Please take a look at Curt Class I carrier # C18110. This carrier has 3-3/4-inches of rise in the shank and it provides 6-3/4-inches of clearance from your hitch pin hole. This will fit your hitch without an adapter. The cost for this carrier is about the same as what you would have to spend on multiple adapters and it is a far safer solution that will not cost you a loss of hitch capacity. Having something fabricated would definitely cost you more and I do not recommend this because that... view full answer...
The Curt Trailer Hitch # C11474 you referenced is not compatible with your 2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI. Instead, you would want the EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2" # 306-X7284 which is a custom fit for your vehicle. It also has the more desirable 2" receiver opening. It is a Class II receiver hitch with a maximum weight capacity of 2000 lbs and a maximum tongue weight of 300 lbs.
I have included links to the installation instructions for this product... view full answer...
The two Rhino-Rack Roof Rack systems offered for your 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen both feature Vortex Aero crossbars that can be fitted with Rhino-Rack fairing # RRRF2. This item installs using the supplied tool. view full answer...
For your 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI SportWagen the ability to carry 4 bikes will depend on the weights of the bikes and the weight of the carrier. First you would use the EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - 2" # 306-X7284. This hitch has a tongue weight capacity of 300 pounds, but your SportWagen limits are reported to be only 200 pounds. Your weight of the bike rack plus the weights of your bikes would have to stay under this 200 pound capacity.
The Thule Hitching... view full answer...
If you are needing a lock for the Bulldog Collar-Lok Coupler w/ Low-Profile Latch, part # BD028287, and a lock for the hitch receiver on your vehicle that are keyed alike you can use the Deadbolt brand lock.
For your Bulldog coupler you would have to use the Trailer Coupler Lock, part # e98888. This is a coupler lock with an inside width of 3-3/8 inches. I pulled the Bulldog coupler from our warehouse and measured the size of the lock pin that goes in the coupler. It measured 5/16 inch... view full answer...