#182059 - 06/17/09 06:20 PM
Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
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Well I have a friend who wants to hall things on a trailer in his GT and needs a trailer hitch and cant seem to find one and only ones for SE. Is this because it is impossible with the low GT/GTP bumper to have a trailer hitch?
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#182061 - 06/17/09 07:24 PM
Re: Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
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#182063 - 06/17/09 07:50 PM
Re: Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
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Whats he wanting to haul ?
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#182064 - 06/17/09 08:15 PM
Re: Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
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I have a class I hitch from drawtite on mine that I ordered from Autozone cause they don't charge shipping and shipping from the internet would have been more money. I haul a 4x8 trailer with lumber, small fire wood, engines, other car parts etc. The drawbar for our cars is kinda strange http://www.etrailer.com/pc-H~24660.htm?vehicleid=20032202 You can see the hitch in this picture or better in the exhaust video clips found on my picasa page. http://picasaweb.google.com/72chevman/CarStuff#5154306615644098418 http://picasaweb.google.com/72chevman/CarStuff#5195427396132296626
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#182065 - 06/17/09 09:09 PM
Re: Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
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Certainly looks awkward but will def send him the links to purchase em or go to autozone or auto store. Thanks for help everyone.
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#182066 - 06/17/09 09:45 PM
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If the ball is not that high, the trailer is not level & hard to load. They also travel badly. I leave my ball & bar in all the time as it has kept a few bumpers from hitting me in parking lots.
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#182067 - 06/17/09 10:59 PM
Re: Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
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Originally posted by 72chevman: If the ball is not that high, the trailer is not level & hard to load. They also travel badly. I leave my ball & bar in all the time as it has kept a few bumpers from hitting me in parking lots. I know where your coming from on that one. Someones trailer hitch went right into my front licence plate on my car when they were backing up, to bad I was the one with the damage:(
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#182068 - 06/21/09 11:18 PM
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I actually just came across a guy selling a hitch for GT/P on CGP. Heres the link if you're interested. I'm not sure if $200 is a good price or not but.. http://www.clubgp.com/newforum/tm.asp?m=4896579&p=2&tmode=1&smode=1
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#182069 - 06/21/09 11:28 PM
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I have one but different one. It is for my SE model. I used have it on my summer car for put bike rack on it. When I got new GT/P rear bumper. I have to remove them out because it was block that way. but at least I do have other SE model. I will install them someday later. I love to riding moutain bike to wood park. I don't like cheap crappy bike rack that hook on the trunk. That's easy scratch the paint. Forget that so bike rack hitch is good to go for me. Oh the install job is not that bad. All you have to drill 2 hole under metal bracket and remove 2 rubber thing holes where spare tire is sitting for bolt on. Very easy. It took me like 30 minutes.
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#216007 - 09/22/11 08:52 AM
Re: Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
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Any onr know of used good hitches 4 sale, for my 97 gp se, I just picked up this trailer for my sm. landscaping bizness, sides just need re enforced floor and frame are in great shape, perfect. Perfect price "free".
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#216026 - 09/22/11 04:22 PM
Re: Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
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I have used one but it is too small. I got rid of it because I have GT/P rear bumper on mine. Also my single exhaust is leaking so time to upgrade the special dual exhaust system that I got from junk yard. I use small hitch for bike rack. I don't think mine will support that large trailer you have.
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#216054 - 09/23/11 12:45 AM
Re: Grand Prix GT/GTP Trailer Hitch?
[Re: palsut]
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Actually it looks big in pic, but its not that big or heavy, manually pulled it out of area with ease, where grass and black berry bushes buried it. every thing looks great. Just got to find a hitch, may have to go new. Thanks
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Thanks for editing my sig Blackarrow98gp great Job! Now to get this babe back together! 1997 Grand Prix SE 3800 series 2
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