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Perfect for light-duty towing, this custom, vehicle trailer hitch receiver features fully welded, gloss powder coated steel construction. Drawbar sold separately.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (159 Customer Reviews)
Perfect for light-duty towing, this custom, vehicle trailer hitch receiver features fully welded, gloss powder coated steel construction. Drawbar sold separately.Super fast delivery, easy installation, and I love the low profile of the hitch. The bolt fish lines that are included made it simple to pull the bolts and square brackets into place within the frame. I actually mounted this on a 2022 VW Taos AWD since the frame is same as a GTI and with a slight modification to the exhaust tips, it fit right into place. Wanted the smaller hitch to carry a bike rack.
Just the fitment I was looking for. Great product and easy to install with the help of the video guide. 2019 VW GTI
Juan L - 07/07/2021Great product, easy install on my 2020 GTI. Helpful to have a 2nd person raise in place but I did it by myself by supporting one side with a small step stool and couple pieces of wood. There are a couple how-to videos out there that make it a straightforward install. Almost lost a bolt into the frame so be careful and leave the fishing wire attached to the bolts until you are done to be safe. Simply put the rear on ramps and you're good to go. Appreciate the quick delivery by etrailer, thank you!
This works great. I'm by no means a mechanic, but I had access to a lift and a great set of tools. That being said, installation was easy and took 20 min with the excellent instructions. The receiver is inconspicuous when my bike rack isn't in it and works great. Customer service was extremely helpful and friendly.
I installed a hitch on my 2017 Volkswagen TSI this weekend. First I rode the rear up on some patio blocks to give me more room to work. Only hard part was fish wiring the bolts. The access hole was very, very tight, even after scraping away all the insulation. I had to file and file, bang a bit with a hammer and screw driver, file and file, tried using pliers of some sort, filed some more, and then finally the bolts went through. Needed a second person for about 5 minutes to help left the hitch onto the bolts. I bought a torque wrench (one of the cheaper ones), but it didn't seem to work. At first I thought I just wasn't tightening the bolts enough, because I wasn't getting any sort of indication from the wrench (it was supposed to make a clicking sound). But then I set the wrench to a really low torque setting and still didn't get any indication. I think I'll just rent a torque wrench next week and recheck my work. Any chance I over-tightened things?
Laura E - 07/22/2017Got a call the day after my order stating that my item was on back order and would be delivered ASAP. It happens although it would have been nice to know that it was out of stock upon the order page. But it got delivered safely along with the other attachements. I had it installed by my mechanic -not having torque tool - and it was done in less than an hour for $45! He said that he was grateful for the (your) video that I supplied him. The part fits. seems sturdy enough for 2 lines with my Yakima Double-Down rack. The hitch is fairly low to the ground but I'll see how this affects my on-and-off driveways! The leveling bars are helpful - not perfect in engineering - but helpful in leveling the bikes on the rack. I will also use straps to secure the Yakima to the car somehow. Great job in communications by eTrailer and I highly recommend their sales and service.
I have only good things to say about your trailer hitches and wiring harnesses. Installation of both was simple -albeit tedious- and both perform very well in my 2015 VW Golf TDI. I mainly use it for airplane towing, but works well for trailer towing. I would highly recommend these products. Thank you for your help.
This trailer hitch is great! It was easy to install- etrailer has great you tubes to help and has been a great addition. I took a cross country trip and used a tray off the hitch for camping gear that worked out great. I keep coming back to etrailer for supplies they carry. Their prices are the best and they ship fast.
The hitch was just as advertised. The video installation instructions were clear and I knew just how to install it when it arrived. The only issue I ran into was that the bolts would not fit up through the access slot in the 2016 GTI frame. I tried reaming out the slot a bit but I really didn't want to try and ream the frame on my car. I decided to use my angle grinder to cut off just a little of the edge of the flange bolt. This wouldn't compromise the bolt but make it fit through the access slot. This worked and after modifying the bolts the installation went fine.
Jenny N - 11/29/2021Awesome! I was reluctant to order this trailer hitch Being the fact that my GTI is a 2015. But after watching the Video I placed the order. The packaging is great Minus the Tape that they wrapped the assembly parts. Honestly it took longer to get the tape and parts off the hitch Than it took to install it. I installed it without jacking The car up or lift. I had plenty of room to maneuver and It's light enough to be a one man job. It took 20 min Start to finish. Hitch is solid and you can barely see it. I highly recommend this to any 2015 GTI owner.
Great for a GTI. I use this with my rocky mounts bike rack and it’s a perfect fit. Subdued and unobtrusive, which is a great combination for this vehicle. 4 months of use and several thousand miles across the country have proven it to be a valuable asset.
Finally available for my 2015 Golf GTi and worth the wait! Took two of us exactly 14 minutes to install (yes, we did time it!). Just watch out for ground clearance if car is fully loaded. Same great etrailer service as usual. Thanks!
We recommend using a set of ramps or a commercial lift if available for installing a hitch. Especially for this vehicle since it is a low profile, using a set of ramps, (with the front wheels properly stabilized) or a lift will make the installation process much easier.
-- Rachael H - 1/6/2015Very good quality, I wasn’t sure if it would fit my 2018 golf tsi because of the new rear bumper and exhaust but it bolted up nicely. I was able to install it alone by resting one end of the hitch on my knee while I bolted up the other end. 10/10 would recommend!
Just finished installing the hitch on our '15 VW GTI. Very pleased with the quality of the product. The instructions were excellent and the install took me 43 minutes total. Not bad, I am a slow handyman at best, but this was a very simple project. Only minor fiddling. The fish wire instructions were spot on and they worked perfectly. I left them on as I guided the hitch into place to prevent pushing the bolts back into the frame. A helping hand holding the hitch in place while I put the nuts on would have been nice, but I got by without it.
For 2018, VW changed their exhaust system design. I was, at first, convinced that this hitch wouldn't fit. I tried it anyway, so that I could complain to etrailer. It fit perfectly in a very much confined space. I use it for a light boat trailer and for a rack for 2 bicycles. Kudos to etrailer!
James P - 04/09/2021super easy install with the right tools. had it finished in 15 mins with the help of a friend. better to have an extra set of hands, AND, you'll need to drive up on some boards to be able to slide the hitch into place since my 2015 GTI is close the ground. fast ship, excellent shape on arrival.
Just put this on a 2019 VW eGolf. Thanks to the install videos on a gasser golf, I had a good feeling it was going to fit. No muffler to drop on the eGolf. Usual PITA making the holes in the frame a wee bit bigger. If I only had my Dremel at the ready.
Please ask Curt to start using vinyl labels on their products, or place the label on the mounting flange where its out of sight. The current labels are cheap paper ones and they are a bear to get off. Please share this feedback with the manufacturer as it takes almost 30 minutes with adhesive removal to remove. Frustrating as its in plain view when installed. Otherwise, great product and easy install!
Got trailer hitch installed. Very simple by using floor jack for just person. Thanks for your help
This is the third hitch I have purchased from e. trailer.com.Great service, great prices and fast secure shipping. Looks great on my 2017 GTI Sport with my bike rack installed! Thanks etrailer.com!
I just installed this hitch. My daughter backed the car onto a pair of ramps. I removed a 13mm bolt - one on either side of the muffler to lower it. While the description may be a bit daunting, the actual doing is a snap, to fish wire the first two bolts -- this was the only part even the least bit tricky because of the weather proofing reducing the size of the frame opening ever so slightly making pushing the bolts up into the frame opening the first time a bit of a challenge. Once the bolt is up inside the frame, pulling it back down through the spacer and into position is a snap. Once all four bolts are in place, man handle (had a blanket on the pavement, and my teenage daughter had one end and I had the other) the hitch into place, and quickly hand-thread the nuts -- easy peasy. Carefully tighten the nuts alternately keeping the load upward on the hitch while doing so, then finalize with 60 ft-lbs all around and finally the specified 110 ft-lbs, and reinstall the two 13mm bolts for the muffler hangers, and PRESTO, it's done. No cutting -- perfect clearance. Highly recommend.
Happy - 04/17/2017Incredibly easy to install. Awesome product. Fits perfectly on my 2016 eGolf!
I have a 2016 Audi A3 etron and this product fit with only a minimal modification. As the etron and eGolf share the same frame, I had hoped that the frame bolts and muffler piping would accommodate the hitch and it did! However, dropping the rear bumper is the only practical means to install the frame bolts. Only a slight modification to the muffler heat shield on the driver side was required (cut very small corner to accommodate the support bracket). No other modifications are required and it turned out very nice! I had this work done by a custom auto shop and it took 2.5 hours to remove the bumper, install the hitch, and remount the bumper. It could probably be done by a car enthusiast with more skills and confidence than a typical owner.
Graham - 10/17/2017This is the third hitch I've installed this year, and by far the easiest. I like that the VW Golf has a bolt to drop the exhaust, rather than fighting the rubber mounts off of the hooks. Holes line up very easily. If it weren't for me having to stop and find a 3/4" socket for the (4) bolts, it would have been a 15 minute job! Very nice hardware as well. This is my seventh hitch from etrailer.com, and I could not be happier!
This was my third hitch, and this one was increadibly easy to install. I used ramps. Fit was perfect, hardware spot on.
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