Trailer towing?

[tijanaw]

I know some of you have towed trailers before but I never have and I'm helping my sis move from NYC to DC. So this weekend, i'm driving up and was planning to rent a trailer to hook up to the X. I was just on the U-haul site, they claim if I want to hook up a trailer, I have to purchase a wiring harness from BMW. I have the OEM hitch and thought this more like a plug and play thing.

[E61Silver]

Normally the wiring is part of the hitch package.

If you don't have it you probally do need to get BMW parts.

[tijanaw]

Bump!

[fast4d]

I have a factory hitch. most rental trailers use the rectangular/inline plug. your hitch has the round plug but you should have adapter that came with the hitch option.

[tijanaw]

Thanks 4 the replies, however I don't have an adapter. That's probably what I have to get from the stealer!

[E61Silver]

Check in the spare area it is a small black plug.


It is not exclusive to BMW used the same adaptor on my Volvo.

[statdoc]

The round adapter is seen in the lower right corner of this shot, "borrowed" from Bavarian Autosport

[tijanaw]

Once again Thank you all .

[X5Dawg]

You can buy that adapter at any auto parts store - it is not a BMW exclusive adapter. Main thing is that you have the wiring installed to plug it into.