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This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Matte black, powder coated steel is durable and corrosion resistant and creates a rugged look.
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The sturdy steel construction is protected with a matte black finish for added durability. This unique powder coating gives etrailer hitches a carbide-like appearance and a rugged look that sets them apart from traditional glossy hitches. In addition to being rust and corrosion resistant, the tough matte coating hides dirt, scuffs, and dings better than a glossy finish.
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Speaker 1: Today in this 2014 Chevrolet Equinox we're going to be having a look at, and showing you how to install the etrailer.com Class III Trailer Hitch Receiver. Part number E98865. Here's what our hitch looks like installed. This hitch fits nicely in the cutout provided in the bumper. The rest of it is hidden nicely behind our rear fascia. On the side of your receiver, you'll find your industry standard 5/8" diameter hitch pin hole which you use a pin and clip to secure your hitch mounted accessories.
You can pick up one of those separately on our website. That's part number PC3.Welded on the bottom of our receiver, are our plate styled safety chain loops. What's nice about these, is that even if you have a very large diameter safety chain hook, such as this one, you'll still be able to easily clip on and clip off. On the end of our receiver, you'll find this collar that's welded on, not only to reinforce the receiver opening, but to give it a nice finished look. This hitch features a 350 lbs max tongue weight rating, which is the amount forcing down, and a 3,500 lbs max gross trailer weight rating, which is the amount it can pull.
It does support the use of weight distribution, and when you're using that on your trailer, you tongue weight rating increases to 400 lbs, and your max gross trailer weight rating increases to 4,000 lbs.You want to make sure that you consult with the owner's manual of your Equinox, and not exceed what the vehicle's rated for. Go by whichever number is less. Now one nice thing about this hitch, that is different than other hitches out there, it has a different type of finish on it. This is a matte black carbide finish, and this is much more durable than some of the other finishes on hitches I've seen. So what this means, by having this different finish, this hitch will be more rust resistant, and scratch resistant, for you.
So it'll look nicer for a much longer time.Now for a few measurements to better assist you in choosing any hitch mounted accessory you may need, such as a ball mount, bike rack, or a cargo carrier. You're looking at about 14-1/2" from the ground to the top of the 2" receiver opening. And about 5" from the center of the hitch pin hole to rear most part of the back bumper. Now that we've gone over some features, we'll show you how to get it installed.To begin our install, at the bottom section of the center of our rear fascia, we have this door. This will hide the hitch when it's installed.
We need to remove this first. So we can take a pair of needle nosed pliers, squeeze the tabs together at each corner as we pull it down. It will release. If we look straight up, behind where that door was, we'll find one of two things. We'll have round holes right here, on each side, or we'll have a weld nut. If we have a weld nut, we'll use a bolt and a conical tooth washer with the teeth facing up, and that'll secure our hitch in this location.Now since we don't have weld nuts, we'll take our fish wire, go through the hole, and then out the side of the bumper being that's closes to that hole. Once the wire is through our bumper beam, we'll take our spacer block, place it on the pull wire, and stick that inside the bumper beam. And then we'll thread on our carriage bolt to the pull wire. With that threaded on, we'll place that inside the bumper beam as well, and then we'll pull the bolt through the hole, remove our pull wire, and repeat the same process for the other side.Now on the side of our frame rail, right next to our bumper beam, we'll have two weld nuts. And it's the exact same on the other side of the vehicle. We'll take some spray lubricant, go inside the weld nut, and we'll take a wire brush that we have available on our website, part number 814092, and go in and out of the hole a few times, to help remove any loose dirt, debris, or possible rust that's inside. This will make it so when bolts go in a lot easier. We'll do that for every weld nut that we have. Now, with an extra set of hands, we'll raise our hitch in a position, we'll go over our carriage bolts in the middle, and we'll secure it in place with our flange nuts.Now we'll take our side bolts, with a conical tooth washer, the teeth will face away from the bolt head and towards the hitch. We'll position the hitch over the weld nuts in the frame, and secure it with our bolts. Keep in mind, everything that we do on one side, we'll repeat on the other side. Now we can start the process of tightening all of our hardware down. Now we'll torque all of our hardware, to the amount specified in the instructions.And that completes are look at, and showing you how to install the etrailer.com Class III Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number E98865, on this 2014 Chevrolet Equinox.
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 out of 5 stars (710 Customer Reviews)
This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Matte black, powder coated steel is durable and corrosion resistant and creates a rugged look.fast shipping Fits great Like everyone says clean the factory holes Rust Took 1 hr to install because of the rust in the treads 2011 equinox 789697
great producto thanks ¡¡¡¡ 738864
What a great product! The videos made it so easy to install, now I can use the rack I needed. I would recommend to anyone looking to add a hitch receiver. 746558
Product is as advertised.. Fit well. Finish great.. For my 15 V6 Equinox... Though only 37k on my SUV... The hitch should include a tap to clean out the holes or just state a tap will be needed... Also the access panel can be cutout to fit close around the hitch with not much effort at all for a cleaner finished look... and the wiring kit was easy as advertised also.. Though I choose to run my power line from the front to back .. since I do not have a Lift... 572592
Ordered hitch on Sept 27th. It arrived 4 days later on October 1st (with free shipping)! Loved the ability to track the shipment! Thank you for providing a link that allowed me to track the shipment!Hitch did bust through the shipping box but other than being scuffed up, it was not damaged.All the parts were there including the fishwire (two additional bolts were included (M12) apparently just to make sure but the instructions ought to say that these were extra because it kinda makes you think you forgot about something during the install).The installation videos on your website are the best! It made me realize that I could do this install. They were absolutely invaluable in explaining how to use the fishwire! Without the video I would not have known how to fish the carriage bolts and square hole "nut" into the bumper holes. The fishwire worked exactly as in your videos and was a snap to use! Thank you!Getting the hitch into the final position was a little tight and I had to exert a little force with a jack but other than that it fit like a glove.I give your hitch a rating of 9.5 out of 10. Thank You!Please let me know that you have received my comments.Dave 531807
This was by far the easiest hitch installation I have done. Thanks for a wonderful design and Chevy for having a frame that was setup for the hitch addition. 533644
The hitch was delivered very quickly and installation was a breeze. The only criticism I can give is that the packaging could be better. The box had no internal protection for the hitch. When I received the hitch, one end of the hitch had punctured thru the box, although nothing was damaged, some simple packaging material could have avoided this and any possible damage. 533732
Holes did not line up with those in vehicle ('14 Equinox) had to return for another hitch. Holes didn't line up on the 2nd one either. Hammer needed to be used to line up holes on drivers side. Definitely would not recommend. 619180
Mike L - 04/09/2019The product looked very good to me but the installation was a pain in the neck first of all the threads on the connector rails on the vehicle were terrible you need more than a wire brush and you need a power tool for the bolts also you need to put the vehicle on a lift to do it properly it took me four hours for installation but it looks great now I know why people charge $400 to install the trailer hitch probably l won't do it again next the challenge will be the wire harness will see how that comes out till next time this is the big dog take care. 550106
Mike L - 08/06/2018I received my hitch on Thursday as projected. Friday, I started to install it. I was amazed at how easy it was. I decided to try to install it alone with the vehicle sitting on the ground. If I needed help my son would be available later in the day but I found that is was not necessary. I had already cleaned out the threads on the weldnuts before the hitch arrived so the installation went smooth. My biggest concern was the installation of the two bolts through the horizontal tube using the fishwire provided. It was amazing. I ran the fishwire through the tube, passed it through the squared hole spacer and threaded it on to the bolt. I pulled the fishwire and next thing I knew the end of the bolt dropped through the hole right into place. I repeated the procedure with the other side with the same results. Great design. I then used my floor jack to lift the hitch high enough to pass the bolts through the hitch and start the two nuts onto the ends of the bolts. I was concerned that I might push the bolts back up into the tube as I lifted the hitch. To prevent this, I reattached the fishwire onto one of the bolts and passed it through the hole in the hitch so that as I raised the hitch I could assure that the bolt was aligned to the hole. Since I only had one fishwire I made a second one for the other bolt using some 22ga copper wire that I had around. It worked great although it would be a good idea to include a second fishwire as part of the installation parts.. Once the nuts were threaded loosely onto the ends of the bolts , I continued to raise the hitch into place as started the four bolts into the side weldnuts. Since I had already cleaned out the threads the bolts went in easily. Once all four bolts were started, I tightened them down with a ratchet and socket. I then removed the floor jack and proceeded to tighten the two nuts. Finally, I went back and torqued all six fasteners. Done - total time 20 minutes. Great design. I could not be happier. 532671
Second hitch for different car arrived as promised and was easy to install. Video on the site showed exactly how to install the hitch and wiring system. Need one more hitch so will definitely order from here and recommend to anyone needing towing or wiring solutions. Had to call tech support on first unit and they were very responsive and helpful. 593536
Great fit. Instructions were very clear.The only thing bad was the box it came in. 647191
Heath - 05/27/2020Excellent product, tow hitch and hardware fit perfectly on my specific vehicle. 609713
Instructions a very vague. Missing one of the carriage bolt square washer/plate (need two only sent one, and they are two big to fit inside the holes that they need to go in on The frame of my vehicle). Have not even tried to install the wire harness yet. 804158
I got this so I could attach a bike carrier and it works great. The install is very simple if you follow the directions. Of your car has been on the road for awhile make sure you clean the threads on your frame and you will have no problem installing it yourself. I cleaned the threads and installed the next day in 15 minutes 799007
The product is very high quality and fit perfectly. Installation was pretty easy and the online instructions gave me confidence to do the job safely. I highly recommend etrailer.com. 796463
The hitch fit my 2015 Equinox perfect. It is well made and I'm well satisfied with it. Only problem I had was fish wire they sent for center bolts was too short, I had to use coat hanger. 795690
Fit well and was made easier with the installation video. 793617
Easy to install,just make sure you clean and tap bolt holes before you even think about installing the hitch, especially if it is an older model. 791434
Very easy to install and and look great! Took my girlfriend and I about and hour to install (we were drinking wine during the process). Great videos with step by step instructions. Great product! 790011
Fit my 2013 GMC terrain perfectly! Trailor hitch installed perfectly. Great videos to help The wire that was included to help put in screws worked perfectly. At a shop they wanted 500 to put a trailor hitch on and I spent under 100$ doing it myself with the help of great videos. 787332
Was a perfect fit on my 2016 Equinox. Took me about an hour working alone..the fishwire worked great for center bolts.. 786225
Excellent product! Purchased for my Thule double-bike rack. This hitch was easy to install with clear instructions. I have every confidence that my bike rack/bikes are secure for travel wherever I go! Highly recommend! 783413
Fit and worked great! 776006
The hitch fit perfectly. Works and looks great. Made well. 775455
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