July 10, 2014, 9:45 a.m. -  joshg

#!markdown "On both our cars there was a small tab inside the receiver which prevented the rack from going in far enough. In both cases I ended up filing out this tab…" I have the older gray version and it has been a solid rack. Unfortunately my subie died and my new car will only accept a class I trailer hitch. This is apparently what you have on your golf as they have the tab to prevent you from loading devices that require a class II hitch. Sounds like you are not having issues with filing the tab off and just going for it but people should probably know to stay in line with Yakima and auto specs the hold up should only be on a class II. I'm bummed that its not going to work….so I admit hacking a class I is tempting but these racks are substantial and with a couple large bikes the hitch load/torque is significant. What bugs me is that thule's competing model and others that seem very similar (and in some cases heavier to start) that are class I compatible….. would be cool if Yakima gave it their blessing from the rack perspective to hack and rack. References for those that want to hear it from the horse's mouth: <http://www.yakima.com/download/Yakima-Hitch-Fit-Tips.pdf> (pg 3-4) <http://www.etrailer.com/question-35579.html>