dunyamunya

People, does anyone have any information on where can I get a hitch for 04 TL? I need to pull waverunner and TL (sucks to be me) is the only car that can do it in the household. Thanks in advance.

greenseed

Dont do it. I'd be surprised if any hitches were made for a TL (or Accord for that matter).

You're better off purchasing an old spent pickup for a couple of hundred and just pulling your toy with that.

dunyamunya

I found a hitch for 99-03 TL. Only 110 bucks. I cannot afford another car and insurance for it.

93SHOcar

If you ever have any warranty issues with the power train, I would recommend removing any evidence of the hitch prior going into the dealer. Manual has some statement about no towing recommended.

greenseed

I wouldnt tow with mine if my life depended on it.

After all these years, I still snicker at the thought of that 1976 Corvette Stingray with a tow ball on it.

Stewie

I want to put a hitch on just so I can use a hitch-mounted bike rack.
I don't plan on towing anything with it.

rescueswimmer

Im sure you can find one, If you have another car get a yakima for it hell get a yakima for the TL, ( I wouldn't) but if thats all you have I understand. My buddy had to do the same with his 02 Z28. It doesnt look that bad cause its small and the only thing he uses it for is his mtn bike.

This is why you dont tow with a car.

dont tow

dunyamunya

That was a good example. I just wish I had something bigger then TL. My other car is Civic. It would work the same as in the clip.

Stewie

My friend has an AWD turbo Eclipse and they specifically tell you not to tow anything with it, for obvious reasons. Like me, he only wanted a bike rack. He eventually finally found a plave that put on a light duty hitch for him and it didn't look terrible. That's all I want. I have a roof rack on my CL and I don't want to do that with this car.

Saintor

What is the towing capacity of the TL?

cM3go

your LUXURY SEDAN is not designed to tow anything, except the passengers in the car

johnb34

Must get to bottle of Vodka to stop this shaking....

I do not believe the words "Tow" or "Hitch" and "TL" should ever be used together...same sentence, paragraph, hell, the same day.

Except, maybe, just maybe, in story format....

I decided to HITCH up my pants and go take out my TL for an afternoon of fun driving on winding roads.

Or

While driving my TL Sunday afternoon, I saw a G35 and an ES300 hooked up to a TOW truck. Can you believe how much those cars suck.

Hehe.

All seriousness aside, if for some reason you put a hitch on your TL...please, please...

DO NOT POST ANY PICTURES OF IT

Aspector Gadget

To use the search, first click search, next type in something like "trailer hitch", then click on a thread dealing with your topic. In this case I chose:

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...=trailer+hitch

My favorite post from this thread is:

Saintor

Corolla 2004 towing capacity is rated at 1500lbs.

doogles

I wanted to get one for a hitch-mounted bike rack, too (I could take my wife's Highlander but it feels like I am driving a barge, after having driven the TL--also, pushing the brakes is like stepping into quicksand). My Yakima Super Joe trunk rack put black marks into the middle of my gold Honda Accord, right where the pads hit the trunk surface. Drawtite apparently is coming out with a hitch receiver that will fit the TL, a local distributor informed me. However, I couldn't justify spending $169 for the hitch, and $160 for the rack, when I just use it 3-4 times per month in the summer. I bit the bullet and bought a Saris Bones rack yesterday ($130), they are supposedly very easy on the car finish. Sorry guys, its just a car, and as much as I love it--any slight scratches or marks can be buffed out, in the unlikely event that the rack has a detrimental effect on the car. I can't give up riding my bike!

rescueswimmer

Sounds like your confused take the wifes car instead of tearing yours up. You wont spend and extra $300 on your 30,000 car. :banghead: Hey what ever floats your boat. Get some scratch polish now.

doogles

Rescueswimmer, the scratches don't scare me. This is not the nicest car that I will ever have. If I am that concerned about nicks, scratches and taking my TL through a carwash, then I really should be buying another $20k Honda. The real issue is whether I would rather buff out some scratches by hand (takes an hour per year, maybe) or spend $300 bucks on a hitch. I can buff out myself and save the 300 bucks.

rescueswimmer

I didnt realize you were in Pittsburgh. Hell the bike rack will put the least amount of scratches on your car compared to the winter. Were in PGH are you from.

Stewie

I've had a Yakima rack on my CL for a few years now and it has made a number of scratches that can never be buffed out. I really didn't care because the car was already a couple years old when I first installed it.

My rack, incuding faring, cost over $300, so I would just assume put a hitch and hitch-mounted rack on a new car for the same money. Plus, a 95-pound woman has a tough time putting a 20-something pound mountain bike on the roof but not on the back of a hitch.