JohnnyNg1981

Hello MB World,


I was wondering if any can help me out

I have a 2008 Mercedes Benz ML350 and I wanted to take off the rear Trailer Hitch. I looked underneath the rear bumper and it looks like the Hitch is connected to a rear reinforcement bar that runs Left to Right. It also bolts up to the chassis on the Left and Right side as well.

Any help/experience would be nice...

TIA

C-rod

by my Service advisor........that, it can be removed, but it is a real hassle...My dealership wanted to charge me over $2000.00 to remove it...l really don't like the way it looks, but it came with the vehicle..

aggst1

Would anyone post any photos of the way the OEM hitch looks on the ML? I want to have one installed on mine and was wondering what it will look like.

JohnnyNg1981

559EVO

If you want I can go remove it for you as long as I can keep it for my ML?We can swap all necesary parts too??

JohnnyNg1981

Thanks for all the input guys. I took off the rear Hitch yesterday and its a big pain in the *%^

It took me about 3 hours to remove the rear bumper and rear interior to access the rear Hitch. You will need some basic tools and lot's of Redbull!

You will need to buy a rear reinforcement from Mercedes Benz.

Brisk335

Yup i wanted to remove mine aswell. I was thnking about just connecting the recieving part of the hitch flat... Than goign threw all of the hassle.

dhua

Can you tell us why you wanted your trailer hitch removed? i was considering adding it to my new purchase, just for possible future use (such like putting on a bike rack, or occasional towing etc.) Did it add a lot of weight to the SUV?

lkchris

Don't ask because it's simply a "no accounting for taste" thing.