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tweety Wolfsburg Wizard

460 posts · joined Feb 2011 ·

#850763
VW trikes have the most limited luggage space of most vehicles. A top box and some just strap their overnight bags onto their side ladder bars. I found a cheap solution and I cant see why Beetle owners or sedan/Fastie owners cant use these either.

Firstly you attend a Autobahn store or simialr and purchase these items:



Top left is a step used by 4WD owners that slips over the wheel to allow you to get stuff off the car roof. You buy some 10mm tube for the rack floor.

Buy a bicycle tow ball rack. The type you need is the one that clamps onto the tox ball then as a secondary clamp there is a knob that you turn.



This clamping system is foolproof. I weigh a hefty 125 kgms and it wont budge.

You might have to cut down the height of the clamp rods. I had to so as to get the unit not to hit my top box. Here is the unit clamped onot the tow ball



I made it so it folds up.



Perhaps Beetle owners could make it so luggage can be stowed on each side of the unit forward and aft?



We can take a really large sports bag, enough for a few days, onto the rack.



Total cost $120. You might need a rego plate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwh4z8d66o
SUBARU ea81, VW auto, Detour camper
My ex girlfriend said "its me or a trike". Her big mistake.

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#850767
nice work there mate, thinking outside the box
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donn Wolfsburg Elder

3,515 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#850775
Cool, but you can't tow the van with that on, or maybe you could put your stuff in the van. 🤪
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tweety Wolfsburg Wizard

460 posts · joined Feb 2011 ·

#850778
Actually you're right but when towing the van it isnt required. A quick trip interstate and we take the rack and sports bag.

Anywhere a towball is placed the rack can attach to. eg a draw bar etc. So it can be vertatile.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwh4z8d66o
SUBARU ea81, VW auto, Detour camper
My ex girlfriend said "its me or a trike". Her big mistake.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#850811
Great work...

when I go into hardware shop and they ask Me what I want

I can't tell them as I don't know until I see it and can make it do something its not designed for...lol

You did some great thinking there... lol

the extra number plates are illegal in NSW
even though many people get them made to put on bike racks..

I can't see how that stays upright just on a tow ball???

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tweety Wolfsburg Wizard

460 posts · joined Feb 2011 ·

#850818
the clamping grips onto the tow ball and under it surrounding the stem of the ball itself preventing movement.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwh4z8d66o
SUBARU ea81, VW auto, Detour camper
My ex girlfriend said "its me or a trike". Her big mistake.