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Extend your trailer hitch receiver opening so that you can clear your spare tire when using your hitch-mounted bike rack or so that your trailer won't hit a rear-mounted propane tank when you make sharp turns. Powder coated steel resists rust.
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Note: The limiting factor is the capacity of your hitch or vehicle, whichever has the lowest capacity. Using a 1-1/4" extender will reduce your hitch's overall capacity by 50 percent.
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Well constructed.
Product was delivered as advertised and right on time. Thanks.
Extension is well made and does exactly what I needed to do (get the bike rack clear of the trunk of the car).
eTrailer was excellent to deal with. Gave me a free upgrade in shipping and I received the hitch 3 business days after placing the order.
etrailer sent it out ASAP and as heavy as the item is, the shipping was very reasonable. Works like a champ to extend my receiver hitch out a bit to accomodate a folding Thule T2 bike rack on my car. Great company, and would do business with you again!
1 1/4" extension fit well (could be a tiny more snug). but was just what i needed for my mini cooper and new bike rack. Fast Ship good price and I would use them again.
Now i can use my bike rack! :)
Here in Saskatoon, Canada, I am very pleased to endorse
J&J's flagpole holder and hitch mount extension products.
Solid construction and beautifully finished engineered pieces.
Fitted easily onto my '92 Camaro RS, for Shriner parades.
Supporting a worthy philanthropic effort for children.
The extender does just what it is suppose to do. Received extender in record time from you too. Thanks!
Did the job
Great Product - Fits perfectly on my Mini Cooper S. I purchased to extend a MiniDoMore Hidden Hitch, which previously required crawling under the car to attach accessories. Now it is much more useable with the hitch extender installed. This was the perfect size to put the hitch tube just an inch or two beyond the bumper to allow easy access to insert hitch pin and clip as needed.
Adrian
3/8/2016
How do you attach the extension on the hitch behind the bumper? Was it difficult to get in behind the bumper? Do you remove the extension frequently or just leave it in place?
Anonymous
3/14/2016
I bought the extender exactly because it is such a pain to access the hitch pin behind the bumper. It is doable but requires lying on the ground under the car to reach it. Now I leave extender in semi-permanently.
Adapter works as it should. Seems strong and secure.
Eric
11/3/2024
Adapter is still working like new and seems like it will easily last for many more years.
I have a bicycle rack that was a little to close to the back of my wagon with the bikes mounted on it. This product gave me the extension that I needed to create enough space to provide clearance and prevent damage to the back of my vehicle. I think it's great
Mike B.
3/23/2018
Works great!
I asked Juanita on the phone what I needed, and she recommended this hitch extender. Two days later it was in my hands. Perfect fit, just what I needed. Thanks for the guidance and speedy service. Perfect !!
Bob C.
4/1/2015
Still performing very well. Great product. We use it to connect our bike carrier to the receiver.
Purchased this extender to use on my daughter's RAV4 which has the spare tire mounted on the rear hatch/door. The extender allowed us to use our two bike hitch rack without interference from the tire. Without it, you can only use the outer tray of the rack as the tire gets in the way of mounting a bike on the inner tray.
Good product that served it's intended purchase purpose.
I had a factory installed hitch put onto my car by the dealer. They had "looked up my bike rack on line to make sure it would work". They said it would, but it didn't. The lower hinge didn't clear the bumper preventing me from getting into the trunk while the bike rack was on my car. I spent an entire day driving all around town looking for a solution to my problem even asking a friend of mine if he could weld something to the hitch to extend the receiver just a few inches. He suggested that I purchase this product.
The extender solved my problem and prevented me from having to have something custom built. The folks at etrailer kept me posted as to when my purchase would arrive and were very friendly. I would recommend etrailer.com for their great customer service.
Thank you!
Hitch and extender arrived within 4 days of order. Super easy install. Great products and E Trailer kept me informed from day one. Great Service, will deal with these folks again.
Gordon
1/30/2015
Product works great, easy to use, solved clearance problem with external mount spare tire
Excellent product. I use it to extend the receiver on our fifth wheel trailer, allowing
the bike rack to easily attach to the back of the trailer. The receiver on the trailer is recessed, and because of the style of bike rack, it would hit the back of the trailer.
This 6 inch extension is really heavy duty and fit my receiver perfectly.
Glenn C.
4/7/2020
Functionally it is working fine, but the paint has all come off and is very rusty. I am going to have to grind it all down and repaint it.
Had a trailer hitch installed on my 2012 Fiat 500. This Item is heavy, well made and made it possible to shorten up the length of an existing bike rack. etrailer is the only site that carries a quality extension.
It does not accommodate one of the Polaris ATV hitches, the one inch drop. I like the extension but the distances from the female pin hole on the extension to the male hole on the Polaris hitch are off by about a quarter of an inch. The seam weld on the Polaris hitch gets in the way. Polaris ATV hitch with a 3 inch drop may accommodate this or perhaps a Kolpin hitch...not sure yet. If I cannot figure it out I will send it back. Polaris makes no ATV extensions for hitches, which for the 550 X2 are a must.
Excellent short 1.25" hitch extender. Used this with a hitch from Outmotoring.com for a Mini Cooper and a bike rack. Most of the hitch extenders out there are too long to keep in the hitch when the bike rack isn't attached. This one comes just outside the bumper cover and is perfect! Thanks again etrailer.com! What great service, such a great product and terrific customer service. Thanks AAA+++
Exactly what I needed. I've been using an adapter for my bike rack for years, but the opening was for a 2 inch receiver. Therefore, had to use a spacer. Although that worked, it always seemed like there was a lot of extra movement with the rack. With this extender, the bike rack fits much more snugly. I received my order within about 4 days of ordering!
Extension works perfect. Delivery was very quick. Will definitely recommend etrailer.
Sherwood
1/23/2015
Product works great. We use it for our bike rack.
Used to mount carier on my 4weeler needed to extend hitch to clear tires. Go career from you too. Great products have ordeded from you will order again.
Glen L.
8/18/2019
works great just what i needed to make hitch work
Quick delivery, the right product for my mini since i attached it to a hitch add-on from e-trailer (not available by other manufacturer) it doesnt stick out as much as others in the market and they provide the correct size pins for the extension.
Quick delivery, the right product for my mini since i attached it to a hitch add-on from e-trailer (not available by other manufacturer) it doesnt stick out as much as others in the market and they provide the correct size pins for the extension.
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Condition: Surface Scratches
Notes: The label on the part itself is worn and damaged, however, the part is like new
Condition: Surface Scratches
Notes: There are paint chips on the hitch extender. Otherwise, new and unused.
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Peter C.
6/30/2018
Peter D still endorses this product & would recommend it to anyone thinking of buying these trailer accessories from J& J.