Towing - Tiguan tow capability

[Glennb]

Latest from Hayman Reece re: aftermarket Towbar:

On a similar note, did Hayman Reese ever come through with an aftermarket Towbar for the Tig and if so, how much are they? Got quoted $1,500 from dealer today to install the VW towbar on our Tig which arrives in a week or two.

[Arctra]

On a similar note, did Hayman Reese ever come through with an aftermarket Towbar for the Tig and if so, how much are they? Got quoted $1,500 from dealer today to install the VW towbar on our Tig which arrives in a week or two.

No, not yet. I actually followed up with them this week and this was their response:

There has been some hold up with the wiring solution that will be supplied with this towbar, this is being worked on at the moment but no firm time frame has been given to me at this stage but they are hoping to have the bar released before the end of May.

[Glennb]

No, not yet. I actually followed up with them this week and this was their response:

Thanks Arctra. Any indication of pricing? Do you think it would be significantly cheaper than VW OEM or only $100 or so cheaper?

[Arctra]

Thanks Arctra. Any indication of pricing? Do you think it would be significantly cheaper than VW OEM or only $100 or so cheaper?

No idea mate. I did confirm the first time I enquired that the wiring would NOT include Trailer Stability Control that the OEM one does. I preume it'll just use relays to make the trailer lights work and that's it. No idea on price.

[sammo09]

Hi wongai
I believe you should stick with manufactures limits..agree that 100kg drawbar limit is low for 2000kg towing capacity but that is what you should be complying with. The van compliance plate information is comparable to these limits so that is the equation.
I have recently returned from a 1600km trip with TDI auto towing a 14ft Jayco expanda. Van compliance plate..drawbar wt 76kg, tare wt 1277kg. We travel fairly light about 170+kg. TDI did the trip with ease including some long steep grades. daily economy did not exceed 11L/100..best was 9.8L/100 0n one day. Mostly used 5th gear sometimes down to 4th on long steeper grades..good pulling power if in the right gear..used manual change in hilly going. I looked at many van specis before settling on this one. there are not many that fit the envelope. I have towed vans before and am very happy with this combination. For the 75% of time when not towing I have a good performing, good handling, comfortable, fuel efficient vehicle...if only they had " wild cherry red " when I ordered mine.

[jimbomort]

Hi wongai
Mostly used 5th gear sometimes down to 4th on long steeper grades..good pulling power if in the right gear..used manual change in hilly going.

good to see, not sure if applies to auto's, but I know that towing in top gear in many modern manuals can cause problems because gearbox cannot handle the load - somethign to do with gearbox design/set-up that I am not across. Our previous car a Sube outback, gearbox packed it in at 180k, with 5th gear gone. We didn't do much towing but previous owner probably did (we only had it from 140k), mechanic advised this is a common problem in 5 and 6 speed boxes. Somethign to be aware of if you are doing much towing, not sure if its covered in the manual.

so far I have only seen ref to the TDI's in this towing section. Either vehicle is more than fine for towing, but if torque/power while towing is important, a TSI with the APR remap has an edge as a towing vehicle. With the remap, the TSI has more torque at every point of the rev range and substantially more outside the relatively narrow range in the TDI (ie outside 1700-2500rpm), as the TDIs torque falls off quickly below 1500-1700 rpm and the remapped TSI just has bucket loads above 2000 rpm.

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[Sanman]

Latest from Hayman Reece:
($799 is RRP without fitting - please post if you get a better price, or an installed price)
(the documentation with Smartclick does not make it clear if it enables the altered trailer ABS and stability control settings as the OEM does)
Hi,
Thank you for your patience in waiting for the VW Tiguan towbar and wiring solution to be completed, I have just been given notice from our engineering and marketing teams that the towbar and Smartclick wiring solution has been released to the market.

The towbar part number is R2570W and the wiring is part number 4827, combined these two parts have a RRP of $799 plus installation, they can now both be ordered through your local Hayman Reese distributor, a list of which can be found on our website www.haymanreese.com.au

Once again thank you for your patience while we ensured the best possible solution for towbar and wiring system and if I can assist you any further please feel free to contact me



Regards,

Gary Gardiner
Technical Support Representative - Hayman Reese Towing

CEQUENT, a division of TriMas Corporation Pty Ltd
E-Mail: ggardiner@cequent.com.au CEQUENT
Phone: 0412 145 795 PO Box 4050
Dandenong South VIC 3164
Australia

[team_v]

Awesome news.
And quite a bit cheaper than the OEM version too from memory?

[Glennb]

Yep, depending on how much fitting costs.
RRP for the VW OEM version is $1,500 fitted, although presumably you might be able to get $100 or so off with some bargaining.

[jimbomort]

Yep, depending on how much fitting costs.
RRP for the VW OEM version is $1,500 fitted, although presumably you might be able to get $100 or so off with some bargaining.

yes $1500 is right, though at purchase our towbar was fitted for $1300, and dealer advised that 10% of extras was normal for them (and they did a bit more for us), so you might get more than $100 off as we did.