I found hitches for my w123 on the market were cheasy and only mounted to the floor of the trunk. I made my own with two flat plates of steel sandwiched between the bumper mounts and the body with a piece of heavy duty 1.5" channel iron running across to each of them for a support for a 2 inch receiver that will be fastened to a plate bolted through the floor when I get a chance to finish it.
Mike On Nov 5, 2012 3:03 PM, "Max Dillon" <meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > German hitch won't fit unless your car is euro. I had a euro 123 wagon, > small bumpers, and sourced a used euro hitch for it. Euro hitch attaches > at bumper points, US-spec cars have different bumper attach points, so euro > hitch won't fit unless you also get euro bumpers and convert your car. > > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '95 E300 > '87 300TD > > Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >I want it to look right! Where do I get a German hitch? > > > >Sent from my iPhone > > > >On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:49 AM, Jon Agne <jonag...@gwi.net> wrote: > > > >If you want it to look 'right', then get a german hitch. > > > > > >On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Dieselhead wrote: > > > >Hi Dimitri, > > > >As everyone says, your 240 will not have any problem hauling around a > >light, I say again, light trailer. When I was looking for trailer > >hitches for my daughter's Volvo 240DL wagon, I came across a couple of > >european style receiver hitches. They are nice in that when you are > >not towing, the ball is removable and therefore is unable to scape > >copious amounts of skin from your shins. You can also mount a bike > >rack or small cargo platform if you desire. > > > >I've looked, and I don't seem to be able to find any on-line, although > >I KNOW that I've seen w123 sedans in Germany with that setup. > > > >Best, > > > >Jon > > > >I agree, a euro hitch would be desirable. Might try fleabay.de, or > >find a listing of german junkyards. A german equivalent to > >car-part.com would be nice. > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
