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Perfect for light-duty towing, this custom, vehicle trailer hitch receiver features fully welded, gloss powder coated steel construction. Drawbar sold separately.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (78 Customer Reviews)
Perfect for light-duty towing, this custom, vehicle trailer hitch receiver features fully welded, gloss powder coated steel construction. Drawbar sold separately.On 06/14/2012 I posted my comment about the wonderful product I purchased from www.etrailer.com. I stated I would add pictures later… It is now later.
My pictures will show how I had to move things before I purchased my Hitch from www.etrailer.com and modified a store bought trailer.
The third picture shows the trailer attached to my www.etrailer.com hitch after the assembly of the trailer…
The forth picture shows the trailer attached to my www.etrailer.com hitch after doing the trailer wiring and checked out the lights… (All went well)
The fifth picture shows my www.etrailer.com hitch and trailed now at home in Florida… 1,100 miles from Delaware to my home in Florida…. 18 ½ hours on the road… (All went well)
I love how easy my www.etrailer.com hitch and wiring went together… Thank you again www.etrailer.com
No complaints. The hitch has worked great for me so far. I haven't used it with anything other than carrying bikes, which is all I intended to use it for, but it has worked flawlessly for this purpose.
So far so good. Bought this hitch for a 2005 Toyota Matrix. After I tapped the frame bolt holes out, tons of road grime, this hitch mounted right up. Uaing it for a hitch mounted 2 bike carrier and it's done great so far. Just drove 800 miles with the bikes on the back and no problems.
Excellent! Installed entire kit in under an hour. Hardest part was the bolt holes on the undercarriage. They were rusty and needed to be retapped. The electrical was a breeze. Great product. Hitch blends in well with car, 5 stars!
Fits perfectly on our 2005 Toyota Matrix (base model) - only problem was getting the weld nuts cleaned out, but after 10 years of Midwestern winters I'm not surprised that they were extremely crud-filled. I used a wire brush from a shotgun cleaning kit and lots of WD-40 to clean them out.
After sitting on the living room floor for 4 days, I finally found time to hook up it up. It was straightforward, a breeze to install. Makes my car look a bit manly now lol. I will use it to tow a dirtbike, mountain bikes and a wheelchair.
Haven't used the hitch yet but the hitch itself is of top notch quality. I was also surprised as to how easy the installation went. Everything fit perfectly and available documentation was also great. The shipping was also timely.
Perfect fit and easy to setup
Arrived very quickly. Installation was a breeze. Took advice from video and cleaned bolt threads first. 4 bolts later and it was installed. No difficulties at all and no trimming of plastic. Very pleased.
Installation time is much longer than advertised. Expect to invest in a M12x1.25 tap to ream out the threads in the frame bolts. (These are hard to find and I suggest etrailer stock these.) The nylon tube brush suggested by etrailer to clean the threads in the video may work in a newer vehicle but not in my 2012 Toyota Matrix S and a tap was necessary. There was also an issue with the muffler hitting the hitch frame. I solved that grinding the channel back where it hit the muffler (which was in a non-structural area). Bending the muffler hanger back to move the muffler back as suggested in the comment section didn't seem like a good permanent solution to me. Otherwise I thing the hitch is a great product. Installation wasn't as easy as advertised.
Easy to install. Only problem is lack of enough clearance from muffler. Any little bump you go over on the road or worse if you are on a dirt road, the muffler makes quite a racket rattling on the hitch.
Received hitch earlier than expected & all looked new & undamaged, however the bolts attaching the hitch did not fit. I cleaned the existing nuts in the frame with WD40, a tooth brush & Qtips but the bolt gets very tight quickly & feels like the threading is wrong & tightening feels that it is damaging the nut. So I called & gave them all the information on the bolts they sent & told them the problem I was experiencing. They elected to send me a new set of bolts which are the same as the originals so I haven't been able to install the hitch. At first it looked like this was going to be an easy job but because of the bolts nothing has been accomplished. I'm not sure what to do! Buy a tap to tap nuts to fit bolts or try to find & buy the right size bolts for the existing frame nuts. What do you suggest???
Shipping was reasonably fast.
Communication was very good.
Hitch was very poorly packaged and a bracket was sticking out through a hole it had cut in the box.
It was easy to install and it's perfect to hitch a trailer or put a bike rack
It went on easily enough and has stayed on. I’ve used it for trailers and other hitch attachments with no issues.
The trailer hitch receiver for our 2010 Toyota Matrix was a perfect fit! The online instructional videos made it a breeze to install. I was able to mount it without an extra set of hands (although the exhaust pipe was conveniently placed to serve as a temp hanger on the passenger side...:) Delivery came sooner than expected and the bike rack we bought it for also fit perfectly. Etrailer.com provided excellent service and a perfect product. We couldn't be any happier with this transaction.
WOW!!! Just like in the movies!!! Out of the box and on the car in less then 5 minutes... The wiring was a snap also (Little more then 5 minutes but easy)!!! Could not ask for more... Great quality HITCH and Wiring very structurally manufactured and easy to install THANK YOU ETRAILER - - - OH and the Price was Great too!!! Oh yes Shipping - - - I Got the package real fast also!!!! GREAT DEAL, GREAT COMPANY!!! AGAIN THANK YOU etrailer!!! Sorry I didn't take any pictures yet if I can get back to this site I will attach a few later...
E-Trailer sets the standard for ecommerce! I have ordered several items from this company and I cannot commend them enough on their product description, instruction videos and item packaging. The best in the industry. The item I ordered is exactly as described and very well built. This hitch is going on my daughters car so I spent many hours researching and reading reviews. I always have my daughter assist me when I work on her car, I want to learn how things work. My wife couldn't believe how quickly this went on and my daughter was very happy with the hitch and the bike rack we installed. With E-Trailer I have no concerns.
Fairly easy installation... It was a bit of a challenge to get enough leverage on the wrench to reach the beefy torque requirement, but got it done. I've used the hitch a bunch of times to transport bikes, and it's been perfect for the job. This is installed on a 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT.
Received my hitch with no delay, products that I had bought were as stated.. I found out about you guys from watching youtube, even how to install my hitch and how to wire my car for it. All of you show great concern about product, from taking orders and asking about its install. Well,safe to say I got my hitch shipped to me in no time. I installed my hitch and wiring of it. Install of both went well. Thanks to everyone involved with my purchase and to the ones that put the vidios on youtube.
Excellent product. Quick shipping and good technical support from Curt. I installed on my 2007 Toyota Matrix in about 2 hours because:
ONE THING TO WATCH OUT FOR: Rust on the inside of weld nuts inside car's frame. It must be cleaned out thoroughly or you will strip threads on bolts. It took me good 1.5 hours to clean out all 4 weld nuts. By the way, the bolts included with kit were of the right size.
Received product it was obviously well built to haul nearly any trailer, appeared to be quality welded and painted. Instructions were easy to follow, heads up about the rusted threads on older vehicles was accurate. Install time was longer than 30 min due to the threads on the vehicle. I first saturated threads with WD40 3 times over 2 days. Brushed out threads each time and tried to thread in the bolt after each application. Since threads resisted, I re-thread the welded nuts and that worked.
Install further required strapping back the muffler a bit as was noted in the instructions for the Pontiac Vibe. actual bolt up time around 10 to 15 minutes , everything lined up perfectly. How often does that happen ?
Overall I am very pleased.
The hitch went on in twenty minutes.
The wiring harness took much longer, but I elected to run the battery wire along a harness in the driver side interior. So I had to remove a few panels and put them back when I was done, but it works flawlessly.
Awesome job guys! I needed a hitch for my 03 Pontiac Vibe for towing a small trailer with. I found exactly what I needed for my car quickly and easily on your site. The hitch was delivered fast, and it attached to my car within 20 minutes securely and easily!
Thank you for a great product and a great service!
Easy Install if not for undercoatingTarget car was 2009 Toyota Matrix S. Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver with Drawbar - Custom Fit - Class II - 1-1/4" - 12221
Hitch Receiver fit perfectly with no interference with muffler or body. Car had been dealer undercoated so existing screw thread were clogged but I cleaned the threads with a dental pick and put some axle grease on each bolt and managed to get them in. Without the undercoating I would have been done in 10 minutes with installing this part.
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