ADDING A TOW HITCH

[jdstrickland]

I'm looking at adding a hitch to my X5. It appears that I remove a cross member from the back of the car and replace it with a new one that has the receiver welded on. Is that correct?

Remove bumper cover.
Remove support.
Install tow hitch.
Reinstall bumper cover.

I looked under my X5 and there is no obvious place to bolt on the tow hitch, and the photo of the hitch looks like it might actually be the part I was looking at on my car.

It looks like I will take Item 14 off and replacing it with the factory tow hitch. RealOEM.com - Online BMW Parts Catalog