OEM trailer hitch

[Riggodeaux]

Middle picture, in particular, looks aftermarket to me ..... I'd be leery about trying to tow anything close to the 'official' rating [5 or 6k lbs.] without more info. I think E30cabrio? or another regular poster had to take one similar off to mount a recovered OEM hitch.

[mikes123]

Well I'm not towing anything now. I would like to get a boat in the future, but I'm just looking at a runabout, I think they usually weigh in around 3000 to 3500 lbs. I guess I will keep my eye open if an oem hitch comes up.

[Riggodeaux]

The 4.8is will provide plenty of power, but even a runabout, plus trailer weight, will test a less than OEM hitch. I expect 3500 lbs [boat/motor only] is a conservative [low] estimate of a fiberglass runabout's weight. Review the long thread on installation and posters' experience with locating OEM hitch kits. I posted a printout in December? in it a helpful dealer ran from me showing the ones in stock around the country at that time; I picked up one that had been in a dealer's inventory in Athens, GA for a long time .

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by mikes123

Here are some pics, but looks like mine is not OEM.

image by MikeandGabby, on Flickr

image by MikeandGabby, on Flickr

image by MikeandGabby, on Flickr

it is not an OE hitch - the electrical connector is one dead give-away, and the way the receiver is designed...

here is a pic of mine - you see the massive chunk of metal...