And if you really wanna go hard-core on this, Camping World sells an electrically-activated doohickey that pushes on the towed vehicle's brake pedal when it gets the signal from the tow vehicle's brake lights. It was mean for big RVers who tow their little cars behind the motor home but might be useful for anyone here who does a lot of VW flat-towing. Sean > >Also, please remember that the towed Van has no available brakes, so be >very careful in traffic and on long downgrades. If there is a "Slow Truck" >warning, it means you. > |
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