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Originally Posted by elric75
I have a hidden hitch bought online for a bit over $100, installed myself. It's still perfectly centered a year later, no sign of the "twisting" or other hand-wringing that the overpayers here whine on and on about. This thing is 100% perfect for carrying bikes with my Sportworks fold down rack.
Vote with your wallet and stop supporting massively overpriced BMW accessories.
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And that would be the other side of the coin. 
elric75, I am glad it works for you. If you are carrying a simple light rack mounted close in to the vehicle, no worries. Use it in good health.
For my part, given that I have a $73,000 X5, I figured that $500 for a hitch (that I mounted myself) was a good investment in keeping my BMW working as well as it was designed to, with respect to collapsible bumpers, crush zones, and so on. I also do tow from time to time, and I won't put my bikes on the back in the dirt and grime (my opinion).
Jeff
(the handwringing overpaying worrywart who is contributing to excessive BMW parts department profits)
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