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Curt Semi-Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Dodge Ram 2500/3500 - Carbide Finish

Curt Semi-Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Dodge Ram 2500/3500 - Carbide Finish

Item # C16301-200
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Install your fifth wheel trailer hitch quickly and easily with this complete installation kit. Includes base rails, semi-custom and universal brackets and necessary hardware. 1-800-940-8924 to order CURT fifth wheel installation kit part number C16301-200 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all CURT products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Curt Semi-Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Dodge Ram 2500/3500 - Carbide Finish. Fifth Wheel Installation Kit reviews from real customers.
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2008 Dodge Ram Pickup - Curt Semi-Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Dodge Ram 2500/3500 - Carbide Finish

  • Above the Bed
  • CURT
  • Semi-Custom

Install your fifth wheel trailer hitch quickly and easily with this complete installation kit. Includes base rails, semi-custom and universal brackets and necessary hardware.


Features:

  • Semi-custom brackets mount beneath your truck bed to provide attachment points for 5th wheel rails
  • Base rails sit in the truck bed and allow installation of your 5th wheel trailer hitch
  • Complete kit includes base rails, semi-custom and universal brackets and mounting hardware
  • Visible rails have carbide finish to match your Curt Q5 fifth wheel hitch
  • Some drilling is required
  • Compatible hitches - Curt, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Reese, Valley and Husky


16301 & 16200 Curt Semi-Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit with Rails and Brackets - Carbide Finish



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Video Transcript for Curt Fifth Wheel Installation Kit - Semi-Custom - C16301-200 Review

Speaker 1: Today we're gonna take a look at the Curt semi-custom fifth wheel installation kit in the carbide finish for the Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks. Now, this is a custom fit part. It is designed to fit the 2003 and newer Dodge Ram and Ram 2500, and 3500 trucks, and on a custom fit part we always like to recommend for you to go to our website, use our fit guide, put in your year and model vehicle, and it will show you if this will work for your application.Now, this will let you install your fifth wheel trailer hitch quickly and easily with this complete installation kit. The semi-custom brackets here will mount beneath your truck bed. They provide the attachment points for your fifth wheel rails. The base rails, which is this one and this one here, these will sit in your truck bed, and they allow the installation of your fifth wheel trailer hitch to your vehicle.

The rails are visible in the truck bed. They do have a nice carbide black finish to them to match your hitch. The kit will include everything laid out here on the table. The base rails, the semi-custom, and the universal brackets. All your mounting hardware you need to install it.

Nice set of detailed instruction.Now, the semi-custom brackets are designed to fit your vehicle. Some drilling is required. These base rails that the fifth wheel will drop into, they are compatible with fifth wheel hitches by Curt, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Reese, Valley, and Huskey. But that should do it for the review on the Curt semi-custom fifth wheel installation kit in the carbide finish for the Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks.

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Curt Semi-Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Dodge Ram 2500/3500 - Carbide Finish - C16301-200

Average Customer Rating:  5.0 out of 5 stars   (4 Customer Reviews)

Install your fifth wheel trailer hitch quickly and easily with this complete installation kit. Includes base rails, semi-custom and universal brackets and necessary hardware.

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Good looking product was. Here faster than I thought it would be looks real good. Havent installed it, but looks like everything is there to install. Looks like heavy built product thank you very much.



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Recieved the parts today have opened them and condition is excellent. The parts are real heavy weight and look super. Haven't had a chance to install them yet seen as I just received them. Will post pictures once installed.



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item works great,it was easy to install



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