Anyone interested in a tire trailer?

cossie1600

It is done. I just have an engine problem with my car, I am waiting for the dealer to fix it before we officially complete the project. Right now the only thing we need to add is the fog light and make a tab for the rear bumper center screw.

I carried a bicycle hitch yesterday, works perfect except the pin is a pain in the rear to put in.

90 ST

i think i would be in for a hitch, no need for the wiring part as i need it for a bike rack.

cossie1600

Sorry I had my crappy camera with me, also do yourself a favor, don't get the Harbor Freight bike hitch.



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daisuke149

id get one of those. with a big message board attached saying "BACK THE EFFF OFFF" for those who think that 4 feet from my bumper at 75mph is perfectly okay.

cossie1600

Don't worry. With the Harbor Freight rack, the bike is so loose that it looks like it will fly and hit them

cossie1600

Okay boys, I sat down and crunched numbers with the welder and mechanic and the designer. I can say for sure the hitch can be sold for $350 without the chain hook and light hookup, $400 with the chain hook and light hookup plus shipping at a limited scale. If I can get up to 10 people, the hitch can be sold for $50 less! The price is for the hitch and the bumper reinforcement bolts (CURT's 350z setup doesn't reinforce the bumper bolts) and extension pieces. Installation will take about 4 hours, but for the most part pretty simple if you can remove the rear bumper and can drill 4 holes in the correct spot. You don't have to modify anything on the body except the big stryrofoam. I am sad in reporting that I won't be able to get the stock rear fog lights back in even though there is room for it as the bracket simply won't bolt in with the hitch in the way. You can either cut and glue something together like I am doing or I can send it to the shop to have it done for you for a small fee. Here are some pictures.

Here are some pictures taken form the crappy camera











The stock bolts only holds down the bottom layer of the bottom, the reinforcement goes down the top side of the bumper and then the inner part of the bumper bar.





This won't fit a NISMO. NISMO guys, do a search on Porsche Cayman hitch, a guy made the hitch behind the license plate. You might be able to do somethings along the line with that. Good luck.

davidvasta

I would want one. I just want to take my bike(s) with me and that is it. I tried the Boofsquire rack and it's not what they promise and this would be perfect. I don't need the light but would like for the cover or an LED to fit back into it so that when my bike rack is not there no one knows it's been modded.

cossie1600

What is wrong with that Boofsrack? I know I would hate removing wheel each time.

Yeah the cover is a big issue as the stock unit is huge, the back side of it interferes with the hitch. We are trying to attach a little 1.25" piece to the back of the fog light, so we can just stick it in there like a hitch cover. Mine can also light up because I have the trailer lights already. It takes a good hour of gluing and cutting to get it to work.

davidvasta

The problem with the Boofsquire....

Let me first say Matt @ Boofsquire is a great guy and has done everything he can do to try to fix these issues. I think the product is just needing a bit more work.

1. The rubber pads that touch the trunk lid mark the car with yellow marks that can not be removed using rubbing compound. I have a white 370Z and they are all over my lid. I have spent well over $200 having someone remove them and they are still not gone. That said Matt sent me 3M body film and while it's not on the paint, it is still marking them with yellow marks. It' just not what you want for a car as pretty as a Z. If this were a truck I would not care.

2. It moves. No matter how hard I yank on the straps, and they are nylon strap, I can't keep the thing from sliding and moving around. I have done everything from wetting them and leaving them over night to shrink to letting the rack sit on the car with no load for days and they still work lose.

3. The hooks that attach to the edge of the body to hold the rack, since mine move, leave black glue on the edges of my body too.

If the thing would not mark up my paint and stop sliding around it would be perfect. The construction is great and it's solid as a rock, but I can't have something on the back of my Z that is constantly destroying my paint and moving around. If it had a better fastening system it might be a great product but as it stands right now it's not perfect.

cossie1600

sucks man. i just ordered a new thulebike hitch to replace the harbor freight one. i just need my car back to use it! i bought the one where the wheel has a slot to sit in to prevent any movement.

i dont know if it is the rack or the aero on the z, but the bike was being sent pretty high with the hf hitch

ChrisSlicks

Probably should have taken the bike off the back before charging around WGI then.

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cossie1600

with all the rain up there, might be faster to ride the bicycle around

ericgelman

thnx

JaG8or

Cossie, if this thread ever gets some legs, I am in for buying one as well. No towing capacity, just looking for something for my bike rack to mount in and ideally be covered by the cap cover in the bottom middle.

cossie1600

he will do it if he gets about $1500, obviously the more people, cheaper it would be for everyone.

I think another member had done a custom one. check the DIY section. much cheaper alternative