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Old Aug 5, 2004 | 06:39 PM
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i have a 90 civic hatch dx, can i even put a hitch on this thing? where does it bolt up? where would i buy one in MN - u haul or somthin?

im guessing if i took it easy i could easily pull a jetski.. they dont wiegh that much anyways.
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Old Aug 5, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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I saw one a couple years ago towing a trailer.
He was running a mobile detail shop out of his hatch.
It can be done. Like you said, take it easy.

i'll look at my car tomorrow and see what i can come up with.
I don't know if they make something that is a direct bolt-on.
If you can't bolt something on find a welder.
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Old Aug 5, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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Sounds risky, be careful. The aging D series need to take it easy
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 10:10 AM
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i towed an escort gt with my dx. it sucked, but it worked. jetski will be no problem.
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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my friend used to tow his quad on a lil quad trailer.

he fabbed up a hitch off the rear bumper rebar, it tucked in behind his license plate.
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 08:56 PM
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so they probly dont mass produce a hitch for a civic hatchback huh..
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Old Aug 6, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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i'm pretty sure there are once avaiable. when i bought my 5th gen hatch it came with a hitch. i'm pretty sure it could pull a jet ski
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 04:48 AM
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Here you go.

http://search.cartserver.com/s...GO%21
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 07:02 AM
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my 91 std came with a oem towing hitch...not sure if i would tow anything with it though lol
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 09:47 AM
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can i buy it from you ?
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 09:49 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sikocivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here you go.

http://search.cartserver.com/s...GO%21</TD></TR></TABLE>

hey thanks, i hope that doesnt bolt into the bumper or somthin stupid... my car is clean but my bumper is a huge log of rust
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Old Aug 7, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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My buddies Si came with an OEM hitch....I helped him take it off. It was a real bitch. I'll check and see if he still has it. It bolts under the car, past the bumper.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 08:06 AM
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Ahh, sorry, he threw it away . Good luck.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 08:20 AM
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i Havent seen that yet but hehe i would.. More power to you bro
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 08:30 AM
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I pulled my brothers 78' Toyota wagon out of a ditch,then towed him to the shop 20miles away, with my CRX. Kinda hard on the clutch. Just be careful at the boat launch.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:01 AM
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Just strap it to the roof like this:
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:24 AM
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I wonder how they get the bike down
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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almost ALL u-haul tow hitches bolt to the gas tank brackets....
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88DXCRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just strap it to the roof like this:
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then what....
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 04:03 PM
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dont over load our jetski hitch like this:
http://joked.com/view.php?id=8...l=196
not a crx but it gets the point across
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fuctup &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so they probly dont mass produce a hitch for a civic hatchback huh.. </TD></TR></TABLE>
i've seen a few, and there's a turbo d series ek civic w/a jet ski....but how do you load one in the water?
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 06:09 PM
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LOL. that picture was funny as hell for some reason.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 06:25 PM
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It also depends what kind of Jetski.

My parents Kawasaki 750's are light compared my friends 1200's
(Like 500 pounds to about 900 pounds)
How ever my stand up is like 300 pounds so that would be easy.

Dave

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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 06:26 PM
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A buddy of mine had a Reese Bolt on hitch (bolts to the unibody between the gas tank and the bumper support, where the factory rear tow hooks sometimes are) it was very sturdy so you can definitely tow a jetski with it.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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That is some funny ****.

Whats next JetSki on the roof also?? LOL

Towing JetSki with the EF is OK since it's like very small and light. I say go for it.

The Factory tow hook is a good place to mount the tow hitch. Never seen an hitch on an EF before.
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