04-10-2015, 03:07 PM | #1 |
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Curt Trailer Hitch
I'm looking to add a trailer hitch. Early research has the Curt 13140, on sale at Sears for $160, as the top contender. Anyone have experience with one of these, or another? I don't expect to do any true trailering -- I need a receiver for my heavy-duty Thule 4 bike rack.
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04-10-2015, 05:10 PM | #2 |
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If it something you are not going to use a lot you might also look at hidden hitch:
http://execuhitch.com/tow-hitches |
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04-10-2015, 09:08 PM | #4 |
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I have the Kurt and it is good but if I had it to do over I would go with the execuhitch. I always have either a bike rack or trailer hitch on my X1 so i don't care about the hidden part of the execuhitch but I do care that they make an acceptable brake light harness. And they won't sell it separately, it can only be purchased with the rack. So I drive around with my trailer and no brake lights which is legal but not always safe.
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04-29-2015, 02:56 PM | #5 |
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I ended up with Draw-Tite. The execuhitch would have been nice, since it's hidden when not in use, but it seemed overly pricey, and the website didn't give me much comfort.
I bought through a local dealer, who also installed it - total was about $300. I also had them install a pair of the black performance grilles. Cost me about $50 to get them installed. The grilles were $60, each. |
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09-13-2015, 07:35 PM | #6 |
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I bought the Curt 13140 hitch and 56146 light kit. It was pretty easy to install. Like someone else said, I had to borrow a plastic rivet gun for a few minutes. The wiring was also easy. This kit is good, it doesn't cause any instrument issues. I did both jobs over two nights after work. Probably 4 hours total. I took my time.....
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09-14-2015, 02:06 PM | #7 |
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I'll need to install a hitch too, so I was looking for reviews and found this, written by a dude from invisihitch (same as execuhitch): "Most hitches attach to a frame member. So in a rear-end collision, the hitch transfers crash forces down the frame into the cabin instead of transferring the crash energy into the crumple zones of the chassis.". Seems like a legitimate concern, so now I'm scratching my head. Would be nice to have a second opinion though, as to whether hitches that attach to the frame member can cause (more) injuries to the vehicle's occupants.
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09-25-2015, 06:31 PM | #10 |
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Just get the Curt and save yourself a bunch of money. 1.5 hour install you do yourself with a $10 plastic rivet gun from harbor freight. Got mine from auto anything $127.49 delivered - I just checked! Low profile, looks and works great!
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