[Vwdiesel] Towing a rabbit with a bar

[Dan Sloan]

Thank you all,

I wound up drilling the bottom of the bumper and mounting the shackles
there.  It tracked like it didn't exist...and If I couldn't have seen it in
my rearview mirror, I would've gotten worried.

-- Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com 
> [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On Behalf Of S. Shourds
> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 6:47 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Towing a rabbit with a bar
> 
> Dan Sloan wrote:
> 
> >Any of you folks towed a Rabbit with a tow bar...and how did 
> you attach it?
> >I'm thinking of drilling the bumper and bolting the shackles to the 
> >bottom side.  I know my Jetta has a couple of tow rings, but I think 
> >the Rabbit only has a single hook on the passenger side.
> >
> >I'd have it towed...but I'm on a real tight budget these days, and I 
> >can borrow the tow bar.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> We always pulled the bumper and drilled a couple of holes in 
> the bumper mounts to bolt the tow bar brackets to.  That way 
> we were only out a few really big bolts and it wasn't going 
> anywhere but where we towed it. 
> 
> Hauled a Rabbit, several Volvos and a Mercedes that way.  
> Held up despite numerous dry-rotted tire blow-outs.  One of 
> those things we really should have checked before we left....
> 
> -Shalyn
> 
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