Today we’re gonna be taking a look at the best hitch options for your 2011 two side first hitch we’ll be looking at is the curt class one part number c12031 the draw-tite class one part number two for eight eight zero the primary difference that you’re gonna see here is barely gonna be visible but it’s a cosmetic difference up here on the curt we’ve got the plate that comes down in order to mount up our receiver tube to our cross frame here and it’s just pretty well straight down just as wide as they need it to be here on the draw-tite it starts really wide up top although this is going to be hidden it does then taper down on the curt around the inch and a quarter receiver tube opening it’s got this reinforcement collar whereas the draw-tite does not and that along with just kind of some of the other little lines on the curt just helps to give it a little bit cleaner look this curt does sit a little bit more recessed underneath the rear fascia which is going to help to maintain that cleaner look the draw-tite sticking out a little further may give you a little bit more clearance when you’re using accessories such as bike racks or cargo carriers but this curt still should give you plenty of room both of these hitches feature a 200-pound max tongue weight rating and a 2,000 pound gross trailer weight rating and you will want to be sure to refer to your owner’s manual to make sure that your vehicle is capable with that kind of weight and if not you’ll want to be sure to go by those guidelines here we’ve got the draw-tite installed on this sock and as you can see it does come out of pretty good ways so with that curt you’d probably be sitting back somewhere around here which is gonna help give you that a little bit cleaner look but with both the curt and the draw-tite on the vehicle you’re gonna have good access to those safety chain loops if you’re towing a small trailer or anything like that as you can see the cross frame is pretty well hidden up behind the spaceship other than what bolts down under here so all that you’re really gonna see is what’s coming out here at the receiver tube so depending on what you want it to look like that may help make your decision between the curt and the draw-tite we hope that this helps aid you in your buying decision for a hitch for your volkswagen passat
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