[A4] Tow Hitch

[Stephen Kormilo]

No, it bolts to the to the spare tire 'tub', both top & bottom, IIRC. 
Have a look at the picture & description on the website.

Stephen Kormilo
Nanoose Bay, BC

2002 Audi A4 3.0 - Silver
Departed:
1998.5 Audi A4 2.8 - Silver
1985 Mazda Rx7 GSL-SE - Black

email: stephen at kormilo.ca

Tyson Varosyan wrote:
> So wait, this thing just bolts to the bumper core? Is that OK to do?! If so,
> I got a good welder - I think I can just make one...
> 
> Tyson Varosyan
> Technical Manager, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
> tyson at up-times.com
> www.up-times.com 
> 206-715-TECH (8324)
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Kormilo [mailto:stephen.kormilo at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
> Stephen Kormilo
> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 1:51 PM
> To: Tyson Varosyan; A4 Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [A4] Tow Hitch
> 
> Tyson
> 
> Dalan makes (made?) a receiver hitch for the '98 A4. I bought & 
> installed one on my 'ex' 98.5. You have to drill several holes and then 
> bolt it on.
> 
> I just did a search on hitch-web: http://www.hitch-web.com/
> 
> It looks like the hitch is still available, but it may no longer be made 
> by Dalan. The hitch looks the same as the one I installed, IIRC.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Stephen Kormilo
> Nanoose Bay, BC
> 
> 2002 Audi A4 3.0 - Silver
> Departed:
> 1998.5 Audi A4 2.8 - Silver
> 1985 Mazda Rx7 GSL-SE - Black
> 
> email: stephen at kormilo.ca
> 
> Tyson Varosyan wrote:
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I got a 98 A4Q 2.8L. I have seen a few running around town with light-duty
>> tow hitches on the back. I would like to get one. Are they bolt-on? If
> not,
>> what has to be tweaked. And where do I get one?
>>
>> By the way, the strap-to-the trunk bike carriers are utter CRAP! If you
> care
>> about your paint job in the least degree, save yourself the $90 and leave
> it
>> on the shelf at the store. The 2-bike carrier barely fit our 2 sport bikes
>> and only then, with the front tires removed. The rack tore off my plate
>> frame. And after one of the bikes was removed, the load of the second bike
>> unbalanced the rack sufficiently to become dislodged from its mounting
>> points while driving and allow the front fork of the bike to dig into my
>> trunk lid. There is no way to make the straps tighter and even if there
> was,
>> I think that the strain on the sheet-metal of the trunk may be sufficient
> to
>> dent it. 
>>
>>  
>>
>> I may buy a jet ski this summer or a Hobie Cat sailboat. A tow hitch would
>> go well with those as well as well as a hitch-mounted bike carrier.
>>
>> Tyson Varosyan
>> Technical Manager, Uptime Technical Solutions LLC.
>> tyson at up-times.com
> 
>