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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 (32 Customer Reviews)
Perfect for light-duty towing, this custom, vehicle trailer hitch receiver features fully welded, gloss powder coated steel construction. Drawbar sold separately.This hitch did not work for my application. I have the Thule T2 Rear hitch rack and it isn't safe with this receiver. These are the reasons I say this.
1. It sits too low even with the MaxxHaul 80875 1-1/4" to 2" Hitch Adapter With 4" Rise and 3-3/8" Drop. I bought that to raise it up so rack wouldn't drag. It also gets it around the rear bumper.
2. The hitch receiver itself drags on any low bump or backing down drive if you live on hill. I had both these problems.
3. Once you load up one 28lb MTB and drive the rack sways and jostles around
feeling like it has too much leverage giving a very unsafe feeling. I didn't even try to load on 2 bikes.
4. I bought Winnerwell Anti Rattle Hitch Tightener for 1.25" and 2" Hitches
to try to take out the slop. It did a fantastic job of stopping the extreme
swaying I was getting.
5. Even with all these improvements I still think this set-up isn't safe for regular MTB's. I wouldn't even consider using it for a 50lb eMTB.
I'm unhappy with it because it's mounted now and I do not want to use because I worry it will damage or actually break with two 28lb bikes on it.
My solution and what I should have originally bought is to suck it up and pay twice the price for a really adequate hitch like this one. EcoHitch Invisi Trailer Hitch Receiver Custom Fit - 2". It looks harder to install but looks much more robust and is mounted to the bumper structure.
I would suggest spending more and getting the proper receiver. I feel like I now have a useless (for my uses) receiver attached to my car.
Nice solid hitch receiver. Straight forward install the only problem I had was the crud in the weld nuts. I have a 2012 and neither of the hex bolts would thread by hand. I wish the brush was included because it took me over an hour to spray and work the bolts in very carefully. Maybe a newer model year Volt wouldn’t need the brush but 8 years and 100k miles really gunked up those threads. I’d recommend watching the video on this install as well, because the diagram for cutting the trim wouldn’t have resulted in such a nice fit. It’s not dead center on that screw like in the instructions.
Super happy with the hitch for my 2013 Volt. I see all the other Volt people looking in amazement as I tote my bikes around ;-D
Love the hitch, now I can use my bike rack!
Fits perfectly as shown on video/instructions. Total installation time, took me about 2 hrs.
I'm not very mechanical but this was a breeze, just a few screws for bumper removal and drill 2 holes for trailer plate and your done!
Great Tow hitch, no issues after 1 year
Everything was in the hardware kit and it was easy to install. The instructions on cutting the plastic cover must have been written for the 2011 Volt. My 2014 cover required cutting in several places not the two shown.
Absolutely love my hitches, I ordered one for a 2011 Chevy volt, and one for a 2021 Prius Prime. I use them daily with bike racks. My husband installed them in the driveway without a ‘hitch”... get it? Anyhoo, happy happy happy 100% recommend.
Installation not too bad. I was in no hurry and it took a couple of hours. Of course the instructions didn't tell me everything. The interior pan took some wiggling and forcing to come loose. The splash panel underneath had two screws holding it that weren't mentioned, in the right rear wheel well. I would have had to remove the wheel to get to them, so I left them in and worked around the loose panel. It was a little frightening drilling a big hole through the steel pan, but the all four bolt holes lined up well. The instructions showed two areas for trimming the splash panel, but I found that just one area for the receiver was enough. I'm confident the hitch will support my bike rack. It's pretty solid. I'm a little concerned about low clearance, we'll see how that goes.
I have had my trailer hitch for a year and had no trouble with it. I have only used it for a bike rack so far, but it seems to be doing fine.
Results in a very attractive and functional hitch for bikes.
I would provide the following tips.
1. The holes in the frame of the Volt with the threaded nuts are inside the body pan so you won't see them until you remove the body pan.
2. I would not measure and drill the fourth mounting hole. I would mount the hitch using the three holes that do not require drilling, adjust the hitch so it is dead center on the rear backup light and square. Cinch up the hitch so it won't move and use the fourth hole in the hitch as the drill guide. You will have to drill from the bottom up but you will perfectly locate the fourth hole this way.
3. Trimming the bottom cover plate is intuitive enough for the receiver cutout but not so for the other cutout that clears the hitch frame mounting plate. The pictures are hard to interpret and actually seem reversed. It may be easier to cut out for the receiver then put the pan back in place to see what needs to be done to cutout to clear the the hitch mounting plate.
I've been using this hitch for a year with no problems. Installation was very straightforward. Using a trailer to tow a boat is so much easier than car-topping. I wish I'd done this sooner!
Always been happy with E-Trailer. Ordered a half dozen hitches over the years for various vehicles... always good instructions and spot on design. Thanks!
Good product but will need a lift of some type to get under a volt for installation.
James
4/7/2020
After one year the hitch has worked great for carrying my bike.
Arrived quickly and was well packed. The instructions were clear, but the diagram of where to cut the underside panel were reversed, but easy to figure out. Installation was pretty easy. I did it by myself and it was awkward to lift the hitch and get the nuts threaded. With a helper, it would be very easy. Very satisfied.
Interesting design in itself. The odd shape is due to the fact that one side mounts on the unibody frame and the opposite side ties into the trunk pan. I recommend ensuring your Chevy Volt has the weld nuts in the unibody frame on the passenger side before purchasing otherwise this job will be far more difficult. Installation took approximately 35 minutes.
Thank you
The trailer hitch I got for my Chevy Bolt fit and has performed flawlessly.
Easy install, my only complaint is the ball mount does not have enough of a rise
Installation video was very helpful and the hitch has held up well for the past year.
liked the product, there were few minor inaccuracies but those did not deter me from installing the hitch smoothly. four bolts make it secure enough to hold the bike, I'd recommend.
Product was as described, arrived quickly and went on with a minimum of fuss. As others have described, there is more than one place the bottom facia panel will need to be trimmed for it to align correctly for proper re-attachment.
Excellent product and timely delivery. Only problem was the pictures demonstrating the 2 cut outs on the under panel were mirror images of the actual panel, and I had to use my imagination to reverse them in my mind.
Fantastic supplier, web site and produc t.
Fit well and installed easily with the video
Excellent price. Fast Shipping. Good fit. Easy to follow instructions.
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Ray L.
7/21/2018
Still working well, very good engineering.