Tow Bar For Rx300 Mk 2

Tony Davies · April 5, 2005

I posted on this subject last year but no help was forthcoming. It does seem that a detachable tow bar is available if you remove the spare wheel which is not acceptable. However I was in California on holiday and saw the US tow hitch on a Lexus RX330 model. This model looks identical to the UK RX 300 MK2. This had a tow hitch fitted. This has the option of inserting either a large ball hitch, a small one or a cimple bar. The fitting did not seem to require cutting the rear bumper and looked very neat. The US Lexus website shows this tow hitch as an optional accessory.

There were mutterings about CE approval when I mentioned fitting one in the UK but no one over there knew why it wasn'y available in the UK. I do not want to use it for towing but to carry a bike rack which carries 3 bikes.

Can anyone confirm that this tow hitch fits the UK model without cutting the bumper.

Could any Lexus dealer supply one in the UK

Would anyone fit one if I got one sent over.

Anyone got anyother suggestions as the good weather means that the cycling season is about to start.