05 sienna - hitch

Hey all, been a long time since I posted here, but nice to see that
everyone is up to the normal stuff.

I just picked up a new 05 sienna LE this weekend to make room for the
growing family. I'm looking for a hitch to tow a small boat and utility
trailer. Most of the shops I've been too have the standard 2" reciever,
but it seems to hang pretty low on other siennas that i've seen. I saw a
guy driving one yesterday that looked very low profile, but I know it's not
a factory one. None of the shops I've been to have a low profile option or
seem to know where to find one.

Anyone know of a specific model or brand that I could research?

Thanks,

Scott in WI

"Wiscottsin" <lupis49@REMOVEgo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96E3DB4976CBAWiScottSin@199.45.49.11...[color=blue]
> Hey all, been a long time since I posted here, but nice to see that
> everyone is up to the normal stuff.
>
> I just picked up a new 05 sienna LE this weekend to make room for the
> growing family. I'm looking for a hitch to tow a small boat and utility
> trailer. Most of the shops I've been too have the standard 2" reciever,
> but it seems to hang pretty low on other siennas that i've seen. I saw a
> guy driving one yesterday that looked very low profile, but I know it's
> not
> a factory one. None of the shops I've been to have a low profile option
> or
> seem to know where to find one.
>
> Anyone know of a specific model or brand that I could research?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott in WI[/color]

Besides the dealership, the biggest selling brands in the Midwest are
Draw-Tite and Reese, and Valley. These brands should all have web sites
where you may be able to get a sneak preview of its appearance.
--
Ray O
correct the return address punctuation to reply

"Wiscottsin" <lupis49@REMOVEgo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96E3DB4976CBAWiScottSin@199.45.49.11...[color=blue]
> Hey all, been a long time since I posted here, but nice to see that
> everyone is up to the normal stuff.
>
> I just picked up a new 05 sienna LE this weekend to make room for the
> growing family. I'm looking for a hitch to tow a small boat and utility
> trailer. Most of the shops I've been too have the standard 2" reciever,
> but it seems to hang pretty low on other siennas that i've seen. I saw a
> guy driving one yesterday that looked very low profile, but I know it's
> not
> a factory one. None of the shops I've been to have a low profile option
> or
> seem to know where to find one.
>
> Anyone know of a specific model or brand that I could research?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott in WI[/color]

Check this out:

[url]http://www.siennaclub.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3607&hl=hitch[/url]


Bottom line, if you go with a 3rd party hitch, you will need to install some
kind of an airlift system (which costs $60 bucks and is super easy to
install)... if you install the toyota hitch, they design it in such a way
that you will be fine, but an air system would still help. Check out the
link above and go through the entire thread.

In article <Xns96E3DB4976CBAWiScottSin@199.45.49.11>,
Wiscottsin <lupis49@REMOVEgo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> Hey all, been a long time since I posted here, but nice to see that
> everyone is up to the normal stuff.
>
> I just picked up a new 05 sienna LE this weekend to make room for the
> growing family. I'm looking for a hitch to tow a small boat and utility
> trailer. Most of the shops I've been too have the standard 2" reciever,
> but it seems to hang pretty low on other siennas that i've seen. I saw a
> guy driving one yesterday that looked very low profile, but I know it's not
> a factory one. None of the shops I've been to have a low profile option or
> seem to know where to find one.
>
> Anyone know of a specific model or brand that I could research?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott in WI[/color]

I put a Hidden Hitch on my 04 Sienna LE, Six bolts and you're done. It
helps to have a floor jack to rase the other side while you get a bolt
started. They hang low, but I've not had any problem. I just tow a
utility trailer and it has perhaps 40 lbs of hitch weight. Wiring was
easy too, no panels had to come off. BTW, I bought mine on the internet
here: [url]http://www.etrailer.com/[/url]

I see the prices are up a bit, I paid $111 for mine.

Good luck
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