Installed my Euro Hitch yesterday

[kakalika]

I installed my Witter Euro hitch yesterday. Took me about 6 hours working at a slow pace with a lot of breaks. The hitch has holes for US style safety chains. That was a nice surprise. I thought I would have to weld some brackets for the chains. The electric plug swivels up and out of sight when not in use, and the tow bar itself is detachable for a completely stealth look. You still have to notch the bumper underneath, but that's fine. You don't have to cut out a section of the bumper like you do when you install the US spec hitch. Removing the bumper was a PITA but I managed to get it done, thanks to info on this forum. I used the US spec wire harness, so I will have to get it coded soon.




Hitch replaces the bumper. Look how thick the hitch is compared to the bumper. I pity the fool who rear ends me.





Locking detachable tow bar.



Towbar removed, showing holes for safety chains. There are two positions for the towbar, I chose the lowest position to make sure my trailer is level.



Bumper back in position. No need to cut upper part of bumper. Yaay!!!



Towbar removed, electric plug swivels up and out of sight.








This is what you see with towbar removed. You have to get down to see it.










All in all, I am very pleased with it. The trailer lights work, except the brake lights. That will be resolved with coding.