Picked up our Discovery last week in San Antonio and ordered a trailer hitch for my bike rack. Seems no one has a hitch in the US and leaving for Colorado in a week. Anyone have a good experience with an after market hitch. I do not intend to tow anything. The only one I found that seems to look like the LR hitch is a Stealth hitch. It detaches from the hitch when not in use. Thanks

 

I am in the same boat. I reached out to multiple dealers and it looks like the item is back-ordered with no ETA. I am also considering the stealth hitch model with the tow package. I am not comfortable doing the installation myself and I was given an estimate of $500 from two different local hitch shops for the installation only.

 

That seems very high. Looking at the bumper this morning with a shop this morning it looked like a bolt on application. It is a very tight installation. Maybe they were figuring on the wiring harness also. Check the stealth website. They have a map of installers.

 

I looked at the step by step document on the stealth hitch website. I feel somewhat confident attaching the hitch but a little skeptical getting the electrical harness right. If you look at this previous post -
https://landroverforums.com/forum/ne...h-88984/page5/ , BelGSX-R installed the hitch (not the tow package) and have shared some pictures.

 

Do you know the downsides of using an aftermarket hitch? The car did not initially come with the tow package, so even if I install the OEM Land Rover hitch, will I be able to make use of the tow assist features like sway control and braking? Right now, without any hitch installed, I don't even have that option on screen. I am planning to install a brake controller as well, do I need one if I use the OEM hitch receiver? What am I gonna loose using an aftermarket hitch at this point as compared to the Land Rover hitch? If I am not gonna get the tow assist features with either of the hitches, then I can very well go ahead and place an order for the stealth hitch rather than waiting for the OEM one to be available again. I have already placed a deposit on a nuCamp TAB 400 trailer and it is scheduled to be ready by mid-August. I also talked to a customer representative at stealth hitches and he said that even though the hitch is in stock, it will take 2 to 3 weeks for it to ship. I am really fighting against time now.