Ok, I needed a trailer hitch on my 04 touareg but thought the oem price was kind of steep.
A curt hitch was less then $200 shipped and a wiring harness (oem) was also around $200
So I ordered and the problems began.
Started my project saturday afternoon and ran in all kinds of trouble
1 the supplied bolts were different and did not fit
2. the oem harness does not come with a module that is needed.
In the car the wiring harness splits up in two different wires.
One is green and the connector is easy to find under the cd holder.
The 2nd one is behind the wall where the 12 V plugs are. However it does not match up with the plug of the wiring harness.
Then I find out that the curt hitch had one hole that did not line up perfectly with the hole on the car.
I called Etrailer.com and they told me to drill the hole a little wider which I tried but does not work (it ie tough steel).
I was at the dealership this morning to find solutions for my problems and they have been great.
For the bolts they have adapters(sleeves) part # 7L6 801 670.
This probably solves my hole issue too since the new bolts are thinner and do not have that cllearance issue but they are not cheap. About $7 a piece. I will have a talk with E trailer about this.
Then the wiring. The wiring harnes is about $200 but you also need a module which does not come with the Kit
Cost is an additional $164
My dealer told me that if you order the whole OEM kit(hitch and all) it will come with this module.
So there goes the savings.
Very frustrating all of this
especially since I have to take everything apart again. It is like installing 2 hitches in stead of one
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