I'd say post pics here just for the heck of it.

I would but first I have to find the pics somewhere on my office pc and since I am so pc illeterate, I am not sure how to post pics on the forum. If you give me a few days I might be able to figure it out. I can email them much more quickly if interested or I can email and you can post if that helps.

That sounds great Taos! Could not hurt to see another idea..

PM to you...

My email is [email protected], feel free to send them whenever you get a chance.

euro hitch
 

hello all, been tracking the posts on the euro hitch topic and decided to do some research of my own. i called a couple of places in the UK. towequip which is a large retailer of tow bars as they call them said they dont ship to the states, so don't bother with them. then I spoke with a guy named Gary Bailey from PF Jones Witter Tow bars and Westfalia Towbars, Price Promise all Tow bars. Eberspacher Main Dealer and he said:

"Hi Robert

Price on the Westfalia towbar 303207 for an X5 BMW delivered to New york 11542 is £390.00 sterling.Approx exchange rate is below as is the link to the towbar.


Kind regards
Gary Bailey

0044 161 8724755

390.00 GBP

=

654.731 USD

United Kingdom Pounds United States Dollars 1 GBP = 1.67880 USD 1 USD = 0.595665 GBP

HOPE THIS HELPS

I've been checking several dealers and some tell me they don't even show a part number for an E53 hitch. Hmmmm I thought they were all linked via computer network? Well, some dealers have them and they are around $500. Factor on your BMWCCA discount and it's not too bad. The bad is the shipping charges unless you can pick it up.

I haven't taken a closer look at the Witter version yet, but it does seem about $100 cheaper than the Monoflex version I've found. I've been SWAMPED w/ work, so I haven't even been able to get back onto IM w/ them. Sorry Mark.

Zracer said he's been able to find the stock BMW hitch on ebay for a decent price.

My mechanic has one coming from a local dealer. Cost around $435 with wiring harness, no shipping but tax. It should be here around Thanksgiving and installed by the week after that.

I'm installing a factory hitch tomorrow (hopefully) on my '06.
ECS Tuning hooked me up for $555 including shipping. I tried Tischer first but I waited for 3 weeks and it was still on backorder so I changed vendors to get it here sooner.
It is definitely a well engineered hitch. Looks fairly simple to install.