How difficult is it to fit a tow bar and wiring to a 2011 EClass Estate?

[John77]

How difficult is it to fit a tow bar and wiring to a 2011 EClass Estate and which brand?

 

[ernieh]

How difficult is it to fit a tow bar and wiring to a 2011 EClass Estate and which brand?

Plenty to choose from; Tow Trust is good, but you need to decide if you want it removable or not. Wiring is plug and play, but you need a dedicated loom for the car; you can't splice the cables as of old! And, if you want everything to work properly the car needs to be coded. Whichever brand you choose will need you to remove the bumper and replace the cross beam with the one supplied in the kit.

Any good towbar specialist will do the complete job for around £800 including coding. MB will want between £2-3k but includes mods to the cooling system and wiring to allow the car to tow to its limit. Some MB dealerships have no clue as to the coding; others will charge upwards of £160.

Ernie

 

[John77]

Plenty to choose from; Tow Trust is good, but you need to decide if you want it removable or not. Wiring is plug and play, but you need a dedicated loom for the car; you can't splice the cables as of old! And, if you want everything to work properly the car needs to be coded. Whichever brand you choose will need you to remove the bumper and replace the cross beam with the one supplied in the kit.

Any good towbar specialist will do the complete job for around £800 including coding. MB will want between £2-3k but includes mods to the cooling system and wiring to allow the car to tow to its limit. Some MB dealerships have no clue as to the coding; others will charge upwards of £160.

Ernie

Thank you

 

[ajlsl600]

Plenty to choose from; Tow Trust is good, but you need to decide if you want it removable or not. Wiring is plug and play, but you need a dedicated loom for the car; you can't splice the cables as of old! And, if you want everything to work properly the car needs to be coded. Whichever brand you choose will need you to remove the bumper and replace the cross beam with the one supplied in the kit.

Any good towbar specialist will do the complete job for around £800 including coding. MB will want between £2-3k but includes mods to the cooling system and wiring to allow the car to tow to its limit. Some MB dealerships have no clue as to the coding; others will charge upwards of £160.

Ernie

U ain't wrong.

 

[ajlsl600]

Bought mine with wiring kit for about 240 I believe but I did have to spend a week researching the matter.. ml250 it ain't coded. I also have the universal wiring kit Not used was around 45 £ the dash dash shows if bulb out but I have not been to benz for coding, and won't be going. Its a Swan neck bolted job. No issues to date and no bumper cut. towed 800 kg France UK, no heating issues i keep eye on that and at mo no intent to go benz for upgrade fan motor or oil coolers ect. If I can find a way to code it without parting with much I will, if not no. Its all just another rip off scheme.

 

[John77]

Bought mine with wiring kit for about 240 I believe but I did have to spend a week researching the matter.. ml250 it ain't coded. I also have the universal wiring kit Not used was around 45 £ the dash dash shows if bulb out but I have not been to benz for coding, and won't be going. Its a Swan neck bolted job. No issues to date and no bumper cut. towed 800 kg France UK, no heating issues i keep eye on that and at mo no intent to go benz for upgrade fan motor or oil coolers ect. If I can find a way to code it without parting with much I will, if not no. Its all just another rip off scheme.

Thank you

 

[ajlsl600]

https://www.umbrarimorchi.it/en/

Then I can't remember which UK supplier. But I emailed them for that info
I did not buy the dedicated wiring from them. I got that from some outfit in Europe. Paper work in underseat
fuse box of car I can ask wife to look? Right now in in desert W/A