Rx450h gen4 tow bar

[goody]

That's a great price also, did they cut the trim neatly or did they fitted a new modified section where the hitch comes out

[Jeff Roscoe]

Trim cut very neatly and all seems boxed in Towed with it Saturday everything  spot on

[Barry Jones]

On 1/2/2020 at 3:59 PM, luckyduck said:

I have a Gen 4 with dealer fitted towbar, bought as part of the negotiated second hand car package. Checked all suppliers for a Gen 4 towbar before purchase, and even Witter do not do one, so it has to be Lexus part and Lexus fitted. Also saves warranty issues. It is a removable towbar, and the electric socket hinges up into a space underneath out of the way very neatly. Yes it can be pricey, but if you get the Owners Club Gold Card and use the discount on that, it makes it more feasible. The Gen 4 is a dream caravan towcar, despite most of the caravan pundits espousing diesel. I average about 25 mpg towing 29 cwt single axle.

Out of interest how much did you save with the gold card, I'm in the same position needing a tow bar fitting and know only Lexus fit them at the moment Regards

[luckyduck]

Haven't got the exact figures, as I can't remember the full price - somewhere around £1300/£1400 I think I was quoted - ended up paying a straight £1000. Which is a huge amount, compared with the £300 it cost on my old 400h. BUT, this is a removable ball unit, and the socket swings back up under the bumper, so looks very neat when not in use, so if I had a removable bar on the 400h, I think this price is about double, after discount. The price may also have reflected that I got a set of roof bars included for free.

[Barry Jones]

On 10/28/2020 at 9:31 PM, Jeff Roscoe said:

I know this thread is quite old but just had towbar fitted today Lexus are only people who supply.Good deal from Lexus parts direct full towbar and 13 pin electrics£550 delivered Lexus cost of fitting £647.Must say very neat job

Hi Jeff, who did you get to do the job I have just rung Lexus Bootle, Liverpool and they quoted me £428.52 for the tow bar, £245 for the electrics and £864 for fitting. They said they don't recognised the Lexus Owners Gold card scheme and had included a discounted labour charge in that £1537.52 charge

[flookyk]

6 hours ago, Barry Jones said:

Hi Jeff, who did you get to do the job I have just rung Lexus Bootle, Liverpool and they quoted me £428.52 for the tow bar, £245 for the electrics and £864 for fitting. They said they don't recognised the Lexus Owners Gold card scheme and had included a discounted labour charge in that £1537.52 charge

£864 for fitting??? How long does it take to fit one or how much an hour do they charge for labour?

I am sure over this way the labour charges is only around £80 an hour so that would be around 10 hours labour .. they must not want the work there.

[Barry Jones]

Ok, I had the tow bar fitted to my RX450h today at Lexus Chester. Having rung round all the dealers in the North West the most expensive was Lexus Liverpool at £1537 and the cheapest Lexus Chester at £1098. I looked at Lexus parts direct and noted I could get the tow bar and electrics for £585 including delivery. Not wanting to invalidate the warranty I got the dealer to do the job and must say I am very pleased with the workmanship.

Currently there are no alternative tow bars for the Gen 4 models from the likes of Witter. It pays to ring around and get quotes from the dealers in your area in order to drive down the price. Prices for exactly the same product vary widely by doing this I got a much better deal than if I had accepted the first price offered from Lexus Liverpool £539 cheaper to be exact. 

[Jeff Roscoe]

Lexus Chester  also fitted mine excellent  job

[John OReilly]

Hi all

 

i am considering buying the rx450h takumi pack Lexus but I asked the sales guy if Lexus do a retractable tow bar option and he said they did but now I find out they only do a detachable tow bar.

Am I correct that Lexus do not offer a retractable electronic tow bar option?

[WipeOut]

7 hours ago, John OReilly said:

Hi all

 

i am considering buying the rx450h takumi pack Lexus but I asked the sales guy if Lexus do a retractable tow bar option and he said they did but now I find out they only do a detachable tow bar.

Am I correct that Lexus do not offer a retractable electronic tow bar option?

It's only detachable not retractable. Best to get it fitted from new, otherwise it's very expensive.

[Terry Tezza]

Has anyone found a cheaper one than Lexus?

not sure if it may. be different for my RX200T 2016

Thanks Terry