bumper reinforcement part needed for hitch installation? look familiar? (Hitched ones please look :)

allroadCole · 03-06-2007, 03:52 PM

I'm still trying to make sure a euro allroad hitch will work for our N.A. allroads and find out what is required.

I have been told that not only is the hitch installation kit required (euro part # 4Z7 092 156) but also a "bumper reinforcement" part must be obtained from audi (euro part # 4Z7 807 313 A) this part is $253.

I have found a picture of the part online:

Was anything like this required for the US allroad hitch? (I didn't see anything like this in Gragravar's hitch install post)

Does anyone have any idea why it would be required?

You can see from the second to last page in this audi doc that it mounts inbetween the bumper and the hitch.

It seems weird to me that this part is required yet it doesn't come with the hitch!?

The bosal catalog also called out that this part is required for thier hitch...

This puts the cost of everything shipped to over $1100.

So... I'm kinda hoping that this part is not really required and it is some after thought safety feature required in some contries. If the US allroads don't have it, I don't need it... That is why I am posting...

I was just about to order a hitch without this part...

TIA

SeeksAR · 03-06-2007, 04:00 PM

Take off plastic bumper fascia, remove "reinforcement", install hitch, replace "reinforcement" over hitch(which Gragravar did not show in his pictures), and replace plastic bumper fascia.

glidar · 03-06-2007, 04:05 PM

See figures 24 and 34.

Factory hitch installation guide

allroadCole · 03-06-2007, 04:09 PM

If you look at the pictures at the end of this file, a reinforcement part under the bumper is removed and discarded. Then the hitch is installed, then this *new* separate reinforcement part is installed over the hitch...

I don't know if the US hitches had something similar... Or if indeed the reinforcement part was reinstalled for the US hitches...

Did you install your hitch?

allroadCole · 03-06-2007, 04:16 PM

gragravar · 03-06-2007, 04:23 PM

it will re-mount to the hitch when you assemble everything.

don't buy another one

gragravar · 03-06-2007, 04:28 PM

the part you are talking about is on page 13 of the doc below, it comes out. you can see it on the floor on pages 17-18 and it does go back on over the top of the hitch during the re-assembly

http://www.allroadfaq.com/downloads/...ch_install.pdf

allroadCole · 03-06-2007, 04:42 PM

Here is the Euro one:

Here is the North American one:

I don't see why a different reinforcement part would be required, but according to the parts list on the allroadFAQ, MY 01-03 have "4Z7 807 313 B" under the bumper...

I was told I need to order "4Z7 807 313 A"

so maybe the euro hitch is just a bit different and it really is required.... ?

Plus if you look at the euro install doc in my original post, they remove the one on the car and trash it, then buy a new one and put that on. grrrrrrr...

Thanks for your help though...

I'm tempted to try it with out ordering this part, but that might be a bad idea...

ArchAudi · 03-06-2007, 05:33 PM

throw away. The US model has two shocks that you dispose of and the reinforcement that you reuse.

allroadCole · 03-06-2007, 05:39 PM

03-06-2007, 03:52 PM	#1
allroadCole Guest Account #: 108298 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,896	bumper reinforcement part needed for hitch installation? look familiar? (Hitched ones please look :) I'm still trying to make sure a euro allroad hitch will work for our N.A. allroads and find out what is required. I have been told that not only is the hitch installation kit required (euro part # 4Z7 092 156) but also a "bumper reinforcement" part must be obtained from audi (euro part # 4Z7 807 313 A) this part is $253. I have found a picture of the part online: Was anything like this required for the US allroad hitch? (I didn't see anything like this in Gragravar's hitch install post) Does anyone have any idea why it would be required? You can see from the second to last page in this audi doc that it mounts inbetween the bumper and the hitch. It seems weird to me that this part is required yet it doesn't come with the hitch!? The bosal catalog also called out that this part is required for thier hitch... This puts the cost of everything shipped to over $1100. So... I'm kinda hoping that this part is not really required and it is some after thought safety feature required in some contries. If the US allroads don't have it, I don't need it... That is why I am posting... I was just about to order a hitch without this part... TIA

03-06-2007, 04:00 PM	#2
SeeksAR Audiworld Junior Member Account #: 65201 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 639	I believe it should already be under your bumper cover. Take off plastic bumper fascia, remove "reinforcement", install hitch, replace "reinforcement" over hitch(which Gragravar did not show in his pictures), and replace plastic bumper fascia. __________________ '04 2.7Tip allroad w/Prem & Cold.

03-06-2007, 04:05 PM	#3
glidar Junior Member Account #: 68521 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 792	Correct. See figures 24 and 34. Factory hitch installation guide __________________ - glidar ---------------------------------------- My fuel log \| Factory trailer hitch installation guide \| VAG Locator \| allroad FAQ \| Where is we? Repair/Mod Log 11/2008 111000 mi: Replaced window lockout switch block in armrest. Replaced power steering pump. 7/2008 108000 mi: Steering pump bolts left loose after TB change caused bolt to shear and bracket to break, causing ribbed belt to come off. Drilled out & replaced bolt, reinstalled belt. Replaced rotted BPV control hoses. 3/2008: Replaced front axles (Raxles) 12/2007: Continental Winter Contact 225/55-17. 6/2007: Cleared recurring ABS code (by SCR). 4/2007: Replaced turn signal stalk, hazard relay, and clock-spring connector. 2/2007: Replaced EGT sensors. 2/2007: Replaced broken mirror switch. 12/2006: Replaced left front CV boot. 10/2006: Replaced right front air spring. 9/2006: APR. 8/2006: Kumho ECSTA ASX 225/55-17. 7/2006: Changed timing belt, water pump, etc. 4/2006: Replaced leaking coolant expansion tank. 2/2006: Replaced front rotors & pads (Zimmerman plain & Mintex RB) 11/2005: Falken Ziex 512 trashed at 15,000 miles 3/2005: Left front air spring, compressor & control unit replaced under warranty. 2/2005: Installed H-sport sway bars. 8-12/2004: Left front fully deflates 50% of the time; remains inflated 50% of the time. 8/2004: First suspension deflation (left front). Reinflated fine; no codes. 7/2004: Replaced tie rod ends with ECS heavy duty. Installed trailer hitch. 6/2004: Falken Ziex 512 225/55-17. Front lower left control arm replaced by dealer -- didn't fix squeek. 4/2004: Front mud flaps 3/2004: 710N BPVs 3/2004: VAG-COM 2/2004: Servotronic 605 relay removed 1/2004: 2001 allroad 2.7T 6-speed Highland Green with third-row seat Squawk List as of 10/2007 Lumbar adjustment inop on driver's side Safety switch on armrest for rear windows won't stay down. Missing lines in DIL. Instrument panel/glareshield squeek. Intermittent HVAC fan noise. Peeling passenger armrest. Erratic rear wiper. Fart sound from (yes) the rear. A/C smell. Rear bumper paint chipped by backing into sign. Sun visor plastic bearing broken off. Clunk from rear suspension. Windshield washer doesn't spray driver's side much. Slight on-center play in steering. Speaker in both driver-side doors cut out intermittently.

03-06-2007, 04:09 PM	#4
allroadCole Guest Account #: 108298 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,896	I thought the reinforcement part removed while installing a US hitch was not reinstalled? If you look at the pictures at the end of this file, a reinforcement part under the bumper is removed and discarded. Then the hitch is installed, then this new separate reinforcement part is installed over the hitch... I don't know if the US hitches had something similar... Or if indeed the reinforcement part was reinstalled for the US hitches... Did you install your hitch?

03-06-2007, 04:16 PM	#5
allroadCole Guest Account #: 108298 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,896	hmmm... thanks.

03-06-2007, 04:23 PM	#6
gragravar AudiWorld Super User Account #: 55347 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,274	yep, that is the bumper already on the car it will re-mount to the hitch when you assemble everything. don't buy another one __________________

03-06-2007, 04:28 PM	#7
gragravar AudiWorld Super User Account #: 55347 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 17,274	specifically the part you are talking about is on page 13 of the doc below, it comes out. you can see it on the floor on pages 17-18 and it does go back on over the top of the hitch during the re-assembly http://www.allroadfaq.com/downloads/...ch_install.pdf __________________

03-06-2007, 04:42 PM	#8
allroadCole Guest Account #: 108298 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,896	hmm. Thanks for the reply. Maybe the euro hitch is a bit different? Here is the Euro one: Here is the North American one: I don't see why a different reinforcement part would be required, but according to the parts list on the allroadFAQ, MY 01-03 have "4Z7 807 313 B" under the bumper... I was told I need to order "4Z7 807 313 A" so maybe the euro hitch is just a bit different and it really is required.... ? Plus if you look at the euro install doc in my original post, they remove the one on the car and trash it, then buy a new one and put that on. grrrrrrr... Thanks for your help though... I'm tempted to try it with out ordering this part, but that might be a bad idea...

03-06-2007, 05:33 PM	#9
ArchAudi Member Account #: 13178 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,477	Looks like the euro bumper does not have the bumber shocks and has some plastic reinforcement that throw away. The US model has two shocks that you dispose of and the reinforcement that you reuse. __________________ Heaven is where... The police are British The cooks are Italian The lovers are French The mechanics are German And it's all organized by the Swiss Hell is where... The cooks are British The mechanics are French The lovers are Swiss The police are German And it's all organized by the Italians

03-06-2007, 05:39 PM	#10
allroadCole Guest Account #: 108298 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,896	so, do you think I would need to order that part? Or am I good since I have a US ar?

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