Please disregard this thread as there is no tow bar assembly for the X350

I have just read that there is no towbar assembly for the X350 because of the aluminum body.

Well that was a short thread.

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Hey Trosty, in the Canadian manual it gives instructions on towing and drill points. So there must be something available.

 

Maybe someone will pipe in then?

 

There was indeed a towbar available, it is referred to in my 2003.5 Technical Notes. It also needs a special wiring loom to pass input to the ASM. I don't think they are available anymore.

These notes do seem to be a bit barmy on towing, because it says that vehicle lowering is inhibited when the car is towing, but lowering only takes place over100 mph !! Anyone tow a trailer at that speed ?

 

The owner's manual details the very specific drill points for a tow bar and the limitation. And as pointed out, you need a wiring loom kit.

 

Uhaul it maybe then...

 

Also the rear park sensors have to be turned off as the manual states.

 

Well dang! I'm planning a move to Atlanta and I was wondering if I could tow a small trailer. I guess i'll just tow the car on a trailer with a Uhaul truck.

 

hi i just got a tow bar fitted to my xj 358 from a company called BRINKS cost £600 but well worth it but it was very hard to find a company to fit a tow bar

 

There is indeed a towbar, which can be purchased through towbarworld in Europe. It is rather pricey, and then you have to deal with install (which includes cutting a hole through your rear bumper) and accessing and installing a wiring kit. The wiring kit is supposedly more difficult than the bar itself. There is a helpful write up on "the other" forum, by a member who did an install in Canada.