X5 trailer hitch OEM BMW

[salnj]

BMW of Bloomfield said they are available and can order them it takes 2 days

[JCL]

The mounts/bumper brackets are shown in the attached drawing and link, as item #3.

Interesting that there is only one bumper carrier shown (Item #1, the metal piece inside the plastic bumper). When I installed my hitch kit on the E53, I had to change the carrier to a new one to match the mounting brackets (which had a different location than the original shocks). I know the kit was updated at one point, with spacers behind the brackets (also referenced in the instructions linked above) but I don't know if the carrier changed or not. Make sure they match up if you are assembling this from parts; the difference is in the fore/aft location.

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Jeff

[salnj]

That is crazy all this work and search to be able to carry a bike rack. I think I might end up buying an explorer as an extra truck and wait till I find all the parts