[Vwdiesel] hitch saga

[Travis Gottschalk]

Dave, were you able to get a flip plate on at all? If flipping up ising a hitch like this http://www.etrailer.com/Ball-Mounts/Softride/SR26039.html wouldn't have the ridge on it and it would allow the plate to drop down some while the ball mount is on. With a trailer it isn't as big of a deal having the plate visable but do you want to have to remove the ball mount right after the trailer is off each time is my thoughts. Since the hitch is much higher then the Class 1 was you may need more drop. Mine is a 6 inch drop but I have some lift added to the golf The jettas I think are 3 inch drop vs the 10 or so raise the Sportwagon had and the 3 or 4 the 05 wagon had. How are you running the wiring? Do you have a powered convertor (6 wires into 4 instead of 5 into 4). I had the 5 into 4 but you blow your fuse one time and you will hate yourself for it. The car has the little fuses and the blinker one isn't very common even at a truck stop or parts stores. The have higher rated ones but if you blew the small one that doesn't help you out. Just some other thoughts. Here is the converter I run. I have it powered from the battery but most do it from the in truck cig lighter plug-in and then I ran another extension into the hole going into the bumper for the license plates. 
 
Your hitch does look clean (not hacked up to fit on the angle like mine). You will like it and you won't have any movement on the hitch when you bounce on it now. I feel you could hang the car from it. 
 
Travis