Today in this 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. We're going to install part number 36479 from Draw-Tite. This what the hitch looks like once it's installed on the vehicle. Next, well go ahead and give you some measurements thatll help you out in selecting some accessories, such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening, down to the ground will be nine and a quarter inches. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outside edge of the bumper will be seven inches.
Now, well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. First off, well go ahead and show you where the hitch mounts up to the vehicle. This will match up to your hole that's existing right here. It also has a cutout for this bolt here where it's not used. Further up onto the frame, well have to drill a hole.
We're looking at the drivers side. This is will identical on the passenger side. We're going to go ahead and start installing hardware. Well be using the small carriage bolt and block that fits it. We're going to install on the other side of the panel.
There's a pull wire that comes with it but sometimes it's just a little bit easier to push it through and hold it. Put your square block and round hole on there. You can take this to frame to keep them in place or it can run a rubber band around the bolt. Just going to keep tension on it so it doesnt go anywhere. Just why don't we go ahead and install the hitch.
You want to have an extra set of hands to hold it up. We can reach behind the bolt, keep tension on it while you push the hitch on. Then install the conical washer and nut. Now, it's going to be a tight fit sometimes. Make sure the hitch is all the way over to one side so you have enough room to install the washer. With our hardware loosely installed, well go ahead and snug it down so well put our hitch in the right spot so we can drill out our next hole. Now, we can use the hitch as a template to drill a hole. Well use a half-inch bit to block our center and well drill a pile hole first with quarter-inch bit and then go at it with a half-inch side bit. Now, we can go ahead and install our hardware. Well take the bolt leer, it becomes with a kit. Put it through the whole and out the access hole right here. Well take a three-inch long block, push it down to the boat leer. Then well take our half-inch carriage bolt. Thread it onto the bolt leer and push it in as well over and out the bottom. Then well install a lock washer and nut. Now, we're going to leave this loose and repeat the some process back over on the passenger side. With all our hardware installed, well go ahead and tighten down the bolts, then torte them down as specified in the instructions. With that, thatll finish for install of part number 36479 from Draw-Tite, on our 2009 Chevrolet Malibu.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Malibu - Hidden Hitch
Today on our 2005 Chevy Malibu, well be installing the Hidden Hitch, part number 90132. This is what our hitch will look like once its installed. Next well go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you in selecting accessories for you new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost edge of the bumper is four inches. From the top of the inside of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 12 inches. To assist you with selecting accessories such as a ball mount, a bike rack or a cargo carrier. Now lets go ahead with the installation.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Chevrolet Malibu - Draw-Tite
Today on our 2005 Chevy Malibu, well be installing the Draw-Tite Hitch, part number 36317. This is what our hitch will look like once its installed. Next well go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you in selecting accessories for you new hitch. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outermost edge of the bumper is four inches. From the top of the inside of the receiver tube opening to the ground is 12 inches. To assist you with selecting accessories such as a ball mount, a bike rack or a cargo carrier. Now lets go ahead with the installation.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Chevrolet Malibu - Hidden Hitch
Today on this 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, we're going to install part number 90194 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when it's installed on the vehicle. Next, well go ahead and give you some measurements thatll help you out in selecting some accessories, such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground will be nine and a quarter inches. From the center of the hitch pinhole, the outside edge of the bumper will be seven inches. Now, well go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Chevrolet Malibu
Alright today on this 2012 Chevrolet Malibu we're gonna install part number 36479 from Draw-tite. This will also install part number 90194 from hidden hitch. Alright this is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the car. Next, we'll give you out some measurements that will help you out in selecting some accessories. From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outside edge of the bumper on this spectacular car is going to be 7 and a quarter inches and from this top of the receiver opening down to the ground would be 9 and a half inches. Now we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed.
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LT
Alright, today on this 2010 Chevrolet Malibu LT we are going to install part number 36479 from Draw-Tite. This also applies to part number 90194 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on the vehicle. Next we will go ahead and give your some measurements that will help you out in ing some accessories such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground is going to be 9-1/2 inches. And from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 7 inches. Alright, next we will go ahead and show you how the hitch gets installed on the vehicle. 0:35
