Thanks. Very informative and saved me a fair few quid
@Gibtom1257 жыл бұрын
Nice video John , thanks a lot ,
@marcb85917 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making the video. Its always nice to know where to pull on the bumper when trying to get it out the clips! Great work, Marc (South Australia)
@markpaulene19669 жыл бұрын
hi john, nice video and await the next one about the wiring, just fitting a relay to mine for the charging system and the fridge all fun and games as the relay is a five terminal not a four terminal like ive used before so did have a look round on youtube and came up blank or looking in wrong place thanks, mark
@johndragonman8 жыл бұрын
+markpaulene1966 i need to do a talk on it as sadly the memory card corrupted.. on these modern cars EVERYTHING has to be relay switched or the CANBUS system detects it as a fault. that includes 2x tail lights 1x "stop" brake light, the 2x indicators, 1x fog light and 1x reverse light. just take the main live to the 7 "light relays" from the input to the caravan battery/fridge relay. dont bother using solid state relays as i found out they dont work!
@katiemoore16857 жыл бұрын
Hi john, great video. Going to start mine this weekend. Have looked through your videos to find wiring for towbar but can't find it. Could you point me in the right direction please?
@Malcarper6 жыл бұрын
Great video on fitting the towbar, I have just fitted one on my MK4 Mondeo. Where is your video, that shows how you connected the electric cable inside the car?
@hockingham71606 жыл бұрын
Malcarper I'd also like to see this one... Electrics are my kriptonite
@adam1999evans4 жыл бұрын
How did you get in to tighten the bolts Inside the rail I can't even get my hand in there to put the nut on
@haveyoueverwondered238 жыл бұрын
New subscriber.... :D
@johndragonman8 жыл бұрын
+TheCarMadDad thanks man!
@ZorgR4 жыл бұрын
There's a dedicated hole in the chassis with a grommet already in it just for the towbar loom. On the right hand side, when you take that flap off to gain access to the right rear lamp - the hole is in the bottom panel, slightly towards the front of the car. The Ford towbar loom already has grommet on it. Also, you can't have a fixed towbar when you have parking sensors..?
@Inquisitor883 жыл бұрын
Hello! Can You explain or show how to remove the inner rear lights on Mondeo MK4 Wagon?
@bennycrash4 жыл бұрын
Hey, I know I'm like 5 years too late, but how did you wire it up? Was it a plug-and-play harness or did you have to connect each cable separately? If that's the case, do you have any idea where I can find the wiring diagrams for my ford? I'm having a hard time finding the reverse and fog light cable... Can you help me out a bit?
@007silverwings5 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks. What tool did you use to cut the bumper?
@johndragonman5 жыл бұрын
i never had to cut the bumper. the tow bar could be adjusted in a way where it never needed to be cut :D
@yourlocalfurry9413 жыл бұрын
Hi there. Tell me if You know if a Tow Bar for Mondeo mk4 Wagon fits also on a Limousine model? Thanks...
@seychelles443 жыл бұрын
how long did it take for you to do?
@Willis828 жыл бұрын
can not find wire link ?
@cibotariudan8 жыл бұрын
Hey i this any difference between tow bar for estate and for hatchback?
@timstanleick Жыл бұрын
no
@wilsoncampbell29698 жыл бұрын
How did you manage to use a torque wrench for the bolts at the exhaust end. I took the hanger off and the heat shield nut as you did. I could not get enough room to use the wrench no mater what I tried. At the towbar end the two nuts where impossible to use the wrench on due to the hanger bars. At the far end I could not get enough room up and down for the T wrench to work. Did you have a small t Wrench? I spent a couple of hours last night trying :(
@johndragonman8 жыл бұрын
+Wilson Campbell i used some funny curved "Workzone" ring spanners i got from Aldi/Lidl they have been a life saver for all kinds of hard to reach places.
@wilsoncampbell29698 жыл бұрын
Can you control the torque setting :)
@johndragonman8 жыл бұрын
+Wilson Campbell ahh for those! yeah i nipped them up with the spanners then used a flexible "snake" thingy. it has like a lot of vertebrae (like lots of those universal joint things in socket sets with limited movement) you can put torque through it and unlike the spring type it does not rotationally "flex" so it works pretty well for torquing up annoying to reach bolts.. i got mine from a local market :D
@wilsoncampbell29698 жыл бұрын
hi, is it like this: www.amazon.co.uk/Sealey-AK7341-Flexible-Extension-Adaptor/dp/B000WZA9EU
@johndragonman8 жыл бұрын
+Wilson Campbell like that.. thats the spring type they flex when you torque stuff up. hmm this was more like a universal joint only like 30 of them all along one line. it had no flex but could be bent into any shape
@angliscsaxon1288 Жыл бұрын
What underseal do you use as I've got some surface rust on the ends of the chassis rail?
@johndragonman Жыл бұрын
to fix rust, i wire brush to get the loose off, then i paint it with a metal paint with a built in rust converter, then i use Dynax UB as an underseal. if i am undersealing high impact places like wheel arches i will use a thick brush on underseal. i have tried most but the best i have found is Carplan Tetroseal. it goes on really thick. just dont apply direct to rust. rust convert first then apply.
@philstation3354 ай бұрын
Hi John did you do a vid on the electrics? As can’t find it
@johndragonman4 ай бұрын
I did but it was taken down :( I used a tow relay which hooks in to the original wiring and boosts the power to work with incandescent style bulbs. If you go direct into the lighting loom without the relay the body control module logs an over current fault and stops power to the bulb
@philstation3354 ай бұрын
@@johndragonman thanks
@bobertrarton62662 жыл бұрын
Torque up to FT fucking tight
@chrisredfield32406 жыл бұрын
Seems a shame you have to loose all that bumper support to fit the tow bar.
@munecito6 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell. Camera shake made me dizzy.
@joshrichards18937 жыл бұрын
If you didn't talk so much you would get the job done before it's dark and I'll now know how to fit a wiring loom
@kevinsouthall2100 Жыл бұрын
Mate really dizzy with you back and forth of your camera, could you not have positioned it on a tripod, otherwise very informative.