2007 Trailer Hitch and Wiring Harness
 

I will try this again. Here are the pictures of my new trailer hitch and BMW X5 wiring harness. Trailer hitch is a Hidden Hitch purchased on eTrailer. The trailer hitch did not require any cutting of the rear bumper facia as shown in the pictures. Total cost of this setup was $680 including the reflash by BMW dealer.

sweet. if you don't mind can you tell me the distance from the gorudn to the lowest part of the hitch?
also , what are you goign to be towing?

one more question, why so expensive, that hidden hitch is less then $200?
thanks.

That includes the hitch the BMW wiring harness and the reprogramming of the ECU.

Distance from ground to lowest part of hitch, which is the bottom of the receiver is 12 inches.

What is the cost of a dealer installed OEM Hitch?

you can get a dealer hithc for less then $500 with everything. so in comparison its more.
but no cutting of bumper so this install may be cheaper as well, if I recall a dealer wants $1000 to sell and install but that is not at a discount on the part.

What are you towing you forgot to answer that one.?

I have two boats and a jet ski. Largest, heaviest boat is about 2800 lbs, and 18 ft. Searay, IO.

Why does the ECU need to be "reprogrammed"?

Nice install
 

A few questions about the install:
- do you have the exact model number for the hitch? A search on that site did not show a hidden hitch for the 2008 model year. i think only a Curt showed up?
- who did your install? Did you do it yourself? or have an installer do it?
- the site says that cutting is required...do you know how you avoided this?

thanks!