Type R Tow Bar
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I thought that the Type-r has been designed to not allow for a tow bar to be fitted (well not safely/legally) anyway??
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:shock: That is shocking!
I don't think there is much the CTR would be able to pull anyway, possibly a small trailer with jetski etc.
But as you said, that must void insurance/warrenty claims!
I don't think there is much the CTR would be able to pull anyway, possibly a small trailer with jetski etc.
But as you said, that must void insurance/warrenty claims!
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Welsh-Rich said:
Why would you want to tow something with a CTR anyway........it'll slow it down :wink: :lol: :lol:
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Captain Redbeard said:
Thats even worse as a dealer should know it shouldn't have a tow bar.
I can understand someone have one fitted at a towbar specialist and not knowing it shouldn't have a tow bar fitted.
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hmmm just picturing that pulling a feck off caravan :?
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omg thats sick
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Welsh-Rich said:
Why not? it's gotmore power than most cars and the first gear is a really low ratio - good for pulling away with a load on i would imagine.
not that i would ever do it, but i reckon the CTR would be OK to tow ( yeah, ok i know already Honda don't approve it cuz of the chassis blah blah) because of the ace gearbox and the power.
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Just don't rear-end it lol
Just don't rear-end it lol
I own a towbar fitting company, keeping the caravanners on the road, sorry! 
Yeah, it's illegal, should fail an MOT (If the tester happens to know a CTR shouldn't have a towbar.), will invalidate suspension/chassis warrenty etc, etc.
But, for example http://www.witter-towbars.co.uk/FittingInstructions/HN51.pdf. Witter are the biggest UK manufacturer of towbars, and nowhere on the fitting instructions does it say excluding Type R, in fact no towbar manufacturers instructions say excluding Type R.
So any uneducated towbar fitting company, even Honda dealer, wouldn't realise that they shouldn't be fitting a towbar to it. I've been asked to quote a few times for them, if I didn't own a CTR I'd have looked in the catalogue, quoted a price, and got the lads to fit it being none the wiser that it shouldn't be done.
It's a bit worrying really, but the CTR is one of the few exceptions where just one model range cannot have a towbar fitted. The Seat Cupra range is the same, but only certain models, then it really gets confusing!
My god I'm sad!
Yeah, it's illegal, should fail an MOT (If the tester happens to know a CTR shouldn't have a towbar.), will invalidate suspension/chassis warrenty etc, etc.
But, for example http://www.witter-towbars.co.uk/FittingInstructions/HN51.pdf. Witter are the biggest UK manufacturer of towbars, and nowhere on the fitting instructions does it say excluding Type R, in fact no towbar manufacturers instructions say excluding Type R.
So any uneducated towbar fitting company, even Honda dealer, wouldn't realise that they shouldn't be fitting a towbar to it. I've been asked to quote a few times for them, if I didn't own a CTR I'd have looked in the catalogue, quoted a price, and got the lads to fit it being none the wiser that it shouldn't be done.
It's a bit worrying really, but the CTR is one of the few exceptions where just one model range cannot have a towbar fitted. The Seat Cupra range is the same, but only certain models, then it really gets confusing!
My god I'm sad!