It's an under bumper hitch that is composed of two portions. A bar
welded to the tow loops, and a separate portion that was bolted to the
skid frame that was also welded to the bar and had the tongue to the
actual ball hitch. The shop knocked off the weld to the bar (just as
well, since it appears to have been  a bit rusty.

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> From: vgonman@earthlink.net
>
> What style hitch did you have? Behind bumper hitch, or under bumper
> hitch
> that attaches to tow loops?
>
> Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> wrote on 06/17/2002
> 02:46:58 PM:
>
>> I'm bad and haven't checked the archives...
>>
>> I just got my '86 Syncro back after having the Tiico engine dropped
>> into
>> it. The shop had to pull my towing hitch off due to the muffler getting
>> in the way.
>>
>> Anybody else dealt with this? And if so, what solution did you come up
>> with?
>