My Tiguan has arrived and this is my experience so far

[RYD11R]

Hi All,

Apologies for the delayed reply.

Hi RYD11R, based on the above assume it's a horizontal tow bar? Did they cut the rear bumper? I've got a 162 rline on order in tungsten and want a tow on it as well. The dealer I've been working with hasn't had to install one on an rline as yet so couldn't tell me much without talking to the service area. Any chance of getting a photo of the tow bar? Thanks

Hi Beowulf,

Yes the rear bar has to be cut to put on the Aus approved tow bar which was a shame. However due to it being an inclusion in our deal I thought why not get it as we will definitely require one eventually. My 2 cents, it does not look as good as the standard rear bar alone especially with the tongue in, however with the tongue removed and a proper hitch cover installed (purchased aftermarket as one supplied will not fit) it still decent.

Are you finding issues with heat coming through the sunroof on hot days? Do you find it annoying that the internal cover isn't total blackout?

I sat in one a few weeks ago on a mid 20s day and as I am tall my head was very near the roof and the heat coming through was distinctly noticeable and the metal strip at the front end of the internal blind was almost burning to the touch.


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Ahhh we were using the car during our nice 30+ degree weather and had no problems with heat coming through, the internal cover does block out the heat and light well, not as bad as the cover in my golf R. I did like the pano roof lighting which I only noticed on the weekend, but the roof itself is a massive draw card. End of the day it would vary how you as an individual find heat and lighting tolerable, for us its barely noticeable and night time if closed people don’t even realise you have a pano roof. Keep in mind thou in an R-Line the interior trims are all black including roof lining and plastics, this could be another reason why it’s not an issue?

Any chance of pics of the problem areas of the load liner while you are at it too?
Sounds like I should reconsider getting the liner.

Hey mate, could you specify which one of these three liners you've got? Cheers

Hi Gents,

Ok so using the screen shot provided… We ordered the BOOT TRAY VARIABLE LOADING FLOOR, however the rear of it cuts into the pillars (marked with circles) and overlaps the tailgate where the hatch needs to lock (marked with x). We ended up going to the BOOT MAT VARIABLE LOADING FLOOR as it is more flexible, covers the area appropriately and didn’t look as ugly as the BOOT TRAY. Additionally note the BOOT TRAY requires some extra clips provided to be installed onto rear seat backing to hold the rear stable, I also noticed to make the netting fit post would be difficult as the tray blocks the mounting points for the net.