Is anyone using the bike prep to attach a towball bike carrier?
It's a pity that the car can't take more than 75kgs total. We use the towbar on my Q7 for 4 adult bikes that weigh around 60 kgs total and the rack itself with the 4th bike attachment would weigh around 23-24 kgs I think. MInd you, the towbar is rated for 140kgs and the bike rack for 75kgs load.
I was hoping we could take the wife's ID3 to the cycle park, etc but no go unfortunately. It would have been nice to drive carbon free and then cycle carbon free!
I was hoping we could take the wife's ID3 to the cycle park, etc but no go unfortunately. It would have been nice to drive carbon free and then cycle carbon free!
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VW seem to be further increasing the confusion over the weight limit for the tow ball with the latest revision of the manual.
The November 2020 edition of the online manual says "The maximum load (carrier system including load) of the bicycle carrier fitted on the ball coupling is 55 Kg or 75 kg depending on the equipment." They give no explanation of what the different equipments are.
The November 2020 edition of the online manual says "The maximum load (carrier system including load) of the bicycle carrier fitted on the ball coupling is 55 Kg or 75 kg depending on the equipment." They give no explanation of what the different equipments are.
Hi, this is from my ID.3, retired at the end of May 2021. An addition to the paper manual clarifies the maximum allowable load.
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Thank you, that's very helpful.
This is the first evidence I have seen that VW do produce a 75 kg limit tow ball for this car. Now they just need to fix the user manuals, and give accurate information to their dealers.
It is interesting that in addition the higher weight limit of 75 kg, compared to the 55 kg limit photos posted earlier in this thread, the maximum offset distances for the centre of gravity of the load have also increased, so further increasing the moment of the load on the mounting points.
This is the first evidence I have seen that VW do produce a 75 kg limit tow ball for this car. Now they just need to fix the user manuals, and give accurate information to their dealers.
It is interesting that in addition the higher weight limit of 75 kg, compared to the 55 kg limit photos posted earlier in this thread, the maximum offset distances for the centre of gravity of the load have also increased, so further increasing the moment of the load on the mounting points.
I had one fitted by dealer and it's also rated to 75kg. I think they changed the towbar after March/April this year, earlier versions were 55kg, I had to wait almost 2 months for mine with the higher rating. I'm glad I did as this one is much more usable.
On a related issue, is anyone's rear number plate falling off? Had to reattach mine to the sticky pads and I wondered whether it's because of the different stress when it is folded down for the bike attachment.
gwr
ID3 Tech 2.3
N Scotland
ID3 Tech 2.3
N Scotland
I am unable to give you a reliable answer; in Italy a frame screwed to the car body is used to fix the rear number plates; the plate is then fixed to the frame with plastic clips. In my opinion it is not a good idea to use adhesive pads, but this is just my opinion. I used tamper-proof screws to fix the duplicate license plate to the bike rack.
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Mine is from Nov 2020, and the plate states 55kg and 2 bikes. So does this mean the total weight is max 55kg? That’s almost useless..
And what bike racks are people using? I struggle to find one that is shorter than 60cm (from tow ball to end) which already exceeds the max length shown on the plate.
And what bike racks are people using? I struggle to find one that is shorter than 60cm (from tow ball to end) which already exceeds the max length shown on the plate.
So I can load 2 x 27.5kg eMTBs but not 4 x 6kg road bikes??
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Your dealer can fit it as an accessory, but it's much more expensive compared with fitting it from the factory. If you want the option, you'll be saving yourself a pile of money to factory spec it.
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