Hi all! So I decided to talk to you about the Renault Logan tow bar. But why this particular car? Objectively, it is one of the most popular cars in Russia and many CIS countries. Despite some of the shortcomings of this French creation, it has a number of significant advantages. But let’s not waste time discussing the car itself, but rather let’s talk about the towbar or towing device for it.
Types of towbars
Any type includes several large units
There are several main types of towbars that you can install on Renault Duster or Logan:
- removable. With its help you can improve the aesthetics of your own car. It is quite reliable and can be easily removed from the car, although its price is twice as high as the standard one. Installing it is not difficult at all thanks to a special frame with mounting holes;
- standard. Easily screwed or even welded to the vehicle body. More suitable for large cars than small cars;
- flanged, with 4 or 4 mounting holes. For its installation you will need a special platform.
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A towing device that is used to tow light trailers with a car is called a tow bar. This device is model-specific, so before purchasing a towbar for Renault Logan, you should know exactly which model you need.
Important:
only 10% of cars produced by French manufacturers are equipped with a tow bar.
Most Renault Logan owners are forced to install this part themselves.
What will suit the car
When choosing a towbar that you want to buy and install on your car, you need to start from your goals. That is, what types of cargo and what mass are you going to transport using the machine and the trailer installed through the trailer hitch.
All available towbars can be divided into several types.
- Type A. Such towbars are used when transporting cargo in a trailer weighing up to 1.5 tons. The simplest designs, the price of which is minimal;
- Type B. Load capacity parameters are similar. In this case, the equipment additionally provides for the presence of a semi-automatic device on the nut;
- Type C. This is a semi-automatic design with an eccentric, which has a load capacity of up to 1.8 tons;
- Type G and F. They are characterized by a different number of mounting holes for connection to the body, have a forged iron structure and have a load capacity of 2 tons.
From the factory, the car can be equipped with a standard trailer hitch, which has decent characteristics and the advantages of factory assembly and fit. But if you were initially confused by how much the kit with a trailer hitch costs and you didn’t take it, then over time you’ll have to choose a towing device yourself.
If we consider manufacturers, then for Logan you can take excellent devices from the following companies:
- Leader-Plus;
- VFM Bosal;
- Thule (Brink);
- Imola;
- Leader;
- Trailer.
I will not give specific advice about this or that manufacturer. All of them are of quite high quality, they have excellent wiring, reliable sockets and other components.
It is better to focus on the type of trailer hitch design.
- Removable. The easiest to install and operate. The price is approximately 4-7 thousand rubles. This depends largely on the manufacturer;
- Electrically driven. Their design is usually reinforced and designed for installation on large machines. Although it will fit on Logan. But you can transport more than 2 tons. The purchase will cost at least 10 thousand rubles;
- Flanged. It has 4 or more mounting holes. During installation, you will need a special landing pad and a set of tools. They are rarely installed on passenger cars.
You can purchase any option that suits you in stores or online in St. Petersburg, Moscow, any other city in the country, and even from foreign sellers. Although I don’t see the point in bothering so much and ordering goods from abroad. Find the required trailer hitch article and place an order.
What I don’t recommend doing is buying a trailer hitch on the secondary market, that is, used. The same Internet platform Avito offers a number of much more interesting and rational solutions among new towbars.
Renault Logan 1.4i Road Cruiser › Logbook › Bosal 1418-A towbar, installation
I decided to expand the functionality of my car with a trailer, because... The harvest from the dacha is scheduled to be removed soon.
Based on the characteristics and reviews, I chose the towbar from the trusted manufacturer Bosal, towbar model 1418-A for Logan phase 1 and 2 (with electrics included).
The process of installing a towbar on Logan is wonderfully described by Wulf-moto in the recording www.drive2.ru/l/1986693/ I will only note the main points.
1. It’s much more convenient to work together. I worked alone and had a lot of trouble. Especially when tightening the fasteners to the body side members. Doing this alone is EXTREMELY inconvenient (and generally only possible if you have long and tenacious arms).
2. It is highly advisable to secure the spacer bushings to the bolt entering the spar, for example, by placing pieces of wire insulation under them. Otherwise, one awkward movement, and the bushings will remain in the side members (most likely forever).
3. The cross beam is quite heavy in weight, especially when working alone - during installation I was helped by a stool, on which I placed the opposite end of the beam while I was screwing it on. DO NOT TIGHTEN the bolts until you have assembled the 2 mounts to the side members and the cross member. Once assembled, tighten alternately on each side.
4. On specialized forums, it is recommended to fill the towbar socket with lithol on the inside to prevent oxidation of the contacts and increase service life. I followed this advice. Moreover, I coated the contacts on the outside as well. If the measure does not justify itself, I will move the socket to the trunk and will only take it outside when transporting a trailer.
5. Complete wiring is connected to both lights. From the left is taken: turn signal, brake signals, fog lamp and ground. On the right is the turn signal, dimensions and license plate illumination. I ran the wires along the top of the cross beam, securing them with zip ties. On the left - I led it into the trunk through a rubber plug for the license plate light wire, on the right - by making a hole in the plug in the “pocket” of the trunk.
6. It seemed to me more convenient and faster to connect to the wiring of the lamps using a traditional good twist. With a sharp knife, I stripped 0.5 cm of insulation from the wires without cutting them. According to reviews, the clamping terminals-couplers included in the kit often break wire strands. They were sent to reserve.
7. It’s impossible to work alone without a ratchet. And in general, get a ratchet and make many men’s hobbies 100,500 times easier for yourself
