aLf Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Does or has anyone installed an after market towing kit? I learned the hard way that the wiring needs a dedicate 12 volt supply to control lights. Any ideas of a simple pickup point for the 12 volts? Also if one keeps the weight at the 2,000 pound limit, do you think that I'd do any harm in towing short distances? Thanks for your input. aLf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosecityrain Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Does or has anyone installed an after market towing kit? I learned the hard way that the wiring needs a dedicate 12 volt supply to control lights. Any ideas of a simple pickup point for the 12 volts? Also if one keeps the weight at the 2,000 pound limit, do you think that I'd do any harm in towing short distances? Thanks for your input. aLf There are no words. You are using an ES for towing? rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aLf Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Does or has anyone installed an after market towing kit? I learned the hard way that the wiring needs a dedicate 12 volt supply to control lights. Any ideas of a simple pickup point for the 12 volts? Also if one keeps the weight at the 2,000 pound limit, do you think that I'd do any harm in towing short distances? Thanks for your input. aLf There are no words. You are using an ES for towing? rosie Sorry Rosie, it is a small boat, a small utility trailer and stuff needs to be moved. I plan to only tow to the boat landing and back (2 miles), <1,000 pound boat. If I had a choice, I'd use my minivan but sometimes I'm at the property with the ES. aLf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I REALLY wouldn't tow anything with this car. I would be extremely concerned about premature transmision failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray92es Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I REALLY wouldn't tow anything with this car. I would be extremely concerned about premature transmision failure. It not the same but I have a 92 that i use to pull my several small trailers. The heaviest one is used to move sand from a friends house to mine. I'm hauling a ton at a time. I've made the 30 mile trip dozens of times. No problems. Mostly it's used to move a box that won't or I don't want to put in the car. I mounted an isolation controller in the trunk by the left taillight. I ran a tap off the fuseblock and ran a wire under the carpet into the trunk. Did not have to drill any holes that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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