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    I installed the Curt 11394 hitch on my 2015 Mirage today. 🙂 I chose not to enlarge the hole or remove the bumper, but to struggle putting everything through the inconvenient "access" hole on the driver side. Removing the 12mm bolt allowed a tiny bit of wiggle room get everything through the hole. Eventually. This was my first time installing one of these (and using the cool fish wires) and it was a STRUGGLE, mainly because of that inaccessible hole. The YouTube instructional video was otherwise very helpful though. The instructions say 3/10 difficulty and 40 minutes for installation... hahah I disagree. 🥴 But in the end everything worked and now I just have to find a bike rack! ☺️


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    This is the trailer I bought, think it was $200US or so. It's rated for 950 lbs. ( which I doubt ) but the kicker is the tires are only rated for 50mph! donkey balls to that. Entire trailer weighs 110 lbs.

    I plan on using it to move my 450 lbs. Suzuki Burgmans. I also plan to build an all aluminum box large enough to hold a Marshall stack (two 4x12" speaker cabinets and a pair of 100 watt tube heads, total weight ~450 lbs or so)

    weird - I cannot get an image of the trailer to upload but it's 4x4 with 5.30/12 tires and about a 3 ft. tongue.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wallythacker View Post
    weird - I cannot get an image of the trailer to upload but it's 4x4 with 4.80/8 tires and about a 3 ft. tongue.
    I have that trouble too sometimes. Upload an image as soon as you can, I'm dying to see this thing.

    You must have a Burgman 400, because my 650 Executive was hog that swallowed a pig. It had to be 650+ pounds. I sold it about a month ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7milesout View Post
    I have that trouble too sometimes. Upload an image as soon as you can, I'm dying to see this thing.

    You must have a Burgman 400, because my 650 Executive was hog that swallowed a pig. It had to be 650+ pounds. I sold it about a month ago.
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    Here it is, the quality is very high for the price, I actually paid $149.95 US with free shipping. It was shipped to my US postbox in Niagara Falls, NY. I actually picked it up from there 2 days before America closed the border. Good thing because I refuse the shots and there's no entry for me without it.

    It's amazing how heavy the 650 Burg is compared to the 400 considering their external measurements are pretty close. I was concerned the 400 would be lacking on the highway but damn!, pulls 2 up all day long in 95+ temps @75mph, and it still gets >80MPG! It's really an insane ride, my only regret is not discovering them earlier in my life.

    Since I have a decent MIG with spoolgun I love to work with aluminum. I figure half a day to fab up the completely enclosed box for my Marshall stack and heads. That might weigh 60-80lbs. tops.
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    Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
    Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.

    Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
    We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wallythacker View Post
    It's amazing how heavy the 650 Burg is compared to the 400 considering their external measurements are pretty close.
    Having owned the 650, I think the 400 is a superior choice.

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    I am looking to add a hitch for a bike rack to my 2022. Does anyone have a POC on where I might find the proper part? I am seeing a wide array of numbers and I am not try to play games with the shipping companies and restocking fees.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hexmjchekal View Post
    All,
    I am looking to add a hitch for a bike rack to my 2022. Does anyone have a POC on where I might find the proper part? I am seeing a wide array of numbers and I am not try to play games with the shipping companies and restocking fees.
    if you order from etrailer.com I am fairly confident if you order the proper hitch the 11394 there will be no return charges if they send you the wrong hitch. What about ordering from Amazon? Are they still OOS?
    Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
    Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
    Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.

    Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
    We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)


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    Quote Originally Posted by hexmjchekal View Post
    All,
    I am looking to add a hitch for a bike rack to my 2022. Does anyone have a POC on where I might find the proper part? I am seeing a wide array of numbers and I am not try to play games with the shipping companies and restocking fees.
    I don't know if you own a Mirage or G4, but the Curt hitch is the best built option in my opinion. Mirage & G4 use a different Curt part number. Even though etrailer.com doesn't seem to have their 2022-23 models updated, they do list the 2021 Mirage hitch (which was the last time Mitsubishi updated the model). The Curt part number has never changed since 2014, & I see no reason for it to change now.

    2014+ Mirage hitch

    https://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2021_...tm?&Redirect=8


    2017+ G4 hitch

    https://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2021_..._Mirage+G4.htm

    I would take their Curt part # & compare prices elsewhere for the same one before purchasing from them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark View Post
    I don't know if you own a Mirage or G4, but the Curt hitch is the best built option in my opinion. Mirage & G4 use a different Curt part number. Even though etrailer.com doesn't seem to have their 2022-23 models updated, they do list the 2021 Mirage hitch (which was the last time Mitsubishi updated the model). The Curt part number has never changed since 2014, & I see no reason for it to change now.

    2014+ Mirage hitch

    https://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2021_...tm?&Redirect=8


    2017+ G4 hitch

    https://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2021_..._Mirage+G4.htm

    I would take their Curt part # & compare prices elsewhere for the same one before purchasing from them.
    I can attest the Curt is a really well made hitch. Installation with the right tools took me about 15 minutes. I hit all 4 of the fishing part dead on first try, blind luck I guess. My only regret is NOT first having the Curt hot dip galvanized before installation. I only discovered a cheap hot dip place that does single pieces this year. I really dislike the look of a rusty hitch and of course if galvanized the chances of the drawbar being forever rusted in place drops big time.
    Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
    Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
    Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.

    Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
    We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!

        __________________________________________

        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)


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    I will 3rd the recommendation to the Curt hitch. Not only is it well built, but their instructions were written fairly well, included torquing instructions and torque specifications. Which means someone on the Curt team gave a darn. I usually complain about instructions, because most time they are written by someone who probably couldn't pass a 3rd grade grammar test. The Curt instructions were much better, and SPECIFIC to the Mirage.


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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.9 mpg (Imp)


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