Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004 Buick Rendezvous - Video
Today on this 2004 Buick Rendezvous we will be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 36425. This installation will also apply for Hidden Hitch part number 90158. We are underneath the vehicle near the bumper, we are looking at the driver side frame rail. As you can see we have two large oblong holes at the end of the frame rail and we are going to be using both of those as attaching points for our trailer hitch. We will be placing carriage bolts and blocks up inside the frame and pulling it back down into position for both of those locations. That is going to be the same on the passenger side as well. If you notice further rearward we have this lip that is attaching the body to the bumper. We are going to be drilling four holes, two per side, to attach the trailer hitch to as well. What we want to do first is put the hardware into the frame, get the hitch up into position, and we will use the hitch as a template to drill those holes out. 00:47 more
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Posted: 3/29/2010 10:40:57 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2002 Buick LeSabre - Video
Today we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 36309 on a 2002 Buick LeSabre. This hitch application will also apply to the Hidden Hitch part number 90140. Okay, underneath the vehicle, we are going to go ahead and take a look at the frame rails and point out the mounting location for the trailer hitch. Looking at the passengers side frame rail, you can see we have got the exhaust here that is mounted to this bracket here at the end of the frame. We are going to need to lower that down. The weld nut that this bolt is attached to, which is holding our exhaust bracket on, is going to provide our rear-most attaching point for the trailer hitch. And that is going to be the same on both sides of the vehicle. Our more forward attaching point we are actually going to have to drill. So what we will do is put the hitch up in position with our rear-most attaching point, and then we will use the hitch as a template to drill the hole out on each side. more
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Posted: 8/5/2009 8:07:48 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004 Buick Rendezvous - Video
The first thing we need to do is lower the spare tire so we have a little extra working room. What we need to do next is install the bolts in the frame. The hitch uses this hole here and this hole thats taped up. Sometimes both holes are taped up, its no big deal, its just a matter of slicing a hole in them and installing the bolts. Make sure this wire gets pushed out of the way because there is a plate on the hitch that will cover up most of the area and you do not want to pinch this. Well do the same thing for the other side. Next we need to install the bolts which means threading the wire lead onto the bolt, and then the plate and putting the hole assembly through the hole, and pulling it back through. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 1:35:50 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2002 Buick Park Avenue - Video
Today on this 2002 Buick Park Avenue, were going to install part number 36245 from Draw Tite. This is what the hitch looks like when its installed on the vehicle. Next well give you some measurements that will help you out when selecting some accessories. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground on this particular vehicle is going to be 12-1/4 inches, and from the center of your pin hitch hole to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 7-1/4 inches. Now lets go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed on the car. Okay first step we need to do is go ahead and lower the exhaust underneath the vehicle, and unbolt the hanger. more
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Posted: 10/24/2011 2:17:03 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Buick Park Avenue - Video
Today on this 2003 Buick Park Avenue we are going to install part number 36245 from Draw-Tite. Next we will give you some measurements that will help you out when ing accessories, such as a ball mount, a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground, on this particular vehicle, is going to be 12-1/4 inches. And from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 7 inches. Next we will go ahead and show you how the hitch gets installed. 0:25 more
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Posted: 7/20/2011 3:37:41 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Buick Century - Video
Today on this 2003 Buick Century we are going to install part number 36374 from Draw-Tite. This will also apply to part number 90981 from Hidden Hitch. Now you can see the hitch is already installed on the vehicle. And we will give you a couple of measurements that will help you out in ing some accessories, such as a ball mount, bicycle rack or cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground is going to be 12-1/2 inches. And then from the center of the hitch pin to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 7-1/2 inches. 0:31 more
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Posted: 11/4/2010 12:20:04 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2000 Buick Century - Video
Today on this 2000 Buick Century we are going to install part number 36374 from Draw-Tite. This also applies to part number 90981 from Hidden Hitch. The first step is to lower the exhaust. On this particular model there are three rubber hangers, we will remove them but we will also use a strap to hold the exhaust up so we can lower it in a controlled manner. Next we will spray down the hangers with some lubricant so they can be easy to peel off. Use a pry bar to help pull these off. Now we can show you where the hitch is going to mount up on to the frame of the vehicle. We are going to use this hole here and this hole here. We are going to put the hitch up into position and use the hitch as a template to drill one more hole on the side of the frame. 00:44 more
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Posted: 9/20/2010 10:37:47 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Buick Enclave - Video
Today on this 2010 Buick Enclave we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 75528. This installation will also apply to Hidden Hitch part number 87435. We are looking at the underside of the vehicle. On this Enclave you can see we have this fascia door covering. We want to remove that. There are two screws here on the bottom holding it in. Then we can just set it off to the side. :26 more
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Posted: 8/11/2010 11:38:57 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Buick Lucerne - Video
Today on this 2006 Buick Lucerne, we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 36309. And this installation will also apply to Hidden Hitch part number 90140. OK, we are underneath the vehicle and we are taking a look at the driver side frame rail. We want to go ahead and point out the mounting location for the trailer hitch. The first thing that I want to note is that we do have exhaust here, right in the way of the frame rail. And on this particular vehicle, we do have dual exhaust. So, it is the same on both the driver and passenger side. We do need to lower the exhaust down. In doing so, we want to go ahead and take and remove the bolt at the rear portion of the frame here. And that is going to lower down the exhaust bracket. We want to do that on both the driver and passenger sides for dual exhaust models. Before lowering the exhaust hangers though, I do want to go ahead and put a support strap across the main exhaust tube here, at the forward side of the vehicle. The reason is, once you remove the exhaust off of its hangers, it could put additional strain on the forward exhaust hangers and possibly allow it to fall and damage the exhaust. 0:55 more
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Posted: 8/4/2010 11:15:54 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Buick Rendezvous - Video
Today on this 2007 Buick Rendezvous we are going to install part number 87004 from Hidden Hitch. This will also apply to part number 75430 from Draw-Tite. First off we will show you where the hitch mounts up to the frame of the vehicle. It is going to use these two existing holes at the bottom of the frame and there are going to be two holes that we need to drill in this pinch weld right here also. We will use the hitch as a template to hold everything together while we drill.We can get right to installing the hardware into the vehicle. We are going to be using this three inch long block and this carriage bolt right here. 00:32 more
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Posted: 7/17/2010 11:28:21 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1995 Buick Le Sabre - Video
Today on this 1995 Buick LeSabre, we are going to install part number 24625 from Draw-tite. Our first step involved is actually taking out this inboard bolt right here for the energy absorber and loosening this bracket. The hitch is going to sit on top of the energy absorber and the bracket is going to sit on top of that, so that means we are going to have to take this bolt out. It gets replaced and this one here we are going to take loose, put some spacers behind it, and then put it back together. So the bracket will match the width of the hitch itself. We are going to have to do that on both sides. :30 more
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Posted: 10/30/2009 3:11:11 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Buick Enclave - Video
Today on this 2009 Buick Enclave, we will be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 75528. This hitch installation will also apply to Hidden Hitch part number 87435. Okay before we get started with our hitch installation we need to do a couple things in preparation. First we have already lowered the spare tire to get it out of the way. On the Enclave here we have got this rear fascia door that our hitch opening is actually going to come out through so we want to go ahead and remove this by simply turning the thumb screws here at the bottom of the door and pulling it away. We are going to go ahead and also need to lower our dual exhaust down. There are four hangers that we are going to need to lower the exhaust off of in order for us to have enough room to get the hitch into place. We have got two in here on the inboard side. more
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Posted: 8/20/2009 5:09:31 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Buick Tarazza - Video
Today we are going to install part number 87410 from Hidden Hitch. And we are going to install this on our 2005 Buick Tarazza. First we will show you where the hitch installs on the frame of this vehicle. It will use these two bolts right here and also use this hole where this bar is fastened to right now. This will get reused, and then the bar will go back in its place. Also, up here toward the rear of the frame, there is going to be a hole drilled out here. Pretty much the same thing is going to apply on the drivers side. However, what is going to happen is, this hole will be drilled out here, this bolt hole will get reused, and we will have to drill a hole through the bracket, here. And that is all the fasteners that will be on this side. What will happen is that we will put the hitch up using the existing fasteners temporarily to use the hitch as a template to drill our holes out. We will drill a hole here, and we will drill a hole. Then we will take the hitch back down, we will take this bracket down, put the hitch back up, and then stack the bracket on top of the hitch. more
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Posted: 1/30/2009 9:19:18 AM
