Da'lan trailer hitch installed

[AUDIDUDI@delphi.com]

I forgot to report back about the Da'lan hitch I installed on my '87 5000S
and since it's been on for a month, I figured it was time to address this.

The installation was pretty straightforward and took a friend and me about
an hour.  Removing the rear bumper/cover assembly (a 5-minute job) gave us
good enough access underneath that we didn't bother putting the car on the
jackstands we expected to use and had standing by.

The rear tow hook interfered and had to be cut off, and I recently noticed
a squeaky noise from the rearmost exhaust hanger rubbing against the hitch
crossbar.  Because of this, the tailpipe is also riding higher than normal 
and has melted itself some extra clearance in the bumper cover cut-out.  I
will relocate the hanger as soon as my friend returns my welder and expect
this will solve both of these problems.

Cosmetically, it looks okay from directly behind the car and perhaps a bit
clunky from the side, but there's no law that says you have to leave it on
when you're not using it and it shouldn't take but 15 minutes to remove or
install.

Overall, if you need a hitch and don't want to have a custom one made, I'd
recommend this one.

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