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Since buying a wagon a few months ago I've been looking to adding my hitch mounted bike rack to get the kids to the trails. Emailing back and forth with Stealth Hitch, they don't make a Hitch that will work with the E63s. I swore I have seen others on here with hitch mounted bike racks. They say their hitch will work with the non-AMG version.
Anyone have a different experience or know if the Hitch will work on the E63s?
Can confirm my 2015 E63S wagon has a Stealth Hitch, installed by previous owner. I have not used it but sleep well knowing I can LARP as a triathlete or outdoorsman if the need arises. Here are a couple pics. Truly would not even know it was there if he hadnt told me.
Can confirm my 2015 E63S wagon has a Stealth Hitch, installed by previous owner. I have not used it but sleep well knowing I can LARP as a triathlete or outdoorsman if the need arises. Here are a couple pics. Truly would not even know it was there if he hadnt told me.
Wonder if any extra modifications were needed to achieve this? Do you have stock mufflers? I would see that as the real limiting factor.
Thank you
Last edited by Rickflair01; Aug 13, 2025 at 07:08 AM.
I have confirmed that this application does work. I order the Stealth hitch after the feedback here and have it installed. I don't have any good pictures of it yet but it does indeed work.
and to close the loop, were there any modifications you had to make? How did the install go? Was the install exactly as the non AMG?
I had a local shop do the installation as i had them doing some other things at the time. It took them 3 hrs. I was told lots of removal and replacement of interior components. I really didn't want to mess up the cutting of the diffuser.
Install as was quoted. Stealth doesn't list the AMG version on their page as they have not put the R&D into a lower volume trim. The worry was the potentially larger exhaust or length of drop for the hitch. Therefore, they just don't list it as compatible.
I had a local shop do the installation as i had them doing some other things at the time. It took them 3 hrs. I was told lots of removal and replacement of interior components. I really didn't want to mess up the cutting of the diffuser.
Install as was quoted. Stealth doesn't list the AMG version on their page as they have not put the R&D into a lower volume trim. The worry was the potentially larger exhaust or length of drop for the hitch. Therefore, they just don't list it as compatible.
I have a hitch on my W212 (11) but not the other one (14). I forget what brand it is...it is not "invisible" but is super handy for my bike rack (with a 1.25 to 2" converter). It is no where near as solid as the mount on our 3500 or GLS.
I had a local shop do the installation as i had them doing some other things at the time. It took them 3 hrs. I was told lots of removal and replacement of interior components. I really didn't want to mess up the cutting of the diffuser.
Install as was quoted. Stealth doesn't list the AMG version on their page as they have not put the R&D into a lower volume trim. The worry was the potentially larger exhaust or length of drop for the hitch. Therefore, they just don't list it as compatible.
Did they have to trim the diffuser?
I had a shop install a hitch on our X3 and they had to trim a 2" x 1" out of part of the rear bumper, only seen if you lay on your back and look up at the hitch.
Curious if they had to trim a similar cutout on the diffuser? Any pictures from the rear and the 'bottom'?
I had a shop install a hitch on our X3 and they had to trim a 2" x 1" out of part of the rear bumper, only seen if you lay on your back and look up at the hitch.
Curious if they had to trim a similar cutout on the diffuser? Any pictures from the rear and the 'bottom'?
I had a shop install a hitch on our X3 and they had to trim a 2" x 1" out of part of the rear bumper, only seen if you lay on your back and look up at the hitch.
Curious if they had to trim a similar cutout on the diffuser? Any pictures from the rear and the 'bottom'?
Recently was asked about my install. Here's more notes about it:
Just be aware of a few things: - The wiring is a bit... wonky. 4pin Uhaul type of wiring, easy. 7pin, more complicated. - The hitch requires that one of the vanes on the diffuser to be trimmed. This is hardly noticeable, but worth mentioning as it's the one thing that makes this irreversible. - The hitch replaces the bumper beam. Save the bumper beam though, as if you want to reverse everything, finding a 2014 bumper beam is very very difficult or very very costly. The AMG bumper beams ARE different than the non-AMG cars. - I used one of the auto transport Uhaul trailers, notorious for being on the heavier side (ie. 2200-2500lbs). Both the trailer and the Noble put the tow weight at around 4500lbs... the wagons weigh 4700lbs, so you want whatever you're towing to be less, generally. Either find a lighter trailer or opt for the motorsports trailers that Uhaul has coming out (or released in some places). - The wagon towed better than a 2012 Tundra I have. The wagon could tow at 80mph without a problem, up a 5% grade. It drank a lot of gas doing it, but it could maintain 80mph. - If you use any of the lane keep/parking features, they will go a bit weird when trailering. You can use cruise control, but it may go into fault up a hill or if the trailer isn't loaded correctly and you won't have cruise control. - Brakes are more than enough to stop. I had to panic stop one time due to an accident happening in front of me. Stopped without much drama. - I would just keep an eye on temps on hotter days and up hills, especially long ones. - It was EASILY the best modification to the car. Turned my wagon from being useful to being truck like. I could grab a utility trailer and load it full of home depot supplies and still have the interior for whatever.
- I checked the hardware where it bolts to the car, as well as any other hardware before / after almost every tow event, just to make sure nothing got loose or was bent, considering I was using the system in a way it wasn't necessarily designed. I removed the hitch before selling the wagon, and the frame was still as it was before, with the bumper beam bolting up as it should. This was after about 6000+ miles of towing.
Last edited by AngryScotsman; Jan 30, 2026 at 10:20 AM.
Regarding Stealh Hitches and AMGs, it's true that they don't list AMGs on their site because they don't get them in-house to test with. They don't promise fit. I just installed one on my C43 sedan, read here:
@AngryScotsman Thank you for your pictures and review. Getting Mercedes to install a hitch on my AMG GLE 53 Coupe when it was not factory installed met too much resistance and Stealth appeared to be my best option, but no listing for my 2025. I am heading to their site in Atlanta in a couple of weeks to have them install their rack & tow package. I think what they have should fit as they list to a 2024.
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