Towbar and Polo GTi

[Polo GTEye N9]

Jimmys Polo GTi for sale ad is what sparked my post.

Hello Jimmy
Please post some pics of your friends Polo with towbar and any other owners with tow bars can make you also make comments.
Cheers Al

[seangti]

I had a VW towbar fitted to my car on the weekend, huge thanks to Gavin for the bar and for doing most of the work.

Did it require the rear bumper to be cut? Yes - you'll need to cut a small section out of the bottom of lower valance. It's about a 3x3 (inch) cut.
does the VW version come with a separate bumper? (I would assume not) Nope, no need, Just a small cut out required. The electrical fit kit (bit) looks pretty awful so perhaps at some point if I can find another valance I'll leave the electrical bit in the boot and pull out when needed.
has anyone had the Hayman Reese version installed? and how have you found that? Mine is a genuine VW one. I only have photo's without the bumpers on the car, not with it fitted. The specs on the bar are specific to the base diesel and petrol models, not GTI. Max towing will be around 500kg, with a ball weight of 55kg I think.

Pics of the car it came off. We cleaned up the bar and repainted it black so it looks better. Now to find an excuse to tow something.

[Smidge]

Looks good - What brand tow bar did you use?

[seangti]

That's a VW branded bar. Still haven't towed anything, looking for excuses though

[jglaine]

Hi all,

I have read all the posts i could fin, but actually never seen someone fitting a tow bar on a Polo GTI 2015 (Australia).

• VW does not make a genuine one
• Westfalia makes one that "should fit"
• Hayman Reese make one but cannot guarantee it will fit

I'm trying to find one that ideally fits with a minimum amount of visible bumber cut. Has anyone here ever had / seen one fitted ? Any opinion on the two tow bar i listed ?
Finally, am i correct in thinking fitting the electrical wiring requires ECU coding ? does this mean only VW can do this installation ?

Thank you for your help

[seangti]

Hi all,

I have read all the posts i could fin, but actually never seen someone fitting a tow bar on a Polo GTI 2015 (Australia).

• VW does not make a genuine one
• Westfalia makes one that "should fit"
• Hayman Reese make one but cannot guarantee it will fit

I'm trying to find one that ideally fits with a minimum amount of visible bumber cut. Has anyone here ever had / seen one fitted ? Any opinion on the two tow bar i listed ?
Finally, am i correct in thinking fitting the electrical wiring requires ECU coding ? does this mean only VW can do this installation ?

Thank you for your help

You'll probably need to post in the 6c/6r polo section to get the desired knowledge base as this is 9n3 polo specific. All the best.

[jglaine]

Thank you