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Originally Posted by YorkshireBloke

does the towbar fitment goes anywhere near the spare-wheel well (and my toroidal LPG tank)??

No. Straight and to the point.

Now, with regard to which one to go for, I'm afraid that's still your decision. If you check out the following link, it will show some photos of the westfalia towbar. The post after that, by Dezzy, shows the A8 with the bumper removed:

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showpost....22&postcount=5

Just below the corner of the boot, you'll see three bolt holes. This is where the bumper piston attaches. This is part of the main chassis, onto which the towbar is secured. Mine wasn't OEM, but is secured by three bolts on either side. Would assume the OEM one was secured the same way. I didn't have to cut the bottom of the bumper, although there is a large piece of plastic underneath, to the right of the spare wheel well that needed trimmed to allow for the neck of the towbar.

Since fitting it, I have towed several tons of concrete up lanes and through building sites and not had any issues. Even had to tow my brother home in his BMW (spit) recently, and still not managed to take the shins off myself walking past.