Has anyone out there found and installed a trailer hitch on their first gen TL?

I have a hitch mounted bike rack as well as a hitch mounted cargo box I would like to use, but according to every parts store up here, nobody makes a hitch for first gen TLs.

I find that hard to believe. If I could find a hitch for my 90 Integra, you would think that the much bigger and more powerful TL would be able to tow a lot more, and therefore I could find a damn hitch SOMEWHERE...

 

You have a few options for the hitch:

- Cliff sells one, and there is a guy that has one on Ebay: Search for auction 220017655929. Cliff only uses one forward mounting bolt for a total of 2 on each side.

- I think it was Load Rite that used to make one (and this one has two forward bolt holes (you remove the tiedown bracket).

-The third option is to search for hitches for the VIGOR. They bolt right in.

I have a pix of my TL towing a trailer with my quad on it.

The hitch will have a drop where the muffler/pipes are.

Bolts right to the frame.

Mine came off a Vigor from the junk yard. Had the receiver insert in it, and it was/is rusted in there hard. After my trip, I have tried to get the sucker out, and it is rusted in solid. I have to cut a hole in the backside and press it out...

 

Trying to get pix here:

 

Let's see if I can get this right...




This pix makes it appear squatting more than it really was. I have another pix of this where it is not squatting as much. Couple reasons it is:

- Dip on the other side of asphalt
- Bunch of beer and water in the vehicle

Since this pix, I have lowered it. This setup ran great down the highway. Handled really nice - even at West Virginia Highway Speeds.

 

Thanks for the tip, guys...

Turns out there is a Curt distributor right here in Saskatoon. Gonna call them tomorrow to find out prices/availability.

 

Cap-It
c/o ATO Enterprises Ltd.
11571 Bridgeport Road
Richmond, BC V6X 1T5
Ph: (604) 273-5055
Fax: (604) 276-9603

 

Doesnt U-Haul sell universal hitches..?..although I must say, a TL with a hitch looks pretty funny!

 

I would not try to put a "Universal Hitch" on a TL. The exhaust requires a substantial drop in the hitch that I would want a one piece custom factory mfg. Hitch.

Again, in my research, the mfr's were pretty limited, Curtis and Draw Tite (as I recall) were the only two that I could find. Draw Tite used both of the bolts from the existing tie down brackets, Curtis only used one.