Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 GMC Savana Van - Video
Today at Etrailer.com we are going to be working on this 2008 GMC Savana. We are going to be installing part number 82580 from Hidden Hitch. This also applies to part number 41521 from Draw-Tite. The first thing we are going to be doing is showing you the mounting locations for our hitch. There is going to be three holes on each side. There is going to be one of those holes here, one of the holes here, and the other hole is here. They are going to be the same on both sides. 00:24 more
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Posted: 5/28/2010 1:22:01 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 GMC Savana - Video
Today we are going to install part number 41921 from Draw-Tite, and we are going to install this on a 2006 GMC Savana van. We are going to show you where the hitch mounts onto the frame. It uses these four existing holes in the frame - one, two, three, four - and it uses this hole in the side of the frame, too. And it is going to be identical on both sides. To get started, what we need to do is actually drill these holes out to 9/16. They are already 1/2 inch, so it is really easy drilling. And you want to do the same on both sides. more
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Posted: 5/1/2009 8:53:17 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 GMC Sierra - Video
Today we are working on a 2007 GMC Sierra, new body style. We will be installing a Curt hitch part number 15522. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost part of the bumper is 2-1/2, and from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 18-1/4. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a draw bar, a bike rack, or a cargo carrier. Now lets go ahead with the installation. more
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Posted: 11/21/2011 10:47:53 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 GMC Sierra - Video
Today we are working on a 2010 GMC Sierra. Well be installing a Curt hitch part number 13322. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the pin hitch hole to the outer most part of the bumper is approximately 2 inches, and from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 19 inches. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a draw bar, a bike rack, or a cargo carrier. Now lets go ahead with the installation. more
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Posted: 11/4/2011 2:10:00 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 GMC Sierra - Video
Today on this 2009 GMC Sierra pickup were going to be installing Curt Hitch part number 13322. Before we get started with our installation we are going to go ahead and give you a couple of the final install dimensions, which are going to help make choosing your hitch accessories a little bit easier. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is going to measure 20 inches, and from the center of the pin hole to clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to measure approximately 3 inches. And now we will go ahead and move on to installation. First thing weve done is go ahead and lower the spare tire down to give us a little bit more working room. Go ahead and go under the vehicle and we want to point out the mounting holes we are going to be using to attach the hitch to the vehicle. more
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Posted: 10/21/2011 3:09:24 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 GMC Sierra - Video
Today on this 2009 GMC Sierra pickup, we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number C13322. Before we get started with our installation, we are going to go ahead and give you a couple of final when installed dimensions which are going to help make choosing your hitch accessories a little bit easier. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is going to measure 20 inches, and from the center of the pin hole to clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to measure approximately 3 inches. And now we will go ahead and move on to our installation. 0:25 more
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Posted: 9/30/2011 4:31:56 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 GMC Terrain - Video
Today on this 2011 GMC Terrain we are going to install Curt hitch part number C12291. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you with ing accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost point of the bumper is 2-3/4 inches. And from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 14 inches. Now let us go ahead with the installation. 0:24 more
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Posted: 9/13/2011 3:58:10 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 GMC Acadia - Video
Today we will be working on a 2008 GMC Acadia. We are going to install Curt hitch part number 13424. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you with ing accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer most point of the bumper is 4-3/4 inches. And from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 18-1/2 inches. Now let us go ahead with the installation. 0:23 more
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Posted: 9/6/2011 5:17:33 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 GMC Acadia - Video
Today we will be working on a 2011 GMC Acadia. We will be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 75528. This will also apply to Hidden Hitch part number 87435. Here are a couple measurements that will assist you in ing accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outer most edge of the bumper is 4 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 17 inches. This will assist you when choosing accessories such as a ball mount, bike rack, or cargo carrier. Now lets go ahead with the installation. :36 more
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Posted: 8/26/2011 4:09:32 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2001 GMC Sonoma - Video
Today on this 2001 GMC Sonoma we are going to install part number 87525 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on the vehicle. Next we will go ahead and give you some measurements that will help you out in ing some accessories such as a bicycle rack, a cargo carrier or a ball mount. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground is going to be 13-1/2 inches. Now from the center of the hitch pin to the outside edge of the bumper itself is going to be 6 inches. Now let us go ahead and show you how the hitch gets installed on the vehicle. 0:29 more
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Posted: 5/24/2011 7:51:41 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 GMC Acadia - Video
Today on this 2010 GMC Acadia we are going to install part number 75528 from Draw-Tite. This will also apply to part number 87435 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on the vehicle. Next we will give you some measurements that will help you out when 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 18-1/4 inches. And from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be 4 inches. Now let us go ahead and show you how the hitch gets installed. 0:33 more
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Posted: 5/23/2011 5:00:43 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1994 GMC Van - Video
Today on this 1994 GMC full size van, we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 75121. Before we get starting installing our trailer hitch we are going to go ahead and give you a couple of final install dimensions that will help make choosing your hitch accessories a little bit easier. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is going to measure 12-1/2 inches. And from the center of the pin hole, to clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to be approximately 2-1/2 inches. We are going to start off underneath the vehicle here with our installation. And we are actually looking at the driver side frame rail. We are going to point out the mounting locations for this trailer hitch. Attached to the bottom of the frame, as well as the bumper, is the bumper bracket. And there is a bolt holding it into the bumper and two into the frame. We will actually be removing the bumper bracket from not only the driver side but from the passenger side as well. And the hitch will actually be replacing it. 0:46 more
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Posted: 11/4/2010 9:35:32 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 GMC Savana Van - Video
Today on this 2005 GMC Savana Van we are going to be installing Hidden Hitch part number 82580. Before we get started with our installation we are going to give you a couple of final installed dimensions which are going to help make choosing your hitch accessories a little bit easier. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is going to measure 14-3/ 8 inches and from the center of the pin hole to clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to be approximately 4-1/ 2 inches. Lets move on to the installation now. 00:27 more
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Posted: 10/29/2010 4:21:02 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 - Video
Today on this 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 series we are going to be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87430 and this installation will also apply for Draw-Tite hitch part number 75521. We are underneath the vehicle and the first thing we did was remove the spare tire. We are going to first start by pointing out the attaching points that we are going to be using to install our trailer hitch. We are starting here in the center of the vehicle at the bottom of the bumper, you can see we have got two existing weld nuts here and those are going to provide our two rear most center attaching points for the hitch. Then moving on to the frame starting over on the driver side you can see there is an existing bolt at the end of the frame and we are going to remove that and that is going to provide our rear most attaching point. 00:38 more
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Posted: 9/8/2010 12:53:08 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2001 GMC Safari - Video
Today on this 2001 GMC Safari Van we are going to be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87516. We are underneath the vehicle and we are taking a look at the driver side frame rail. We are going to point out the mounting locations we are going to be using for our trailer hitch. You can see here at the end of the frame we have got an existing bumper bracket and that is going to be the same on both the driver and passenger sides. We are going to be removing this bumper bracket and the hitch is going to be replacing it. We have got five fasteners holding the bumper bracket in place and all of those need to be removed and they are going to be replaced with new hardware. 00:31 more
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Posted: 6/24/2010 5:04:58 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 GMC Acadia - Video
Today on this 2009 GMC Acadia we are going to be installing part number 75528 from Draw-Tite. This also applies to Hidden Hitch part number 87435. The first thing we are going to do is remove the bumper fascia where our hitch is going to be going, as well as removing the four rear exhaust mounts that are holding up our muffler. Since we have a dual exhaust there is going to be one on each side of the muffler, so two on the driver side and two on the passenger side. :25 more
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Posted: 6/16/2010 8:33:26 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 GMC Savana Van - Video
Today on this 2003 GMC Savana Van we are going to be installing Hidden Hitch part number 82580 and this installation will also apply for part number 41521. Looking underneath the vehicle we are looking at the passenger side frame rail. We want to point out the mounting holes we are going to be using for our trailer hitch. You can see at the bottom of the frame we have got four existing holes. We are going to be using the three rear most ones as our attaching points for our trailer hitch. That is going to be the same on both the driver and passenger sides. 00:26 more
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Posted: 6/9/2010 10:43:43 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1999 GMC Sonoma - Video
Today on this 1999 GMC Sonoma we are going to install part number 87525 from Hidden Hitch. The first step involved is to remove the bumper and to do that to start off we are going to remove the top plastic piece on the bumper. That is going to require pinching the little plastic points coming through the bumper structure itself and taking off the plastic. All you have to do is take some needle nose pliers and just squeeze them and push them up. There is a bunch of these so just get them started and the whole thing will come off. Just pop the bumper top off just like that. While we are still underneath the bumper lets take out these two bolts right here and there are two over on the passenger side. Save these to put everything back together with too. 00:51 more
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Posted: 5/15/2010 9:30:46 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1998 GMC Savana Van - Video
Today on this 1998 GMC Savana Van we will be installing a Draw-Tite hitch part number 41921. Looking at the underneath of the vehicle we are going to go ahead and point out the mounting holes that we are going to be using to install our trailer hitch. Over here on the passenger side you can see we have got two existing holes here at the end of the frame rail and then two holes closer together more at the forward side. For this hitch installation we are going to need to enlarge each one of these holes to 9/ 16 and that application is going to apply for the driver side as well. 00:31 more
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Posted: 11/20/2009 6:19:52 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 GMC Safari - Video
Today we are going to install part number 87516 from Hidden Hitch, and we are going to install this on a 2005 GMC Safari van. Next we are going to go ahead and show you where the hitch mounts up onto the frame. All right, what happens is that the hitch will mount up to the bottom of the frame here, and this bracket right here gets removed, and the hitch replaces that bracket. We are looking at the passengers side here, and it is going to be identical on both sides. We will take these two bolts off, and then this one, and this one. All right, on the install on the hitch, it is actually going to use this bolt hole right here, and it is going to be corroded up pretty easy, so you are probably going to have to paint it out and run a tap through it to get all the dirt and corrosion that has been in there the last few years. more
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Posted: 8/14/2009 3:14:14 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2002 GMC Sierra - Video
Today we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13322 on a 2002 GMC Sierra. The first thing you want to do is go ahead and lower the spare tire to get it out of your way. OK, we are looking at the drivers side of the vehicle here. At the bottom of the frame you can see we have got an existing bolt. We are going to be removing that off both sides of the vehicle, and we will be replacing that with new hardware. Just forward of that is an existing hole as well that we are going to be using a carriage bolt and block - just it down from the top of the frame, down into place. And then here on the bumper itself we have got two existing weld nuts. Those are going to provide the rear-most attaching points for the trailer hitch. And again, we are going to be using the hardware that is provided in the installation kit. We will go ahead and take our carriage bolt and block and that into place. The next thing we want to do is go ahead and remove the bolts from the end of the frame rail on both sides, and then we can go ahead and put the hitch up into position. We are going to replace the bolts that came out of the frame with the new 14-millimeter bolts, along with the conical-tooth washers. We are also going to be using those bolts in the bumper as well. more
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Posted: 7/3/2009 9:49:05 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 GMC Canyon - Video
Today we are going to be installing part number 87458 from Hidden Hitch on a 2007 GMC Canyon. When installing the trailer hitch, the first thing you want to do is to go ahead and lower the spare tire to get it up and out of the way. Looking over here at the passengers side frame rail, we are going to go ahead and point out the mounting location for the trailer hitch. As you can see here on the side of the frame, we have got two existing bolts that are holding the bumper onto the frame rail. We are going to be taking these two bolts out and putting the hitch up into position, and those provide the two side-mounted attaching points for the trailer hitch. more
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Posted: 5/19/2009 7:50:36 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 GMC Acadia - Video
Today we are going to be installing hitch part number 75528 on a 2008 GMC Acadia. And this installation will also apply to Hidden Hitch part number 87435. All right, looking underneath the vehicle here, the first thing we want to do is, if your vehicle has this rear fascia cover on it, we want to go ahead and remove that. There are two screws on each side here. Just give those a half-turn, pull that right off there. And you can see, this particular vehicle has a dual exhaust, and most models do. The first thing we want to do is to go ahead and lower the exhaust down to get it out of the way. We need to remove the exhaust from two hangers. There is one on the inboard side, and one here on the outboard side as well. And there are going to be two for each one on the exhaust. So the first thing we want to do is to go ahead and lower those. I would definitely spraying the studs down with some kind of a spray lubricant like a WD-40. It makes the removal of the rubber hanger a lot easier. Before we release the hangers on the other side, I am going to use a basic tow strap here. I am going to support the exhaust where it merges, because when you lower a both sides of the exhaust, the exhaust will want to fall down, and it may damage your exhaust. So putting the support strap in there will keep it from doing so. more
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Posted: 3/23/2009 10:37:50 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 GMC Sierra - Video
Today we are going to install a Curt hitch, part number 13322, on a 2006 GMC Sierra. We lowered the spare tire, just so we have more room to work with. And I will go ahead and point out all the mounting locations which we are going to use for the hitch. There is an existing bolt here on the frame rail, and it is on both sides. And then we are going to use the bolt right behind it this is where we are going to have to install hardware. And then in the center there are two more mounting locations on the hitch, and these are already threaded, so this should be pretty straightforward. more
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Posted: 2/16/2009 10:37:31 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2002 GMC Savana Van - Video
Trailer Hitch Installation: Drop bolts through easy access points on the frame. Next is a simple matter of holding the hitch up and putting the nuts on. Before tightening the bolts up, be sure to center the hitch up with the frame using the edge of a weld. After centering go ahead and tighten the bolts, and the van is ready to go. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 12:11:01 PM
