Hiya,

Me dak dak is a daily and doesn't get thrashed and the need for a tow ball has arisen as I'm sick of doing trips to bunnings and having to borrow the dad-in-laws 25 year old heap of shit sigma. This is a monotonous and painful experience..

So can anyone recommend me to a good place where I can get a tow ball fitted to my GDB? I'm after one of those detachable type ones where the ball and bar can be removed when it's not in use.

Cheers

Chris

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'03 GDA WRX Pacifica Blue

'08 Prado Grande. For Driving over Shit.

Hey Chris,

I have used Autoextra in ozzy park for my towing requirements. They are Hayman Reese and straight forward install system!

/insert plug here :
You could find out if the '99-'02 forester is the same fitment as the GD as i have a spare one here you could have.

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MY00 GT Forester with STi goodies

Get a genuine one - about $270 - DIY install includes removable hitch and wiring harness

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270 ay? I was expecting them to be close to that.. So it's available as a genuine kit, awesome coz I thought aftermarket was going to be my only option

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'03 GDA WRX Pacifica Blue

'08 Prado Grande. For Driving over Shit.

i got $350 installed, hayman reese n wired up also... in whelspool, west cott towballs

Yeah thats what I paid at Bunbury Subaru
you may get it a little cheaper in Perth
they are a bit of a bitch to fit up by yourself tho - realy need two people - one to hold it in place and another to screw a couple of bolts in
and the rear bumper must be loosened so that it hangs down a bit for installation as the tow bar sits right up inside and behind the rear bumper
once its on you only see the center draw bar and plug connection

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Well fella's.. Months after I posted this I finally got around to actually doing something about the Tow Ball.

So me and the missus bought the Hayman Reese jobbie. Quite good and only $285 at Westcott for the kit (uninstalled).

So I've hooked up the bar itself which as Rexy03 said was a prick to install because it was hard to line up everything and shoot the bolts through, plus the instructions were a bit err...

Anyhow I'm at the wiring harness stage, but there doesn't appear to be anywhere on the bar to mount the plug point. I know I need to wire it back in and splice it into my tail-light loom, which is fair enough.. but has anyone got any pics of how they mounted the actual plug socket underneath? im assuming just drill somewhere.. but where?

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'03 GDA WRX Pacifica Blue

'08 Prado Grande. For Driving over Shit.

The genuine bar has a bracket welded on as per pic
behind the lining, inside the boot there is a spare plug on the wiring harness next to and connected to the drivers side taillight for hooking up a towbar plug

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On my wags, I have the plug loose inside the boot ala commodore style. I just leave it in the spare wheel well, then pull it out when I need it. Left enough spare lead on it so it can hang outside the tailgate when it's shut.

I mainly use the towball for my bike rack anyway, and every few months trips to the tip with my little 6 by4.

You can buy a flat ribbon type harness for that type of throw it in the boot application

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