Watling Towing Brackets for Imported Vehicles

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.

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.

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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.

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!

American 2" towball

American 2 5/16th inch towball and UK adaptor

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:

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.