2022-2023 Tow hitch receiver.
#181
#182
Pit Crew
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My local dealer confirmed the part number jlficken posted. The parts manager said they are building up inventory in the warehouses and they should have them available “soon.” We will see if the part number shakes out, but the manager said he got a communication recently on them.
#183
DOM tube and a good fab shop, one that does 4x4 / offroad stuff, would make one that's better than any mass made item.
Or, don't have a hitch at all, because they are not available.
#184
Made by a real fab shop, is likely 20x better than some robot reaching in and welding 1,000 per day. The mass produced ones are usually just the bare minimum to meet the class spec.
DOM tube and a good fab shop, one that does 4x4 / offroad stuff, would make one that's better than any mass made item.
Or, don't have a hitch at all, because they are not available.
DOM tube and a good fab shop, one that does 4x4 / offroad stuff, would make one that's better than any mass made item.
Or, don't have a hitch at all, because they are not available.
A custom hitch may be better but the liability isn’t with it to me. It also has most likely never been tested.
#185
Made by a real fab shop, is likely 20x better than some robot reaching in and welding 1,000 per day. The mass produced ones are usually just the bare minimum to meet the class spec.
DOM tube and a good fab shop, one that does 4x4 / offroad stuff, would make one that's better than any mass made item.
Or, don't have a hitch at all, because they are not available.
DOM tube and a good fab shop, one that does 4x4 / offroad stuff, would make one that's better than any mass made item.
Or, don't have a hitch at all, because they are not available.
#186
So, two options,
either keep seeking and don't tow,
or get one made and tow.
Two choices, choose one. Done.
If people are just griping about OEM hitch not being available, then the hitch is likely not even needed, so forget it.
Just my view. Good luck.
Not every CURT is tested, you know that, right. A little bad gas used in the MIG welding could make a weld very badly. And true, a custom made item may not be tested, but a seasoned certified fab'er/weldor knows how to weld.
Last edited by Lexus4321; 08-17-22 at 11:01 AM.
#187
Clarity. Seeking what's not available, and those seeking want to or need to tow.
So, two options,
either keep seeking and don't tow,
or get one made and tow.
Two choices, choose one. Done.
If people are just griping about OEM hitch not being available, then the hitch is likely not even needed, so forget it.
Just my view. Good luck.
So, two options,
either keep seeking and don't tow,
or get one made and tow.
Two choices, choose one. Done.
If people are just griping about OEM hitch not being available, then the hitch is likely not even needed, so forget it.
Just my view. Good luck.
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#188
Intermediate
I won't argue that a competent fabrication shop can make a trailer hitch equal to or better than the OEM unit, Here are the certification requirements for trailer hitches https://ameca.org/wp-content/uploads...ing-Method.pdf
No fab shop would be able to, or have the equipment to test the hitch as described, their only option would be to get an engineered drawing and certification for the hitch where the engineer & fab shop would be liable if a failure occured. It all boils down to legal liability which the OEM and other certified hitch manufacturers assume.
No fab shop would be able to, or have the equipment to test the hitch as described, their only option would be to get an engineered drawing and certification for the hitch where the engineer & fab shop would be liable if a failure occured. It all boils down to legal liability which the OEM and other certified hitch manufacturers assume.
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John00 (08-20-22)
#190
Intermediate
#191
You totally missed option 3 which is spending $125 on the Curt Class III in order to be able to tow 5000lbs and get the Lexus Class IV when it's available. This way you still have a manufacturer backing the product (Curt or Lexus) that has performed proper testing rather than some random fab shop that just looks at it and goes "that should be fine". There's no way you're getting a properly tested and certified hitch from a fab shop for under several thousand dollars and there's no way that I could even get one made where I live.
If a Class-IV is needed, have one made.
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I won't argue that a competent fabrication shop can make a trailer hitch equal to or better than the OEM unit, Here are the certification requirements for trailer hitches https://ameca.org/wp-content/uploads...ing-Method.pdf
No fab shop would be able to, or have the equipment to test the hitch as described, their only option would be to get an engineered drawing and certification for the hitch where the engineer & fab shop would be liable if a failure occured. It all boils down to legal liability which the OEM and other certified hitch manufacturers assume.
No fab shop would be able to, or have the equipment to test the hitch as described, their only option would be to get an engineered drawing and certification for the hitch where the engineer & fab shop would be liable if a failure occured. It all boils down to legal liability which the OEM and other certified hitch manufacturers assume.
If a Curt Class-III cracks, they'll likely have enough lawyers to say you towed something wrong or was too heavy for the Class-III.
#193
I won't argue that a competent fabrication shop can make a trailer hitch equal to or better than the OEM unit, Here are the certification requirements for trailer hitches https://ameca.org/wp-content/uploads...ing-Method.pdf
No fab shop would be able to, or have the equipment to test the hitch as described, their only option would be to get an engineered drawing and certification for the hitch where the engineer & fab shop would be liable if a failure occured. It all boils down to legal liability which the OEM and other certified hitch manufacturers assume.
No fab shop would be able to, or have the equipment to test the hitch as described, their only option would be to get an engineered drawing and certification for the hitch where the engineer & fab shop would be liable if a failure occured. It all boils down to legal liability which the OEM and other certified hitch manufacturers assume.
there are other inspection methods but they cost a lot. so sampling is done.
#194
So it turns out the suppliers isnt the issue, there's a design flaw. so lexus doesn't recommend oem for now.
Makes sense that the supplier is not the issue its just a metal welded bracket. If they cant make that no can make anything.
Makes sense that the supplier is not the issue its just a metal welded bracket. If they cant make that no can make anything.
#195
If there was a "design flaw" discovered which caused a safety issue and there wasn't a recall issued in almost a year then the NHTSA would crawl so far up Lexus' a$$ in the USA that they'd never be able to remove them.
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