Looks good! You need to post a nighttime photo of the lights.I ordered a Thule Euorride 940 tow ball mount bike carrier from here
https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/...2-bikes-328231
It cost $230 and took about two weeks to arrive.
It had Euro lights like in the above picture, so I rewired them for a US 7way. The outside position on each light is the running/brake(turn) lamps. I changed the amber turn signal bulbs out and rewired them as white reverse lights. The inside positions were originally reverse lights on the right and rear fog on the right. I decided to make them both also light up with my brake lights/turn signals. I ordered a left lens from here,
and put it on the right https://en.hollandbikeshop.com/bicy...light-lens-left-50716-for-euroclassic-g6-929/
Here's the finished product. I couldn't resist getting a Euro plate to match the one on the front of my car since there was a spot for it.
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It mounts really solidly on the ball, and folds down well. The total (minus the plate) was around $260.
You need to turn the Leaf around and drive it in reverse. That way you can push the wagen!Could anyone tell me if I’m doing this Hybrid thing correctly? MPG dropped from mid 40’s to low 30’s at speed.
Edit :damn you Flickr and IPhone!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dremd/38923856594/
Ah ha! So that’s where I went wrong.You need to turn the Leaf around and drive it in reverse. That way you can push the wagen!
212-215 is plenty hot for the engine - might want to insure that both fans are running on high speed.
I like the 53' sticker
I think you got that flipped around. Detroits are the 18" ones that have the machined front and the black painted inserts. Huff's are the 17"s that are all gray. Aside from the difference in color the wheels are visually really similar, if not the same except for the size difference.
Did a little more research in ETKA - Denvers are the 17" with the softer edges, Detroits replaced the Huffs in later model years. Maybe as an easier to pronounce name?
It handles it really well. It's a manual with an upgraded clutch. The car is Stage 2. The last time I had it dyno'd it made 250WHP and 265WTQ. So it's got plenty of power to tow it. Granted I don't have that nice low end torque that you TDI guys have, but it still is plenty capable. I've got upgraded brake pads, brake fluid, and stainless steel lines on the car. Having trailer brakes takes care of any worries about braking I have. I'm going to go in a parking lot before I leave and do some evasive maneuvers and hard braking to get a feel of what it's like under those scenarios.ThatGTI, how does the GTI handle the towing? Do you have a DSG? Power? Braking?
You are a lot more aerodynamic than I am with that low profile trailer.
Gotcha. I completely forgot about Denvers. I get those confused with Huffs. I'm not sure when they came on MK5.
It is a 13 foot Camplite We had to search for it and drove 300 miles to get it. All aluminum/composite unit. The Beetle is generating ~315 TQ/160 HP. So it pulls no problem. When we are cruising, there is a lot of wind drag because of the shape and so much of the trailer face is not protected by the Beetle so we feel that. Don't really need brakes with this parachute behind us
. So much drag that the turbo is always boosting at about 5 psi. It doesn't generate boost when cruising when the trailer is off. 
Put an AirLift setup in the factory springs. I love that setup on my wife's MkV. I've put the AirLift setup in my MkIV Wagon as well, but I didn't take the Wagon on a 4500 mile test drive with the trailer...
