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03-05-2009, 01:04 PM
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2009 x5 for towing?
I like the luxury suv's for daily driving and then able to fish to... Anyone tow with theirs? Is the towing package worth it from the dealer or get the aftermarket? 
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03-05-2009, 01:59 PM
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Towing
Hello,
This is what I tow. 22 ft. about 4k lbs. Does a great job. It's not a rocket while towing but I only do it 3-4 times a year. My advise: don't consider anything except the BMW hitch. Oh, mine is the 3.0. Best of luck
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03-05-2009, 03:58 PM
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nice.. I'm kind of hoping I can get away with the 3.0 for the small lease payment...
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03-31-2009, 12:49 PM
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Hi
The 3.0 will do nicely. The BMW hitch is made by a company called Westfalia. This is the one that BMW fits: WESTFALIA-Automotive GmbH|The automatic system If you get it without a BMW sticker on it they are a lot cheaper and the exact same product. Good luck.
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03-31-2009, 01:55 PM
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I'm having mine installed at the dealer. I'm waiting for an email with the cost. I'll post the info when I get it. From my research, the BMW hitch installs somewhat differently from aftermarket hitches in that it has some additional supports. Also, my dealer gave me a mini lecture about the fact that any kind of electrical work done on the car by anyone but BMW would "void" the warranty. I know that is highly debatable, and I'm not trying to start any kind of discussion about that point, but I'm just going to go with them for installation. That way I won't have any kind of problems or liability later. According to BMW's printed instructions for the hitch install, it takes 2.5 hours. So that is what I expect them to charge.
You won't need one for your application, but there's another thread discussing brake controllers. It has a link to the instructions for the hitch installation.
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03-31-2009, 05:14 PM
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The car didn't need any additional programming after the hitch was installed.
Trailer stabilisation, rear pdc disabling etc all works nicely.
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