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towbar install, computer module nessessary or splice into taillight?

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    towbar install, computer module nessessary or splice into taillight?

    hey guys I've been trying to install a towbar, one shop quote $750 with ECU module while another is $490 without...
    of cause some claims for MKV u can simply splice the wiring into the taillight. the $750 guy says for that model requires a computer module/relay kind of thing so the car 'KNOWS' a trailer is attached... is the extra $260 necessary?
    Tags: computer, install, module, taillight, towbar
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    You can't simply splice into the taillight wiring.

    There are wiring kits out there specific to this model, that will work without melting the central electrics module. I would recommend a genuine VW kit, but apparently Hayman Reese has a halfhearted workaround.
    '07 Transporter 1.9 TDI
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      As Umai said VW genuine is best. When the trailer is plugged in a lot of systems function differently with a trailer module fitted, think ABS, parking aid etc.

      For the extra money I'd be going for the correct fit, cutting/splicing/soldering never ends well on VWs.
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      10 years experience working for Audi/VW/Skoda
      Now in Perth NOR, Western Australia.

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