He can do whatever he wants, I could care less, and then when his frame gets messed up he'll have fun trying to get BMW to warranty it. I just have a problem with his advice to other people. The bottom line is that the Curt Hitch is not an approved hitch for an X5 by BMW standards. They DON'T look anything alike and the electrics are completely different as well. It continually amazes me when people try to save a few hundred bucks on a $75,000 car and risk their safety and long term reliability.
BTW, shaunatl great points! though you forgot to add, 'why does the BMW hitch require
dealer coding (after the module is installed) to activate the anti-sway feature of the X5' and the curt hitch does not.
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Originally Posted by shaunatl
Really?
In that case, why is the Curt rated for 1000lbs less weight?
Why does the factory hitch include several reinforcements/components that are not included with the Curt?
Why does the Curt not include a module or other solution for telling the X5 that a trailer is attached (specifically - to disable rear PDC and make the DSC system aware that a trailer is attached)?
These aren't opinions, they're factual differences between the BMW and Curt units.
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