Has anyone installed a trailer hitch on a 300TD? I'd like to install one on mine. It looks as though the vacuum reservoir is immediately behind the bumper and the fuel tank just beyond that. To what does the hitch attach? Where did you purchase the hitch? Any particular problems on installation? I know it's possible to install one since I saw one on a TD on eBay.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I wrestled with the idea for a long time and couldn't figure out how to do a custom one. I finally gave up and put one on the sedan (still very much a custom design). It functions more like a bumper hitch rather than true-blue hitch.

I was afraid to order one for the TD because its a grey-market beast and is slightly different than the typical design.

I'll be following this thread to see what others have tried.

Don

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DAILY DRIVERS:
'84 300DT 298k (Aubrey's)
'99.5 Jetta TDI IV 251k (Julie's)
'97 Jetta TDI 127k (Amber's)
'97 Jetta TDI 186k (Matt's)
'96 Passat TDI 237k (Don's
'84 300D 211k Mint (Arne- Undergoing Greasecar Conversion)

SOLD:
'82 240D 229k (Matt's - Converted-300DT w/ 4 speed

I had one put on my 190e. They took the back bumper off and welded on something (can't see it.) All you see is the reciever sticking out through the cladding just below the bumper.

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5 speed '91 190E 2.6 320,000 mi. (new car, fast, smooth as silk six, couldn't find any more Peugeots)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.5l Turbo Diesel 266,000 mi. (old car, fast for a diesel, had 2 others)
5 speed '01 Jetta V6 (new wifes car, pretty quick)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.2l Turbo Gas 197,000 mi. (wifes car, faster, sadly gone just short of 200k )
5 speed '83 Yamaha 750 Maxim 14,000 mi. (fastest)
0 speed 4' x 8' 1800 lb Harbor Freight utility trailer (only as fast as what's pulling it)

Check out www.hitch-web.com They show one model of hitch available for the wagon ( 3 or 4 different ones for sedans). You can download a pdf of the installation instructions.

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



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