How did your Beetle do on power towing the trailer? Also how was the ride in the Beetle when towing? I have a 2002 Beetle 5 speed and I'm thinking about getting a smaller camper trailer than your to tow but I'm concerned about power and ride. Also sent you a PM Thanks
I pulled my 1978 Scamp that I'm working on (slowly) out of the barn to wash the dust off of it last week. I towed it home to Virginia from Ohio over the summer. It towed great!
Eric
Terrible terrible place to lift the trailer my friend. Placing the Jack under the leafs is very unstable. Seems like a small/light trailer, but if it falls on you it could still be trouble. Stay safe amigoI put a couple of hundred miles on the new tow bar. Gotta say, the B5.5 with the sport pack tows really well. The sport pack gives me a six speed with similar final ratio to the five speed but with closer ratios. It's also 15mm lower all around, along with a larger clutch than the five speed and slightly more torque, plus some other unrelated goodies. Sport pack is good
Didn't really go much above 60mph as that's the towing speed limit in the UK, and wasn't really heavily loaded - pretty much just a drum kit and a few other bits and pieces. The car was loaded with five guys, amps, guitars, and enough stuff for a weekend away including a gig. Never felt the need to switch down from sixth even on some fairly decent inclines.
Sticking some new wheels and tyres on the trailer before the trip. Trailers are so much easier to work on than cars!
Yeah, those definitely needed doing..
Tidy!
Gig was pretty sweet too - I do a bit of photography when I'm not ferrying the band around
I put a couple of hundred miles on the new tow bar. Gotta say, the B5.5 with the sport pack tows really well. The sport pack gives me a six speed with similar final ratio to the five speed but with closer ratios. It's also 15mm lower all around, along with a larger clutch than the five speed and slightly more torque, plus some other unrelated goodies. Sport pack is good
Didn't really go much above 60mph as that's the towing speed limit in the UK, and wasn't really heavily loaded - pretty much just a drum kit and a few other bits and pieces. The car was loaded with five guys, amps, guitars, and enough stuff for a weekend away including a gig. Never felt the need to switch down from sixth even on some fairly decent inclines.
Sticking some new wheels and tyres on the trailer before the trip. Trailers are so much easier to work on than cars!
Yeah, those definitely needed doing..
Tidy!
Gig was pretty sweet too - I do a bit of photography when I'm not ferrying the band around
It is a pretty small trailer, and it was more than stable enough for a quick wheel change. I'd have put it under the axle itself but it's only a little jack and there wasn't enough space to jack it once the pad was under the axle. For any serious work I just flip it back onto the tailgate and all the suspension and axle are at the perfect height to work on!
On my trailer the springs are bolted to the axle, so I use that point to lift the trailer for a tire change. I use jackstands when doing other work under the trailer.
Well, on my trailer the leaf springs are flat and the axle is round. Since the springs are under the axle, I have a flat surface: o Where "o" is the axle and "_" is the spring.
Hey dave, would love to learn more about your rig.Towed my latest TDI home a couple of days ago: an '06 BRM on Craigslist. Does not start, possibly ECM or immobilizer. Yes, it's a 5 speed
Beat out a ton of people to get it, just by being fast and willing to get 'er done
Very nice! She's strong as an ox I see.Nothing special really, just a GLX/TDI conversion I did about a year ago with PP520 injectors and a stock tune. Also a custom 2" receiver hitch I built myself and a 2-3 year old Master Tow dolly without brakes. I've towed with this set-up on 7 occasions at various distances and it's really pretty slick for going and getting disabled TDIs. Car is at 174K and engine is like 406K miles or something close to that. I would not do this with the stock B4 brakes
Lol holy smokes. I hope my Common rail Tdi goes for at least half of that 400 thousand you've clocked. !
Your TDI will run as long as you want it to, unless it gets totaled in a crash. If you want it to last 300k miles, it will. If you want it to last 600k miles, it will. Et cetera.
[Aye caramba, can't anyone post anything without it being taken to the extreme? Lol
Neat! Interesting how it is locked to the car and has swivel wheels so that people who have never towed a trailer don't need to learn how to back one up. "Just drive normally" the website says. Have never seen that before. Great idea.
Specs for the trailer?
Jetta looks sharp! You have the gli tail lights? Is the spoiler factory and what kind of rimsHauled a couple of these this weekend...
Thanks! OEM tails, just had them smoked by a body shop buddy, a bit dark for my taste but haven't had any problems yet. EBay spoiler, I think it was about $65. Wheels are Bremmer Kraft BR10 iirc from tirerack. The car is also lowered 1/2" (eibach pro kit + 1/2"-3/4" spacers. It was just too low with the Pro-Kit but I needed a bit more capacity than OEM springs.) Tires are Continental Extremecontact DWS 235/45R17.
