Today on this 2000 Chevrolet Express full size van we are going to install part number 82580 from Hidden Hitch. This will also apply to part number 41521 from Draw-Tite. We will show you where the hitch mounts up on the vehicle. It is pretty easy. Use the existing holes that are already in the frame. Use this hole, this hole, and this hole. This is identical on both sides of the vehicle. Right now we are looking at the driver side. We will install the hardware. On these two bolt holes right here it is going to get the small two inch by 1-1/ 2 inches square plate. It is going to get the carriage bolt and in through the plate and into the hole. These two are going to be identical. This hole as you can see gets a bigger plate. It is three inches by 1-1/ 2 inches. It is going to install in this hole. Do the same process back on the passenger side. 00:57
Now we can lift the hitch in position. Just be careful to not push the bolts back into the frame. It is a good idea to have an extra set of hands at this point. Now we have our nuts and washers installed so we can snug it down and then torque it down as specified in the instructions. Now we have got our hitch torqued down. What we will do next is lower the vehicle and we will give you some measurements on the hitch in relation to the ground and the bumper. Now we will give you a couple of hitch measurements. The first one is from the top of the hitch opening down to the ground on this particular vehicle is going to be 17-1/ 2 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper is going to be 4 inches.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van, were going to install part number C15320 from Curt.This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on a van. Next well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 and three quarter inches and from center of the hitch pin hole to outside edge of the bumper will be 3 and a quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.First step is to go ahead and install our hardware in the frame. There are four holes in each side of the frame and the hitch uses three out of the four. Now the two holes going towards the front of the vehicle may vary to van configuration, we will use whichever holes match up with the hitch.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van, were going to install part number 13040 from Curt.This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on a vehicle. Next well give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of receiver opening down to the ground will be 18 inches. From center of the hitch pin hole to edge of the bumper will be 4 inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.First thing were going to do is locate the holes that were going to use on the bottom of the frame. There will be four holes on each side of the frame but well only use three of the four.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Hidden Hitch
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express van were going to install part number 82580 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the van. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and three quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Draw-Tite
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express van were going to install part number 41521 from Draw Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the van. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a ball mount, bicycle rack or cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be 17 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and three quarter inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Draw-Tite
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van were going to install part number 45007. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the vehicle. Next well go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out when selecting accessories such as the ball mount. From top of receiver opening down to the ground is going to be 18 inches and from the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper will be three and a quarter inches. Now Ill go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. To start off our install well go ahead and install the hardware that goes into the frame of the van.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Express Van - Curt
Today on this 2012 Chevrolet Express Van were going to install part number 14090 from Curt. First thing well do is go ahead and install the hardware into the frame of the vehicle. Well start off by installing the hardware on the two holes that is closest to the bumper. Then well go ahead and lift the hitch up into position with those two bolts on each side. Then well install the flange nuts on the bottom. Then well go ahead and install the two bolts that go towards the front of the vehicle that line up with the holes in the frame and theyll get the flange nuts as well.
