2001 D5 S80 - Tow Bar and electrics

On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:00:31 -0000, "Roger Mills" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>I have a real struggle to get my noseweight down to 75Kg. For example,
>there's no way I can carry more than one gas bottle in the front locker of
>my Bailey Pageant Magenta, and stay legal!

I was out this PM trying things out with the gauge. Found exactly that!
Going to try the van on the car before making adjustment!

Do you have the D5? I have read that the suspension on the D5 was firmer than
the petrol versions.

Dave

On 24/01/10 11:07, David wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:29:04 -0000, "Roger Mills" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>>
>> What are you going to tow with it, and what plug(s) does that have? Assuming
>> the car is 13pin, and that you have a caravan with 2 x 7-pin plugs, you can
>> get Y-piece adapters which should work ok. Or, if you only want to tow *one*
>> trailer/caravan, you could rewire that with a 13-pin plug.
>>
>> My ancient caravan and small trailer (which I use for taking rubbish to the
>> tip) both have 7-pin plugs - so I'm very happy that my 2007 V70 (with 3rd
>> party electrics) has 2 x 7-pin sockets. [I have modified the caravan wiring
>> to the latest spec - to separate the earth returns on the 7S etc.]
>>
>> If you have a caravan, what age is it? ISTR that the 7S wiring spec changed
>> in about 1998 so - whatever combination of plugs and sockets you end up
>> with, you'll need to make sure that everything is compatible, and adjust if
>> necessary.
>
> I will be towing a 2006 Bessacarr. Well aware of the specs etc. I will
> re-wire the caravan to 13 pin if the car has that. Not keen on adapters.
>
> Dave

On these cars, the towing wiring is connected to the rear fuse box with
a plug rather than directly wired in. If the car has 13-pin electrics,
you should be able to purchase the 7-pin version of the towbar wiring
and swap it in.

--
Rich

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:59:02 +0000, Richard Crewe
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>On these cars, the towing wiring is connected to the rear fuse box with
>a plug rather than directly wired in. If the car has 13-pin electrics,
>you should be able to purchase the 7-pin version of the towbar wiring
>and swap it in.

Thanks Richard but rewiring the van is by far the cheaper way to go and 13 pin
is a better solution in my view.

Dealer contact made at last. I now know it is a 13 pin so can buy the bits I
need!

Thanks folks for your replies

Dave

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
David <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:00:31 -0000, "Roger Mills"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I have a real struggle to get my noseweight down to 75Kg. For
>> example, there's no way I can carry more than one gas bottle in the
>> front locker of my Bailey Pageant Magenta, and stay legal!
>
> I was out this PM trying things out with the gauge. Found exactly
> that! Going to try the van on the car before making adjustment!
>
> Do you have the D5? I have read that the suspension on the D5 was
> firmer than the petrol versions.
>
> Dave

Yes, my 2007 V70 is the D5 Special Edition Sport - with the 185PS engine and
6-speed manual gearbox[1]. I think the 'Sport' models have firmer
suspension, anyway. TBH, the ride when driving around solo is pretty
appalling, but load it up - and it comes into its own.

[1] Suprisingly, it will chug along in 6th on a motorway quite happily with
the caravan in tow, with the engine only doing about 2000 RPM at relatively
light throttle
--
Cheers,
Roger
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