Pete-B Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Evening all, Who would you personally recommend to have an A Frame fitted to a Fiat500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-B Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Morning, bit surprised that no one on the forum has had an A frame fitted or maybe they just missed my posting? I'm thinking of getting one fitted to a 2018 basic Fiat 500 to be able to tow it behind our van. Three companies seem to stand out and they are, Tow-Bars 2 Tow-Cars, TAF Chesterfield, and LNB Towbars Bristol. Would really appreciate it if anyone has had any dealings with any of these, to post their thoughts. After all there's nothing like first hand experience and personal advice. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 There's also Towtal in Stoke on Trent https://towtal.co.uk/a-frames/ But never had an A frame fitted so can't offer advice in that respect. There will most probably be one or two 'fitters' at the Malvern show later this month if you want to see there work in person. https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/shows/show/the-western-motorhome-campervan-show/exhibitors Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-B Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Keithl - 2022-08-02 10:15 AM There's also Towtal in Stoke on Trent https://towtal.co.uk/a-frames/ But never had an A frame fitted so can't offer advice in that respect. There will most probably be one or two 'fitters' at the Malvern show later this month if you want to see there work in person. https://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/shows/show/the-western-motorhome-campervan-show/exhibitors Keith. Thanks Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasB Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 We had a tow bar fitted to our Adria at Towtal in Stoke on Trent. Would I recommend them? NO! NO! NO! We were told to be there at eight in the morning and then had to wait for the gates to be opened. They didn't start to install the tow bar till late morning and we were in their waiting room. The drinks machine was broken and we were never offered a drink from their offices. The tow bar was fitted and it was very late afternoon before we left their premises. Extremely poor customer service!! Have a look at this. https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/fitting-a-a-frame-on-fiat-500s-convertable.216471/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-B Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 ChasB - 2022-08-02 2:38 PM We had a tow bar fitted to our Adria at Towtal in Stoke on Trent. Would I recommend them? NO! NO! NO! We were told to be there at eight in the morning and then had to wait for the gates to be opened. They didn't start to install the tow bar till late morning and we were in their waiting room. The drinks machine was broken and we were never offered a drink from their offices. The tow bar was fitted and it was very late afternoon before we left their premises. Extremely poor customer service!! Have a look at this https://www.motorhomefun.co.uk/forum/threads/fitting-a-a-frame-on-fiat-500s-convertable.216471/ Thanks Chas much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hi Pete Just had my Citroen C1 converted at tow bars2to tow cars (https://www.tow-bars2tow-cars.com/) near Grimsby. All I can say is excellent service from start to finish. Dropped the car off at 8am and ready by 3.30pm same day. The A Frame is great and I cannot fault their service - very professional and friendly guys. I had done a fair bit of research on reviews before eventually deciding on them and it was a good choice (even though I live near Cambridge and was a bit of a trek). There is a CL campsite about 2 miles away which was a bonus. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-B Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 odysseus - 2022-08-03 5:28 PM Hi Pete Just had my Citroen C1 converted at tow bars2to tow cars (https://www.tow-bars2tow-cars.com/) near Grimsby. All I can say is excellent service from start to finish. Dropped the car off at 8am and ready by 3.30pm same day. The A Frame is great and I cannot fault their service - very professional and friendly guys. I had done a fair bit of research on reviews before eventually deciding on them and it was a good choice (even though I live near Cambridge and was a bit of a trek). There is a CL campsite about 2 miles away which was a bonus. Cheers Rob Thanks for that mate, I think I will be going with TB2TC which CL site were you referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hunger Hill http://vergette.com/hungerhill/public/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-B Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 odysseus - 2022-08-03 8:22 PM Hunger Hill http://vergette.com/hungerhill/public/ You're a champ :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamRienza Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Bear in mind you may need to be a member of the Caravan & Motorhome club to use the CL. Davy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-B Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 TeamRienza - 2022-08-03 8:44 PM Bear in mind you may need to be a member of the Caravan & Motorhome club to use the CL. Davy We are mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23addy46 Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 Hi - sorry this reply is a little late, however - Tow Bars to Tow Cars would have to be OUR recommended choice ! Reason ? We bought our 2007 Pug 107 and had Graham & his team convert it September 2009 - shortly after our Aug 2009 purchased new E695 Bessacarr. The reason of choice being as an old school (now geriatric) mechanic :- (a) Toyota's reliable chain driven camshaft engineering with manual gearbox :- (b) at the time only the Pug 107 (against the same Toyota Aygo or Citroen C1) had A/C as Standard fit (think hot France/Spain etc) so greater S/H choice. Since then we have travelled in excess of 25000 miles towing the 107 all around Britain plus 10 successive years through France and well into Spain. As anyone with a TB2TCars conversion will confirm, It really does what it says on the Tin - PLUS and its BIG PLUS the weight of the 'A frame' weighs around half of the 'Over- Run' A frame systems at around 10 Kgs. ALSO with the 'A frame' and its 2 'screw in' eye bolts removed, the front of the car look virtually bog standard... Go for it you won't be disappointed Dave Adams, Leyland, Lancashires Central Desert Region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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