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Originally Posted by okto
Has anyone thought to mention that the 124.131 doesn't take a hitch? Looking under the back end, it seems like the only option is to drill through the trunk floor. They say rust never sleeps...
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Trunk floor mount for hitch is the only logical way to attach to this car. My SD 126 had probably 8 holes drilled in it by the hitch installer with nuts and bolts affixing it. UHaul didn't question the trailer I was renting. They are heavy feeling to pull in an SD 126.
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UHaul in Omaha, NE. didn't question or even look at the hitch I had just had installed elsewhere - by an indy hitch shop in Council Bluffs, IA. UHaul did a tailight kit install on the Benz which worked flawlessly. BTW, I forgot to add when writing the above, that the installer affixed under the bumper of the '83 SD, two bolts, as well as the numerous bolts through the trunk well. I felt it was a good, strong installation for what I was pulling with it. The car's long gone (sold 11 years ago) so I can't take pictures of the installation. I just haven't seen it for 10 years or so, and the guy that bought it (a neighbor) moved, or I'd take a couple pix. I was pleased with the install enough to leave it on the SD. I'd guesstimate I was pulling about 2K or so pounds, give or take with the old car. Would I do it again? Absolutely would.