MGF Tow bar in Australia?

MGarcia · Post by **MGarcia** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:37 am

Hi there,
Anyone know where I can get a tow bar installed on my MGF in Melbourne Australia?
looking at emailing watling-towbars.co.uk
regards
Mike

talkingcars · Post by **talkingcars** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:16 am

What are you wanting to tow?

Geoff.F · Post by **Geoff.F** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:18 am

Tow Bars Manufactured in UK must be Certified for the particular Car. MGF Certification for Max Towing Weight is Nil therefore they are not available off the shelf.
You might speak to Mike Satur as I recollect that in the old days, he offered a Tow Bar.
Geoff F.

Post by **colintf** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:45 pm

I am 99.9% sure that at some stage there was an MG option of a MGF Towbar.

This was never a TF option though!!

Geoff.F · Post by **Geoff.F** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:28 pm

EEC Directive was from August 1998. My MGF Brochures do not show one however there may have been one somewhere.
Watling offer a Non Compliant Tow Bar for the F at £204.
Geoff F.

Post by **Mykel** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:00 pm

Aah, reminds me of our Dutch neighbours, land of the home on wheels ... Dieter posted an interesting photo on the German board once here: http://www.mgboard.de/viewtopic.php?f=2 ... 5336#p5336

talkingcars · Post by **talkingcars** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:50 pm

The MGF tow bars that were available attached to front and rear subframes to spread the load.

Post by **Andrew Regens** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:09 am

Geoff.F wrote:Tow Bars Manufactured in UK must be Certified for the particular Car. MGF Certification for Max Towing Weight is Nil therefore they are not available off the shelf.
You might speak to Mike Satur as I recollect that in the old days, he offered a Tow Bar.
Geoff F.

That also applies over here. Tow bars must have ADR approval. I have not seen at three national meets or at any club event a tow bar on an F or TF in Australia.

adrianclifford · Post by **adrianclifford** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:03 pm

I know of four in Holland, two on F's two on TF's. I've pictures of the TF fitment, refer to FasTForward issues 15 page 22 and issue 19 page 36 to see.

MGarcia · Post by **MGarcia** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:00 pm

Thanks guys for the info... not going to happen.

"Guy Pigounakis (General Manager - MG) said at the Gaydon birthday do, that it would actually damage the car's subframe to tow anything at all (certainly anything as heavy as a trailer, even an empty one)"

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/MGF/mgffaq.html#tow

Post by **colintf** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:25 pm

In Somerset I believe Jay's F (Cassie) had a towbar.

adrianclifford · Post by **adrianclifford** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:54 pm

Please don't get me wrong, i'm not suggesting or approving the use or fitment of tow bars. I'm just showing pictures of some that have been done because it's of interest.

Geoff.F · Post by **Geoff.F** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:07 pm

adrianclifford wrote:I know of four in Holland, two on F's two on TF's. I've pictures of the TF fitment, refer to FasTForward issues 15 page 22 and issue 19 page 36 to see.

For trailers or Bicycle Carriers. I suspect the latter.
Geoff F.

talkingcars · Post by **talkingcars** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:09 pm

Opening this thread I remarked to my wife "would you want a towbar on your MGF?"
She replied "WHAT, what yould you tow, your luggage thingy, that's silly".

MGarcia · Post by **MGarcia** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:14 am

I don't know how people go away on long trips with this car.. there no room for even one full suite case.
It's not a big deal but it's something I was thinking about.

adrianclifford · Post by **adrianclifford** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:43 pm

Easy, we go away for two weeks every year with all we need (including some spare parts/tools/cleaning stuff) you can get two soft bags in the boot, enough for what we need and we change clothes every day. You do need to think about what you need though, no thick heavy coats, one fleece for the evenings, not too many shoes, that sort of thing but it can be done and you don't need to use the rear parcel shelf, that's for the hood.

Post by **Mykel** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:11 pm

If you really want to stow loads in the boot, you should have a look at http://www.roadsterbags.eu. They make a set of bags, holdalls and cases that fits the MGF/TF boot perfectly to the last cubic inch. Not cheap and possibly ruinous to get them down under but maybe the solution to those away-for-a-month-in-the-outback problems.

talkingcars · Post by **talkingcars** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:33 pm

They look good, not a bad price for decent luggage.

Post by **Andrew Regens** » Wed May 04, 2011 9:49 am

I have the full fitted luggage BUT never use it. I have a holdall and a case on wheels such as used by flight crews in fact both bags can go as handluggage on aircraft plus I use a suit carrier, this takes care of 95% of needs then I can use a small bag or two . The longest my wife and I have been away is a week to Nat Meets and have managed many changes of clothes and looked smart enough to stay at 5 star venues on the way there and back.

MaddAussie · Post by **MaddAussie** » Wed May 04, 2011 2:40 pm

I've been toying with getting one of these
http://www.boot-bag.com/mgf.htm

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