2017 Volkswagen Touareg R-Line edition installed with a removable Westfalia tow bar and 13pin fully populated caravan socket which swivels up under the bumper when not in use. The Westfalia VW dedicated wiring kit we used puts the vehicle into towing mode whilst hitched up. You will see some of the advantages of this system in the pictures below.
2019 Triumph Bonneville Street Twin having its Thatcham approved datatool GPS tracker removed as this bike was making way for a new purchase, a BMW M1300GS purchase. We will then be reinstalling the tracker into the new GS1300
1999 Yamaha YZF-R6 having a faulty Datatool S4 alarm removed and original wiring reinstated. The customer was experiencing false alarms so decided to cut through some wires which rendered the motorbike useless as this activated the immobiliser system. We removed all the old alarm and immobiliser components and put the wiring back to original.
2017 Facelifted Jaguar XF S edition installed with a removable Tow-Trust towbar and Jaguar dedicated 13pin wiring connection for a caravan. The lower black bumper skirt was trimmed on the underside only. Leaving a factory looking finish.
2020 Mercedes GLA suv AMG Line (H247 chassis) installed with a Witter Detachable Swan Neck tow bar and dedicated 13pin Mercedes approved wiring. Minimal modification to the lower central (black plastic) part of the AMG bumper that cant be seen unless you are underneath the car. This towbar kit is compatible with 2020 onwards Mercedes GLA models plus 2018 onwards A-Class models (w177 chassis).
Volkswagen Golf mk7 Apple CarPlay & Android Auto installed into the factory fitted composite media system. All the standard radio functions are maintained and nothing is compromised, essentially we are essentially unlocking another media source from the VW radio.
2017 mk4 Kia Sportage GT Line edition installed with Front Parking Sensors, colour coded and flush mounted into the bumper.
2019 Audi A3 Sportback (8v chassis) installed with a Westfalia detachable swan neck towbar and Audi Dedicated and Approved wiring loom. This audi a3 hatchback has the ‘shelf’ style rear bumper which hides the towing socket whilst not is use and the housing in which the detachable neck locks into.
2018 B9 Audi A4 Estate retrofitted with a genuine Audi high line reversing camera replicating a factory installation. Moving guidelines and APC (audi park control) overlayed on the Audi radio display.
2014 Honda StepWGN import (fourth generation) having its radio replaced with a Pioneer AVH-Z5200DAB giving Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. We also installed a reversing camera and colour coded rear parking sensors.
2018 Mini Cooper SD (f56 chassis) installed with rear Parking Sensors using colour coded and flush mounted system manufactured by Vodafone Automotive, part number R0394.
2020 Ford Kuga MK3 (CX482 chassis) installed with a reversing camera viewed from the factory Ford SYNC infotainment system. Huge strip down to access the relevant components for this job but very satisfying.
2016 Ford Transit Custom Campervan installed with a Kenwood DMX7017dabs infotainment system which has DAB, Bluetooth, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto features. The Camper already had a very poor reversing camera viewed by an ‘on dash’ monitor so we replaced the reversing camera and routed directly into the new Kenwood system to clean the dash up. We also added rear ‘fill’ speakers into the rear panels to give rear passengers a better listening experience, this was the only feasible place to install them in this particular custom campervan.
2020 Volkswagen Amarok installed with front and rear LED warning/highway Lighting and heavy duty commercial Tow-Trust towbar using VW dedicated and approved wiring coded to the vehicle in-house. 180 Degree warning lamps were installed into the front grill and above rear bumper, operated via a switch mounted discreetly on the dashboard.
2020 Morgan Plus Six installed with a Thatcham S5 insurance approved tracking system manufactured in the UK by Scorpion Automotive. The Scorpion S5 VTS plus immobilises the car unless a driver tag is present.
2018 volvo V90 installed with a Witter VL55Q detachable swan neck tow bar and approved Volvo wiring
Skoda Kodiaq Sportline 4×4 7 seat edition installed with a Tow Trust Fixed Swan Neck tow bar and Skoda Approved and specific 13pin cycle carrier wiring. Once the electrical socket is connected the vehicle will enter ‘towing mode’, this changes towing related characteristics on the vehicle. eg; Turning off unwanted features like rear fog light (stops glare) and rear parking sensors (unwanted beeps when reversing whilst towing). The Skoda Kodiaq ‘bulb monitoring’ systems will also be extended to cover the trailer/caravan too. Various other safety features are enabled at like E-TSP (electronic trailer stability program) and adjustment of suspension and brake settings (if vehicle is equipped).
Our customer choose a Fixed Swan towbar for his 2020 Kodiaq Sport Line, this did not cause any day to day issues with the rear parking sensors. It is very helpful that you can see the towball in the reversing camera (see picture below).
Subaru Forester STi having its old radio removed and upgraded to a modern Kenwood infotainment system that includes Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. We also added a rear parking camera.
2020 mk8 Ford Fiesta ST Line installed with a removable Tow Trust swan neck tow bar and Ford dedicated trailer socket all coded into the cars ECU. Really discreet and neat overall finish once towing neck is quick released (detached) and socket is rotated upwards behind the bumper.
2017 Audi S3 having privacy glass applied to the whole vehicle. Before and after pictures below.
2020 Fiat Ducato RAPIDO campervan installed with rear parking sensors using the Vodafone Automotive system.
2020 Audi A1 Citycarver having Heated Seats retrofitted. The high/low switches were positioned near the gear lever giving easy and visible access.
2017 Kia Sorento mk4 installed with a removable Tow-Trust swan neck tow bar and 13pin fully populated caravan electrics which are on a swivel bracket.
2020 Renault Captur (2020 second generation) installed with a rear parking camera using the factory fitted Renault Multimedia system.
1986 Ford Capri mk3 installed with a Thatcham Approved Sterling Excel Immobiliser, manufactured in the UK by Scorpion Automotive. The systems comes with 2x transponder tags (seen is last photo). providing one of the tags is swiped in the correct place within 30 seconds of opening the drivers door the engine will start, if not the vehicle will remain immobilised. If you keep the tag separate to your ignition key you will be protected against key theft too.
NO Tag, NO Start!
2001 Porsche Boxster S (986 chassis) having its Porsche CDR-22 radio removed, old Parrot bluetooth removed then dash converted and shuffled around to accommodate a new Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB Apple CarPlay and Android Auto system. This model only came with 2 dash speakers so we have installed Focal speakers into both front doors and upgraded the dash speakers to 10cm Kenwood’s. A Focal iBus Subwoofer behind the passenger seat gives much needed bass, fine adjustments can be made by tweaking the on dash level control. Our happy customer now has a modern multimedia system giving DAB radio, google maps and navigation, spotify and various other compatible applications. This set-up is exactly the same for the Porsche 911 996 models.
2016 Mini Cooper-S (f56 chassis) retrofitted with a rear parking camera using the original Mini navigation display. Optional moving parking lines enabled. Factory Mini Parking sensor display is retained and displayed as well as rear camera image.
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line installed with a Fixed Swan Neck towbar and 7pin VW Approved wiring and socket. This fixed towbar does not interfere with the rear parking sensors.
2020 Mercedes GLE 53 AMG installed with the Scorpion Thatcham and Insurance approved GPS tracker. The s5 VTS model comes with extra immobiliser and unique coded driver identification tags.
2017 Nissan Juke installed with a Westfalia a40v Detachable Swan Neck tow bar and 13pin Thule cycle carrier socket. Neither towbar housing or socket can be seen once the neck is removed and socket rotated up behind the bumper.
