etrailer | Stealth Hitches Hidden Trailer Hitch Installation - 2015 BMW X5

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Hi, there BMW owners. Today on your 2015 BMW X5, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Stealth Hitches two-inch trailer hitch receiver. We're gonna be installing the full tow package today, so that's gonna include your wiring as well. But if you just got the regular Stealth Hitch, you could still follow along with us as the installation of the hitch portion is gonna be the same. And this is what our hitch looks like when it's installed. That's right, with the Stealth Hitch, it is completely hidden.

You can't see the receiver here at the back whatsoever. Here are the potential receivers that you could have. We've got a regular two-inch receiver here. And this is what you'll get if you have just the regular Stealth Hitch that you purchase. If you purchase the Stealth Hitch with the entire towing package, you'll also receive a drawbar here with a two-inch ball.

So, when you're ready to use your Stealth Hitch, it's as simple as removing the cover here at the bottom. And if this is the first time you're using your Stealth Hitch, when you remove this cover, you'll also find your keys are located behind it as well. It can be a little stiff, there's our keys in there. We've got our cover out of the way. We're gonna start with our receiver here, but they both installed the exact same way.

You're simply just gonna take your receiver, push it up, until it clicks into place. And there's a locking mechanism on one side. We wanna make sure that we press in on that lock tab to lock it in place before actually using our receiver. So here you can see what it looks like with our receiver installed. It is gonna be a Class 3, two-inch by two-inch receiver, so it's gonna be great for, just about all of your accessories that you would want out there.

This receiver here is not designed for towing though, you do wanna keep that in mind, with the Stealth Hitch, that the receiver is just for accessories. You don't wanna put anything in it that has wheels that'll contact the ground. That's what our drawbar here is for. So, if you are planning on doing towing like that, then you wanna make sure you get the full tow package. So, that way, you'll have this, as well as the necessary wiring for any lights you'd have on your trailer. Now, if you've purchased a full tow package, before you can use your drawbar, you need to assemble the ball into it. So, we're just gonna take our draw bar here. We're gonna drop the ball down through the top. On bottom, we're gonna slide up the lock nut, and then secure it with the nut. Once you get this hand tight, this is much easier if you have a vise. Because this is a pretty high torque spec that you'll need to get to, to get this ball on here. So, once we get that started on there, we can drop our ball down into our vise here. And we're gonna clamp it around the flat spot on the ball. We can then torque our nut to the specifications outlined within our instructions. And I like to do it like this, so I can keep a hold of the drawbar, so I can keep it all lined up. It just looks nicer in the end if it's like that. The receiver uses a 5/8-inch hitch pin and clip. Now, one doesn't come included with the hitch, but you've got plenty of options here at etrailer, as well as locking ones to protect your investments. On bottom, we have hoop-style safety chain loops. And they're tucked up kinda high, and that's what makes it so stealthy, is that it's so far up in there. And if we take a closer look at our safety cable loops here, we can see it has a kind of a small opening. Our smaller safety chain has no problem in there. Some of your larger chains, however, this one here does fit and you can see that it, you will still be able to utilize it. But some of those larger ones may be a little bit more difficult to get those inserted on there. So, we do have quick links available here at etrailer, if you do need to extend those down for larger safety chains. Now, you do wanna keep in mind that if you purchase just the Stealth Hitch with the receiver rack here, you're not gonna get your drawbar or the safety cable attachments. So, if you're planning on towing, you're gonna need those safety cable attachments that's only gonna come with the full towing kit. So, just keep that in mind, if you wanna use your hitch for more than just accessories. And now, to help you when deciding on your accessories, I've got some measurements for you. From the center of our hitch pinhole to the edge of our rear bumper, it's right at maybe about a half an inch. It's very close with the back of our bumper here. That's important when determining if any of yo