[Jim314]

Originally Posted by AirOD

FoxeyLoxey,

Thanks so much for your post. I purchased my V50 r-design back in May 2012 and I have had the same issues with lack of available information regarding towing options. Had ordered a Curtis hitch from a local specialist who had promised that there was a no cut solution. On installation he says he has to cut the bumper :-( (I cancelled the job before damage was done).

Q: How far does the mount extend below your bumper when the swan neck is installed? Do you have a parts number?

Thanks in Advance!

The cut is in the bumper cover, not the bumper. There is nothing wrong with that. The design of the North American trailer hitch is totally different from the UK hitch. You do not want the UK design--it may not even conform to US standards. The US devices you would want to use in the receiver would not fit on the UK swan-neck hitch.

I installed the North American Volvo hitch on my V70 and made a cut on the bottom of the bumper cover. The square end of the receiver is in this cut and it does not look hacked up.