About a hitch?

[VX KAT]

Yes & yes. The upgrade version that Welder Guy is prototyping now does exactly that. It will also replace the little tube bumper thinggy behind the cladding.

Yer right on all points. I actually deformed that crossmember when I installed my hitch (just tightening the bolts). It's really not the ideal mounting point. If we weren't upgrading the design, I'd probably pound out the depression in my crossmember and sleeve the holes.

WelderGuy made my hitch. Tom can you tell me which parts are which so I'm clear?

[Maddawg]

Is what I see here part of the stock rear bumper? I'm referring to the four radiused tubes that are welded into the horizontal bumper.

[VX KAT]

Is what I see here part of the stock rear bumper? I'm referring to the four radiused tubes that are welded into the horizontal bumper.

yup, all stock for US spec, the JDMs have slightly different configuration, think they don't have one of the horizontal pieces.

[tom4bren]

Is what I see here part of the stock rear bumper? I'm referring to the four radiused tubes that are welded into the horizontal bumper.

Post 140 of this thread has the installation instructions. That'll prolly answer your question better than anything.

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...&postcount=140

[Maddawg]

The more I look at these pics of bumpers, especially the one I saw with the front bumper rotted away, I'm thinking these bumpers really are to protect the clad. That rotted bumper must have been very thin-wall tube to rot like that. Hardly an adequate protection for a crash. I suspect it is there for light impact protection of the clad and the radiator. The clad will deform and possibly return to its original shape and thats what the tube bumper allows. In the rear of the VX all the pics I see show a sturdy structure where the bumper has been removed that would provide protection for the gas tank in my opinion.

[Maddawg]

[QUOTEOoopsy. Ya posted to the wrong thread there son.[/QUOTE]

Yep, continually confused. Not sure how to move it.

[circmand]

Yah, but if you move it then MY post will look really schtoopid.

Moving it. Thats what would make it look schtoopid!!

Just Kidding

[tom4bren]

I have no idea what you are talking about