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February 27th, 2012, 21:09
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Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Morongo Valley Ca
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My hitch is on the way..
I cant wait to get this thing installed.. In leu of the current fuel prices this will be a nice reprieve for my self so that I can track my dirtbike more often.
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February 27th, 2012, 23:25
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: NORCAL
Fuel Economy: 40 average mpg
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what type of hitch? also do you plan on pulling a trailer or having a rack for yur bike? I am tired of filling up my gas guzzling chevy. but kind of embarrased to roll to the moto track in the tdi with a bike on the back haha. money saver for sure
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February 28th, 2012, 06:48
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Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Morongo Valley Ca
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http://www.etrailer.com/p-60267.html
This is the one I got, I did a mufflerectomy so I dont have anything in the way. I have a small 4x8 ish trailer, actually an old jetski trailer converted to flatbed and has 14 inch wheels so it should tow nice.
I dont care about how I look going because all the naysayers get put down on the track!
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February 28th, 2012, 08:01
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Charlotte, NC
Fuel Economy: 55 max / 44 avg on beetle ~37 on JSW
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I went with the Curt/U-Haul hitch on my JSW. Drag my butt most mornings backing out of the drive and even over some speed humps. I am looking at the hidden hitch for the Golf to keep the lines clean.
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2010 silver/black JSW TDI with DSG, 2011 red Golf TDI with dsg, 2003 red/gray Passat 1.8l gasser
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February 28th, 2012, 10:00
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Valencia Ca.
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PLEASE post photo's after you get it installed!
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February 28th, 2012, 11:40
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: WV
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Yeah, I'd love to see some pics. I'm going to have to do this also.
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February 28th, 2012, 12:44
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Charlotte, NC
Fuel Economy: 55 max / 44 avg on beetle ~37 on JSW
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Used to be a great how to on vwvortex for wiring set up but can't find it now. I'll keep looking.
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2010 silver/black JSW TDI with DSG, 2011 red Golf TDI with dsg, 2003 red/gray Passat 1.8l gasser
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February 28th, 2012, 16:39
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Veteran Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: North Jersey
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Pics please...I'm thinking of doing this and buying a small trailer to tow my ATV.
If this is what you're getting, I really don't like how low it hangs. It's actually ugly to me.
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2011 Candy White TDI 4dr DSG loaded 
REVO stage 1.2 | R Steering Wheel | Tinted LED Tail Lights | VW Emblem RVC | BSH 27mm rear sway bar RI2P (Rest in 2 Pieces) | 15% tint
Last edited by Polak; February 28th, 2012 at 17:00.
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February 28th, 2012, 17:02
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Charlotte, NC
Fuel Economy: 55 max / 44 avg on beetle ~37 on JSW
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That's about how mine looks on the jsw.
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2010 silver/black JSW TDI with DSG, 2011 red Golf TDI with dsg, 2003 red/gray Passat 1.8l gasser
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February 28th, 2012, 17:45
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: SW Portland OR
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February 28th, 2012, 17:52
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: SE PA
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I have a Bosal on my 2009 and I can't say enough good about it. I have a bunch of posts on the subject as do others. The Westfalia is very similar.
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Wishing for a TDI with Torsen all wheel drive and a manual Transmission
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February 29th, 2012, 03:26
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Southeast PA
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The Curt hitch on my Golf TDI, from U-Haul, is visible and about an inch or so lower than the hidden version for the GTI, but I think it looks fine. The bigger round tubing on the Curt seems to look nicer than the square tubing on the other hitches.
Curt with DrawTite rubber plug
Curt, looking through the receiver hole
Photos from fickr
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2010 Golf TDI - Blue (BGM), 4-Dr, 6-M, Sunroof, Xenon, Dynaudio, Nav (RNS-510), Euro light switch, 9W7 BT, R Tinted LED Tail Lights, Monte Carlo 17" x 7.5" ET47 Wheels, 235/45/17 Tires, P3Cars Digital Interface
Last edited by ksing44; March 2nd, 2012 at 01:59.
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February 29th, 2012, 09:06
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Valencia Ca.
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Can anyone give info on what needs to be done on the wiring side of things? It seems there are special requirements electrically because the hitch makers don't seem to have a turnkey wiring adapter.....
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February 29th, 2012, 09:52
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: GTA, Ontario
Fuel Economy: ~6.4L/100km
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RNDDUDE
Can anyone give info on what needs to be done on the wiring side of things? It seems there are special requirements electrically because the hitch makers don't seem to have a turnkey wiring adapter.....
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This is what I did http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=299779
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February 29th, 2012, 10:00
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Veteran Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Valencia Ca.
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Thanks leadfoot, I had seen that thread. I was hoping someone had made some progress on using the existing taillight plug, and daisy-chaining from that using OEM VW connectors, so that it would truly be a reversable, plug-and-play solution. I was hoping that someone had done that and posted....
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