| Watling Towing Brackets
for Imported Vehicles
 Watling
Engineering, hand build towbars for any vehicle.
Japanese Imports
In the past 15 years, Watling Engineers Ltd has specialised
in producing towbars for Japanese import vehicles and
now has an unrivalled range of towbars to cater for
this market. Although similar to UK versions, almost
all imported vehicles differ in some way and so require
a special design.
Detachable
towbar for a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
Our designs include everything from the Nissan Largo
and the Toyota Lucida to the Lexus Soarer and the Mitsubishi
FTO Coupé.
If you can’t find your vehicle on our list, please
give us a call as we are always interested in expanding
our range and so can design you an individual towbar.
Click here for price list
American Imports
People have been bringing over cars from America almost
since time began, and a little after that we started
putting towbars on them. We have a range of towbars
available for the most common ones we have seen over
the years, so if the Pontiac Transam in the style of
“Night Rider” is your thing or you have
a Chevrolet Astrovan then we can help you out with a
towbar.
Below is a sample selection of the things we can offer.
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American Towbars, Trailer Hitches and Accessories
For those vehicles that we do not actually manufacture a towbar for, we can source towbars, or as the Americans call them, Hitches, directly from the States. We can also get a range of accessories for your American hitches including receiver covers, fold down steps and lockable retaining pins.
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| Here are some sample Hitch Covers, many more are available so please ask for details and prices. |
Fold down hitch steps are available with logos or blank |
We source our products from many of the leading US towbar manufacturers including, but not limited to: Putnam Hitch Products, Hidden Hitch, Valley Industries and Reese.
Because the Americans organise their towbars slightly differently you will need the following items for your American vehicle:
1 - A Hitch - This is the main framework of the towbar and ends with a 2" or 1 1/4" receiver tube.
2 - A Ball Mount - This goes into the receiver and is used to attach the towball. Different styles are available
3 - A Towball - This can either be an American size (2" or 2 5/16") to be used with American trailers, or a UK 50mm ball to be used with UK trailers.
4 - Retaining Pin - This keeps your Ball Mount attached to your Hitch and is either 1/2" (12mm) or more commonly 5/8" (16mm). You can use either a standard nut and bolt for this or we stock chromed drop nose pins (see below) which look much better!
A quick note about American Trailers and Towballs:- Due to the different construction and use regulations in place in the US and UK, American trailers with electronically operated hydraulic brakes are not legal to use on the public highway in the UK. Similarly, US 2" and 2 5/16" towballs are not Type Approved and should not be used in conjunction with Type Approved vehicles. They can however be used with non Type Approved vehicles which include all special import vehicles from Japan and America and UK commercial vehicles including all vans and pick-ups.
American 2" towballs and adaptors
We can supply both 2 inch and 2 5/16th inch American towballs and have adaptors so that they can be used with a standard 2 bolt hitch mounting. Prices for these items are as follows:
American 2 inch towball £20 inc. vat
American 2 5/16th inch towball £25 inc. vat
Adaptor for American 2" and 2 5/16" towballs £37.50 inc. vat
Please note that all the American towballs we sell are rated to their highest possible capacity i.e. 2" rated to 6000 lbs (2700kg) and 2 5/16" rated to 10,000 lbs (4545kg). Be wary of cheaper, lower rated towballs as they may not have the capacity for your needs.
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American 2" towball |
American 2 5/16th inch towball and UK adaptor |
American Receiver Hitches
Alternatively, some vehicles come over with square
towbar receiver tubes already attached to the chassis.
Unfortunately there is no common standard for the sizes
and relative positions of the receiver hole, its
cross bolt hole and its height from the ground.
However, we can make up detachable sections to fit
your receiver hitch that is simply removed when not
in use. These are priced at £45+VAT and are engineered to be at the correct height for UK trailers and caravans. Some sample photos are below:
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American receiver towbar |
American receiver detached
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Chrome drop nose pin to attach US receiver hitch |
Please fill in the appropriate dimensions on the following
form so that we can make the correct part for your vehicle.
American Receiver Hitch Order Form
To help us make the correct part for your towing bracket
please fill in the dimensions below.
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