Has anyone had a tow bar fitted to a gen1 MPS3? When I enquired about one there was that much cutting of the rear bumper it would have looked like
Has anyone had a tow bar fitted to a gen1 MPS3? When I enquired about one there was that much cutting of the rear bumper it would have looked like
What I said in CB (though u had left )
[13-01, 10:38] Jmac My friend has,but he isnt on here
[13-01, 10:38] Jmac it ran UNDER the bumper and came up
[13-01, 10:38] Jmac looked weird but it worked, not sure of the load rating though
I saw an AB MPS with one on it the other day.....And Jeevs has one for his jetski trailor flick him a PM
Thanks for your help Justin and Missy
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Be better off investing in a 4wd or ute that is suited to actually pulling something not just pushing its own weight. Can really be bad for some cars, especially if they car was never meant to be pulling a load, puts stress on everything.
If you do deicde make sure your not pulling anything bigger than a jetski
I would never dream of pulling my 18ft fibreglass reef boat with my GTiR, sure she's got the power but not meant for it
"THE PATH OF THE GTI-R IS BESET WITH PERIL BY THE INJUSTICES OF THE SPEED CAMERA AND THE TYRANNY OF OTHER DRIVERS. BLESSED IS HE WHO OVERTAKES THE EVO & STI THROUGH THE VALLEY OF HAIRPIN TURNS, FOR HE IS TRULY HIS CAR'S TUNER AND THE FINDER OF LOST HORSEPOWER. . . AND WE SHALT STRIKE DOWN WITH GREAT BOOST AND FURIOUS ACCELERATION ON WHOEVER DOTH ATTEMPT TO OBSTRUCT OR DELAY OUR OVERTAKING. . .BMW M3 Evo Coming to the R stable soon. . .
My 3MPS has one. Sits just in under the rear spoiler, no cutting what so ever. Towbar then runs along the back of the spoiler, and then up and over and mounts onto the chassis rail.
Has a removable tongue on it. Very solidly mounted suggesting it is probably a factory tow bar, and the load rating inside the door on the sticker says 900kg, and 90kg downward on the tow ball, and has Mazda in the Mazda font on the sticker.
Just took some photos (Digitial SLR isnt much good for under the car) so you can see the mounting points and the setup.
Misc - a set on Flickr
Hope that helps.
900Kg thats not a bad load rating. .
Thanks Nath. Was the tow bar on the car when you bought it?
I dont totally agree... Yes I dont have a MPS but with my sp23 I tow a 5m tinny (boat and trailer all up is 6.5m) and I have no real issues not even at the ramp .... depends on what you tow common sense kicks in here (i would not tow a 5m glass boat) ....though my boat is around the 6-700kg mark which is on normal limit of un-braked trailers fo ALL cars. Ensure it stays with in the recommended loads (as these are SWL) and you should have minimal or no issues. When I say minimal issues im referring to things like breaking; of course your breaking will have to be earlier due to added weight, Speed you should not exceed 80km/h (as per road rules) and your MPS will no longer be the rocket due to extra weight.
this is what I tow....
Back to your original question I have been told that the OEM SP23 towbar fits the mps (even though its not stated by mazda)....its still made for the mazda 3 hatch.
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so whats a tow bar cost?
Sorry guys, been away from the forum for abit...
Towbar was on the car when I bought it from the dealer. So no real idea on costs etc. Not the hardest thing to fit yourself if you know how to do the wiring side of things.
Best give the dealer a call and see what they say. Id guess a SP23 would be the same as the MPS.
Do pics of a GENII setup interest you?
I know this its an old thread but thought I'd ask if anyone was successful??? Pm me please if your from syd
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