On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 14:28:17 GMT, JPT <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote:

||I have a 1988 Honda CRX DX that spent most ofits life in the
||Northeast. A while back, when I was moving, I went to UHaul to see
||if I could get a hitch installed. I was told that the hitch
||attachment points on my car were too rusted out to safely hold a hitch
||and a trailer. The guys who worked in the outlet i went to weren't
||the brightest bunch, though. What I a wondering is whether or not the
||part of the underbody that the hitch bolts to is replaceable in some
||way. Is it bolted or welded to the frame or is it a part of the
||frame? Thanks for any advice.

Just buy the hitch and install it yourself. If the mounting points look weak,
reinforce them by bolting plates over the area to spread the load.

I assume you aren't going to tow anything more than about 500# total. I
wouldn't exceed that. And check your mounting points frequently.
Texas Parts Guy