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Originally Posted by blue dragon
How do you know the OE hitch is of lesser quality? That is a very blanket statement to make. There has not been one report of the OE hitch failing, where as there have been reports of the drop bars bending on the early Execuhitch.
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See gan23's post...the EU OEM Hitch is a stronger and better design.
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Originally Posted by mitch808
We have this thing called vehicle safety regulations. Some of the strictest in the world. a tow rating is not a hard fast rule. Your EU vs US rating numbers are crap, and nothing more than differences in rules/regulations.
Either way, both accomplish the same exact task, and both have proven themselves in various circumstances.
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What are vehicle safety regulations
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Originally Posted by gan23
You best course of action would be the Execuhitch. I would have gone that way if I had done my homeworks before having the dealer install the hitch. Still, I believe the OEM one is not too bad as you can see from the photos posted earlier. I haven't really tow with it yet.
I don't know a lot about the Euro one except that the towing capacity is higher because of dynamic load testing.
As for the hitch for an X5 and X5M, there's a small difference in the height of the hitch beam with the Execuhitch
There's an interesting thread on bimmerfest. Here's a quote from the guy from http://execuhitch.com/tow-hitches/bmw-x5-and-x5m/ (aka invisihitch.com)
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=666918 |
^ Solid post I did my research and couldn't be happier. Towed my M3 great a few weeks ago...fully enclosed trailer at about 6000lbs total weight. No sway, no issues
