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B&W Hitch Receiver Reducer Sleeve - 2-1/2" to 2"

B&W Hitch Receiver Reducer Sleeve - 2-1/2" to 2"

Item # BWRHXA2182
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This adapter sleeve with pinched ends lets you use 2" towing and hitch-mounted accessories with your 2-1/2" hitch receiver and stops when flush and holes are aligned. E-coat and black powder coat finishes resist corrosion. 1-800-940-8924 to order B and W hitch adapters part number BWRHXA2182 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all B and W products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for B&W Hitch Receiver Reducer Sleeve - 2-1/2" to 2". Hitch Adapters reviews from real customers.
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B and W Hitch Adapters - BWRHXA2182

  • Hitch Reducer
  • Fits 2-1/2 Inch Hitch
  • No Extension
  • 2-1/2 Inch to 2 Inch
  • Bike Racks
  • Cargo Carriers
  • Hitch Mounted Accessories
  • B and W

This adapter sleeve with pinched ends lets you use 2" towing and hitch-mounted accessories with your 2-1/2" hitch receiver and stops when flush and holes are aligned. E-coat and black powder coat finishes resist corrosion.


Features:

  • Adapter reduces a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" hitch receiver opening to 2" x 2"
    • Lets you use 2" towing and hitch-mounted accessories, like a bike rack or cargo carrier
  • Easy to use - slides directly into your hitch or onto the shank of your accessory
  • Pinched ends prevent the adapter from sliding too far into your hitch receiver
    • Keeps pin holes lined up while you insert accessory
  • E-coat and black powder coat finishes resist corrosion
  • Made in the USA


Specs:

  • Dimensions: 5-3/4" long x 2-1/2" wide x 2-1/2" tall
  • Pin hole diameter: 5/8"
  • Limited lifetime warranty


B and W Hitch Reducer Adapter with Pinched Ends

Avoid the nuisance of having an adapter slide all the way into your receiver. The pinched ends on this reducer sleeve keep the adapter in place while you insert your bike rack or other accessory into your hitch. This ensures that the pin holes on the adapter line up with those on your hitch receiver and on your accessory.


B and W Reducer Sleeve Hitch Adapter Pin Holes


Two sets of pin holes allow for a custom fit for most factory and aftermarket hitches. Simply adjust the orientation of the pinched ends so that the pin holes line up with your receiver tube pin holes. For Ram and Ford factory hitches and Draw-Tite aftermarket hitches, insert the reducer sleeve so that the pinched ends face out to the sides. For GM factory hitches and Curt aftermarket hitches insert the sleeve so that the ends are positioned on the top and bottom of your receiver.

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B&W Hitch Receiver Reducer Sleeve - 2-1/2" to 2" - BWRHXA2182

Average Customer Rating:  4.8 out of 5 stars   (271 Customer Reviews)

This adapter sleeve with pinched ends lets you use 2" towing and hitch-mounted accessories with your 2-1/2" hitch receiver and stops when flush and holes are aligned. E-coat and black powder coat finishes resist corrosion.

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Excellent Selection, great products, easy website, super fast delivery, Thank you, etrailer.com!!



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This item performs exactly as one would expect a chunk of metal that fits into another chunk of metal. I ordered this one because it fits flush with the end of the oversized hitch on my F250. As always it was a pleasure to deal with E-Trailer!



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Works great. I use a flat tip screwdriver to hold it in place when i slide in my 50# hitch head. Doesnt move so changing it out is now alot easier. There is a slot on top for the tip.

Michael

10/21/2023

Never used it . Ended up buying a different mfg product at a towing retail store that caters to hot shots.



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Great Product! Allows us to use several different hitch devices based on size~



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The products are great. However the packaging for the hitch was completely destroyed. Fortunately the hitch wasn’t damaged. etrailer needs to come up with different packaging for it. Also they need to review their form of shipping. Maybe ship as freight?



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Works as designed, neither of the holes drilled in it allow the adapter to fully seat into my class 5 hitch but it hasn't effected anything that I have noticed. The one I replaced this with did sit flush so I wasn't 100% satisfied.



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Fit's perfectly in the receiver of my 2023 Ford F-250!



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Great accessory for our ebike rack.



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Works as it should!

Timothy

4/15/2024

Still doing the job it was intended to do!



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Works perfectly



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Perfect fit, no rattle.



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I think this is going to work fine and research before I bought it indicated it was the best. The only problem is that the paint on the product is keeping me from inserting it into the receiver. I am hoping I will only have to take it off the lip on the preceding edge. I will try to grind it. If I have to remove it off the entire outside of the product, that will be a bummer. It fits over the hitch ball unit very well. If I can ultimately get it into the receiver I will be extremely happy.

Mark

2/25/2023

Only had to grind paint on the lip. Works great now. As it fits tight int the receiver, there is no wobble when the trailer is attached. I had bought a wobble reducer in anticipation but didnt need it. I just leave the adapter in the receiver with the pin through it. Very happy.



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Worked perfectly. Fit my 2 1/2” hitch tube and the hitch fit into it just as it was supposed to. No issues.



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Nice people. Missing hardware. Items not delivered when promised. They made good of everything. I would shop there again.



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Works just like it was advertised



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Great Product!



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Arrived quickly. Fit perfectly.



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Excellent product fits multiple receivers with ease.



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Thank you, great buying from y'all.



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Well made!



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Fits perfect. Really like the flared end so it does not slide all the way into the receiver.



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Can be used on various receivers. Good quality.



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I had to file the sharp edges a bit so it would go completely into the receiver without having to use a 2 lb hammer and force it. Maybe the issue was the receiver. I filed 2 edges and it went in but not in the orientation I needed so I had to file the other two.



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I needed this when I upgraded to a 2.5 inch hitch receiver. It did the job for a few months until I upgraded my hitch.



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It fits the truck on the hitch well!


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