Towbar for Mk3 Facelift FR

[freddiefrobisher]

Hi

So I'm looking to get a towbar fitted to my wife's FR hatchback - specifically a detachable swan neck. Brink, Westfalia, Witter etc all do these, for example this one: -

Brink Vertical Detachable Swan Neck Towbar For SEAT Leon ST Estate 2012-2019

Brink Vertical Detachable Swan Neck Towbar For SEAT Leon ST Estate 2012-2019 available online with towingcentres.com for all your towing needs

towingcentres.com

However, they all list the fact that it's a visible bumper cut - and needs a "cover" from SEAT to hide it. I've seen pictures of it e.g. from another post here ( courtest of @Tass): -

However, that's pre-facelift. The post-facelift is different and has a hole underneath - see side-by-side below: -

And underneath from our car: -

I'm assuming this hole is there to accommodate a factory towbar - however, has anyone fitted an aftermarket removable swan neck to a facelift FR hatchback, with this cutout, and know whether it needs any additional cutting or whether it goes in unmodified?

Thanks

 

[rafletcher]

You could try asking a fitting company that question - they're usually pretty clued up. If you're in the South-East give Road Radio in Crawley a ring.

 

[RADIOTWO]

Hi, its unclear if you have the pre or post version, but if it is the post as you say it should fit without any additional cutting
I have the ST and have the hole as mine is a 19 plate and it sits where the hole is and just sits just out of site and the electrics
just fold down so you can plug the electrics in