« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Down

Author Topic: Tow Hitch Install  (Read 5071 times)

Offline initial_D

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 13022
  • Carma: +30/-50
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Tow Hitch Install
« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2015, 01:57:02 am »
Hitch arrived, total cost (free shipping) is $215.

Went to a buddy's house, he has more tools to use. Took us about 2 hrs to install it. Would of save 30 minutes, I put in one bolt and plate in the wrong wrong, took me that long to re-do it.





The two bikes made the 800 Km journey from AB to BC very comfortably with a Crappy Tire bought rack.
Logged

Offline quadzilla

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 23473
  • Carma: +391/-634
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2022 Rock'n Rolla Nightstalker
Re: Tow Hitch Install
« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2015, 07:07:20 am »
:thumbup::thumbup:
Logged

Offline mrthompson

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 9830
  • Carma: +70/-42
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2008 Honda CR-V (The Green Machine)
Re: Tow Hitch Install
« Reply #22 on: April 22, 2015, 09:15:35 am »
Nice one.
Logged

Offline Arthur Dent

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 9247
  • Carma: +186/-80
  • Gender: Male
  • 42?
    • View Profile
Re: Tow Hitch Install
« Reply #23 on: April 22, 2015, 09:39:13 am »
Nicely done  8)
Logged

Offline johngenx

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 33318
  • Carma: +758/-938
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
  • Cars: 2009 Toyota Corolla, 2004 Toyota Highlander V-6 4WD, 2001 Subaru Forester, 1994 Mazda Miata
Re: Tow Hitch Install
« Reply #24 on: April 22, 2015, 10:40:12 am »
Even more than the money saved is the satisfaction of doing something yourself - even something relatively simple.

Excellent!
Logged

Offline Snowman

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 38392
  • Carma: +702/-1347
  • Gender: Male
  • “It’s never crowded along the extra mile.”
    • View Profile
  • Cars: Cars: 2012 Audi TT-RS. 2011 Toyota Venza AWD.2004 Honda S2000 Bikes: Giant Defy Avdvanced 0. Giant Talon 29 "hardtail"
Re: Tow Hitch Install
« Reply #25 on: April 22, 2015, 03:59:38 pm »
Well done, and no drilling  :)
Logged

Offline blur911

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 13621
  • Carma: +242/-779
  • Nasty Weasel
    • View Profile
  • Cars: and bikes by age:BMW, Porsche, Subaru, Suzuki, Suzuki, Mazda, Jaguar, Kawasaki, Porsche, GMC, Suzuki
Re: Tow Hitch Install
« Reply #26 on: April 22, 2015, 04:17:51 pm »
No light hookup?

I'm going to do  hitch and lights on the Cayenne soon.
Logged
Mr Pickypants

Offline initial_D

  • Car Crazy
  • *****
  • Posts: 13022
  • Carma: +30/-50
  • Gender: Male
    • View Profile
Re: Tow Hitch Install
« Reply #27 on: April 22, 2015, 11:28:25 pm »
There is a plug in for hitch lights on the rear wheel wheel compartment in the cargo area, I can get a module for around $60. Just plug it in, and hang out under the rear cargo door. Not very neat looking, but works when need it. A hitch shop quoted 3 hrs of labour to make it look professional for the hitch lights  install, plus parts.

I probably won't tow a trailer with the SUV, that is the reason to own a truck.
Logged
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Up
« previous next »