Range Rover L405 Tow Bar Socket - Where is it?!
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Hi guys,
I'm intending to use my 2013 L405 to tow for the first time. Deployed the electric tow bar no problems, but then went hunting for the socket to plug my trailer electricals into... Can't find it. I've taken the little plastic panel off, had a roll about on the floor, and I can see there is what appears to be a trailer plug socket up in there. However, it's stuck behind a solid bit of metal, and I can't figure out how to get it to 'fold down' or whatever is supposed to happen. I didn't brute force it in case I broke something... Before I do, am I just being stupid? Is there an easy way to get at the plug?
Image below, where I've circled the plug. Pic is taken from the perspective of me lying on my back underneath the rear part of the car.
I'm intending to use my 2013 L405 to tow for the first time. Deployed the electric tow bar no problems, but then went hunting for the socket to plug my trailer electricals into... Can't find it. I've taken the little plastic panel off, had a roll about on the floor, and I can see there is what appears to be a trailer plug socket up in there. However, it's stuck behind a solid bit of metal, and I can't figure out how to get it to 'fold down' or whatever is supposed to happen. I didn't brute force it in case I broke something... Before I do, am I just being stupid? Is there an easy way to get at the plug?
Image below, where I've circled the plug. Pic is taken from the perspective of me lying on my back underneath the rear part of the car.
Edited by nate---dogg on Friday 20th September 14:33
They can be pretty well stuck!
This happened on an earlier car my old man bought as a stopgap recently. There's a metal pin on the underside of the socket, I took off the centre bumper trim piece to give a bit more room (be careful the clips are easy to damage), got a big screwdriver (a smaller pry bar would be better), gave it a good yank and it came free..
Once I'd pushed it in and out a few times it moved freely enough to move with the towbar, but might be worth lubricating it a bit.
This happened on an earlier car my old man bought as a stopgap recently. There's a metal pin on the underside of the socket, I took off the centre bumper trim piece to give a bit more room (be careful the clips are easy to damage), got a big screwdriver (a smaller pry bar would be better), gave it a good yank and it came free..
Once I'd pushed it in and out a few times it moved freely enough to move with the towbar, but might be worth lubricating it a bit.
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