Just spent my Saturday installing the EV stealth towbar. Price was $1050 delivered within 2 days from ordering and its the Australian made version.
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First step, remove the rear bar and crash beam. The instructions were ok but watching a youtube tutorial first was more helpful. Took about 90 minutes being careful not to scratch any paint.
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Bolting on the towbar was pretty straightforward bit this is where a few issues arose. Bolting the 3 parts of the towbar together, the instructions called for 140nm torque setting. This is actually wrong and the bolts would have failed well before that figure. Secondly, the bar didn't come with any nylon washers to space the bar to keep the 2 different metals apart. Other kits do this as there can be rust issues if you dont. I called them and their intstaller said they dont see the need and thought they were only there on other kits to avoid rattles. I elected to go to bunnings and add the spacers to be safe.
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Next, the wiring. This gave me the most pain, it is definitely not plug and play. Requires tapping into the factory loom. I even had to wire up the included trailer plug. After wiring it all and testing, the right indicator wasn't working. Checked with a multimeter and found the wire the instructions tell you in 3 seperate places to tap into (grey wire) was the wrong one. Retapped and all working. Also you need a grommet to run the wiring to the towbar and that wasn't included. The wiring overall took way too long and was painful. Fitting the rear bar was pretty easy. Whole thing took about 8 hours but would be 3 or 4 if I was to do it again.
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