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Old 01-21-2015, 10:06 AM
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Hi David -

If you have the extra coin, I would send it off to get sandblasted and powdercoated. Hitech end tends to discolor quite quick IMO
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And now you see the difference between OE and aftermarket hitches. Even after you perform the install, it'll still be worth it. There are enough threads to help.
I have the original tow hitch install book in my glove compartment with my owner manual.
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threads like this make me very happy my 01 already had the hitch on it when I bought it. just had to buy an aftermarket trailer brake kit which wasnt all that hard to install.

oh yeah, there's two more unicorns on ebay apparently.

BMW 71600009711 Genuine Trailer Hitch | eBay
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threads like this make me very happy my 01 already had the hitch on it when I bought it. just had to buy an aftermarket trailer brake kit which wasnt all that hard to install.

oh yeah, there's two more unicorns on ebay apparently.

BMW 71600009711 Genuine Trailer Hitch | eBay
Make that only one more unicorn! I just bought one of the two at the link above. Thanks for posting this up guys. I've been looking for some time now. Can't wait to be able to pull the boat with my X this summer!

A decent price for a unicorn and free shipping as well. But on second thought, the lack of a hitch was how I convinced myself not to buy a snowmobile for backcountry skiing access. Looks like this hitch will cost me more than just $430!
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Boom! Mine!


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Now thats helping each other out on the forum guys! Nice work and stackz that was real nice of you to find the unicorns for the other guys!
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wow that did NOT last long lol.

I almost second guessed myself posting that up in case it would have screwed OP out of possibly making some side cash. you know people do that sometimes on things like this and I dont like to step on toes.

makes me wonder if those were the last two left in the country, hmmm
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makes me wonder if those were the last two left in the country, hmmm
OR IN THE WORLD :gasp:
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Glad you guys got those. Weird - mine was from a different CA dealer - BMW of Ontario. Sounds like a warehouse in CA released a few to various dealers. If anyone is still looking, maybe cold calling other dealers will find some more.

Anyway - they didn't want to ship it to the East Coast - so I arranged for FedEx ground to pick it up and they were pretty nice about opening the box, bubble wrapping everything and then sealing it up and banding it for transport. I'm sure that took some time. FedEx ground was $93 or so to Maryland (112 lbs). While I normally would have bitched about someone not honoring the terms of the eBay auction, I just paid the shipping this time with a smile....
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Thanks a lot for the tip. It really made my day!!!!

Now for the installation. I understand it's pretty straightforward just tedious with disassembly.


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