Towbars Audi Q5
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| Date | Vehicle description | Make | Type | Part # | Rating | Fitted $ | Comments |
| 3/2009 on | Audi Q5 wagon |  |
Hitch | 2656RW | 2000/200 |  |
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Prices include fitting, trailer lighting socket, chrome ball and cap.
Rating = max trailer/max down load on ball
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Tow bar Types
Hitch Receiver towbars
The hitch receiver tow bar for the Audi Q5 incorporates a removable square hitch that is fitted with a quick release pin. The hitch size for the Q5 is a 50mm square socket. Heavy duty hitch receivers are ideal for towing caravans, horse floats, car trailers and larger boats depending on the vehicles towing capabilities. They also allow quick removal of the tow hitch when not in use to save those shins. The square hitch tow bar can also provide a mounting point for a wide range of bike carriers. Please see our bike rack pages for details.
Gallery Audi Q5 towbars
Towbar fitted to Audi Q5 with hitch removed
Towbar fitted to Audi Q5 with hitch installed
Installing a Hayman Reese towbar on an Audi Q5
Towbar fitted to Audi Q5 with standard bumper
Towbar Audi Q5 standard bumper, hitch removed
Fitting details Audi Q5 towbar
This has been a real popular bar lately we, have just fitted 3 this week alone as we approach Christmas 2010. I think all you Audi Q5 owners were hanging out for an aftermarket solution to avoid paying a few thousand dollars at the Audi dealer. Well the bar is here now from Hayman Reese and its a beauty. It has a good strong structure rated to 2 tonne and fits well.
The bar looks good. You can see from the photos that the bumper cut is neat and looks presentable (Click on the images to get a close up look). When the tow ball hitch is removed it comes with a moulded plug to go into the square hitch receiver hole and finish it off.
Some customers have been warned by their dealers that if they get an aftermarket towbar fitted they void their warranty and their vehicle's ECU will be destroyed. Obviously your warranty does not cover damage caused by an incorrect fit which is the responsibility of the installer to correct. However, an aftermarket towbar does not void new car warranties. As for the electrics, the power to your trailer lights is taken from an independantly fused source that effects no other vehicle circuits. A tiny trigger signal is all that is drawn from the vehicles lighting circuit.