So it seems like Oris was a German manufacturer of trailer hitches for our cars but I'm not sure if they manufactured the factory hitches. I'm also trying to figure out if a factory hitch was made for US spec cars .
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:28 PM, MG <trainpain2...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I think Max is talking about the hitch on a wagon and you are talking about > one on a sedan. The one that attaches to the floor is in a sedan and the > bumper attach point one is on a station wagon, as far as I have seen anyway. > I'm also thinking that the diff between a euro hitch and an American hitch is > that the American hitch is a at the end a flat bar with a hole in it and a > pin with a ball bolted through the hole. Whereas the euro hitch is a curved > bar (think J laying on it's back with half the curved part cut off) coming > out from under the bumper with a ball at the vertical tip of the bar. > > I put an old hitch that I had for a VW bug on my 83 300D. it worked out just > right. The hitch originally fastened to the bars that hold the bottom of the > transmission and engine mount plate to the body. I bolted that to the bottom > of the spare tire depression in the trunk with a metal plate on the inside to > provide better support. The back part is bolted to the bottom of the bumper. > I have towed quite a bit of weight on a Harbor Freight trailer. The one with > the 12" rims. I like the bigger wheels better then those little donuts. > > Manfred > > > > Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 13:17:20 -0800 (PST) > From: Dimitri Seretakis <dsereta...@yahoo.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon? > Message-ID: > <1352150240.36241.yext-apple-iph...@web125405.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > So the American hitch attaches to sheetmetal trunk floor and euro hitch to > bumper mounts? > If I were to find some euro bumpers would they just bolt on? If not is the > conversion easy? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 5, 2012, at 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. 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