TYJ

Does anyone have photos of the OEM Audi trailer hitch installed on a 2018 Q5?

dereitz

I found one pic in another thread (link below). If you want, I can take some pics of the factory hitch on my wife's Q5 when I get home tonight.

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/q5-.../#post25017076

TYJ

Thank you for the link. Looks fairly incognito. I have an OEM hitch on order but saw the other thread about the “Stealth Hitch” and was second guessing my choice. Between the installation fees and the extra required electronics of the Stealth Hitch, I think I’ll stay with OEM.

aclass

TYJ, can you share the cost of your hitch including the install?

TYJ

I ordered mine from the factory at the time of placing my custom order for a 2018 Q5 Prestige.
In the link above... someone mentioned that a dealer install cost them $330 labor.

Greystoke

$330 for labor is a steal. That’s less than three hours charge in the San Diego area.

Grey

Koolio

I TRULY wish I could find a dealer to charge only $330 to install the OEM hitch. I called two dealers near me back in Jan and one was around $1,800 (OEM hitch and install) and the dealer I bought it from quoted $2,500. lol

I'm planning to buy the OEM hitch myself and then either find a dealer who will install it for a good deal or go to my indy BMW mechanic. They installed an OEM hitch on my 2012 BMW X5 and will install on the SQ5 (they race S4s so believe they'll be able to do the coding for the hitch, too).

aclass

That's what I was quoted also. Which is why I did the Stealth Hitch install myself.

windctyaudi

How are you liking the stealth hitch? I just ordered one with the active wiring harness about a week ago. They called me yesterday to say it might it be up to two more weeks before they can ship it, they are waiting from the control module that has to come from Germany.

TYJ

Dang... The OEM hitch is only a $900 option (installed) when you select it if you custom order a 2018 Q5.