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Originally Posted by Doc.c.liu
I have been looking at doing this but it seems to be very labor intensive to get the OEM hitch installed. This seems to be especially true if you are trying to use the OEM wiring harness.
I am looking at the Stealth hitch which is 1k plus labor ~$700 from Rack Attack. I thought about doing it myself but the estimated install time of 6 hours is not worth it for me. I realize I will have to get the backup/proximity sensors coded off so they don’t go crazy when I have something on the hitch. I wish BMW offered the hitch from the factory when I ordered the car.
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Cool. However, looking back, it took me about 4 hours to install on my E53 X5 4.6is / 4.8is by myself. If I have to do it again,...and had a second set of hands,...it would literally take about 2.5 hours max since the learning curve has been crossed. All in all,...I watched one YT vid prior to taking on the job,...also, the OEM wiring harness is about as Plug 'n Play as one can get. I had zero issues with it.