For those of you with OEM Trailer Hitches

[jmarch]

I'm in the market for a trailer hitch for my plastic bumper e30. I like the idea of the factory hitch as it doesn't require drilling holes in the body. However, it seems as though the ball is a smaller diameter than those we normally see in the US. Question: if my trailer is set up for the larger size ball is there an adaptor or other solution to get it to work.

TIA

[MR 325]

I've been looking at hitches for my new late model. Ended up buying one of these aftermarket ones (link below) off ebay. I run a 2" ball for the E30 trailer so not sure if the OEM would have worked anyway.

http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/BMW/3-Series/1990/217214.html?vehicleid=19906910

[jmarch]

That's a good point. I'm probably better off with a 2" ball as the trailer and bikes could exceed over 1000 pounds. Hate to drill holes in the car, but I guess I may need to. How was the install? I'll only towing a few times a year, do you think it's feasible to remove the hitch when I'm not using it? I can just imagine what I'm going to do to my shinns when I'm washing the car and forget that it's there.

Cheers,
Joe

[MR 325]

Still waiting for mine in the mail. :)

I'll be happy to let you know how it goes. One thing I like about my early model hitch is the removable receiver, too bad the late model hitch doesn't have that!

[jmarch]

Sounds great. Looking forward to hearing your impressions. Agree about the receiver hitch - one advantage of the diving boards....

Cheers,
Joe