Calvin27
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4WDs are so yesterday. These days everyone is rocking sparkling clean dual cab utes!$WD, no not really but whatever floats your boat
4WDs are so yesterday. These days everyone is rocking sparkling clean dual cab utes!$WD, no not really but whatever floats your boat
can you even get a 2WD dual cab ute anymore? I thought they were all 4WDs?4WDs are so yesterday. These days everyone is rocking sparkling clean dual cab utes!
I'll take a photo of the carpark at Stromlo next time im there... And your driveway?Sorry, who asserted you need a big four-wheel-drive? Is it to carry the chip on your shoulder? In that case, you may.
4WDs are so yesterday. These days everyone is rocking sparkling clean dual cab utes!
WTF you on about? A question was asked about fitting fitting either a tow hitch roof mounts to a Fiesta. I can’t see it being sensible/feasible to fit the towing kit and getting a hitch mount rack on a Fiesta.I'll take a photo of the carpark at Stromlo next time im there... And your driveway?
lol, i was wonderingWTF you on about? A question was asked about fitting fitting either a tow hitch roof mounts to a Fiesta. I can’t see it being sensible/feasible to fit the towing kit and getting a hitch mount rack on a Fiesta.
FFS, within minutes of unmuting you and poodle I have regrets...again. I’m the idiot. Nothing to see here.
Moorey is a little sensitive about his tonka truckwow, this got weird....
I don’t imagine a Fiesta could take a tow kit and rack with the required carrying capacity. Could be wrong.
It can be done but guess I'm more after practicalities. The Fiesta is pretty small, so can easily put things on the roof - but already have towbar rack. If I go a towbar, the rack will be a fair bit away from the rear of the car, and much lower than when on the forester I had which I'm wondering might be an issue with some driveways and dips in carparks etc? (could be overthinking this).Anyhoo, long story short - its totally feasible putting a towbar and hitch rack on a Fiesta and plenty of people have done it. Works just fine - its a 1000kgs of car, 40-50kg on the back is nothing...
"piece of piss" is relative (I can screw up most things) - and I'd need the lights wired as well etc.I had a towbar and two bike rack on the Clio Towbars for this size of car are not that much different and take the weight of a rack and two mountain bikes just fine.
Oz style for more conventional attachments.
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Piece of piss to fit.
We have the square hitch version of this. Works a treat. Pity it is really only 2 bike capableThis rack is as easy a setup as it gets... Drop onto the ball, pull down the handle and lock. Plug in the lights... Bike lifted on and ratchet hook pushed down - done.
Bikes stuck out a little on each side on the Clio here, but not beyond mirror width. Better on the Alfa.
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This is a bit of a home build - the same rack as you, the towball clampy bit is a contraption I bought from Germany and the adapter I knocked up with my mates mig welderWe have the square hitch version of this. Works a treat. Pity it is really only 2 bike capable
You’re over thinking it Unless you have a truly gnarly driveway!It can be done but guess I'm more after practicalities. The Fiesta is pretty small, so can easily put things on the roof - but already have towbar rack. If I go a towbar, the rack will be a fair bit away from the rear of the car, and much lower than when on the forester I had which I'm wondering might be an issue with some driveways and dips in carparks etc? (could be overthinking this).
Fair It’s not to hard, just time consuming. Happy to spend an afternoon showing you how if you like."piece of piss" is relative (I can screw up most things) - and I'd need the lights wired as well etc.
Ah, cool, if you already have the tow bar and hitch, all good. Thought you were thinking of dropping a packet to get it fitted.It can be done but guess I'm more after practicalities. The Fiesta is pretty small, so can easily put things on the roof - but already have towbar rack. If I go a towbar, the rack will be a fair bit away from the rear of the car, and much lower than when on the forester I had which I'm wondering might be an issue with some driveways and dips in carparks etc? (could be overthinking this).
just the rack, no towbar - which is why I'm wondering if worth getting a towbar fitted versus roof rack + bike attachmentsAh, cool, if you already have the tow bar and hitch, all good. Thought you were thinking of dropping a packet to get it fitted.
You might get one used from a Ford wrecker or on eBay. - it could be done as a tightarse DIY project for a couple of hundred. Lights are easy or a bit tricky depending on whether it needs a relay box - if its a can bus system that relies on the resistance from the rear light circuits to tell if a globe is blown, you need a relay system... Its fiddly but still fine.just the rack, no towbar - which is why I'm wondering if worth getting a towbar fitted versus roof rack + bike attachments
Oh...then revert to my original comment.just the rack, no towbar - which is why I'm wondering if worth getting a towbar fitted versus roof rack + bike attachments
Towbars attach to small cars in exactly the same way as they do on larger cars...Oh...then revert to my original comment.
I haven’t looked how they attach tow kits to small cars, or how solid there are, but with the weight of a couple of bikes, plus the rack, hanging off the back, and bouncing around a bit, the forces are substantial.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a roof fan...9/10 people collect a tree, carport or drive thru....
What I’m clearly saying is you need a hummer. Or at least a Raptor.
Which model fiesta? I have a genuine towbar for a WQ that I can drag out of the scrap bin.I have a towbar rack, but no towbar. Should I get a towbar or go for a roof rack setup on a Fiesta? Its 1.7 metres wide.