To those with the Euro hitch

[vw4life]

OK, here goes a long winded question. I am interested in installing a european tow hitch on my wagon. There are several options (Brink, Bosal, Witter, Westfaila etc...)

Now, I was hoping to find a hitch that was more similar to the basic allroad OEM hitch (which installs in a similar manner to the passat although it is a totally different vehicle and would certainly not fit.

PIC of allroad hitch: http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/55347/hitch_package.jpg

Now, I like the idea of the allroad style hitch because they have fabbed up these adapters so you could easily use a hitch mount bike rack such as these pics:
http://forums.audiworld.com/allroad/msgs/164442.phtml
http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/39740/hitch_adapter.jpg

OK, so for the passat the most common euro hitch to be installed in North America is the Westfalia hitch. It has a funky quick release cylindiracl tow bar.

PICS here: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y39/b5_leadfoot/Westfalia/05-HITCHNECK.jpg
http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209445

So, besides towing once in a while I wanted to be able to put the bikes on the back. Can anyone see a way to adapt a std, hitch bike rack to the passat westfalia hitch?

 

[DPM]

Either a clamp over the swan-neck, something like this adaptor for a stabiliser
http://www.towsure.com/product.asp?p=483

or simpler still if you can source one in the US, a clipon rack, clamps over the ball

http://www.towsure.com/product.asp?p=416

Or maybe have someone weld the receiver for the rack directly to the swanneck, between the ball and the bumper?

 

[vw4life]

Here is a link to my discussion on passatworld with some good solutions for those that might be asking the same questions.

http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1518329#post1518329http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1518329&postcount=1

 

[vw4life]

I just wanted to update this thread with info regarding my new European style clamp on bike rack:

http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1982216&postcount=166