Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Pontiac Vibe - Video
Today, on this 2009 Pontiac Vibe, we will be installing Curt hitch part number 12228. Okay, we are underneath the vehicle and we are looking at the drivers side frame rail. As you can see here at the end of the frame , we have got two existing weld nuts. Those are going to provide our two attaching points on the drivers side for our trailer hitch. We will be attaching the hitch to the weld nuts using the 12mm bolts and conical tooth washer. And on the passenger side, we will be using the same two weld nuts and same bolt washer combination. Over here on the passenger side, you will need to lift the hitch up over the exhaust. 0:31 more
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Posted: 12/29/2009 8:55:17 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Pontiac Torrent - Video
Today on this 2009 Pontiac Torrent we are going to install part number 13591 from Curt. First I will go ahead and show you where the hitch mounts up onto the vehicle. It will mount up on the frame, on the outside edges, and also on the bumper to existing threaded fittings in the vehicle. more
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Posted: 8/27/2009 6:57:05 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Pontiac Solstice - Video
Today on a 2009 Pontiac Solstice we are going to install part number 11119 from Curt. First we will go ahead and show you where the hitch will mount up onto the frame. As you can see there is an oval hole off to the left-hand side. The hardware is going to use that existing hole to attach the hitch to. However o n some models there is two existing holes, if the second additional hole is not already drilled in the frame you will need to drill it out yourself. As shown here this is the drivers side which is identical to the passenger side. more
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Posted: 8/18/2009 10:24:35 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2003 Pontiac Montana - Video
Today we are going to install part number 87410 from Hidden Hitch, and we are going to install this on a 2003 Pontiac Montana. We will show you where the hitch mounts up on the vehicle. It is actually going to bolt up in this location right here where these existing bolts are. The bolts will get replaced by new hardware, and it will be the frame, the hitch, and then the exhaust hanger we will bolt on top of that with the new hardware. And on the other side here, this is pretty open. It is going to bolt up into these threaded holes right here. Now, some models will have a compressor bracket right here. In this case we do not have it, so we do not have to worry about modifying anything right there. Also, in addition to these two attaching points, there is a hole that gets drilled out in the frame here, too. This hole is going to be on the other side - on the passengers side, as well. And there is an existing hole that you install hardware on, on the passengers side, also. more
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Posted: 6/1/2009 5:28:34 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Pontiac Torrent - Video
Today we are going to do an install on a 2006 Pontiac Torrent by Draw-Tite, part number 36408. Before you install your hitch it might be best to find all your mounting locations, just to get familiar with the underside of your car. There are six holes total: there are two on each side of the frame, one low and one high and those are notorious for being dirty, so before you start the install it would be best to run a bolt in and out. Maybe spray some lubricant on it to ream any debris out of the hole, so it will be a lot easier when you are raising up the hitch to get a bolt started. Next we have the center of the vehicle, and there are two holes. These are both threaded on this particular model, so you will need to fish wire the carriage bolts in place. And the drivers side is definitely going to be the harder side of the install, because there are two, just like the other side, but they are between the muffler and the outer fascia. more
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Posted: 2/23/2009 10:00:27 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004-05 Pontiac Vibe - Video
This is a hitch on a 2004-05 Pontiac Vibe. This one has preexisting fasteners in the frame right here, which in this case are a little bit corroded out. So, we will have to clean them out first with a bolt and some WD-40 to run through so we can fasten the hitch on. We already sprayed down the bolt. Then we are just going to run the bolt a little bit and then back them up. Put a little bit more in and go at it again. Just keep going at it until the bolt starts to spin freely, like it is doing now. You probably will not have to worry about much like that. One down, three to go. Work on the other two. Sometimes they do not go in right off the bat. And once you get the bolt half way in, it backs out pretty easy. Chances are you are pretty much down with that part. more
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Posted: 9/30/2008 5:48:00 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2002 Pontiac Grand Am - Video
Today we are going to be installing hitch part number 36288 on a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am. All right, we are under the vehicle, and the first thing we are going to do is locate the two 8-mm bumper bolts on the inboard side. There is one on each side. And we want to go ahead and remove the nut from each one of those. And now that we have got the nut removed, we want to go ahead and cut off the bottom portion of this plastic flange that is attached to the front side of the bolt. This is going to allow us to unthread the bolt out of this hole here. And we want to go ahead and do that on both sides. And with the bolt extracted, we want to go ahead and kind of open up this gap here in between the two pieces of metal where we removed the bolt. There is still a little clip in there that was kind of holding the bolt in place, and we need to get that out of the way. So we kind of pry this open and the clip will fall right out for you. And, again, we need to make sure we do that on both sides. more
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Posted: 9/17/2008 11:13:27 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2009 Pontiac Vibe - Video
Today, were working on a 2009 Pontiac Vibe. We are going to install a draw-tite hitch part number 24812. This will be comparable with hidden hitch part number 60898. Here are a couple of measurements that will assist you with selecting accessories for your new hitch. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost point of the bumper is 3 inches, and from the top of the receiver to the ground is 11 inches. This will assist you with selecting accessories such a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier. more
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Posted: 1/4/2012 12:10:07 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Pontiac Montana - Video
Today we will be working on a 2006 Pontiac Montana. We will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87410, comparable to Draw-Tite part number 75278. 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 5-1/2 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 12 inches. This will assist you with ing accessories such as a draw bar, a bike rack or a cargo carrier. Now let us go ahead with the installation. 0:33 more
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Posted: 9/13/2011 2:32:27 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2002 Pontiac Montana - Video
Today we are working on a 2002 Pontiac Montana, we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87410. This will also be comparable to Draw-Tite hitch part number 75278. Here are a couple measurements that will assist you in ing accessories for your trailer hitch. Items such as a ball mount, bike rack, or cargo carrier. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the outermost edge of the bumper is 5 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 11-1/4inches. Now lets go ahead with the installation. :32 more
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Posted: 9/9/2011 10:27:47 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Pontiac Vibe - Video
Today we are working on a 2006 Pontiac Vibe. We will be installing a Draw-Tite hitch part number 24812. This will also be comparable to Hidden Hitch part number 60898. Now 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 the outer most point of the bumper is approximately 2 inches. And from the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 11 inches. Now let us go ahead with the installation. 0:31 more
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Posted: 7/19/2011 3:35:56 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2010 Pontiac Vibe - Video
Today on this 2010 Pontiac Vibe we are going to install part number 24812 from Draw-Tite. This will also apply to Hidden Hitch part number 60898. This is what the hitch looks like when installed on the vehicle. We are going to give you a couple measurements that will 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 10-7/8inches. From the center of the pin hole out to the edge of the bumper is 3 inches. No we are going to show you how the hitch gets installed on this vehicle. :33 more
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Posted: 10/25/2010 2:45:26 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2008 Pontiac G6 - Video
Today on this 2008 Pontiac G6 we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number 36426. And this installation will also apply for Hidden Hitch part number 90159. We are underneath the vehicle and we are actually taking a look at the passenger side frame rail, nearest the bumper. At the end, where the frame meets the bumper here, we have an inboard existing bolt and nut assembly. And directly above that, we have an existing open hole. And that open hole we are going to use as the rear attaching point for the trailer hitch, not only here on the passenger side but on the driver side as well. 0:30 more
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Posted: 8/10/2010 10:14:41 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Pontiac Montana - Video
Today on this 2006 Pontiac Montana, we will be installing Curt hitch part number 13336. OK, we are underneath the vehicle and the first thing we have done is gone ahead and lowered the spare tire. Get it out of our way. We are looking at the passenger side frame rail. We can go ahead and point out the mounting holes we are going to be using for our trailer hitch. You can see here at the bottom of the frame, we have two bolts holding the exhaust hanger onto the frame. We are going to lower those down and those are going to provide our two rearmost attaching points. And just forward of that, there is a fascia support that is held in with another bolt. And we are going to remove that bolt as well and that will provide our third attaching point. If you go to the vertical side of the inboard part of the frame, you can see we have a hole here. That is going to provide our fourth attaching point. At this location, we are actually going to fish wire a 7/16 carriage bolt, along with the carriage block, into position. 0:42 more
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Posted: 8/4/2010 7:41:27 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1999 Pontiac Montana - Video
On this 1999 Pontiac Montana we are going to install part number 24721 from Draw-Tite. This video will also apply to part number 60842 from Hidden Hitch. One of the first steps that you might want to do is lower the spare tire, get it out of the way. It might be a little bit easier to work with. After the spare tire, what we will need to do is lower the exhaust off these two bolts right here. On some vehicles they have a load leveling device on the driver side frame rail, that will have to be lowered too, so we can get access to the threaded holes in the frame. :34 more
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Posted: 7/27/2010 11:33:35 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2000 Pontiac Montana - Video
Today on this 2000 Pontiac Montana long wheel base we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87410. This installation will also apply for Draw-Tite hitch part number 75278. Then over on the passenger side I want to point out the mounting locations for our trailer hitch. You can see we have got an exhaust bracket that is held here in place with two bolts. We are going to be removing those two bolts using those weld nuts in the frame as two attaching points for the trailer hitch. At the forward side of the frame and at the rear side of the frame we are going to be drilling 1/ 2 inch holes using those as both the front and rear attaching points on the passenger side. However on this side you can see we have got one of those holes covered by the load leveling compressor bracket. 00:37 more
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Posted: 7/2/2010 7:44:18 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1997 Pontiac Tran Sport Van - Video
Today on this 1997 Pontiac Tran Sport short wheel base, we are going to be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87410. This installation will also apply to Draw-Tite hitch part number 75278. We are underneath the vehicle and for clarity purposes I am going to go ahead and lower the spare tire to get it out of the way. Taking a look at the passenger side frame rail, we are going to go ahead and point out the mounting locations for the trailer hitch. As you can see, we have the exhaust over here on the passenger side. And the bracket is held to the frame with two bolts. We are going to be removing these bolts and using those two weld nuts in the frame as our two middle attaching points for the trailer hitch. If you look forward on the vehicle, we have a large access hole here and then an oblong hole. The oblong hole is only going to be on short wheel based models. We are going to be using this as the forward attaching point for out trailer hitch. We are going to be taking a carriage bolt and block and feeding it through that hole. And then also here, at the rear section of the frame, we have a nice flat surface. Once we get the hitch up into position, we are going to be using the hitch as a template and we are going to be drilling 1/2 inch holes here at the end of the frame. 1:00 more
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Posted: 4/30/2010 2:57:27 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2004 Pontiac Montana - Video
Today we are going to be installing Curt hitch part number 13336 on a 2004 Pontiac Montana. All right, we are underneath the vehicle, and we are looking at the passengers side frame rail. You can see here at the bottom we have got three existing bolts in the frame. We are going to be removing those. And those weld nuts in the frame are going to be providing our three attaching points here at the bottom of the frame. And that will be the same on both sides of the vehicle. You can see also on the side of the frame we have got this hole just below this square slot. We are also going to be putting a bolt and block into the frame and pulling it out this way, and that will provide an attaching point on the side of the frame. And again, that will be the same on both sides of the vehicle. more
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Posted: 8/18/2009 10:57:34 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix - Video
Today we are going to install part number 24659 and this also applies to part number 60833. This install will be on a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix. So the first thing we will do is clear out the spare tire cover so we can get down to the trunk pan. Right after we ware finished with that we will take out these rubber plugs and there will be a plate that mounts over these. Now we will be enlarging the 2 existing holes in the bumper to the left and right. Hardware can be installed next using this channel right here. At this point we can go ahead and hang our hitch by the bumper bolts. After getting the hitch into position we can go ahead and get our bolts on the inside and fasten your hitch. What we will do next is install a plate that goes down here. To prevent entry of a mixture of exhaust fumes and water or what not. more
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Posted: 7/23/2008 6:28:40 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2005 Pontiac Montana - Video
Today on this 2005 Pontiac Montana, we will be installing Hidden Hitch part number 87410. This installation will also apply to Draw-Tite hitch part number 75278. We are underneath the vehicle looking at the passenger side, you can see we have an exhaust bracket that is held into place here with two bolts. We are going to be removing those bolts and using the weld nuts in the frame as two attaching points for the trailer hitch. With this being a short, wheel base model, we actually have a third weld nut here, just forward of the two that were holding the exhaust in place. Except we are going to use that as our forward most attaching point :36 more
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Posted: 9/22/2008 7:05:12 AM
