Tow Bar for the Tiguan

[Hole46]

Is this what you guys are talking about??
It's called an A40T over here in NZ

That certainly looks like it.


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[veew]

No. Only after I bought mine did I find out there is one with a removable ball shown on the instruction sheet as well.
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How much was the removable hitch?

[veew]

Westfalia website states their towbars are ADR certified, correlates with what AustraliaTowBars.com.au state on their site for the Tiguan towbar. My dealer stated they weren't but I'll have to send them the link:
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[IsDon]

Westfalia bars ARE ADR compliant. They have been since they started in Australia back in 2014. They wouldn't be able to sell them in Australia if they weren't.

Sounds like your dealer is telling you BS to sell you his inferior tow bar at vastly inflated prices. Don't fall for it.


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[jrgti]

Correct me if I am wrong but wouldn't a max vertical load of 120KG on the towball equate to a max braked towing load of 1.2 tons allowed in Aus? Also a weight distribution hitch is not allowed to be used on a Tiguan.
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[Beowulf]

Some additional towbar images for veew

[veew]

Cheers Beowolf, much appreciated!

[marcuskmt]

I had my Westfalia Tow Bar installed today. The installer told me that Westfalia closed shop in Australia. This is a shame because this tow bar is awesome. You dont even know there is a tow bar there if you remove the goose neck.

Just a couple of questions for those that have the Westfalia Tow Bar:

1. With the goose neck out, I cant seem to remove the key. Is that a safety thing so you dont lose the key or can it come out?
2. Do you get error messages if you drive the car with the goose neck in but no trailer attached?
3. I need a 7 to 13 pin adapter for my bike carrier - where do I get them from? Is the one linked from ebay below the correct one? Is it worth getting the original Westfalia one for 5x the price at $46.80 (last link)?

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[veew]

I had my Westfalia Tow Bar installed today. The installer told me that Westfalia closed shop in Australia. This is a shame because this tow bar is awesome. You dont even know there is a tow bar there if you remove the goose neck.

Just a couple of questions for those that have the Westfalia Tow Bar:

1. With the goose neck out, I cant seem to remove the key. Is that a safety thing so you dont lose the key or can it come out?
2. Do you get error messages if you drive the car with the goose neck in but no trailer attached?
3. I need a 7 to 13 pin adapter for my bike carrier - where do I get them from? Is the one linked from ebay below the correct one? Is it worth getting the original Westfalia one for 5x the price at $46.80 (last link)?

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Hey mate, would be keen to check it out sometime. My car is about 6 weeks away so sussing out towbars now.

[dmn]

I had my Westfalia Tow Bar installed today. The installer told me that Westfalia closed shop in Australia. This is a shame because this tow bar is awesome. You dont even know there is a tow bar there if you remove the goose neck.

Explains why my emails were never returned...what are the options for a westfalia towbar...I am in Canberra and prefer not to use the modified Oz version that is only available from our VW dealers - don't want to cut out the rear bumper on my R-Line!