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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: 4.9 out of 5 stars (16 Customer Reviews)
Perfect for light-duty towing, this custom, vehicle trailer hitch receiver features fully welded, gloss powder coated steel construction. Drawbar sold separately.Pros: good fit, very subtle mount when not in use, pretty easy to install by yourself.
Cons: arrived with a gash in the box and lots of scratches that were not explained by the damaged packaging - I ground down some sharp spots in the damaged area and then spray painted all of the exposed metal; also, the instructions were almost useless - the diagrams aren't clear and the steps are not very detailed. You have to figure out a lot of things by yourself.
This hitch does the trick for a Mazda5 minivan. Fitment and finish are both excellent. Installation was easy, due to the directions and supplied installation "tools" being outstanding. 4.5/5!
My only complaint (hence the -.5 rating) is the hitch sits deeper under the bumper than I would like. On a vehicle with this low of a ride height it can make it a bit tough to install/remove the pin.
Hitch seems well made and arrived packaged pretty well. A couple scrapes and scratches on it but it’s going under the car and like all hitches, will eventually rust etc so who cares.
Installed on a 2015 Mazda 5. It was nice that etrailer had dedicated instructions for my car, that helps a lot. I’m very mechanically inclined but did not have a dye grinder to expand the holes so I just used a drill and some larger bits and it was slow going but I got it done. The only issue I had was the directions, both printed and the PDF were hard to read with some of the printing just being illegible.
Price/components/service and shipping speed is why I went with etrailer.
Bought this hitch for my new van so that I could attach a trailer and haul lumber and other building products. It was tight fit under the rear bumper so I took it to a garage, who installed the hitch for me. However, I would recommend your company to my friends as the service, quality and price of the product was good.
Great product, very solid. Installation was more complicated than others I've done in the past (cutting the heat shield and opening up the mounting holes), but still only took us about an hour and a half. We had no troubles towing a Sea-Doo, and will be using it to mount a bike rack. I also purchased the recommended support strap for the bike rack.
I'm giving this a 5 star based on the excellent customer service I received. The first hitch receiver I got was defective. That's never great - but it happens. The amazing thing though was when I called etrailer, the gentleman I spoke with agreed to call the mechanic who was doing the install. He actually made the call quickly. After determining that the part I got was defective, he got a replacement to me quickly. The mechanic installed the replacement without any problems. The mechanic also told me that he'd installed 35 - 40 hitch receivers from etrailer and never seen a problem.
It's a drag that I was the guy who got a bad part. But that happens. And etrailer came through. Thanks!
This hitch is particularly stout, weighing in at 30+ pounds. Installation isn't so simple (due to Mazda 5 design), but the instructions from etrailer provide an accurate and comprehensive understanding of what is involved. It took me about 3 hours to install. Here are some of the salient points about installation:
- put the car on jackstands (or a lift if you have one available). Nearly impossible to install w/o raising the backend of the car for better access.
- lowering the muffler and removing the heatshield was straightforward.
- grinding out larger mounting holes held no surprises and took about 10-15 minutes.
- cutting out the heatshield was particularly concerning (as this is a brand new car). Basically, the hitch mount replaces that part of the heatshield, so you still have heat protection from the muffler. But, I'm somewhat concerned that the hitch is a better conductor of heat than the heatshield (and maybe doesn't offer the same level of protection). Probably just my engineering neurosis.
- fishing the carriage bolts & spacers was a snap.
- mounting of the hitch and re-installation of heatshield & muffler were straightforward.
Good installation plans made for an enjoyable long lasting no worry hitch. Now we can pack the kids and store everyone's stuff on the back hitch rack.
We love it! etrailer helped us find the right brake light package and over for the trailer, too! Great service and products!
Best design on the market. Keeps the receiver as high as it can go, this keeps it out of the driveway. Install was so easy and the hardware provided.
A little challenging to fish the bolts into the frame, but the whole install took just a few hours.
Exactly what I needed. A little too difficult for me to install, so I paid to have it done by the local mechanic for $150.00
Easy enough install - working well.
Took me a Saturday to install, but if you don't mind getting your hands a little dirty, it's not to bad.
product was exactly as stated
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Tim
8/19/2022
etrailer contacted me after this review and gave me a partial refund to cover the damage, which I really appreciated. The hitch has worked great for us. Very pleased with this product.