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Dickie Nee
Member Since: 03 Jul 2007
Location: Melbourne
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We have had our Mitchel Bros hitch on for quite a while now and once we got the reciever in as I wanted it we tow our 3500kg van very well.
The only problem we have id I have a Kaymar bar and still find the sensors to be a pain.
Has anyone got a fix for this as we are now residing in Noosa it will be TOO hard to get to Kaymar in Melbourne to rectify.
Look forward to great help fixing this small problem.
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 27th Apr 2008 1:10 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
 
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Dickie Nee
Aaron told me he will be looking at this next time he fits one to a Kaymar bar.
But my understanding is that the sensors are recessed and have a new housing as part of the bar.
I think they need to be brought forward and moved slightly out.
In the LR bar it is easy because the bar is not flat and the housings can be rotated but the Kaymar have a different arrangement.
Dickie Nee
Any issues you have noticed with the Mitchell Bros Hitch as opposed to the LR one?
What you are towing is at the max too.  “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 27th Apr 2008 1:29 am |
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ianv
Member Since: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Bungendore, New South Wales
Posts: 338
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Mine's arrived, along with the cargo barrier as well.
All in order, good components and instructions. I'll get time to bolt it up tomorrow night, if I can get it warm enough to paint! It was already below 5C when I got home at 18:00.
rgds all
Thanks Aaron and Co at Mitchell Bros. TDV6
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| 28th Apr 2008 10:27 am |
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StornowaySA
Member Since: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 406
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nothing yet way out west (Perth!).....  MY2010 D4 HSE 3.0, e-diff, 19inch MTR's; LLAMS Height adjustor, LR f & r light guards, LR side steps, LR bright finish side door mouldings; LR/Mantec G4 front bash plate, LR G4 Winch kit, Warn 9500lb Winch; GOE compressor guard, Uniden UHF, LR bright finish roof rails, LR G4 driving light kit, LR G4 ladder, 4 x extra rear compartment 12V sockets, Traxide dual battery system and Optima Yellowtop battery, ORS drawer system / fridge slide, LED rear compartment lighting.
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| 28th Apr 2008 11:19 am |
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DingMark
Member Since: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Perth Oz or Erbil, Iraq
Posts: 388
 
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Ahem. Last time I ordered something 4WD-ish from the Eastern States it went via Darwin, then Adelaide, and finally Perth. Probably on camel it was so slow....  . Hope not the same with the hitch as I want it before Xmas. Jim Dowell - D4 HSE TDi, 12,000 hydraulic winch & hidden winch mount, MTRs, TyreDog, Traxide 2 x aux battery system, fixed air compressor, Dolium roof rack, MitchHitch.
RIP 2005 D3 HSE V8 5 seater gold (stolen and torched)
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| 28th Apr 2008 12:37 pm |
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pbhawkin
Member Since: 14 Dec 2006
Location: Mudgee
Posts: 377
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Received mine by courier late y/day but have yet to unwrap the parcel. regards
Peter
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Oct 2013 SDV6 3.0 HSE.
2007 TDV6 SE E-diff, adaptive lights sold 1/2014
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| 28th Apr 2008 10:58 pm |
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PCH
Member Since: 12 Jan 2005
Location: Anywhere but work
Posts: 812
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Hi All,
I noticed that some of you are painting the hitch. I suppose that you are just doing that to make it look less obvious since the finish is a bit bling.
Did you prime the plating first before adding your top coat or did you just spray on a top coat?
I was going to just use the automotive spray can by the way.
Thanks Chris 2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
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| 28th Apr 2008 11:18 pm |
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Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
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Hi PCH,
With new galvanising you need to apply an etch prime before applying top coats, otherwise the top coat will not hold.
Best Wishes,
Peter
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| 28th Apr 2008 11:48 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
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etch prime.
Make sure you prep the surface before to remove grease.
paint prep product from auto store. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 29th Apr 2008 2:35 am |
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StornowaySA
Member Since: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 406
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arrived in the West ok!!! MY2010 D4 HSE 3.0, e-diff, 19inch MTR's; LLAMS Height adjustor, LR f & r light guards, LR side steps, LR bright finish side door mouldings; LR/Mantec G4 front bash plate, LR G4 Winch kit, Warn 9500lb Winch; GOE compressor guard, Uniden UHF, LR bright finish roof rails, LR G4 driving light kit, LR G4 ladder, 4 x extra rear compartment 12V sockets, Traxide dual battery system and Optima Yellowtop battery, ORS drawer system / fridge slide, LED rear compartment lighting.
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| 29th Apr 2008 8:34 am |
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RetiredBob
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: New South Wales
Posts: 183
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Had a quick trip up to Sydney today (680 km return) to have Aaron fit the new hitch and cargo barrier.
I have the Kaymar carrier on the back and he modified it and the hitch slightly and all fits well and looks great.
Out to get a can of paint tomorrow to finalise the fitting. 
BTW my rear sensors work OK with the hitch and spare wheels on the back - I had 'massaged' the sensors a bit previously. Retired Bob
2005 Disco 3 HSE TDV6 (Dual Battery, Snorkel, Nudge Bar, Kaymar Spare Wheel Carriers, Long Ranger Aux Tank. LED Shunt, Centre Console Cooler, New Tail Shaft, New Gear Box, Rigged for towing) Towing Trakmaster Van as often as possible
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| 29th Apr 2008 9:56 am |
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ianv
Member Since: 20 Dec 2007
Location: Bungendore, New South Wales
Posts: 338
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I,m painting it black just to fit in better with the vehicle finish, very happy that it is galvanised.
I just give it a prepsol wash and then hit it with kill rust black gloss epoxy paint. 2 coats, very strong finish.
rgds all.
Ianv TDV6
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| 29th Apr 2008 10:45 am |
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will
Member Since: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 31
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Fitted mine today, D3 has the Kaymar rear bar and wheel carrier.Required a small amount of grinding to the rear bar as outlined by Aaron in an earlier post. Also required a small amount of the tyre locking lever to be ground away. Finished product looks great and is an excellent fit. Checked towing height for the van (tape measure only) seems to be spot-on using the old Disco tongue and towball attachment. Kaymar rear bar and tyre carrier; Safari Snorkel: ARB under-bonnet compressor; LRA fuel tank; Winch, bullbar; Cibie Super Oscars; Rhino Platform Roof Rack, Reversing camera; Traxide auxiliary battery system, 17" rims - Cooper ST.
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| 30th Apr 2008 9:15 am |
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John58
Member Since: 23 Jan 2008
Location: On the Road
Posts: 20
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Received my tow hitch from Mitchell Bros today Very impressed with the quality of fit, finish, manufacture and completeness of the kit as a whole. The installation instructions are a joy to behold. Lots and lots of thought and effort has gone into this. The only real problem I had with fitting was that I couldn't get the left-hand trailer plug far enough out of the way to allow easy fitting of the bolt through the recovery eye.  Another 2-3 mm slack in the wires would have made all the difference! The nylon bush through the recovery eye is also a very tight fit - as I suppose it should be. Apart from that it is very simple to fit. Major congrats to all involved! White S TDV6 auto. Air Suspension. Active Rear Diff. ARB bullbar. IPF spotlights. GME TX3440 UHF radio. Autosafe Cargo Barrier. Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch. AT35 coupling. AORC Quantum van.
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| 2nd May 2008 11:18 am |
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Maddison
Member Since: 21 Oct 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 23
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CaverrD3
You mentioned in your post to rotate the sensors 75 degrees away from the tow hitch, can you tell me 75 degrees which way. Lets say I am doing the drivers side sensor is that 75 degrees clockwise or anticlockwise  Maya Gold June 05 Disco3 HDV6 HSE AT2 Tyres Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch
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