Hi,I hope someone can help me,I have a 2014 ML250 bluetec that I would like to put a detachable Towbar on it,my big problem is every Towbar I look at says it won't fit !!! Is it me,or is it a difficult to find one -- detachable and not have to cut the rear bumper.Ihope there is someone who can help coz I'm going MAD with it not knowing what one to get.Thanking anyone who can help in advance Paul.
I suspect that you may have an AMG or Sport trim. If so then most tow bar fitters and manufacturers will immediately say “no” because AMG models are not homologated to tow, which is true in the vast majority of cases, except for AMG SUVs.
As long as your car is homologated for towing, then you can legally fit and use a towbar.
Some cutting of the bumper
may be required if there’s not a removable panel. Find a decent fitter and show them a photo of your VIN plate which will confirm whether it is homologated. Post a photo of it here if you’re not sure how to read it.
I’ve retrofitted towbars to AMGs a few times now, and all fitters and manufacturers said no, repeatedly. I spoke to the Westfalia parts department and when they saw the VIN plate they were keen to follow the journey but couldn’t advise.
So the first time I bought all of the parts from Mercedes to mitigate the risk of a problem. When the kit arrived we checked all of the part numbers with Westfalia Technical and they updated their catalogues and fitter guidance as a result.
Last time I checked the catalogue and fitter guidance has been changed back to “no” again! Each time I’ve done it since I have just used the Westfalia parts as they’re much less expensive and the exact same part.
This thread relates to the time I added one to a W166 generation ML lnig dissimilar to yous:
I'm posting this to help others who Google search whether a towbar can be retrofitted to an ML63 AMG.
A few weeks ago we took delivery of our new W166 ML63 AMG and having a towbar is essential for us, so before I committed to the car I checked the VIN or data plate showed the Gross Train Weight (GTW) meaning it's legal to tow, and dropped Tamzin at Westfalia an email to see if they've done one yet.
When we had a towbar fitted to our W164 ML63 AMG we had a bit of game to begin with, as pretty much every towbar manufacturer and every towbar fitter said it couldn't be done as the kit didn't...
