Re: Light board - without a tow bar –
12-08-2013,11:49 AM
1) Tieing on a reg plate is not legal - it has to be illuminated as per the original fitment - so you need a tailboard which takes the plate and has lights.
2) Order a "bypass relay" set of electrics from PF Jones, these are about £20 WITH a towbar order, maybe a bit more without (they are VERY helpful), and get their local fitter (or your tame auto-electrician) to fit them - they'll probably have to drill the rear crossmember (which is replaced by a towbar in a regular installation, as I recentlt founf out!) in order to fix the socket to the car (it's hinged from the towbar behind the rear bumper usually).
3) Be advised that strictly speaking the bikes should not obscure the "third brakelight" (hi-level) but many "high mount" bike carriers do and no-one seems to mind.
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