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Rear hitch for bike rack. 2014 Gen3

Discussion in 'Prius c Accessories and Modifications' started by HaroldW, Mar 25, 2014.

  1. HaroldW

    HaroldW Active Member

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    What hitch? And how are they to install? H
     
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    yesterday, I bought this hitch under $103.00 from hitchanything.com

    planning to install this weekend and put some pics.
     
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    :) can not post link
     
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    Thanks for the link. Looks like six attachment points. I will look under the car tomorrow. Let me know how it all works out. It looks like a good build. H
     
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    The photo may be too dark to see but I use my hitch to carry two totes full of stuff when traveling. We don't over load them and fasten securely with tie downs. On our way home now with it on back, 1500 mile trip.
    Cost was 120 shipped. Took less than hour to install. There is a thread here somewhere but I can't find it right now, passing through Little Rock.
    Dan
     
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    I have racks for my tote and kayak but would like the bike on the back. How do you like the C? H
     
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    took 30 min. to unscrew and put screw back with Hitch...
     
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    The Curt hitch is especially shaped to be installed over the bumper supports, not under it.

    As the Curt has six mounting bolts (competitive hitches all seem to have four), it helps to make a pair of studs from 8mm x 50mm standard grade bolts, with the heads removed by a hacksaw and then ground or sanded flat, and with a slight chamfer.

    The installation process, then, either for six or for four mounting bolts, would be to remove the OEM mounting bolts, install the shop-made studs in the top-most positions on each side, install the hitch on the studs, and then install the hitch-supplied bolts finger-tight, then remove the studs and install the remaining hitch-supplied bolts in the same way.

    Finally, the hitch-supplied bolts would be tightened and then torqued to specifications.

    Should the hitch-supplied bolts fail, as several owners have noted, it certainly makes sense to complain to the hitch's manufacturer, and then replace these with a like-sized Class 10.9 bolt (roughly equivalent to a US Class 8 bolt).

    Note 1: The Curt hitch already comes with 10.9 bolts.

    Note 2: In the last photo, two posts above, the anti-rotation washers are installed inside-out. It is intended by the manufacturer that the small "teeth" on the concave side of the washer engage the frame material, thereby preventing rotation, and facilitating the washer fully compressing.
     
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