WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Mrskylighter)

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 14:01:09 GMT

Page 2 of this thread has installed pictures. You may need to drill some new holes through your metal rear bumper reinforcement if they are not there already.

Once you take the bumper of the car I think it will become obvious what you need to do.

I have never found a manual for the toyota one.

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (mr2.me)

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:23:31 GMT

Mrskylighter,
Thank you for the faster answer.
I have already bought one in England.
But unfortunately I have no accompanying document and so without I can not mount in my mr2 in Germany :(
Where could I get something like that?

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Mrskylighter)

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:13:12 GMT

Hi there,

Yes the Tobo towbar was officially offered by Toyota in the United Kingdom for the AW11.

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (mr2.me)

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:06:16 GMT

Hallo hallo,
Does anybody know if the Toyota part above is exactly for mr2 w1?

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (mr2.me)

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:42:46 GMT

Mrskylighter
When I say 750-1000kg I was just going off what the OEM Toyota one was rated at.

Here are some pics of the OEM Toyota UK one and also an aftermarket Draw-Tite branded one from the US.
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Knightrous are you making a new one from scratch or just modifying yours? If from scratch can you have multiples made?

Hallo dear mr2 friends!
Can someone tell me if this trailer hitch, here in the picture, with the Toyota nameplate, whether original for MR2 aw11 or not?
Exactly the same was offered to me!
Best regards

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (mathewfrank)

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:22:29 GMT

I found where it was discussed
http://www.mr2oc.com/printthread.php?t=305066&pp=50

So it would be the MX73.

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Knightrous)

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:01:41 GMT

Potentially going to sell mine shortly on the preface that I have now bought a 4X4 to tow my car to the track instead.
Will post up here if I go through with it :P

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Mrskylighter)

Mon, 31 Mar 2014 23:33:51 GMT

I'm still keen for a towbar but have done nothing about it to be honest. I'd happily buy an off the sheft Cressida one if I knew it would fit 100%

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (mathewfrank)

Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:43:56 GMT

is still a possibility?

I have always had the plan to get a tow bar setup eventually.

I did read ages ago that it was an OEM option in Canada, and that it was the same fitting as the Cressida (though I can't find that right now - forget if it was the MX73 or MX83 (for which you can get ADR approved aftermarket ones here: http://www.towbarsaustralia.com.au/shop?type_1=towbar_kit&field_make_tid_selective=28&field_model_tid_selective_1=633 )

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (maj)

Fri, 08 Nov 2013 08:53:02 GMT

That's a decent price for a brand new towbar. Doesn't look like it has the crossbar though?

Knightrous; My GT's towbar bolted onto the chassis rails using 2x M12 bolts at either side, and that's rated to 800kg unbraked/1400kg braked, only thing is there is an outer bracket and the bolts are also clamping that to the rail as well.
As long as it's a high tensile bolt, it shouldn't matter too much for your small trailer?

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Mrskylighter)

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:12:59 GMT

Just heard back from Watling in the UK. Towbar, 50mm ball & shipping to Australia is £244.75. That's about $415 AUD for a complete bolt on solution.

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Mrskylighter)

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 21:16:10 GMT

Sweet! Would your design work for both N/A & SC bodied cars? Early N/A as well?

Are you seriously thinking of having your design built?

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Knightrous)

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 21:09:12 GMT

This is a rough cad of what I've been dreaming up.

At the T-bar, the plating is 15mm thick, has the holes for the safety chains and is where the tow ball tongue (Aim to use pre-engineered units) will bolt to. I would look at drilling 4 holes for the tongue to allow 2 different tow ball heights to give some flexibility in the varying trailers one might tow

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Mrskylighter)

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:55:32 GMT

Thanks for the pics knightrous.

Here is the installation guide for the Watling one. It appears to be braced to the engine mount also.

Re: WTB: AW11 towbar / hitch (Knightrous)

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:15:57 GMT