level 3
S248 - steering wheel heater
S261 - rear airbags (interesting, I wonder if this is retrofittable)
S265 - RDC, tire pressure
S461 - backrest heating system in the rear
S496 - seat heating system in the rear
S533 - rear air conditioner
S536 - auxialliary heating system
Level 4
S220 - single axle level control
Level 5
S522 - xenon lights

[frozenwaffles]

Here are some pics of my Tow Hitch fitting to my E53.

[BBQBeaver]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

this info applies to E53:

if your car any of the options from level 2, then all options from level 2 are prewired. if you have any of the options from level 3 - all options form level 3 and from level 2 are prewired:

Level 2
S235 - trailer hitch
S502 - SRA (headlight washer)
S508 - PDC
S609 - Nav
S624 through S629 - telephone/radio
Level 3
S248 - steering wheel heater
S261 - rear airbags (interesting, I wonder if this is retrofittable)
S265 - RDC, tire pressure
S461 - backrest heating system in the rear
S496 - seat heating system in the rear
S533 - rear air conditioner
S536 - auxialliary heating system
Level 4
S220 - single axle level control
Level 5
S522 - xenon lights

I see aux. Ventilation as an option on my NAV, what is that?

[TerminatorX5]

that feature allows you to set up to two times in the internal timer for the fans to kick in and ventilate the car... when you set up the times, a little red propeller lights up next to the right knob. you turn the car off, walk away.. at the specified time, the fans kick in... i don't remember, how long, but they vent the car off the heat, and then shut off.. then they kick in for the second timer...

try it...