Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004 Nissan Pathfinder - Video
Today on this 2004 Nissan Pathfinder we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 70609. This installation will also apply for Draw-Tite hitch part number 75077. We are underneath the vehicle now and we are taking a look at the outboard side of the passenger side frame rail. As you can see we have got a tow hook mounted here. This is being held in place with these three bolts. We are going to need to remove those three bolts along with the tow hook and that is going to provide three of the attaching points for our trailer hitch on the passenger side. We are also going to be using a fourth weld nut on the outboard side of the frame that is not currently in use located right here. For all four of these weld nuts we are going to be using the new hardware that is provided with the installation kit. Then looking at the driver side frame rail you can see we have got the same tow hook. Again we are going to be removing this and using the same four attaching points for our trailer hitch. On this side you can see we have got our carbon canister in the way. It is going to need to be lowered. 00:55 more
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Posted: 3/22/2010 1:39:05 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Nissan Rogue - Video
Today we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13185 on a 2009 Nissan Rogue. We are underneath the vehicle and we are looking at the drivers side frame rail. You can see we have got three existing weld nuts here at the bottom of the frame that we are going to be using as the attaching points for the trailer hitch. It may be necessary to clean these weld nuts out if there is any road grime or corrosion built up in them. And over here on the passengers side, you can see we have got an existing tow hook that we are going to need to remove. It is held on here by two screws here on the vertical side of the frame and then two at the bottom as well. Once these are removed, they are going to provide the two attaching points for the hitch at the rear side. We are also going to use this existing hole here at the forward side. We are also going to need to remove this small screw here in the middle, which is going to interfere with the hitch sitting flush against the frame. more
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Posted: 6/19/2009 2:58:52 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Nissan Altima - Video
Today on this 2008 Nissan Altima we are going to install part number 24796 from Draw-Tite. The first thing we need to do on this install is get inside the trunk area and remove the carpeting and get down to the spare tire area and the sheet metal around it. We are going to show you where the frame stiffeners typically mount up on this hitch. The hitch is actually going to be going from the bottom and be up against the inside of the trunk pan edge here and the stiffener plate is going to go on top. 00:23 more
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Posted: 8/16/2009 12:30:12 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Nissan Frontier - Video
Today we will be working on a 2007 Nissan Frontier. We will be installing Draw-Tite part number 75282, which is also comparable to Hidden Hitch part number 87539. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you with ing accessories for your new hitch such as a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to your outermost point of your bumper is 3-1/2 inches. And from the top of your receiver tube to the ground is 16 inches. Now let us go ahead with the installation. 0:31 more
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Posted: 6/9/2011 4:35:48 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Nissan Xterra - Video
Today on this 2011 Nissan Xterra we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13514. Before we get started with the installation we are going to show you a couple of final installed dimensions that 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 18 inches. From the center of the pin hole to clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to measure approximately two inches. Now we will move on to the installation. 00:25 more
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Posted: 2/25/2011 3:44:44 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Nissan Murano - Video
Today on this 2006 Nissan Murano we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13571. Before we get started installing our trailer hitch we need to do a couple of things in preparation. We first need to lower the exhaust system down. This vehicle has a dual exhaust system so we do need to remove the hangers from both sides of the vehicle. There are two on the driver side and one over on the passenger side outboard frame rail. The hanger on the passenger side is bolted to the side of the frame so we are going to unbolt it to lower it down. Over on the driver side we have just got some standard rubber hangers. To remove these we are going to spray down the studs of the hangers with a spray lubricant and then we can take a set of pliers or a pry bar and separate the two. If you still do not have enough working room underneath the vehicle it might be a good idea to remove the fourth exhaust hanger at the forward side of the vehicle almost even with the axle. 00:56 more
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Posted: 10/1/2010 10:52:18 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Nissan Maxima - Video
Alright, today on this 09 Nissan Maxima, we are going to install part number 24796 from Draw-Tite. This will also apply to part number 60873 from Hidden Hitch. The first step is to go ahead and remove the exhaust on both sides of the vehicle of course. That will give us more room to put the hitch up and mark our holes for drilling. So let us go ahead and spray down the bolts with your favorite penetrant. Let it sit for awhile. Then go ahead and break the bolts loose. Below the muffler is a rubber hanger. It would be a good idea to spray it down with your favorite lubricant and go ahead and pull it out backwards. Alright, we have our driver side done. Let us go over to the passenger side and repeat the same process. OK, now the heat shield is going to be in the way of holding the hitch up into place. So, we are just going to push it out, away from the trunk pan here. You just want a general curve on it. That way we can get up, in between the bottom of the trunk pan here and the side of the frame. When we are all said and done, this will actually get pushed back in place. 1:01 more
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Posted: 9/10/2010 2:03:46 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Nissan Altima - Video
Today on this 2010 Nissan Altima we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 24796. This installation will also apply for Hidden Hitch part number 60873. The first thing we need to do before we can get started installing our trailer hitch is you need to go in the trunk area of the vehicle and remove the flooring. We will be drilling holes through the trunk floor to attach our hitch to. We want to make sure we get this out of the way before we do that. Now we can come underneath the vehicle, and we need to unbolt both of our mufflers from the main cross tube here, we are going to take and loosen these clamps because we are going to be taking both mufflers off the vehicle. :33 more
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Posted: 6/21/2010 2:36:58 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Nissan Murano - Video
Today on this 2006 Nissan Murano we are going to install part number 87448 from Hidden Hitch. This is also going to apply to Draw-Tite part number 75148. The first thing we need to do is remove the tie down hook that is located on the driver side frame rail. There are two bolts on the side and two on the bottom. Next we will go ahead and remove this exhaust hanger right here. There are four bolts, two on this side, and two on the other side. Before we go any further, we are going to run this strap around the exhaust system to keep it from falling down and damaging anything. We will unbolt our last hanger right here. :44 more
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Posted: 10/1/2010 10:41:20 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Nissan Murano - Video
Today on this 2009 Nissan Murano we will be installing Curt hitch, part number 13577. Okay we are underneath the vehicle and the first thing we want to go ahead and do is lower the exhaust and get it out of our way. There are four hangers on the exhaust that we need to lower down. There are two here on the drivers side, one here on the passengers side, and one in the middle at the forward side. more
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Posted: 10/20/2009 4:38:22 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Nissan Murano - Video
Today on this 2007 Nissan Murano we will be installing hitch part number 13571 from Curt. Okay we are underneath the vehicle, before we can get started we need to go ahead and lower the exhaust off its hangers and get it out of the way. There are four main hangers that we are going to need to lower the exhaust off of. Over here on the drivers side we have two, these two can simply be pulled off their hangers. It may help to use a spray lubricant like WD-40, to spray the studs down first, it will make the removal way easier. more
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Posted: 8/31/2009 3:53:12 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Nissan Titan - Video
Today we are going to be installing Hidden Hitch part number 70530 on a 2006 Nissan Titan. OK, we are underneath the vehicle now, and we are going to go ahead and point out the attaching points for the trailer hitch. Looking at the drivers side frame rail, you can see here, at the rear end of the nearest bumper, you have got two weld nuts that are going to provide the rearmost attaching points for the hitch. And then there is one a little bit forward of the spring bracket, right here, that will be the third attaching point for the hitch as well. And it will be the same on both sides of the vehicle. If the vehicle is a little bit older, it may be necessary to clean out all these weld nuts. There may be some road grime in there, and it makes it a little difficult to get the bolts threaded in. So the first thing you want to do is just, like I say, clean them out and make sure the bolts go in easily. And once you have done that, you can go ahead and put the hitch up into position. more
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Posted: 3/4/2009 9:48:24 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Nissan Murano - Video
Today we are going to install part number 90073 on our 2005 Nissan Murano. The first thing we are going to do is loosen the exhaust. What we need to do is the lower the exhaust in front of the muffler. Bring it down an inch or so. You can also put a strap around it to hold it in place and maybe lower a little further if you need to. We will start by taking down this bracket here. Next we move on to the exhaust hangers this is where it is good to invest in a ratchet wrench. It makes things a lot easier. Now this bracket must come off and stay off by taking out the 2 bolts up in front and 2 on the backside. Then these rubber hangers have to come off so we can lower everything down. How we do that is spray them down with some WD40 which will make it a little easier to pry them off. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 6:50:27 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Nissan Sentra - Video
Today on this 2011 Nissan Sentra we are going to install Draw-Tite Hitch part number 24794. This will also be comparable to Hidden Hitch part number 60871. For the installation of this hitch it will be necessary to remove the spare tire and tools which we have already done along with any contents in the trunk. Our first step will be to take our bolt leader and our block and bolt and put them in our forward fastener. We will go ahead and slide our block in first, and then our bolt, and then pull them into position. Im going to go ahead and leave my bolt leader on as it will assist me in installing the hitch without loosing my hardwear back up into the frame. more
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Posted: 12/6/2011 1:21:57 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Nissan Murano - Video
Today were looking at a 2003 Nissan Murano, were going to install a Curt hitch part number 13571. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch such as a draw bar, bike rack, or cargo carrier. From the center of the pin hitch hole to the outermost point on the bumper is 4-1/2. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 13-1/2. Now lets go ahead with the installation. For video purposes we will get a better view of this install, we have gone ahead and removed the muffler from the flange. more
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Posted: 11/21/2011 1:08:15 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2011 Nissan Rogue - Video
Today we are working on a 2011 Nissan Rogue. We are going to be installing a DrawTite hitch part number 75606. This will also be comparable to Hidden Hitch part number 87457. 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 point of the bumper is 4-1/2 and from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 13-1/4. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier. more
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Posted: 11/21/2011 10:56:25 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004 Nissan Armada - Video
Today on this 2004 Nissan Armada we are going to install part number 13188 from Curt. This is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on the vehicle. Here are some measurements to help you out when ing accessories such as a ball mount, bike rack, or cargo carrier. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 20-3/4 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost edge of the bumper is 2 inches. Now we will show you how the hitch is installed on the vehicle. :30 more
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Posted: 8/26/2011 4:31:36 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Nissan Altima - Video
Today on this 2009 Nissan Altima we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 24796. And this installation will also apply for Hidden Hitch part number 60873. Before we get started with our hitch installation, we are going to go ahead and show 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 8-3/4 inches. And from the center of the pin hole to clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to measure approximately 6-1/2 inches. Now we will go ahead and move on to the installation. 0:34 more
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Posted: 4/4/2011 3:08:43 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Nissan Altima - Video
Today on this 2006 Nissan Altima we are going to install part number 24788 from Draw-Tite. This will also apply to part number 60944 from Hidden Hitch. This is what the hitch looks like when it is installed on the vehicle. Also it will give you some measurements that will help you out in ing some accessories. From the top of the receiver opening down to the ground is going to be 10 inches and from the center of the hitch pin hole to the outside edge of the bumper is going to be six inches. Next we will show you how the hitch was installed. 00:29 more
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Posted: 11/10/2010 2:43:11 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Nissan Xterra - Video
Today on this 2010 Nissan Xterra we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13514. We are underneath the vehicle and the first thing we have done is lower the spare tire out of the way to give us a little bit more working room. Over on the passenger side we are going to lower down our exhaust system. We are going to remove it off of its rear most hanger which is attached to the frame on the end board side. There are three screws holding it in to place so we are going to unbolt that now. With the exhaust lowered off of its rear hanger we can point out the mounting holes we are going to be using to install the trailer hitch. 00:35 more
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Posted: 9/17/2010 8:34:36 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Nissan Frontier - Video
Today on this 2010 Nissan Frontier we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13241. Okay, we are taking a look at the driver side frame rail here nearest the bumper. And we want to go ahead and point out the mounting holes for the trailer hitch. You can see we have three existing weld nuts here at the bottom of the frame. And we are going to be using those for our attaching points for our trailer hitch. And that is going to be the same on the passenger side as well. Into those weld nuts, we are going to be using the 12 millimeter bolts along with the conical tooth washers which are provided with the installation kit. And with that, we can pretty much go ahead and put the hitch up into position. However, if you notice that you have some road grime or corrosion built up in your weld nuts, you want to go ahead and thoroughly clean those out first. This is likely the case if you have a vehicle that has seen at least one winter. 0:43 more
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Posted: 4/13/2010 8:44:06 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Nissan Quest - Video
Today on this 2007 Nissan Quest mini van we will be installing Valley hitch part number V82760. We are underneath the vehicle now and we are actually taking a look at the driver side frame rail. We have got four existing weld nuts visible on the frame rail. Using the three rear most ones as our attaching points for the trailer hitch. To attach our hitch to those weld nuts we will be using the 12 millimeter bolts along with the conical tooth washers that are provided with our hitch installation kit. That is going to be the same on both the driver and passenger sides. However, if you look over at the passenger side you will notice that our exhaust is in the way. So we are going to need to lower that first before we put the hitch up in position. It looks like we are going to remove it off of its two rear most hangers. The rear most hanger is located right in the middle of the muffler itself on the outboard side and then if you follow the exhaust pipe forward to the first cross member you will see we have got our second hanger that we are going to be removing the exhaust off of. 00:57 more
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Posted: 3/12/2010 6:47:43 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Nissan Sentra - Video
Today on this 2008 Nissan Sentra we will be installing the Draw-Tite hitch part number 24794 and this installation will also apply to the Hidden Hitch part number 60871. The first thing we need to do before we get started is remove the spare tire from the spare tire well inside the trunk and we also need to remove the jack from the jack tie down bracket at the backside of the spare tire well. Our hitch installation is going to start in the trunk well. What we are going to do is take the reinforcing bracket that comes with the trailer hitch and get it lined up so that we can draw our holes and you will notice at the bottom of the spare tire well we have got three ribs. What we want to do is take the reinforcing bracket and lay it up against the back side of the spare tire well and align the edges of the bracket with the rear hedges of the ribs. 00:40 more
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Posted: 2/19/2010 7:20:51 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2000 Nissan Pathfinder - Video
Today we are going to be installing hitch part number 75077 from Draw-Tite on a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder. And this installation will also apply to the Hidden Hitch part number 70609. We are underneath the vehicle now, and I am going to go ahead and point out the mounting location for the trailer hitch. We are on the drivers side, the outboard side of the frame, and you can see there is a factory tow hook here. There is one of these on each side of the vehicle. The hitch is actually going to replace these tow hooks, so if you want to remove them - the bolts - they are holding the tow hook in place, and they need to be removed and come down. And clamped in here is also a fourth weld nut that we are going to use as the mounting location as well. It is toward the rear of the frame you will be able to see it once we get the tow hook removed. As you can also see, the small control box here on the drivers side is going to be in the way of me removing the bolts from the side of the frame and getting the hitch up into place. So we want to lower this down and out of the way as well. There are three bolts holding the box in place - one here on the outboard side, one here at the rear, and one here on the inboard side as well. So we are going to ahead and remove that first, and then remove the tow hooks from both sides of the vehicle. more
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Posted: 3/27/2009 12:48:31 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Nissan Altima - Video
Today we are going to be installing hitch part number 60873 from Hidden Hitch on a 2008 Nissan Altima. OK, the first thing we want to do is to open up the trunk and remove the carpeting from the trunk floor as well as any fiberboard bins that may be located in here, as well. The first thing we want to do is to remove the ground wire off of the exhaust here. Then, after that, we are going to come over and unbolt the exhaust from the flange here, and remove both bolts, which is going to allow us to take the exhaust off of the rubber isolator hanger, which is up in here. And then we want to repeat that for the other side, as well. more
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Posted: 11/24/2009 9:24:55 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Nissan Frontier - Video
Today we are going to be installing part number 13831 on a 2003 Nissan Frontier. All right, we are under the vehicle here, and we are going to go ahead and point out the mounting holes. You can see right here on the drivers side frame rail there are three holes, one large and two smaller holes. Set that over the top, where it will align through the holes. Go ahead and put our bolts down through, like that. And then we want to go ahead and do the same thing for the passenger side. as well. And now we have got the plate in place along with the bolts, we can go ahead and put the hitch up into position. We just want to attach it with the nuts that are provided. more
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Posted: 9/17/2008 11:02:49 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Nissan Xterra - Video
The first step involved is opening the tailgate and lowering the spare tire. There are two factory bolts on each side that have to be removed this one comes out, and this one comes out. Leave this one in its place. You dont have to touch that one. The other attachment point will be this hole here. This is identical on both sides. The trucks prepared, now we can install our hitch up on the frame. Temporarily install it by a couple of bolts to hold it in place, then we can work our other bolts in. Just so you know we used two bolts which well come back to later to install the spacers that go behind the hitch and the frame. With your temporary bolts in position you can put the hitch up where its supposed to go and we still have plenty of movement to go around. Going back to the first bolt we put in, we take that out and theres a washer that goes between the hitch and the frame more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 7:02:56 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004 Nissan Xterra - Video
Today we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13183 on a 2004 Nissan Xterra. OK, we are underneath the vehicle, and the first thing you want to do is to go ahead and remove the spare tire to get it out of the way. Taking a look at the passengers side frame rail here, you can see we have got one, two, three existing holes here at the bottom of the frame. Those are going to provide our attaching points on both sides of the vehicle. With the installation kit, you do have this long plate that it comes with, one for each side of the vehicle. One end has a flat edge the other end has a rounded edge. The rounded edge is the part that actually needs to go inside the frame. The flat edge will be the one toward the bumper. We will just lay that in there and align it over the existing holes. And then we are just going to take our carriage bolts that are provided in the installation kit, and we are going to them down into all three locations. more
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Posted: 6/24/2009 10:04:25 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Nissan Frontier - Video
Today we are going to be installing part number 87539 from Hidden Hitch on a 2007 Nissan Frontier pickup. OK we are underneath the vehicle now. And, looking at the drivers side frame rail, you can see the three attaching points at the bottom of the frame. These are weld nuts, but we are just going to be taking the bolts that were provided with the installation kit and throwing them up into there. A lot of times you will have some corrosion built up in these nuts. What I have already done is sprayed some spray lubricant like WD-40 up into there and cleaned them out really well so that the bolts can thread in there more easily. And once we have got the bolts cleaned out we can go ahead and put the hitch up into place. more
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Posted: 12/23/2008 9:46:35 AM
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