I need to put a hitch on my 82 300TD. Has anyone built their own? I did some forum searches but little usefull info was found.

I was thinking maybe a bumper mounted hitch but the bumper seems to be made of some kinda alloy and not steel. I think the stress would soon deform the bumper and pull the bolts though the holes that I would drill to mount the hitch. What is the bumper made from?

Has anyone had any luck with the universal hitches that you bolt to the bumper? Maybe with a big backing plate?

I've looked everywhere for a hitch for the wagons but had little luck. "hitch-webb" I think has a listing but I can't tell much from the limited info they provide.

Has anyone used/built a hitch that attaches to the bumper mounting points or hangs off the bumper struts? My 944 Porsche has a hitch that uses big U- bolts to hang from the bumper shocks and also attaches to the underbody of the car as well. The 944 bumper is also some kinda alloy.

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1987 300TDT
1981 VW MKI Caddy 1.6 diesel, waiting on engine swap
1983 D-50 Power Ram 4x4 "Mitsubishi" 2.3 turbo diesel
assorted gas powered crap and motorcycles

RIP: 1984 300TDT, 1982 300TDT, 1984 190D 2.2, 1992 300D 2.5, 1987 300TDT, 1982 Maxima LD28, 1983 Maxima LD28, Isuzu C223 P'ups X3, 1983 Holiday Rambler 6.2 Banks turbo diesel, 1984 Winnebago LeSharo 2.1 TD, 1985 Allegro 6.5