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Old 10-09-2007, 04:39 PM
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Unfortunatley, your cutout is correct. The trim is just missing. This is a BMW issue, not the dealer.

The photo in post 6 is shot from above, but it is exactly the same.

I have the hitch and it looks the same, just with the trim added. I agree it is a terrible design!
Yes, trim is missing. I have the hitch too.
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Old 10-09-2007, 05:01 PM
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Real sorry to see,, don't want to rub salt in to the wound but have a look here, my dealer in Sydney Australia did a real nice job of mine. If your happy with that job then you may want to show the pic to your dealer.

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Old 10-09-2007, 05:06 PM
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Real sorry to see,, don't want to rub salt in to the wound but have a look here, my dealer in Sydney Australia did a real nice job of mine. If your happy with that job then you may want to show the pic to your dealer.

http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e70-forum/...ly-member.html
Now this one looks really good. You would think that BMW will have a standard install for these things, but that's too much to ask, I guess.
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Real sorry to see,, don't want to rub salt in to the wound but have a look here, my dealer in Sydney Australia did a real nice job of mine. If your happy with that job then you may want to show the pic to your dealer.

http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e70-forum/...ly-member.html
Ummm.... now THAT is a nice install. But is it the standard OEM trailer hitch? the connector that is showing makes me think that it's not....
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Ummm.... now THAT is a nice install. But is it the standard OEM trailer hitch? the connector that is showing makes me think that it's not....
There is no OEM (factory) hitch. You are confusing the OEM (dealer) install in Australia with the OEM (dealer) install in NA. Two different products.
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The hitch in Aust is custom made for the vehicle, hence the better install.
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I painted my exhaust black with "grill" paint. The results can be seen here:

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Here's my install today on my M-Sport!
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Looks great!

Was that a dealer install or did you do it yourself? Did you have to trim the aero bumper?
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Looks great!

Was that a dealer install or did you do it yourself? Did you have to trim the aero bumper?
It was dealer install, they trimmed about 10mm into the rear bumber bar!
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