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Originally Posted by ukrcan
wow, i didn't realize those hitches are so hard to come by...i was planning on installing one on my mine later this year, but if you guys in US having difficulties tracking one down, we are really screwed here in Canada then...
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They have been out of stock before, due to supplier issues. Go to your local dealer, and get him to do a national search through other dealer inventories. Then you will know where you stand. It is a third-party sourced accessory for BMW, for a vehicle that is coming up on 8 years out of production.
If you have to use an aftermarket hitch, it isn't the end of the world. Some of them attach in the same location as the OE hitch, but none of them attach in the same way, since they don't include the internal reinforcement where the bumper shocks were mounted, they just bolt to the sheet metal there. If you have the fore/aft longitudinal brace, at least it is less likely to damage those rear mounts.
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