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Aftermarket trailer hitch help?
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Want to get an aftermarket trailer hitch for towing on my X7. Anyone have any experience with one that they liked? Also is the car already prewired for the brake lights? I found this one that looks cool: https://stealthhitches.com/products/...7-2019-present Any help is greatly appreciated! Cheers!
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10-22-2019, 11:49 PM | #3 |
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I installed it. It took them about 4 hours. Looks good so far. Only got the hitch option. If you do want the trailer option make sure to get the active lights. I will send some pics shortly.
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Here’s my setup. I believe the towing capacity is on par with. The factory install version. This takes less than 30sec to setup and take down each time. Feels really sturdy.
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Wow! Looks awesome! How much was it to install and where did you get it done?
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Thanks bro! This was super helpful! CHEERS!
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What happened to the photos?
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Does stealth hitch let you keep the "kick to open" option? My understanding is the factory trailer hitch option means the motion sensors get disabled/removed.
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Yes, you do keep the kick to open option. I like that a lot. I would doubt that it would mess up your lease but I would say. Honestly, they probably wouldn’t know unless u told them.
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The X7, unlike most full size SUVs on the road, is thoroughly integrated mechanically and electronically with the factory tow hitch. For example, from what I have read, the air suspension, the transmission and iDrive are just a few components that are integrated with the factory trailer hitch. You obviously don't get that integration with an aftermarket setup. Not saying that using an aftermarket tow hitch is dangerous on the X7. But without the full integration, you would be missing out on the full towing capabilities and experience the X7 has to offer. But I guess an additional question would be, is the integrated towing system of the X7 worth it? Or is it a case of you don't miss what you don't know?
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For me it was about carrying our family bikes using the hitch, so towing wasn’t a factor in my decision. I would have gotten the towing package if that was something that I was considering. |
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I have been watching the dealer inventory in my area (and there are a lot of dealers in the Washington, DC area). I have found several X7's configured "close" to the configuration I want, with a factory hitch being at the top of my list. I have found several X7's in my area that had everything I wanted - except the hitch (and I am sure the dealers would offer a very good deal on them). The potential to get a "very good" deal on an X7 in dealer inventory vs a "decent" deal on an ordered X7 configured with a hitch is definitely part of my cost mental calculus. Given the fact that people are still getting pretty good deals on ordered X7's and that I would still prefer the full vehicle integration of the factory hitch, I am still leaning hard towards getting a factory hitch (either ordered or from dealer inventory). But I still want to learn as much about the factory hitch performance (there is still not much real world experience info out there on it yet) so that when the time comes to pull the trigger I can make an informed decision. In the past, trailer hitch tech was very simple and I would not think twice about factory vs aftermarket hitch options. However, in typical BMW fashion, BMW has added some nice "tech" to the simple trailer hitch (at least to me anyway) so I am paying more attention to it .
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