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02/25/19 at 10:14am
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Reply #1 - 02/25/19 at 4:07pm
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Uhaul Full Service centers will be able to do a full install. - Here in Charlotte there are a few. Check Uhaul for your Location.

Curt MFG also makes a HUGE variety of hitches and in MOST cases they are a 30 - 45 min Bolt on install.  A 'local' shop or garage SHOULD be willing to install to your car.  Not a "chain repair shop"  but a local shop, Ask around.

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Have the hitch on hand = they may charge Shop time to install.


  
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Re: Trailer Hitch Receiver
Reply #2 - 02/26/19 at 12:21am
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JEDDUH01 wrote on 02/25/19 at 4:07pm:
Uhaul Full Service centers will be able to do a full install. - Here in Charlotte there are a few. Check Uhaul for your Location.

Curt MFG also makes a HUGE variety of hitches and in MOST cases they are a 30 - 45 min Bolt on install.  A 'local' shop or garage SHOULD be willing to install to your car.  Not a "chain repair shop"  but a local shop, Ask around.

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Have the hitch on hand = they may charge Shop time to install.




Good advice on the CURT hitch. I did two myself in about an hour in my driveway. One on a Chevy HHR and the other on a Colorado. Piece of cake. 
The Curt hitch come with all the hardware needed.
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Reply #3 - 02/26/19 at 12:40am
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Tom F wrote on 02/26/19 at 12:21am:


Good advice on the CURT hitch. I did two myself in about an hour in my driveway. One on a Chevy HHR and the other on a Colorado. Piece of cake. 
The Curt hitch come with all the hardware needed.


+100 on Curt Hitches.
  
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Reply #4 - 02/26/19 at 1:47pm
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Curt hitches are great...but, some of them are tucked pretty far under the bumper and that can be an issue for racks like the 1Up.  If you have the hitch inserted the proper depth in the receiver you can't fold the rack up because it hits the bumper.   

I've had a lot of hitches in the past and a flush (with the bumper) hitch like the Ecohitch is well worth the extra coin, IMO.  Plus they look 100% better than the standard hitches (Curt, Drawtite, etc.)
  
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Reply #5 - 02/26/19 at 2:49pm
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Pro tip for getting a Curt Hitch :
  Use the website to look up your Curt Part number for your vehicle.

Jump to Ebay = buy directly off of Ebay:  MOST cases I have seen they are about half priced on Ebay - including shipping.. Even have packages that include wiring or other accessories if they are needed too.   


  
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