Roadmaster makes tow bar brackets that fit the Vanagon Wonderfully. That
is the set-up you want. They also sell a taillight wiring adapter so the
3 wire (tail, stop, turn) lights on the motorhome can work the 4 wire
lights ( tail, brakes, right-left turn) on the Vanagon.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of David J. Bohannan
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Flat 4 towing 85 GL

I plan on using my vanagon as a toad behind our motorhome.

A couple questions..We used to pull it on a tow dolly and it tracked
quite well, however there were no auxiliary brakes.I have since
purchased a Braking system that sits in the cab of the Vanagon and
applies the brakes according to a pendulum (Brake Buddy).

The part that isn't completely solidified is the tow bar.I had a Valley
Industries tow bar I used to pull my Jeep around with and was
considering mounting it up and going, but I was wondering if anyone else
had any other brilliant ideas.tow bars get pretty spendy (up over 1K)
and the old ones for Beetles look very attractive :-) Anyone???

Also, it looks as though I can leave the key in the ignition after
keying on and off and the steering column doesn't lock until you pull
the key out.so I won't have to worry about pulling the fuel pump fuse.

Any help is appreciated.

Dave