Towing a EG civic via tow bar?

[FliptEG]

Does anyone have experience using a tow bar with an eg hatch?

My question is where do i attach the anchor points on the civic?

do i have to cut out the bumber cover?

suggestions?

[GordRoss]

Do a google search for blue ox tow bars or brake buddy.

They often have a pdf of the installation of towbars on specific cars. You may be able to see where they attach.

Gord

[FliptEG]

i looked at the instructions of the reese model,

it has 2 brackets that need to be mounted to the bumper.

im wondering if i have to cut out the bumper cover to install these brackets.

the diagram shows a bare bumper support.

anyone with personal experience?

[Guillermo]

If you don't want to put holes in the plastic bumper you can always remove the plastic bumper when towing the car.

[FliptEG]

^^^
so your sayin i have to make holes or remove the bumper cover

[Guillermo]

^^^
so your sayin i have to make holes or remove the bumper cover

yes, for a simple tow bar.

[FliptEG]

does anybody know what exactly is required when towing a car with a toe bar?

found this on the HTA but dont really know what it means.

Attachments required when vehicle drawn on highway

80. (1) No motor vehicle, other than a motor vehicle in which there is a person licensed to drive a motor vehicle on a highway, trailer or other object or device shall be drawn by a motor vehicle or farm tractor on a highway unless there are two separate means of attachment so constructed and attached that the failure of one such means will not permit the motor vehicle, trailer, object or device being drawn to become detached; but this section does not apply to a trailer, object or device attached or coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a fifth wheel attachment or to a trailer or other object or device when drawn directly across a highway by a farm tractor. R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 80.

the car i will be towing will not be plated or insured.

i assume i need lights but do i need plates of any kind?

[jgardhouse@gmai]

the car i will be towing will not be plated or insured.

i assume i need lights but do i need plates of any kind?



I was googleing this just recently, but never managed to find an answer. Anyone?

[John Powell]

I dunno about plates as the last time I flat-towed a race car was in 1969, but the two attachment systems usually are a ball hitch and safety chains (just like a trailer). And yes, you will have to rig up rear lights including brakes and turn signals, but I think there's an adapter now available to use the lights on the towed car.

[jonweir]

We tow a 2006 Civic with a tow bar. We don't have a plate on it and haven't had any problems yet. I actually called the MTO to confirm, and they compared it to towing a cement mixer. No plate needed.
We've wired the existing signal lights to work from the trailer harness.

If you're towing a long distance, you may want to remove the accessory fuse so you don't drain your battery with the key in ACC. We were also thinking of wiring the 12V from the tow vehicle to the civic, but haven't gotten around to it yet. If its a race car only, you can always remove the steering lock I suppose.

[FliptEG]

thanks for the replies,

im going to be towing my civic,

i guess i just have to get lights, ill see if i can find some kind of adaptor (i hate wiring)

hopefully i can get some magnetic lights or something,
im sure ill find something at princess auto.

[Guillermo]

Ice racers tow their race cars with other small cars all the time.
A daily driven chevette towing an icer racer chevette comes to mind :eek:

[Budulis]

We tow a 2006 Civic with a tow bar. We don't have a plate on it and haven't had any problems yet. I actually called the MTO to confirm, and they compared it to towing a cement mixer. No plate needed.
We've wired the existing signal lights to work from the trailer harness.

If you're towing a long distance, you may want to remove the accessory fuse so you don't drain your battery with the key in ACC. We were also thinking of wiring the 12V from the tow vehicle to the civic, but haven't gotten around to it yet. If its a race car only, you can always remove the steering lock I suppose.

where can i buy a tow bar for my vw? cause my car dolly got stolen yesterday

[oblio125]

hopefully i can get some magnetic lights or something,
im sure ill find something at princess auto.

Back in the eighties when I was flat towing a Civic ice racer, I used an old ski rack with some trailer lights mounted to it.Then I ran the wiring down the windshield, under the hood, out the grill and plugged in to the tow vehicle.

[Budulis]

does anyone knows were can i buy tow bar for my vw? thanks

[13inches]

Princess Auto sells an adjustable A-Frame bar for $130. I'm pretty sure that's the one that FliptEG was using on his '92-'95 Civic.

[Budulis]

Princess Auto sells an adjustable A-Frame bar for $130. I'm pretty sure that's the one that FliptEG was using on his '92-'95 Civic.

thanks