Thanks for the info and photos, very helpful
The hitch looks higher than the fins on the photo, is that just the angle of the photo?
Is that the 2" (wondering if that makes a height difference)?
Here's a photo of the back of my car:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/clouddrive/share/OJd9ozF0wNvcGdU9QOCgAZB0b3INT7MQWaXGGyexwhD?v=grid&ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy
https://www.amazon.co.uk/clouddrive/share/6E7p4pNyHgiDjDzaVhZeQx6YBergtcrT7MCqnc3eKxl?v=grid&ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy
I wonder if we could take a measurement if you'd be willing to do that, something like this (or to some other reference point):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/clouddrive/share/C8QUo5geAUfskcLiz1gYVEnUxDzRMOaRb4th1DtFmnS?ref_=cd_ph_share_link_copy
I can then check this vs. distance to bottom of fog lamp.
Also sent the above question and photos to Toklift Central support so will see what they say.. also asked if they'd custom fabricate one for me with the receiver to clear the fog lamp by some amount (e.g. 0.5") as they do advertise custom fab on their website (I can't see this being a big job? (if they need to do anything at all!!)).
Thule have a monopoly over here and everyone loves putting their stuff on the roof, I really don't want to do it. The clamps for the LEAF look crap and the bike carriers are poor to. I want to import a 1UP USA rack. The hitch gives so many options like having a box there on a load tray for camping stuff, whereas the roof has such a low load limit it's a waste of time (also easier taking stuff on and off at a reasonable height). I really despair at the options readily available to me and am determined to sort out a hitch mount
For my bikes I'd be happy with the Seasucker; vs. a hitch mount it's not as flexible - it costs the same and can only carry bikes.
Final desperate option I suppose would be to buy the $120 Curt hitch and borrow the design (sans the drilling the car chassis part of the design), CAD it myself, with the hitch receiver a bit lower, and get it fabricated locally. I'm a pro on Solidworks so drawing the hitch having one to hand shouldn't be a problem. Could probably 3D scan the thing to make the initial model
No idea what the cost of the fabrication would be though, could be a problem.