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This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Matte black, powder coated steel is durable and corrosion resistant and creates a rugged look.
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The sturdy steel construction is protected with a matte black finish for added durability. This unique powder coating gives etrailer hitches a carbide-like appearance and a rugged look that sets them apart from traditional glossy hitches. In addition to being rust and corrosion resistant, the tough matte coating hides dirt, scuffs, and dings better than a glossy finish.
At etrailer we're committed to the products we sell, and to our customers. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff are available via both phone and email to address your questions and concerns for the lifetime of your hitch. The technicians at etrailer perform hitch installations on a daily basis, making them a valuable resource for do-it-yourselfers. The one-on-one, personal service you'll receive comes straight from an expert in the towing and automotive field. We've installed it, we've wired it and we've towed with it, so whatever your question, we can answer it.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (131 Customer Reviews)
This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Matte black, powder coated steel is durable and corrosion resistant and creates a rugged look.Seems well built. Watched install video. Needed another person to assist with installation. Using a floor jack helped a lot.
Very pleased with the product. I installed it myself and the videos were a great help.
The hitch receiver for my son's 2021 VW Tiguan was easy to order, especially with lots of accompanying photos and an installation video. It arrived earlier than expected giving us a little extra time for install prior to the holiday weekend. The 2021 Tiguan had the 4 bolts already in place, so we only needed to clean off the outside of the frame rails with a putty knife so that the snug fit of the receiver ends would slide over the rails. We installed without raising the car, lowering the exhaust system, but found that once we were able to push the receiver up roughly into place and turned one bolt on each side in a few turns, that placing a floor jack under the receiver and slowly providing a little support made it easier to get all the mounting holes perfectly aligned, and socket wrenching the bolts was easy. The whole installation from unboxing to putting away tools took less than an hour...which is acceptable for us first-timers! The only area for improvement is that the shipping box was punctured from the inside in several places...not enough to damage fit and function of the hitch receiver, but there is cosmetic damage on mounting end tips, which are out of view anyway.
Hi Carol,
I put the hitch on my car today, a 2022 VW Tiguan. The instructions left out a very important part. The weld nuts on the 2022 are not attached to the frame rails, but rather to the bumper bar. If you remove all 4 bolts at once, as it says to do in the instructions, then the bumper bar rotates down and the nuts rotate up into the frame rails, making it impossible to reinstall the bolts and thus not possible to mount the hitch. My son found a comment on one of the VW forums mentioning this problem and pointing out that you have to do one side at a time so that the bumper bar doesn't move. So, we pushed and pulled on the bumper bar until we were able to reinstall the bolts. Then, leaving the bolts tight on the driver's side, we removed the bolts on the passenger side and were able to mount that side of the hitch. Once those bolts were tight, we removed the two bolts on the driver's side, pushed that side of the hitch into place with a jack, and bolted that into place. So, in the end, it worked, but it took 3 hours since we were following the incorrect instructions. We probably could have done it in under an hour if we had known in advance to work on one side at a time.
I would advise that you add this possibility to your instructions so the next people won't have to struggle like I did.
Thanks.
Katrina D.
1/11/2024
Huh, that is odd that the instructions would say to remove both sides at the same time. Let me get this information over to engineering for them to look into this and see about changing the instructions.
The hitch fit well. As explained in the instruction, you have to remove some sprayed on foam where the hitch will sit. That's not easy if the car isnt on a lift. Also, Because our tiguan didnt have the pre-threaded openings for bolts, there's some fiddly work to get the attachment pieces in place.
So it took some trial and error over a couple of hours to get it in for us. But probably would be much easier if you have it on a lift.
The hitch receiver is 5 stars. Installation however is not a straight up affair on the 2023 Tiguan S. You have to remove a plastic under panel which then cannot be reinstalled. You also have to use the supplied hardware as the S trim does not have the factory bolts in the frame. This is mostly intuitive for people with some mechanical sense. An extra set of hands in the form of your wife is highly recommended but not required.
I wanna give 5 stars, but my order was late, and my hitch was damaged in transit.
After some makeshift bending, we got it to fit in my 2021 VW Tiguan.
My Thule bike rack fits fine with the 2” adapter. Rack feels solid and was able to use the existing bolts; no fish wire needed.
Instructions video was clear and actually accurate.
The tow hitch arrived in three days and after watching the fitment video, I was able to fit it without any problems. It is a professional looking product and I am very pleased with the result and look of the hitch.
Perfect fit for the 2024 VW Tiguan. The nuts and bolts where already installed on this model so didn't need to fish the bolts through. There was a plastic molded piece behind rear bumper that had to come out where the hitch goes so couldn't put it back on, no problem.
Fits the vehicle perfectly, and the installation videos are top notch, very detailed, and very easy to follow.
Hitch came in damaged box and paint missing from metal
Scott
4/22/2024
Works good. We use it just for a bike rack and it works flawlessly for that.
Instructions were fantastic for this, and I'm glad they mentioned scraping down undercoating where it nokts to the chassis - would not have fit otherwise, so they KNOW what they're doing with the products they sell. Works great!
Installed the hitch myself. The video was very helpful. All the parts were included. We've used it several times and appears to be working great.
I’ve had this hitch for a year now. This is the third vehicle I have outfitted with a hitch from etrailer. The first hitch I purchased from etrailer was back in 2015. I have had zero complaints with etrailer’s products.
Came with clear instructions and all the hardware needed. Easy installation in about 30 minutes.
The hitch is great, the wiring is the issue. The fuse blows every trip so I’ve gone through over 15 fuses. Hitch was easy to install but it does scrape when going up even the smallest of inclines.
Great product and overall the easiest experience! Everything is set-up so well for customers - it was so easy figuring out the best fit product for my car, finding information on the product page, tracking my order/delivery and installing. The hitch receiver shipped same day and arrived in 3-4 days. I referred back to the install video as needed but everything was pretty straightforward and fit perfect on my 2020 Tiguan. I feel really good about the quality of the receiver and trust it will be perfect for what we need - mostly just a bike rack. I love the way the bar is hidden underneath the bumper and the receiver is actually inset a few inches vs sticking out past my bumper (the picture makes it look like it sticks out but it doesn’t). I will 100% be shopping on etrailer for future purchases.
Poor packaging….the “ears” of the hitch busted out of the box…. Disappointing
Easy installation.
Extremely impressed with eTrailer from start to finish. Excellent instructions and communication. Fast shipping. Product installed perfectly.
I purchased this trailer for a 2018 VW Tiguan. I was able to install this myself with no problems, besides some wd40 to loosen old bolts.
Thank you
Brooke M.
12/11/2024
WD40 coming in clutch again! What all do you use the new hitch for?
Has been flawless! I can't say enough good things about it. Was easy to install (for a DIY guy but not necessarily a car guy). We just lug bikes with it but it's perfect for our use, and a great price vs OEM.
Hitch is sturdy and well built. Installation video is very helpful. Packaging was a bit rough but the hitch wasn’t damaged. Overall easy installation just needed an extra hand to lift it. Great product.
Have been using this for an entire year, made of quality materials, couldn’t be happier with how it fits, just like the e OEM one but at a much better price. Would recommend!
Solid hitch good price
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Mike
11/8/2024
No issues. Hitch works as intended,