I flat towed mine. I obviously had to weld up some mounts then bolt them to the insight aluminum bumper. I then put chains from the structure to the bumper that hang thru the under body panels. I would then hook safety cables from the RV to the chains. I was very reluctant as there isn't any place at all to mount to the front. Again I simply made some mounts and just bolted them to the bumper then eased my mind by adding chains to the structure behind the front wheels. I did this for about a year in total and the aluminum never fatigued. The RV never knew it was back there. I'm confident I'd never have a problem unless someone hit the car as I towed it. In that case the hitch or bumper may rip loose but the chains would never let go so in worse case scenereo the car would bounce all over and completely total itself but there's no way it would become disconnected. I tried and tried to come up with a better solution but in the end I just redneck rigged it. I'll see if I have pics but I since sold the RV. The car is still set up to be towed tho so ill get pics of the mount but again it's simply tubes bolted to the bumper that the hitch slides into then gets pinned. Ya it's really a quandary. The way the front hangs out I couldn't devise a way to have the mounts out front yet tie into the structure. It towed great though, never had a problem and I hooked and disconnected a few times a week for a year or so.
Excellent, I'd appreciate the pictures. Is it a 5 speed or CVT?
I flat towed my 5 speed. I'm pretty certain CVTs can't be flat towed. Ill get pics of the set up Tuesday as its all at work and don't work till then.
Thank you, and anyone else who can post a pic of what it looks like when flat towing an Insight. I'm planning to set my car up for flat towing as well so it will be very helpful.
The metal colored inserts turn 90 degrees and slide into the bumper tubes. you then pin the hitch. the hitch is a modified roadmaster readilly available for about $100. If I had to do this over I'd tie the front bumper mounts back to where I put the chains with flat or rod steel stock. The problem is that the mounts fall inboard of the structure rails and the radiators are in the way. So maybe replace the bumper and tie the bumper bck along the frame rails. Either way, I never had an issue but in the event of an accident I'm confident the car would not become disconnected as the chains would hold but the bumper could in fact release if someone hit the car itself. I was never worried about the car though, I would just never want to loose the vehicle and cause injury. I would routinely check it and never saw signs of fatigue.
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