Has anyone installed a trailer hitch on the new G yet? I have a hitch mounted bike rack on the WRX and it would be really convenient to put it on the G occasionally.

 

I also would like to know about this... allthough i think when i asked the dealer what the towing cap. is they said 1000 lbs.. not to much.....

 

I have been waiting for the same thing. etrailer.com just listed one but on the bottom is say its only fits the g35x ???? I e-mailed curt the manufacturer to find out more.

http://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2007_Infiniti_G35.htm

Brad

 

You might find some useful info here as well.

 

I just got this e-mail from the rep. from etrailer. Have not heard from Curt the MFG. yet. So it will probably fit all the models because I think all the rear bumpers are all the same? They only tested it on the g35x.


Brad

 

Just me 2 cent, but I'd only put a hitch on the G if I was getting a brush guard for the grill.

 

If your planning on towing with your G i think you have the wrong car and your on the wrong forum. Try the dodge minivan forums or possibly the Jeep forums. Or get a QX but towing on the G just makes it look like you cant afford a car that is actually made to tow, and you wouldnt want to look cheap now would you?

 

i'd like one for a removable bike rack

 

Same here, but not if it's terribly ugly (which it probably will be ).

 

There's nothing wrong with using a hitch mounted bike carrier on a G35. It looks a LOT better than having a permanent roof rack (and it's a lot less noisy). When not in use, you don't even notice that it's there. And it sure beats driving a jeep, or whatever that knucklehead suggested.

 

^+1
look cheep? last time i checked i could trade in my G and get 2 minivans.
so excuse me if i don't have full time AWD and 1+ feet of ground clearance because driving to work requires it when i hit a pot hole or some thing.
your just pissed because you still own a minivan.
the G is a great car to tow with. jet skis, boats, snowmobile trailers. or even a utility trailer.
a car is a tool, you buy it to use it. and if you buy it to look at it, have fun with that. Ill be enjoying my car while u stare at yours pulling ur pud and watching the value go down day by day.

clown.

 

+3 Its funny other how people need to tell you what to do with you car ? If you dont like it dont put one on your car. My trailer puts the same or less load on my car then 3 fat friends going to a football game.

 

^^^, yes exactly my point. I guess some people can't do the math to figure that out though.

 

i have this set-up & love it....see post #33, 34 & 35 at this thread...
https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-sedan-v36-2007-08/162275-any-cyclist-what-bike-rack-setup.html

post #35 will give you a better idea of the minimal cutting you have to do on the bumper.

 

I have the curt hitch installed. I was concerned with the mounting though so I added 2 through bolts that are about 1.5 inches inside of the top two mounting bolts. the aluminum bumper beam is a hollow rectangular extrusion, the factory has 8mm rivnuts mounted to the rear side of the hollow section. I used 2, 3/8 grade 8 cadmium bolts with flat washers and nyloc nuts. I havn't towed with it yet, i have been using it for my mtn bikes. one is lighter 26 lbs the other is 40 lbs. the rack puts the weight almost 3 feet out so it is nearly 200 ft/lbs of torque at rest. much higher when pounding through mtn highways at speed!!

I drilled the bumper beam oversize so I could slip a 1/2 stainless steel tube through the beam that is just slightly shorter than the thickness of the beam (about 1/8"). this prevents the 3/8 bolts from crushing the bumper beam.

getting the washers and nylocs on the back of the bolts is a nightmare though it is do-able. I wear size 10 gloves my hands just fit barely.

*** beware the torque specs on the factory bolts, it is only ? 26 ft lbs or something, i don't remember specifically, but the rivnuts are all you have to mount to!!!

update, after a few road trips the hitch is still mounted solid. I am glad I put the extra bolts on as well. I didn't notice my bikes out back even while slaloming my way to Whistler on a mtn hwy.