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Today on our 2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, we'll be installing Draw-Tite Hitch, part number
24866. Now, we've already gone ahead and removed the contents in the trunk as well as the spare
tire and spare tire tools. So we'll begin by removing the plastic fascia from underneath
the passenger's side of the vehicle by removing the four fasteners. Now, we'll set the fascia
aside as it will not be reinstalled. We'll then lower the exhaust by removing the rubber
exhaust isolator ahead of the axle and the two bolts from the exhaust hanger bracket. Now, you may need to support your
exhaust before you drop it down. Here on the exhaust bracket, we'll need to
bend these two small tabs up. Using a pull wire, we'll feed the 7/16 carriage bolt and
spacer through the excess slot on the passenger's side frame, and we'll go ahead and pull wire
attached. We'll now bend the handle nut and insert it into the passenger's side frame
over the center hole here. We'll now move over to the hitch where we'll tape the 1x2-inch
spacer onto the passenger's side slot onto the inside of the side bracket here on the
passenger's side. We'll now need
to
remove
the rubber
plug
from
the spare tire well.