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Old 29-08-2007, 11:39 AM   #1
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Default Ugly Hayman Reece Towbar

Today i was getting fitted a hayman reece heavy duty box hitch to my AU falcon 1, so that i can tow my boat. I picked the thing up and had a look at it and it sticks a frigin mile out from the back of the car! it looks unbelievibly ugly. Dad has one on his BA and its nothing like that, basically flush with the rear bar. Same on all the commodores ive seen aswell. Can people please post up pics if they have a hayman reece box hitch on there AU so i can see!


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Old 29-08-2007, 12:34 PM   #2
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am i over reacting or is it really ugly?
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Old 29-08-2007, 12:37 PM   #3
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the one on muy mums fairlane is flush with the bumper...
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Old 29-08-2007, 12:39 PM   #4
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The Commie fits I have seen, I reckon my dad's old trailer would rub the bumper bar

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Old 29-08-2007, 12:56 PM   #5
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There great for parking tho : makes some poeple think twice when they see it sticking that far out.
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Old 29-08-2007, 01:34 PM   #6
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I dub it the Hayman Reece BUTT PLUG

That looks wrong...
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Old 29-08-2007, 01:39 PM   #7
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Its a ferkin tow bar, they arn't designed for looks
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Old 29-08-2007, 01:45 PM   #8
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Thats how they are meant to look.
They are great for locating where your knees are if you ever forget while in the garage at night.
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Old 29-08-2007, 02:00 PM   #9
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My square style towbar is near un-noticable, but ive got the tickford rear lip which hides it a bit, id wouldnt be happy with that too

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Old 29-08-2007, 02:09 PM   #10
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This is my hayman reece heavy duty tow bar (on my EA), nice and flush.

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Old 29-08-2007, 02:19 PM   #11
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It doesn't look that bad.

And yeah they're fantastic for bump parking. *bang* yep, time to stop reversing lol.
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Old 29-08-2007, 02:56 PM   #12
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mine was flush as well. and i tell you what, theyre tough as guts. mine withstood a boat flipping and rolling with 0 damage. the car bent and buckled, towbar is still sweet

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Old 29-08-2007, 03:27 PM   #13
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well according to them its within reason! they said they would change it for a goose neck if i would prefer, so i can unbolt it and its hidden but by then im only saving 15 bucks so im just gonna leave it, as ugly as it is
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Its better then a goosneck, but not by much, ah well what can you do,I would not be all that impressed either, the whole point of it is to get it out of the way.
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Old 29-08-2007, 05:32 PM   #15
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remember it has to stick out a bit so you can get the pin in
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Old 29-08-2007, 06:02 PM   #16
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I don't think I've ever seen one stick out that far though.
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Old 29-08-2007, 07:42 PM   #17
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oo don't worry u can get the pin in by miles! they said they will replace it with a goose neck but they are a pain to take off
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My granparents have one on there EL, and it looks the same as that. Sticks out hella far.
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Old 29-08-2007, 08:09 PM   #19
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Mine is flush,I set the tube back and fitted a blank with an oval plate 16mm thick and a ford badge......bumper protection and good looks.
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Old 29-08-2007, 09:43 PM   #20
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I would leave it on if i were you. I was considering removing my tow bar all together also. That was until last week when some fool in a commo decided my rear looked like a great place to park his car! If it wasn't for the tow bar, my car would have been ruined. Instead, it ripped his front end appart and went through his radiator! I got away with messed up paint and a dinted boot lid. That was as good a reason to keep it as any!

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Old 29-08-2007, 09:54 PM   #21
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I would be ****ed off with that if I were you, and take it back. The whole idea of getting that type of towbar is so you don't have a great big ugly protuberance on the back of your car. you may as well have just got a standard one.
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Plus the gooseneck bars are not the heavy duty items (1600kg max towing capacity) ... where the square hitch is the heavy duty item.
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Old 30-08-2007, 11:05 AM   #23
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yeh i did take it back and thats how its suposed to be! even hayman reece said the same thing, its within reason. i could get a gooseneck im not towing anything over 1600kg but the reason i got that was so it was out of the way but it isnt really
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Old 06-12-2007, 12:46 PM   #24
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Sorry to drag up an old thread. What rating is your towbar???? and do you have a picture of it underneath??? I am chasing after a part number for a Hayman reece bar that looks as follows & is only 1600kg bar.





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I usually modify bars for people who don't need the full 2300kg or so. It involves a bit of cut and shut and some welding but as an example I can fit a BA ute 2300kg bar so it sits behind the bar totally. On FPV and Tickford utes the rear bumper attachment hides it when not in use.

Unfortunately most people will only pay around $80 worth of fitting so it's a case of drill, slap, bolt, punt out the door.

Also remember old farts like the bar sticking out cos the old knees and eyes don't work so well to get the hitch and pin in.... LOL
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I have a 2300kg one for sale if anyone is interested it's of a sedan
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How much??? & how far out past the boot does it stick out??? Measured with boot lid shut of course, how far out from that? (I use this measurement as I have a TE50 rear bar on mine that sticks out further than the standard bar.) I need to know measurements as i would like to work out where it will end up sitting and how far out or in it sits from the bar.

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