MY10 Towbar Costs

[waringb]

I'm sure I've read it somewhere, or perhaps a dealer mentioned it, that the MY10 has the internal towbar wiring fitted at the factory - even if the car is ordered without a towbar.

So when the dealer goes to fit the towbar, the labour time is greatly reduced as they no longer need to run wiring to the front fuse box.

So instead of ~$1400 - $1900 to fit a towbar, the cost should be much lower this year.

Anyone else heard this?

[Swallowtail]

I haven't... sounds interesting. Be interesting to see if there actually is any change in towbar pricing though. Have you asked your dealer?

[waringb]

I've asked, he's checking into it - I'll post a reply once he gets back to me.

[audineil]

I have a MY10 R36 delivered on friday 26/2/10. It is the newest version that has the slightly different A/C controls etc. It has a towbar fitted and came with a short adaptor loom from the car plug (round) to the trailer plug (flat).

No mention of changes to the towbar wiring or reduced cost.

I am not too concerned though as I think I got a fair deal from Gerald Slaven in Belconnen ACT.

Love the car BTW.

Neil

[Caddyman]

yep, my car came with the same deal, short adapter, round euro plug to flat 9 pin plug.

Matthew

[Umai Naa!!]

MY10 is not pre-wired for the trailer control module wiring.

It still takes around 4-6 hours to fit the towbar and wiring from start to finish, but it is slightly easier now, as we (At least I do), run all the wiring down the right side of the car now in accordance to changes to the fuse boxes in the ends of the dash.

The only cars that I'm aware of at this stage that can be ordered pre-wired are the Tiguan and Touareg.

For the above two posters, we are not referring to the external wiring here

[Rthirsty6]

I'm sure I've read it somewhere, or perhaps a dealer mentioned it, that the MY10 has the internal towbar wiring fitted at the factory - even if the car is ordered without a towbar.

So when the dealer goes to fit the towbar, the labour time is greatly reduced as they no longer need to run wiring to the front fuse box.

So instead of ~$1400 - $1900 to fit a towbar, the cost should be much lower this year.

Anyone else heard this?

I paid just below $ 1,400 for my towbar, which was locally fitted but organised by the Dealer. I believe most towbars for Passat are locally built units.
I am really happy with it, it is demountable and you can hardly notice that a towbar is fitted if the adaptor is removed. It came with a nice adaptor bag with VW logo on it as well.
In the end, this is no different then any other option on your car; you order the car and negotiate the cost of all the individual options with the Dealer. Considering you have already placed your order you probably won't have a lot of bargaining power left to get the towbar for a really cheap price, unless your relationship with the Dealer is excellent. Good luck!

[Caddyman]

. I believe most towbars for Passat are locally built units.
!

All of the dealer fitted towbars are made by Best bars in New Zealand, it says so on both the bar and the sticker that they should put inside the drivers door.

Matthew

[Umai Naa!!]

MY10 Passats are pre-wired for trailer electric.

The full wiring kit still needs to be purchased, some of the trim still needs to be removed, and some wiring under the dash (if it's anything like a Tiguan) will need to be performed.

I wish I had known about all this sooner.

[Highlander]

MY10 Passats are pre-wired for trailer electric.

The full wiring kit still needs to be purchased, some of the trim still needs to be removed, and some wiring under the dash (if it's anything like a Tiguan) will need to be performed.

I wish I had known about all this sooner.

What about MY10 Passat CC? Prewired?