Gotrek
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Thank you. I'v emailed them, I've also contacted Tesla who so far all they;ve done is add me to their mailing list The downside of no dealerships.
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That is pretty frustrating. I'm still not clear on what the issue is with Bosal in the USA. I'm curious what the liabilities are or if it is a DOT issue. Obviously it would be a pretty high-demand product in our niche market. If they are now selling the hitches through IDParts, why not sell this too? It is rated for towing after all so should work just as well as the swan neck on the VW hitches.So tesla is my last option from the sounds of it.
What's strange is it was briefly sold through etrailer as an aftermarket item. But I think they pulled everything from Bosal because they weren't DOT compliant or something like that. Not sure what the status is now. Maybe that Jeep or Chevy part number could be found and it could be ordered through a dealer?Mike is a great guy so far. He's going to research if there are other OEM's using this system. He called me up and told me that the reason they stopped selling it was due to fitment issues and the guy who developed it had stopped working there so the project never was completed. Until tesla came shopping and that was the solution they preferred.
Tried my luck with Tesla service and their PN (for reference 1027582-00-a). Was told they don't have the stock to even consider selling separate from a Model X with the Tow package currently. Asked about "replacement" availability in the future and got told there's no talks about that currently.Thank you. I'v emailed them, I've also contacted Tesla who so far all they've done is add me to their mailing list The downside of no dealerships.
Just ordered a Bosal hitch without chain loops. Plan to fab my own. Do you have any other info on that chain tab?The only issue IIRC with Bosal not being DOT compliant was, there was only one safety chain point on the hitch. This does not allow for two safety chains to be crossed, per DOT regulations.
As far as the 2" square adapter, I can't see any reason why it couldn't be offered. These sales guys at Bosal need to sharpen their thought process.
My MK4 Bosal hitch I got from IDParts a few years ago was like this, and I thought that was the reason why these hitches got pulled from the market in the first place.
When I saw recently that IDParts was going to have them available again, I assumed this had been addressed. Not sure if this is the case or not.
It would be very easy for Bosal to accomplish this with existing parts. See picture of MK4 mount with one chain point below.
Same answerTried my luck with Tesla service and their PN (for reference 1027582-00-a). Was told they don't have the stock to even consider selling separate from a Model X with the Tow package currently. Asked about "replacement" availability in the future and got told there's no talks about that currently.
Bosal PN should be 043964.
I suppose for anyone in the states there is an option as there is a Fleabay auction running for one off a Tesla currently, but that won't help those of us in our igloos North of the 49th as the seller won't ship here.
I've been watching for these for quite a while now too, but while the original price at etrailer varied a bit, it was generally $200. It's even on the forums hereSo if someone really wants one someone offered me the adapter from a tesla for 299$ the price it cost them. That is very steep considering the Etrailer one was less the 60$
Does anybody know if the Bosal and Westfalia Swan necks are interchangeable? Bosal quit making a towbar for a MKIV 4 Motion vehicle, but Westfalia does and if they are interchangeable, I'd start looking for one of those 2" receiver adapters.
Well technically I found one on Ebay, but they want $520+ $29.70 for shipping
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bosal-Tesla-model-X-hitch-adapter-like-new/323285493457?hash=item4b455126d1:g:49YAAOSwPGpbDLbM
TIA for any help.
I've been watching for these for quite a while now too, but while the original price at etrailer varied a bit, it was generally $200. It's even on the forums here
I've tried through a European Bosal / Oris dealer, who found the part number is a US only part number and not order-able outside of the US. The US division claimed to be out of the trailer hitch / towbar market entirely to a muffler shop I asked to try to order the part number. My emails to the PR contact from SEMA at Bosal went unanswered.
If you find a source at a reasonable price ($100-200), please let me know. (If they had ever been $60, I would have bought at least 2.) There are a few $35-60 vertical hitch adapters similar to the old C5 Audi Allroad adapter 2in-2in 90 which were compared against the Bosal adapter on etrailer.
As far as production, I cannot believe that Bosal was sitting on thousands of these until Tesla came along asking. They're likely being manufactured again, but given these require a cast-weld-machine process compared to the normal swan necks' simpler cast-machine, there may be a choke point limiting how fast they can make them.
Thanks,
Geoff