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Old 08-27-2011, 09:28 PM
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Execuhitch installed on my 2011 X5 xDrive50i M Sport

The just officially released their hitch for the M Sport bumpers. It's the same hitch as the other X5 hitch they offer but I guess they had to adjust a mounting point to work with the M Sport bumper. I believe this is the 2nd one sold so far by them, the first being the X5 M Sport that they used to test fit. I received this about a week ago. Finally decided to tackle the install this afternoon. I'm very happy with it. I had them set it up with a 5 pin wiring harness so that it would accomodate the wiring for my boat trailer. The instructions were pretty thorough but there were a few minor errors. No big deal. The instructions tell you to discard the bumper core support and not reuse. I was able (pretty easily, I may add) to retain it without any problems. Glad I did. I wasn't thrilled about not having it there. Anyways, I had to cut the bottom of the bumper 7" wide by 3.5" deep. Without the Gooseneck installed you cannot tell there is a hitch installed unless you get on your hands and knees and look up under the bumper. The electronic locking feature is pretty slick. There's no play in the receiver at all. I purchased the 2" ball receiver and the bike carrier adapter. This is well worth the money in my opinion. Sorry, I didn't take many pics during the install, but a couple after the hitch was actually mounted before the bumper went back on. I'll add a couple with nothing plugged into it and with the 2" ball and the bike carrier adapter tomorrow...
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