T7 bikerack

[Melyn]

Has anyone seen a T7 with a bike rack that isn’t tow bar mounted? Asked the dealer and seems to only be a 2 bike rack that’s tow bar mounted - which seems a big downgrade from previous offerings

 

[WelshGas]

Has anyone seen a T7 with a bike rack that isn’t tow bar mounted? Asked the dealer and seems to only be a 2 bike rack that’s tow bar mounted - which seems a big downgrade from previous offerings

That's the VW offering. Plenty of 4 bike 3rd Party tow bar racks.

 

[andyinluton]

Has anyone seen a T7 with a bike rack that isn’t tow bar mounted? Asked the dealer and seems to only be a 2 bike rack that’s tow bar mounted - which seems a big downgrade from previous offerings

Seem to remember reading that the tailgate on a T7 is plastic so cant take the weight. They also all come with a tailgate spoiler which precludes hooking anything over the top of the door.

 

[Melyn]

Seem to remember reading that the tailgate on a T7 is plastic so cant take the weight. They also all come with a tailgate spoiler which precludes hooking anything over the top of the door.

Ahh so back to the world of towbars again - atleast they retract now

Couldn’t find any for the multivan when I looked either

For the t6.1 I got new gas struts to fit a 4 bike rack, although annoyingly had sold my tow bar rack… dammit

Cali is in production this week so trying to get logistics sorted for biking

 

[Camperfamily]

Per Andy’s comment above - Multivan/ T7 Cali tailgate is made of thermoplastic:

https://vwcaliforniaclub.com/threads/t7-based-california-announced-for-end-of-2023.49483/post-654280

 

[Melyn]

Ah fun times! Explains why the dealer was so happy to show me the retractable towbar! Just find boot mounted when you have 3-4 bikes is better. Oh wells…