Today, on this 2005 Chevy Impala, we are going to install part number 90137 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when installed on a vehicle. Next, we will go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin opening to the edge of the bumper is going to be 6-3/4 inches. From top of receiver opening down to the ground, will be 12-1/4 inches. Now, we will go ahead and show you how it is installed.
The first thing we are going to do is lower the exhaust out of the way a little bit. To lower the exhaust, remove these bolts here, then we will loosen up this rubber hanger here towards the front of the vehicle. We will also use a safety strap to support the exhaust while we lower it. To make it easier to remove the hanger, we will spray it down with some lubricant first. Now, we have our extra room.
Next, we will go ahead and show you the mounting points for the hitch. There are 2 smaller holes and 1 larger hole. The 2 smaller holes will be used to install the hitch and then on the last cross member, there are 4 holes on it. We use the 2 outside holes for mounting points. Now, we can go ahead and start installed our hardware.
We will install the 3 inch long block and a shorter carriage bolt. Now, the 4 short carriage bolts will go here and here and do the exact same thing on the other side of the vehicle. Right now, we are looking at the driver side. So, we will take a bolt leader, which comes with the kit, pull through the hole we are going to use, then out our access hole, we will thread in the lock and then thread on the bolt and pull it on through. This comes with 4 little bolt leaders so we are actually going to leave this one on there and that will help pull the bolt through when we install the hitch.
At this point, we can go ahead and start installing the hitch. Now, what we are going to do is take the passenger side of the hitch, lay it on top of the muffler while we install the driver side first and then we will go back to the passenger side and install the hardware. On all the bolts, we will install a INAUDIBLE washer and nut. Make sure you teeth are always facing towards the hitch. All right, with this set of hardware loosely installed, we can go ahead and install the rest of the hardware going on the cross member. We will start through the hitch hole, and out the access hole by the frame. We will thread in the lock, and then thread on the longer carriage bolt. Now, with all of our hardware installed, we can go ahead and tighten down the bolts and then torque them down as specified in the instructions. Now we can go ahead and reinstall the exhaust. And with that, that finishes it for part number 90137 from Hidden Hitch on our 2005 Chevrolet Impala.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Impala - Curt
All right. Today on this 2005 Chevrolet Impala, we're going to install Part Number 12252 from Curt. This is what the hitch looks like once installed on the car. Next, we'll give you some measurements that will help you out in selecting some accessories such as a bike rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of receiver opening down to the ground will be about 13-3/4 inches. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the edge of the bumper is going to be around 6-3/4 inches.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Impala - Draw-Tite
Today, on this 2005 Chevy Impala, were going to install part number 36407 from Draw Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when installed on a vehicle. Next, we will go ahead and give you some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin opening to the edge of the bumper is going to be 6-3/4 inches. From top of receiver opening down to the ground will be 12-1/4 inches. Now I will go ahead and show you how it is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Impala - Draw-Tite
Today on this 2010 Chevrolet Impala, were going to install part number 36407 from Draw Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the car. Next, well give you some measurements that will help you out in selecting some accessories. From the top of receiver opening down to the ground were looking at a distance of 13 inches. From the center of our hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper were looking at 6-1/4 inches. Now well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Impala - Hidden Hitch
Today in our 2012 Chevy Impala, we're going to install hidden hitch part number 90137. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your hidden hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost part of the bumper is 6-1/2 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 12-1/2 inches. Now let's go ahead with the installation. First we're going to need to lower the exhaust but before I do that I'm going to put a safety strap under so that it doesn't fall too far and damage any of the exhaust.
