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      12-31-2012, 07:27 PM   #4
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Drives: 2008 IB/Sl/CF M3
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Thanks for the pics Snipez999, the U.S. model has a solid piece without the removable cutout.

I ordered my X6 anyway today after talking to the parts counter. The "hitch" as we call it in the states is basically a piece of square tubing that is bolted laterally between two longitudinal cross members and then a removable drawbar with a ball is slipped into this. Since there is no cover plate to remove an opening must be cut out and then trimmed out. The drawbar or receiver as we call it will be exposed all the time and is not able to be hidden under bodywork.

When I picked up my X5 30d a few years ago at the factory in Spartensburg South Carolina, I saw many different variations of the X5 and X6 models being built for delivery to different countries. When I saw an X6 40d going down the line I asked my guide about when we would see that model in this country and she said basically don't hold my breath waiting Too bad for us.

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