Festiva hitch / tow bar

[TONYCASH]

There is a Festy hitch on ebay.Was considering it,but,is it easy to obtain in other places and if so , how much.Also,is there some place to get a reasonable tow bar to hook to a festy to tow from the front with all 4 wheels on the road .

[freshtiva]

You might ask FestivaWes I know he bought a tow bar to tow a festiva.

[Pu241]

Or you might PM festyxfi and see what he can offer!

Who gave us this to behold:

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15160

[gotrootdude]

U-haul has them for around the same price and you can get them installed. Personally, I went for a roof rack. I don't need to move to much heavy stuff. http://www.cargogear.com/OneItemInfo...num=TLMAGRACKB

[25Horseplay]

I tow barred one of mine home from NC. I removed the bumper cover and bolted the tow bar to the bumper support.

[coug68]

festy hitches

http://www.redtrailers.com/ShowItem.asp?id=C11566

http://www.autoanything.com/towing/73A3874A0A0A2588047.aspx

[freshtiva]

^ Wow I like the red one ! Looks like it attached to the tie down plates on the back of a festiva.

[Pu241]

Which one Freshtiva,
I looked at both neither of them were red and I really don't like the one the bolts through the bumper and wheel well.
The other looks like it bolts into "frame" behind the tie down plates.
A member here has one that does bolt into the tie down plates, but it is no longer available and I had no success in get a local shop to reproduce it!
It wasn't complicated they just didn't want to be bothered.

[freshtiva]

[Pu241]

Same thing I did when I looked at them, those aren't for the festiva.
See this chart:

http://www.autoanything.com/GenericPages/ProductImage.aspx?GroupID=7&ImageID=37497&ProductID=3874

And this is the class I hitch that fits the festiva:

http://www.autoanything.com/GenericPages/ProductImage.aspx?ProductID=3874&GroupID=1

[freshtiva]

Oh, well that figures. Looks like the ones for the festiva do come in custom colors. I wouldnt mount a hitch to a festiva rear bumper beam. Mounting one to the tie down plates would be the best IMO. I have one somewhere that will work on a festiva, you would have to bolt it up in the spare tire well though. Ill see if I can find it.

[TONYCASH]

I would be interested.

[25Horseplay]

It appears that the only one available is the one that bolts to the bumper.

[coug68]

Both the links I threw up earlier are for the same model number hitch. It bolts to the bottom of the bumper and to the bottom of the spare tire well. I have one and it hauls my bike trailer around just fine...Says it will haul 1000lbs/100lb tongue weight

[CHills]

What ever you tow, be smart about it, we are talking about a Festiva here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWE5e_H47MI

I know it's not a Festiva, but it's still funny