Hitch receiver on the GX550 looks to be pretty much in a hole, to the point where it’s questionable whether you will be able to fit a locking hitch pin in much less a standard one. Can anyone out there on the west coast (where I hear they are appearing on dealer lots) verify this? Thanks.
Hitch receiver on the GX550
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I forgot they showed this in the video but user “newcarshoppingsucks” shared in on another forum.
fast forward to about 7:00 mark to see some real world hitch pin details. hopefully it helps you.
TFL GX550 Towing
fast forward to about 7:00 mark to see some real world hitch pin details. hopefully it helps you.
TFL GX550 Towing
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That was excellent, thank you
What a cluster!
Hopefully the aftermarket will come up with a remedy
Does that GX even have a receiver? Haha
Fair callout, maybe not. Most owners will not likely use the hitch much if at all. At a minimum, Lexus needs to offer an option to remove the hideous malignancy on the back bumper for those that won't routinely use their GX tow.
I like how that looks. Not sure if there’s a hitch receiver on that vehicle. Maybe there’s an illusive part number for this valance that isn’t offered in America
This is what the hitch looks like on my Jeep GC Summit. A quarter twist of 2 screws and the cover comes off. You can use a screwdriver or coin.
Underneath and easily accessible is the receiver, 6/7 way round and 4 way flat connector.
I had to add a brake controller which always makes me wonder why Lexus would include a factory controller (which is great) and put seemingly little thought into the looks and functionality of the hitch.
Underneath and easily accessible is the receiver, 6/7 way round and 4 way flat connector.
I had to add a brake controller which always makes me wonder why Lexus would include a factory controller (which is great) and put seemingly little thought into the looks and functionality of the hitch.
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24 Land Cruiser now comes with a 2nd cover that is 1/2 size, more functional and less ugly. Lexus hasn’t seemed to get on board yet.
I realized that the Gx is quite high up so I was looking into hitch steps. Not sure if you guys recommend those but I was also thinking of something that would double duty as a better “cover”. Amazon.com
I ordered one of these to see if it would look any better and to be more functional. I have my doubts but I’ll try it out.
Anyone else come up with a good bumper cover idea?
I ordered one of these to see if it would look any better and to be more functional. I have my doubts but I’ll try it out.
Anyone else come up with a good bumper cover idea?
That's a good idea
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