Curt Manufacturing is making a hitch for '04 and '05 GTO's. I bought mine from DropHitch.com for $119. It has an excellent, shiny black finish and comes with installation instructions. I have photos posted of the installation at: www.tanglewoodbrushstrokes.com Go to Jerry's Page.

After jacking up the rear of the car, you must remove 12 plastic pins that hold the black plastic cover under the car. This plastic cover includes the piece on the right side of the car that runs over to the right side of the rear bumper cover. You do not need to detach this right side piece from the center piece. There are also three bolts that are to be removed, two in the center of the plastic panel and one towards the front of the car. You will discard the two bolts in the center. The cover is not removed, but dropped down to give access to the underside of the car.

Once the cover is down, you will see a series of studs sticking down towards the rear of the car. The hitch attaches to two of these studs with one stud being a larger diameter than the other one. The other two attachment points are where the two center bolts were previously removed. The kit comes with two longer bolts to replace the original factory bolts and with the necessary nuts and washers to attach the hitch to the studs.

Once you have the hitch bolted on, you will have to cut out the two raised round areas on the top side of the plastic cover where the two center bolts were attached. This is to give clearance for the hitch where the bolts attach the hitch to the body of the car. As you will see by the photos, I did not spend much time making these pretty as they are hidden once the plastic cover is re-attached. Re-attach the cover and you are finished.

I also installed the wiring for my trailer. It uses the four pin flat connector. You will need an electronic tailight converter which I purchased at Wal-Mart. To access the wiring, you will need to remove the plastic panel inside the trunk at the rear. There are four screws at the top hidden by plastic covers that are easily removed. There are also six plastic fasteners to remove. Once the panel is out of the way, you can pull back the carpet on both sides to expose the wiring on the tailights. I also removed the carpet covering the spare tire.

There are five wires to hook up with the converter.

White-ground-hooked up to top bolt on the left side under the tailight housing.

Red-Brake-spliced into the blue/red wire on the left tailight plug

Green-right turn signal-spliced into the blue wire on the right tailight plug-Since all the other wires were coming from the left side, I ran a separate wire from the right to the left side and then attached the wiring harness there.

Yellow-left turn signal-spliced into the blue wire on the left tailight plug

Brown-parking lights-spliced into the brown wire on the left tailight plug

I then placed the wiring harness in a plastic protective cover. When not in use, simply place the wiring in the spare tire well. To use, run the cable to the rear and close the trunk on the cable.

Put everything back together and you are done!!

I have a motorcyle trailer and a bike rack that attaches to a hitch which I am looking forward to using.

Thanks for the info. I'm sure somebody else here is probably wondering about towing with their Goats.

I can't really see why, but to each their own. If I wanted to tow things I would have bought a truck or SUV. But I do understand that one's GTO might be their only mode of transportation.

The GTO just seems to be cut out for more than a "pack horse". ;)

Thanks for the detailed info though. :)

Towing with a GTO? You should have bought a truck. If I ever see a GTO with a trailor hitch, I will pull the owner out of the car and beat their a**.

Why not get a trailor hitch for a Viper while your at it. Jesus CHRIST! :hysterical:

JohnnyZ28:

What's so wrong about having a little utility? I added a hitch to my Vibe so I could put a bike rack on the back. So I guess I should have bought a truck because I want to transport my mountain bike 6 times a year. Or maybe I should have bought a minivan since I also buy groceries. He didn't say he was putting a ladder rack on the top and using it for a landscaping business or something. He's not using it to tow stuff everyday.

Sorry, but we can't all be big, bad streetracers like you with your Z and GTO, flexing our automotive muscle on every car that dares to get near us at a stoplight. I hadn't planned on it, but I'm going to get a hitch for my GTO now. Just so you can TRY and kick my a**!

:jumpon:

Originally posted by nervousdog@Feb 2 2005, 10:12 AM
JohnnyZ28:

What's so wrong about having a little utility? I added a hitch to my Vibe so I could put a bike rack on the back. So I guess I should have bought a truck because I want to transport my mountain bike 6 times a year. Or maybe I should have bought a minivan since I also buy groceries. He didn't say he was putting a ladder rack on the top and using it for a landscaping business or something. He's not using it to tow stuff everyday.

Sorry, but we can't all be big, bad streetracers like you with your Z and GTO, flexing our automotive muscle on every car that dares to get near us at a stoplight. I hadn't planned on it, but I'm going to get a hitch for my GTO now. Just so you can TRY and kick my a**!

:jumpon:
Awww, okay.

I wasn't saying a Vibe was bad. A Vibe is an everyday car. A GTO, Camaro, Trans Am, Mustang, Cobra, Viper, Corvette, etc. are sports cars. No need for a **** bike rack or trailor hitch.

Another reason, beyond the type of car it is... is because of the suspension setup. There is a reason why trucks have a "tow rating" on them. I bet the GTO has about 300 pounds or so... :lol:

To each their own. This site is turning out to be like another fourm where people put LED's underneath their door handles and people think.. "wow, kickass... how do I do that!"

As far as my internet muscles. If you think they are big now, you should see them in person. Go trade the GTO in on a Volkswagon!

Originally posted by JohnnyZ28+Feb 2 2005, 11:57 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JohnnyZ28 @ Feb 2 2005, 11:57 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-nervousdog@Feb 2 2005, 10:12 AM
JohnnyZ28:

What's so wrong about having a little utility? I added a hitch to my Vibe so I could put a bike rack on the back. So I guess I should have bought a truck because I want to transport my mountain bike 6 times a year. Or maybe I should have bought a minivan since I also buy groceries. He didn't say he was putting a ladder rack on the top and using it for a landscaping business or something. He's not using it to tow stuff everyday.

Sorry, but we can't all be big, bad streetracers like you with your Z and GTO, flexing our automotive muscle on every car that dares to get near us at a stoplight. I hadn't planned on it, but I'm going to get a hitch for my GTO now. Just so you can TRY and kick my a**!

:jumpon:
Awww, okay.

I wasn't saying a Vibe was bad. A Vibe is an everyday car. A GTO, Camaro, Trans Am, Mustang, Cobra, Viper, Corvette, etc. are sports cars. No need for a **** bike rack or trailor hitch.

Another reason, beyond the type of car it is... is because of the suspension setup. There is a reason why trucks have a "tow rating" on them. I bet the GTO has about 300 pounds or so... :lol:

To each their own. This site is turning out to be like gpowners.net where people put LED's underneath their door handles and people think.. "wow, kickass... how do I do that!"

As far as my internet muscles. If you think they are big now, you should see them in person. Go trade the GTO in on a Volkswagon! [/b][/quote]
I would bet the GTO can tow more then that. Even my Vibe GT, with its small car unibody and 4 cylinder engine, has a 1000 pound tow rating. I don't know if you've ever looked at a Vibe GT but its hardly a utility vehicle with its 8200 rpm redline and 6 speed stick, but I digress...

It really ticks me off when people say things like "You should have bought a truck if you're gonna tow stuff". So I should drive a truck 365 days a year because I want to pull a trailer 2 times a year? I can't have a GTO because of my need to transport my bike 10 days out of 365? Then when I complain that my truck isn't fast, are you going to tell me I should have bought a GTO?

And what does Volkswagon have to do with it?

It's a lost cause.

Go ahead, install a trailor hitch. :hysterical:

No thanks, I don't really want one. I just don't want to be told I can't have one.

Alright I have had enough of this one, not only is it un sponsered advertisment, but the argument is pointless.

If you want to install a trailer hitch do it, if not then don't. But don't start a flame war on someone just because they want to tow something once or twice, a tow hich is alot cheaper than a truck, and besides you can always take it off once your done.

The tow rating on the GTO and most standard cars is 1000 LBS FYI.