EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch Installation - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Hey guys, how's it going, Conner here at etrailer.com Today we're going to be taking a look at the EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch Receiver for our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. So our EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch is going to be an excellent option for our Jetta here. It's going to give us the larger two inch receiver tube opening. And what that's going to do is that's going to allow us to carry a greater amount of bikes. It's going to give us more bike racks and cargo carriers to choose from that we can also use for towing as well. So the EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch is actually going to be the best option for a Volkswagen Jetta. more
9/29/2021 10:32:09 AM
Curt Powered Tail Light Converter Installation - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Hey guys, how's it going Connor here at etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be taking a look at the CURT trailer wiring harness here for our 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Our CURT trailer wiring harness is going to be an excellent option for our Jetta here. As you can see, we have the industry standard 4-pole trailer connector on in, which is going to provide our basic lighting functions such as our running lights, our left stop and turn as well as our right stop and turn. This is going to be suitable for most of the smaller trailers, which we could potentially be towing with our Jetta. So as you can see here, we have our trailer connector on the outside of the vehicle. more
3/17/2020 12:27:11 PM
Best 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Hey there, Shane here at etrailer.com. Today, I'm going to be going over the best hitch options for your 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Adding a hitch to you Jetta is going to allow you to make more room inside the vehicle, put on a cargo carrier, you can move items from inside to the outside onto the cargo carrier to make more room for your passengers. Bike rack, it's going to keep you from having to load the bikes inside the car, or potentially having to lift them and put them on a roof mounted bike rack.Here on the top, we're going to have the EcoHitch. Here in the center, we're going to have the Curt. Here on the bottom, we're going to have the Draw-Tite. more
8/13/2019 1:48:08 PM
Best 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Shane: Hey, there. Shane here etrailer.com. Today, I'm going to be going over the best hitch options for your 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Adding a hitch on your Jetta is going to allow you to make more room inside the vehicle, but on our cargo carrier, you can move items from inside to the outside onto the cargo carrier to make more room for your passengers. Bike rack, it's going to keep you from having to load the bikes inside the car, or potentially having to lift them and put them on a roof mounted bike rack.Here on the top we're going to have the EcoHitch. Here in the center we're going to have the CURT. more
8/13/2019 1:27:55 PM
Best 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Hey there, Shane here at etrailer.com. Today, I'm going to be going over the best hitch options for your 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Adding a hitch to your Jetta is going to allow you to make more room inside the vehicle. Put on a cargo carrier, you can move items from inside to the outside onto the cargo carrier to make more room for your passengers. Bike rack. It's going to keep you from having to load the bikes inside the car, or potentially having to lift them and put them on a roof mounted bike rack. more
8/13/2019 1:27:40 PM
Best 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Shane: Hey there, Shane here at etrailer.com. Today I'm going to be going over the best hitch options for your 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Adding a hitch to your Jetta is going to allow you to make more room inside the vehicle. But on a cargo carrier, you can move items from inside to the outside onto the cargo carrier to make more room for your passengers.Bike rack, it's going to keep you from having to load the bikes inside the car, or potentially having to lift them and put them on a roof-mounted bike rack. Here on top, we're going to have the EcoHitch, here in the center, we're going to have the Curt, here on the bottom we're going to have the Draw-Tite. Out of these three, I would go with the EcoHitch, for a couple of reasons, we're going to have a two-inch by two-inch receiver tube opening but with the Curt and Draw-Tite, it's only an inch and a quarter. more
8/13/2019 1:27:25 PM
Best 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Hey there, Shane here at etrailer.com. Today, I'm going to be going over the best hitch options for your 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Adding a hitch to your Jetta is going to allow you to make more room inside the vehicle, but on a cargo carrier, you can move items from inside to the outside onto the cargo carrier to make more room for your passengers. Bike rack, it's going to keep you from having to load the bikes inside the car, or potentially having to lift them and put them on a roof-mounted bike rack. Here on the top, we're going to have the EcoHitch. Here in the center, we're going to have the Curt. more
8/13/2019 1:22:58 PM
Best 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Shane: Hey there. Shane here at etrailer.com. Today I'm going to be go over the best hitch options for your 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Adding a hitch to your Jetta is going to allow you to make more room inside the vehicle. Putting on a cargo carrier, you can move items from inside to the outside onto the cargo carrier to make more room for your passenger side. Bike rack is going to keep you from having to load the bikes inside the car or potentially having to lift them and put them on a roof-mounted bike rack.Here on the top we're going to have the EcoHitch. more
8/12/2019 9:07:52 AM
SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Braking System Installation - 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen- Video
Today on this 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen we're going to install the SMI Stay-IN-Play Duo supplemental braking system, part number SM99251. This is what the SMI Stay-IN-Play Duo looks like when it's installed on your vehicle. As you can see, there's really not much to see once it's installed in the vehicle. There's only a few components on the inside that need to be installed. First up, this is our G-Force Controller. This is the actual brains of the operation. This senses how hard you're hitting the brakes because it uses inertia. This is also activated by your brake signal on the RV. more
8/18/2016 9:29:02 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen we'll be installing a Curt Upgraded Circuit Protected Tail Light with Converter Hardwire Kit with a 4-Pole Flat End part number 56146KIT. Now, we gain access to our wire for our trailer connector. We'll pull it outside the vehicle and we'll close our hatch on down, making sure we don't have the wire close on the latch right there. When we want to use our wire connector we just have to have it out like that. Now, when we're done towing our trailer all we have to do is just open up our hatch again, tuck our wire down here in the inside and we can close our compartment back and it's nice and hidden. All right, we'll begin our installation here by opening the hatch of our vehicle. Now, we will gain access to our taillight connectors. more
7/27/2016 10:26:06 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on our 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen we will be installing the Draw Tite Sport Frame Class I 1-1-4" Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number 24866. Here's what the hitch looks like once it's been installed. It tucks up fairly nicely underneath the bumper cover of our vehicle. The only thing you can really see hanging down is the frame of the hitch itself and the 1-1/4" Class I receiver. This hitch is rated for 200 pounds max tongue weight and 2000 pounds max trailer weight. It utilizes your standard 1/2" diameter hitch pin hole here. You can see our safety chain loops are very easily accessible here, and you can even use the smallest diameter safety chains on there without any problem. Now, for a few measurements to better assist you in choosing any hitch-mounted accessories. more
7/26/2016 12:19:52 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagon we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Draw-Tite SportFrame trailer hitch receiver. This is a custom fit class one trailer hitch with an 1-1/4" opening. Its part number is 24866. Now here's what our hitch is going to look like once we get it installed on the vehicle. As you can see, you see it all the way across here. It's going to tuck up over our muffler on this side so we won't have to worry about moving that. more
7/27/2015 8:09:26 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today in our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we're going to show you how to install the curt upgraded circuit protected tail light with converter hardwire kit. This is going to offer the 4 pole trailer connection. It's part number is 56146kit. Here's what your kit's going to look like when you get it. We're going to have our converter box here, that's going to run out to our 4 pole connection. That's really what we're after in getting our lights at the rear of the vehicle. To make that connection, we've got a couple of wires here. more
6/12/2015 3:07:16 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Curt- Video
Today, on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon, we're going to take a look at and show you how to install the Curt Custom-fit Class 1 Trailer Hitch Receiver. This is an inch and a quarter opening. It's part number is C11072. Here's the hitch once you get it installed on the vehicle. Overall, it's a nice-looking class 1 hitch. It has a pretty, wouldn't say a heavy-duty look to it, but a real strong look to it. more
5/27/2015 12:21:06 PM
Thule Roof Rack Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwgen, we're going to be doing a test fit of the Thule Aero Blade Roof Rack System and it's going to be part number THARB47 and the foot pack is going to be TH450R. Again that's going to be THARB47 for the Aero Blades and then the foot pack is going to be TH450R. All right really simple to put together especially if you already have that factory roof rail installed from front to back and then all you need to do is get the crossbars. On the back side here we did mount up the bottom foot pack to the backside of that bar to give us a nice reference point to place our next one. Really simple to put on. First thing we'll do is we'll take off the end cap, you just rotate that around, deep press the little piece here and pull the end caps right off. Once you have the end caps off, notice you will have your scale in here but we won't be using that for this because they are already are set. We'll remove the end cap off the 450R which will also have our tools included on it and then simply slide those on with the strap towards the inside and the tool access to the outside which is going to be that bolt right there. more
5/21/2015 4:02:10 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon we'll be installing the Tow Ready Custom Fit Vehicle Wiring Harness with Four-Pole Connector, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install we'll first need to remove the spare tire cover and lower storage cover. Then we're going to remove the cover panel behind the passenger side taillight assembly. Using a flat blade screwdriver we'll get in behind the cut out panel and go ahead and sat it aside. Then on the driver's side we'll go ahead and fold down the access compartment by unlatching the two twist knobs and then pulling back on the cut out of the carpeting to expose the wiring behind the driver's side taillight assembly. Now that we've exposed the wiring behind both taillight assemblies we'll need to remove the rear threshold. To do this we'll remove the two fasteners that secure it. Once we unscrew them we'll set them aside we can gently pull up on the rear threshold releasing the fasteners underneath. Now with that done we'll need to identify the running, turn signal and brake lights. more
10/22/2014 1:12:04 PM
Thule Sprint Roof Bike Racks Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon we'll be doing a quick test fit of the Thule Sprint Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number Th528. With a Rhino-Rack Vortex Roof Rack System installed onto our roof, we'll begin our test fit by placing the bike rack up onto the vehicle's crossbars. Starting at the front here, we'll loosen up this speed link lever so that we can bring the rubber coated steel strap around the bar and hook it into the connection point. Then moving to the rear, we'll adjust the rear bracket as necessary, and then again bring the rubber coated steel strap around the underside of the bar. With both straps hooked in place, we'll then tighten down the speed link levers, which will bring the straps around tightly against the bar. Once everything is all tightened down and secured, we're ready to load up our bike. We'll loosen up the AccuTight knob at the front, which will extend the skewer outward. more
10/15/2014 11:45:29 AM
Thule Sonic Medium Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon, we'll be doing a quick test fit of the Thule Sonic Medium Rooftop Cargo Box with 13 cubic feet of space in glossy black, part number TH634B. With a inaudible 00:00:12 rack vortex aero roofrack system on our roof, we'll begin our test fit by placing the cargo box up onto the vehicle's crossbars. After positioning the clamps over the bars, we can unlock the box and open the lid, exposing the 2 closest knobs. We'll then turn the knobs, which will tighten down the clamps around the bars. Now this box does feature the AccuTight mounting hardware, which will notify you when the clamps have been fully tightened when the knob starts to click. We'll move to the other side of the vehicle and repeat the same process. Now this double-sided opening lid will also enable you to easily load and unload your cargo from either side of the car. more
10/10/2014 8:33:04 AM
Thule Pulse Large Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
10/10/2014 8:32:22 AM
Thule Force XXL Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon we'll be test fitting the Thule Force XXL rooftop cargo box with 21 cubic feet of space in AeroSkin black, part number TH626. With a Rhino Rack Vortex Aero roof rack system installed onto our roof we'll begin our test fit by placing the cargo box up onto the vehicle's crossbars. After positioning the clamps to fit over the bars, we can unlock the box and open the lid, exposing the two closest knobs. We'll then tighten down the knobs, which will bring the clamps tightly around the crossbars. Now this double-sided-opening lid will also enable you to easily load and unload your cargo from either side of the car. I'll move to the other side of the vehicle and repeat the same process. Once everything is all tightened and secured, that will complete today's test fit of the Thule Force XXL rooftop cargo box, part number TH626, on our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon. more
10/10/2014 8:30:51 AM
Rhino Rack Vortex Aero Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon we'll be doing a test fit of the Rhino Rack SX Series Leg Kit with the Vortex Aero crossbars. These are part numbers RRSX004 and RRVA118B-2. We'll begin our test fit by placing the front crossbar onto the front of our roof. Now there's a small slot in the side rail where the parallel bars connection down to the piece which anchors to the roof. I'm going to use that as a location mark to where we're going to place the feet on both the passenger and driver side of the vehicle. Once we have the front bar in place i'm going to use the included tightening tool to tighten down the silver bolt on the inside of the bar, which will bring the two clamps together tightly around the side rail. more
10/10/2014 8:29:37 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on this 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we're going to install part number 24866 from Draw Tite. This is what the hitch looks like, when it's installed on a Sportwagen. Next, we'll give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories, such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. The top of the receiver opening, down to the ground, is about 10-1/4 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole, to the edge of the bumper is about 3-3/4 inches. Now we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. more
4/16/2014 5:20:42 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today in our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagon, we'll be installing our tow-ready T1 vehicle wiring harness with 4-pole flat connector, part number 119179KIT. To begin our install, we'll first go ahead and open up the rear hatch. We remove the rear cargo cover, fold back the cargo lid, and then remove the spare tire cover. With these out of the way, we can remove the rear threshold. To remove the rear threshold, there are two fasteners we'll need to remove first. We'll unscrew the plastic caps and then remove the threshold by gently pulling up on the rear threshold, releasing the fasteners underneath. Now, with that out of the way, we'll move to the driver's side, where we can open up the interior cargo panel on the driver's side. Once we fold the door down out of the way, we can pull back on the carpeting that's been cut out behind the rear tail light, allowing it to fold away and give us access to the driver's side tail light wiring as it goes into the driver's side tail light. more
1/2/2014 7:10:30 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen- Video
Today on a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, were going to install part number 119179kit from Tow Ready. First thing we need to do is get access to the wire harness were going to work with. This will behind the panels right behind the tail lights. To start off we need to remove some interior components. Were already removed the spare tire cover and a spare tire itself. At this point we go ahead and remove the thresh hold. more
10/16/2013 10:38:29 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Curt- Video
Today on this 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen were going to install part number C11072 from Curt. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on our car. Next well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be about 10 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be about five and a half inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. more
10/14/2013 7:06:01 AM
Thule Pulse Medium Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon we'll be test fitting the Thule Pulse Medium roof top cargo box, part number TH614. This box measures 14 cubic feet and it is in color matte black. With the Thule aeroblade edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle we'll begin our test fit by placing the box directly onto our load bars. Please keep in mind that this box opens from one side only. For our test fit today we'll be placing it closer to the passenger side for easier accessibility. Once we have it in place we can open the box, take our clamps and feed them through the appropriate slots making sure that the feet go around the load bars. more
8/2/2013 7:51:45 AM
Swagman Fork Down Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we'll be test fitting the Swagman Fork Down roof-mounted bike rack, part number S64710. With the Thule AeroBlade edge roof rack system assembled to our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the Swagman Fork Down directly onto our load bars. Here at the front, we'll want to take our U bolts, bring them around the underside of our load bar, and back up through the platform. Once we have it in place, we can secure it there and tighten it down with the wing nuts. We'll do this for both sides of the front platform. We'll move to the rear and take our U bolt and drop it through the top of the carrier, making sure it goes around our load bar, and then we can feed it through our bracket and tighten in place with our wing nuts. more
8/2/2013 7:46:11 AM
Thule Sonic XXL Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we'll be test fitting the Thule Sonic XXL rooftop cargo box, measuring 22 cubic feet, in metallic silver, part number TH636S. With the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the Thule Sonic directly onto our load bars. Since the feet are already hanging out of the bottom of the box, we can adjust them as necessary to fit around our load bars while placing this onto our roof rack. With the box situated the way we like, we can then open the passenger side and tighten the two clamps using the hand knob to secure our feet around the bars. One of the great features of this box is its ability to open from either side of the vehicle. We'll move to the driver's side, open the box, and tighten down the two remaining clamps. more
8/1/2013 12:57:27 PM
Thule Sonic Medium Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we'll be test fitting the Thule Sonic Medium rooftop cargo box, measuring 13 cubic feet, in glossy black, part number TH634B. With the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing our Sonic directly onto our load bars. With the feet hanging out of the bottom of the box, we can adjust them as necessary to fit around our load bars while placing our box onto our roof rack. Once we have it situated, we can then open the passenger side of the box and use the hand knobs on this side to tighten the feet around our bars. We'll know that the feet are tight enough when we start hearing a clicking or ratcheting sound. One of the great features of this box is its ability to open from either side of the vehicle. more
8/1/2013 12:57:03 PM
Thule Pulse Alpine Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen well be test fitting the Thule Pulse Alpine Rooftop Cargo Box measuring 11 cubic feet in matte black, part number th613. With a Thule Aeroblade Edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing our Pulse directly onto the load bars. Keep in mind that this box opens from one side only so for our test fit today we will be moving the box closer to the passenger side for easier accessibility. Well open up the box and place our clamps through the appropriate slots making sure that the feet go around each load bar. Once we have those in place, we can use the attached hand knobs to tighten them down. With all four of those tight our box is secured and were ready to go. more
8/1/2013 12:56:42 PM
Thule Pulse Large Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we'll be test fitting the Thule Pulse Large rooftop cargo box, measuring 16 cubic feet in matte black, part number TH615. With the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the Thule Pulse directly onto our load bars. Once we have it situated the way we like, we can go ahead and open the box, grab our feet, and place then through the appropriate slots to make sure they fit around each bar. Keep in mind that this box opens from one side only. For our test fit today, we'll be moving it towards the passenger side of our vehicle for easier accessibility. With everything tight, our box is secured to our roof rack, and we're ready to go. more
8/1/2013 12:56:21 PM
Thule Force XXL Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we'll be test fitting the Thule Force XXL rooftop cargo box, measuring 21 cubic feet, in AeroSkin black, part number TH626. With the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the Thule Force directly onto our load bars. With the feet hanging out of the bottom of the box, we can adjust them as necessary to fit around our load bars, while placing the box onto our roof rack. Once we have it situated the way we like, we can open the passenger side of the box, and we can tighten the two hand knobs located on the inside of the box to tighten our clamps around our bar. One of the great features of this box is its ability to open from either side of the vehicle. We'll move to the driver's side, open the box, and tighten down the two remaining clamps. more
8/1/2013 12:55:56 PM
Thule AeroBlade Edge Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen well be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Edge Roof Rack System for raised factory side rails, part number th7502-th7502. To begin our test fit well grab our front bar and place it onto the front part of our roof. Well find a fixed point on the side rails so that we can make sure that our feet are in line with each other. On this Jetta Sportwagen theres a line here at the front of the side rail. With our bar in place we can grab our strap, place it into the foot of our carrier and wrap it around our side rail. Youll notice that on your strap on one end you have four slots numbered one through four. more
8/1/2013 12:54:55 PM
RockyMounts TieRod Stretch Roof Bike Rack Review - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen well be test fitting the RockyMounts Tierod Stretch Roof Mounted Bike Rack, part number rky1011. With a Thule Aeroblade Edge roof rack system installed onto our vehicle, well begin our test fit by placing the Tierod directly on to our load bars. Here at the front well bring our straps around our front load bar. Well remove the black plastic cover, feed the straps into the head of the carrier, and tighten the Allen bolts with an Allen wrench. This will tighten our straps around our front part of our roof rack. We can reinstall the black plastic cover and then move to the rear. more
8/1/2013 12:54:28 PM
Thule Force Medium Rooftop Cargo Box Review - 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we'll be test fitting the Thule Force Medium rooftop cargo box, part number TH624. This box is in AeroSkin black and measures 13 cubic feet. With the Thule AeroBlade Edge roof rack system assembled onto our vehicle, we'll begin our test fit by placing the Thule Force directly onto our load bars. Since the feet are already hanging out of the bottom of the box, we can adjust them as necessary to fit around our load bars while placing the box onto our roof rack. Once we have it situated the way we like, we can open the passenger side of the box and tighten the two hand knobs to tighten our clamps around our load bars. One of the great features of the Thule Force is its ability to open from either side of your vehicle. more
8/1/2013 2:55:32 AM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today, on our 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, we'll be test fitting the Thule Aeroblade Crossroad Roof Rack System, using part numbers THARB47 and TH450R. With our vehicle already equipped with the factory roof rails and our load bars already pre-assembled, we're going to go ahead and fit them to the vehicle. We'll begin by setting the front load bar on top of the vehicle. We need to go ahead and center it from left to right to ensure that the triangles on each foot are over the side rails. You do need to make sure that your load bar is square. To do this, find a fixed point on the side rails and measure to the foot with a tape measure. more
4/19/2013 10:55:50 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen 119176KIT- Video
Today on our 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, we'll be installing the upgraded Circuit Protector Modulite with a 4-pole Harness and a Hardwire Kit from Tow Ready, Part Number 119176 KIT. First, we need to remove the interior trim panels behind the driver's side tail light assembly. We'll use the cargo door and then into your trim carpeting flap that we can pull back to access the manufacturer's wiring on the driver's side. Then using our test slide provided with our install kit, we can identify the running, brake and touring signal circuits. To use this tester, we'll take the ground clamp and attach it to a vehicle or body ground and then back probe the manufacturer's wire connector to test the tail light circuit. As you can see the light on the tester will light up when there's electrical current present. more
12/26/2012 12:52:27 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Curt- Video
Today on this 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon were going to install part number 11072. Heres what the hitch looks like when its installed on a vehicle. Next well give you some measurements thatll help you out when selecting some accessories for a new hitch such as a bike rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground is going to be about 11 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper will be about 5 inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. more
12/26/2012 10:02:41 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on this 2001 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon were going to install part number 24866, from Draw-Tite. This is what the hitch looks like once its installed on the vehicle. Next well give you some measurements to help you out when selecting accessories such as a bike rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be about 10 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be about 4 inch. Now Ill go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. more
12/21/2012 1:04:43 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen 119176KIT- Video
Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen well be installing wiring kit part number 119176kit. To begin our install, weve already removed our spare tire to gain access to our spare tire well. Well need to remove the threshold. To do this, youll see two plastic tabs that will use a flathead screwdriver to undo. With our plastic tabs undone, we can then using our pry tool reach underneath the threshold to the clips holding it in and pry it up and well set it aside for reinstallation later. With the threshold out, well remove the cover at the driver side rear and undo the inner cover to expose our taillight wiring. more
5/22/2012 3:49:35 PM
Thule Vertex 4 Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
All right today on this 2010 Volkswagen Jetta, we're going to do a test fit of part number TH9029 from Thule, the Vertex 4 Bicycle Rack. A few things about this bike rack that it is designed for inch and a quarter receiver hitches both class one and class two. However, if you're using a class one receiver hitch like we are today, you're limited to carrying just two bicycles. This will also work with two-inch receiver hitches with the included spacer. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, and then we'll go ahead tighten down the anti-rattle bolt. Then we'll go ahead and get a couple of clearance measurements. more
5/9/2012 7:01:01 PM
SportRack EZ Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Alright, today on this 2010 Volkswagen Jetta were going to do a test fit of part #: A30901 from Sport Rack. A few notes about this bicycle rack that it will work with inch and a quarter receiver hitches both class 1 and class 2. This will also work with a 2 inch receiver hitch with the included spacer and on this vehicle well be working with a class 1 hitch. Well start off our test fit by installing the bike rack into the hitch, then well tighten down the anti-rattle bolt and then put the safety pin on the other side. After that well fold the bike rack and get a couple of clearance measurements. Alright, clearance from the bumper to the bike rack is going to be 7 inches. more
5/9/2012 5:31:26 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Curt- Video
Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen well be installing trailer hitch part number 11072. Heres some measurements to help you when selecting accessories such as the bike rack or a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer most part of bumper is five and a quarter inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is ten inches. Now we will go ahead with our install. To begin our installation well need to remove the plastic cover on the passenger side undercarriage. more
5/1/2012 12:43:07 PM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen 56146KIT- Video
Today were working on a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen. Were going to install a Curt 4-Pole Connector part # 56146kit. For the easy installation we've going to have removed the spare tire, now we need to remove the threshold so we can start gaining access to the tail light wiring behind the tail lights. To remove the threshold we've got a couple of fasteners that has been taken out first. Then I'm going to take my trim tool and gently get underneath the plastic and pop it free the closer you can get your trim tool to the plastic fasteners underneath the easier it'll be to remove the threshold we go ahead and set that aside for reinstallation later. Now to gain access behind the tail lights we've got a cargo door here on the driver side and then an access panel inside. more
1/17/2012 11:35:32 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Curt- Video
Today were working on a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen.Were gonna install a Curt Hitch part number 11072. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch such as a bike rack or a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost part of the bumper is 5 inches. And from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 10 inches. Now lets go ahead with the installation.Before we begin the installation, Ive already removed the cargo liner and spare tire and tools. Well be using an access hole that goes into the spare tire well and to avoid puncturing the tire weve gone ahead and removed it. more
1/4/2012 3:40:19 PM
Thule Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on this 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagon, we'll be installing a Thule Crossroads Roof Rack System. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together so we're ready to mount them up on the factory rate side rails. First, we're going to set the front crossbar into position. We're going to make sure that the bar is overhanging the feet evenly on both sides of the rack. We also need to make sure that the bar is running perpendicular to factory rate side rails so we're going to find a fixed point on our side rails and measure to the edge of the Crossroads to make sure that we're even on both sides so that we know that we're running perpendicular. One the side of the Crossroad feet, there's a small triangle that indicates the center of the foot and we want to make sure that that's pointed towards the center of our factory rate side rails. more
12/20/2011 8:37:18 AM
Trailer Wiring Harness Installation - 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen 56146- Video
Install-trailer-wiring-2009-vw-jetta-sportwagen-56146 Today were working on the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sport Wagon. Were going to install the Curt powered Tail Light Converter part number 56146 and Power Converter Wiring kit 55151. Well go ahead and remove the spare tire and the truck contents and we need to access the manufactures wiring to both tail lights. So lets go ahead and remove the rear thresh hold. Weve got two fasteners on either side of the thresh hold. With the two screw fasteners removed, were going to gently pry up our thresh hold so that the fasteners underneath the thresh hold will release from the sheet metal. more
12/19/2011 11:45:35 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - Curt- Video
Today were working on our 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen. Were gonna install Kurt Hitch part number 11072.There are a couple of measurements that you will see through in selecting accessories for your new hitch such as a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier.From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost part of the bumper is 5 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 10 inches. Now lets go ahead with the installation.Before we can install our hitch, weve got a few panels and accessories we need to remove. First is gonna be the exhaust hanger here. Remove two bolts to hold the hanger up to the frame. more
12/15/2011 2:10:30 PM
Thule Doubletrack Hitch Bike Rack Review - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on this 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sports Wagon, we are going to do a test with the part number TH990XT Thule Double Track Platform Bike Rack. This carrier will work on an inch and a quarter receiver hitches and also with two inch receiver hitches. In this instance well be working with the class two hitch. This rack will also work on class one hitches. Well go ahead and start installing the bike rack onto the hitch. With the anti radial bolt installed we will go ahead and add a lock and lock it in place. more
12/15/2011 8:26:29 AM
Thule AeroBlade Crossroad Roof Rack Installation - 2010 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen- Video
Today on this 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagon, we're going to be installing a Thule Crossroad and AeroBlade Roof Rack System. We already have our crossbar assemblies put together and now we're ready to mount them up on our vehicle. First, we're going to install the crossbar assemblies up on top of our factory raised side rails. The Crossroad fit has a rubber coated steel band that's going to wrap around our factory raised side rails to secure a new system. Once we've laid the crossbar assembly up on top of our side rails, we need to check to make sure it's positioned correctly. We want to make sure that the overhang on either side of the Crossroad foot is even and we also want to make sure that our AeroBlade bar is running perpendicular to our factory raised side rails. more
11/21/2011 4:23:41 PM
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