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Has anyone bought and installed this hitch?

Old Nov 2, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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http://www.hitchsource.com/classitra...h-p-27383.html

the directions throw me off a little bit and I haven't even bought it yet. Any reviews? thanks
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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I didn't look at the directions because everytime I load up a pdf file my computer locks up, but man, why would you do that to a tC? Not only is it ugly, but the tC was not designed to pull anything.
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who said I was pulling anything? I hardly think a bike rack holding 2 bikes at most is going to drag this car down. Look up other posts, what i'll be using it for is nothing.
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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if its for a bike rack then youll be fine, class 1 hitchs are easy to install and lightweight, ive installed many of those, one on a porche!
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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Most of the time a hitch is used for pulling.

Yakima used to make a bike rack. I don't know if it's readily available anymore.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SCION...spagenameZWDVW
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by barefootbilly
who said I was pulling anything? I hardly think a bike rack holding 2 bikes at most is going to drag this car down. Look up other posts, what i'll be using it for is nothing.
That hitch is an easy install, the holes line up to existing ones in the frame... it is easier to install if you can put the car up on a lift.

I got mine so that I could use a hitch mount bicycle rack; just got tired of stuffing my mountain bike in the back of my tC and I'm too short to be lifting stuff onto the roof.
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thanks

any pictures?
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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I know the dealer and user manual says it can not be done but I have a motorcycle that I could tow around, thanks for the info!
Old Nov 2, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by barefootbilly
thanks

any pictures?
not at this time ... it does look very much like the pictures on the website that you linked to, pretty clean install.
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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thanks, but $172 worth? hmm
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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i dont get whats so hard, it looks like its supposed to just bolt right on.
Old Nov 5, 2007 | 06:58 PM
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I haven't used that one. But I did make my own hitch. I assume it will use the same mounting points as mine. The driver side has nuts welded in the body, the passenger side has holes but no nuts. It should come with inserts to bolt up the passenger side.

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