Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Ford F250 and F350 - Carbide Finish
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Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Ford F250 and F350 - Carbide Finish
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2001 Ford F-350 Super Duty - Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Ford F250 and F350 - Carbide Finish
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Install your fifth wheel trailer hitch in half the time with this custom bracket kit. Requires less drilling than universal kits and provides a custom fit for your . Includes everything you need for installation.
Features:
- Custom brackets mount beneath your truck bed to provide attachment points for 5th wheel rails
- Base rails sit in truck bed and allow installation of 5th wheel trailer hitch
- Custom fit - brackets mount to existing holes in your vehicle's frame
- Minimizes drilling
- Installation time is cut in half, compared with universal bracket systems
- Complete kit includes brackets, rails and hardware
- Visible rails have carbide finish to match your Curt Q5 fifth wheel hitch
- Compatible hitches - Curt, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Reese, Valley and Husky 5th wheel hitches
16443 & 16204 Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit with Rails and Brackets - Carbide Finish
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Video Transcript for Curt Fifth Wheel Installation Kit - Custom - C16443-204 Review
Today, we're going to take a look at the Curt custom fifth-wheel installation kit with the carbide finish rails for the Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks. This is a custom fit part. It is designed to fit the 1999 to 2004 Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks with the 6.75 foot bed or the 8 foot bed. On any custom fit part, I always like to recommend for you to go to our website, use our fit guide, put in your year model vehicle, and it'll show you if this part will work for your application. These custom brackets, right here, are designed to mount beneath your truck bed. They are what provide the attachment points for your fifth-wheel rails to connect to. These are custom-fit brackets.
They will mount to existing holes in your vehicle's frame, and this will help minimize the amount of drilling that's required, and the installation time is cut in half when compared with universal bracket systems. The base rails themselves, that is what these base rails are what will attach to these mounting brackets. The base rails will sit in your truck bed, and they allow the installation of your fifth-wheel hitch to your vehicle. These are visible above-bed rails. These happen to have a nice, carbide finish to them.
This part includes everything shown here on the table. It includes the two above-bed base rails, the two mounting brackets, one for each side, all the mounting hardware that's needed to install it and a nice set of detailed instructions. This kit will work with fifth-wheel hitches from Curt, Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, Husky, Reese, and Valley. That should do it for the review on the Curt custom fifth-wheel installation kit with the carbide finish rails for the Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks.
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Curt Custom Fifth Wheel Installation Kit for Ford F250 and F350 - Carbide Finish - C16443-204
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (76 Customer Reviews)
Install your fifth wheel trailer hitch in half the time with this custom bracket kit. Requires less drilling than universal kits and provides a custom fit for your vehicle. Includes everything you need for installation.by: Patrick06/19/2023
Very solid and well built. Installation took me longer than advertised. The instructions were a little vague, but I figured it out. A few extra carriage bolts and flange nuts would have been nice. All in all, everything lined up perfectly when I measured carefully as outlined in the instructions. I towed with it yesterday for the first time, and it worked great!
by: Martin02/16/2024
2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty
My wife and I installed this in 3 hrs. We are in our mid 70’s. We had access to a 2 post lift which made this much easier as we could raise and lower the truck as needed for access. Although some say the instructions were vague I had no problem, just read them through first and begin. As the instructions stated some vehicles may have some differences as we found that the hole for the front driver side bolt needed to be drilled into the frame. After the bracket was mounted we just used the existing hole in the bracket as a guide. We previously installed an AIR LIFT AL59393 kit and it works great with this rail kit. We did our research to be sure they worked together. If you want to be sure about compatibility call etrailer and talk to one of the experts.
by: Phillip 04/25/2024
One year removed from installation at this point. Installation went as well as could be expected, as my truck had 350,000 miles and 23 years in service at the time of installation. Compounding the situation was a very thick spray-in bedliner and a pretty severe bow in the bed from a dropped load. I had to leave out a few of the rail spacers on account of the aforementioned handicaps. I'll report that with some careful, coordinated bolt tightening, after all items were in place, I have 2 heavy, high quality 5th-wheel rails that work well. I'm in the salt belt, (the truck is from Phoenix), so I re-painted everything that was exposed and it's held up well so far. I'd recommend for other customers, both the product and the store. etrailer is great and so is Curt - this is my second Curt product from etrailer and both were great experiences all-around.
by: Michael 03/06/2024
2004 Ford F-250 Super Duty
I ordered this for my 2004 Ford F250 Super Duty. Shipping was fast and arrived in good condition. Installation was straight forward and works perfect for the multiple 5th wheel hitches I’ve used it for. Would buy here again if I ever need anything else. Also, the price was the same or cheaper than elsewhere and the detailed and helpful website was the deciding factor why I purchased here.
by: Morgan06/28/2022
Easy to install, rebuilt the truck bed the 5th wheel camper was rear ended and destroyed the old hitch.
by: Walter, R01/20/2016
Thanks Etrailer for great customer service and quick delivery. Received my rail kit in time to install for my weekend trip. Michelle s. Was very helpful in getting me the right part and at a great price.
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Walter, R.
1/23/2017
rails are working out just fine, no problems at all.
by: Syd12/27/2023
I HAVEN'T HAD ONE PROBLEM WITH MY HITCH. I bought it about a year ago. I arrived sooner than I was told it would and it is still in the box. I never opened it or installed it. But I do plan to.
by: Lisa Blair07/27/2017
The Product was nice and worth the money, the packaging for shipping was really poor. The shipping was very fast but when we received it, one part was damaged with dents and scratches. We are very unsatisfied with that. We paid 400 for a hitch that is damaged and will rust. The parts in the hitch box were not wrapped for protection. Also, instead of putting it in a box that fit, they staples a million staples to make a box around the factory box. It was very unprofessional.
Pretty upset for the money we spent.
by: Andy N08/25/2016
2003 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty
Only pulled camper for 20 miles so far, but hitch seemed to work great! Very easy to install and put together. Took about 3-4 hrs start to finish.
by: Charles 03/03/2023
Sorry for getting back so late as we have been very busy here at the shop. As this was the first order from etrailer.com, everything went very smooth with no problems from the original online order to receiving the order delivered in great shape. Great packaging. We will be ordering soon on our next project/repair in a few weeks. Thanks!
by: Lonnie02/12/2020
2000 Ford F-350 Super Duty
Installation of the Curt C16443-204 custom rail kit was a snap on my 2000 F350 dually. The instructions were pretty generic but not to hard to figure out. Once in place it was easy to line line everything up to fit the hitch in and tighten everything down.
by: Peter C09/11/2016
Customer service for product selection and order entry were excellent and focused on my interests and needs. The hitch, custom installation kit, and harness were shipped very quickly and arrived sooner than expected. Everything arrived in excellent condition. Assembly and installation instructions were very clear and specific, and I was able to assemble and install everything with no problems and in a very reasonable amount of time. Total cost was roughly half of what it would have been if I had purchased the products and had them installed by a dealer. I am very satisfied with my experience dealing with etrailer.com, and would highly recommend them to anyone shopping for towing products.
Peter C.
10/23/2017
Awesome. The hitch has worked great. Very, Very happy with the purchase,delivery, installation which I did myself, and performance of the product.Thanks again,Ill be sure to refer anyone who needs products you offer to you.
by: MAGA Mama03/27/2024
2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty
Excellent built to last product and extremely quick shipping!
by: Robert01/25/2019
1999 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty
Great price for a decent product. I would have given 5 stars but the instructions are crapy. If your thinking of getting this kit and your a do it your self-kind of person. The 60 minutes install won't work. I spent 4 hours on mine. I was missing one lock washer I think even though it's not called out in the picture. Lay out all your fasteners first! There are two spacer/washers that are thinner than the rest. Make sure you get them in the proper location. The brake fasteners go between the plate and frame. From the instruction, it looks like they pass through the frame. They don't so I will need to remove the left plate to get that right. Other than that it's a great product that could use a better instruction sheet.
Robert S.
1/26/2020
I have pulled my 5th wheel over 5k miles since installed. The plates and bolts have not rusted and still look great.
by: Ed08/04/2023
Easy transaction, fast delivery, only issue was needs better packing. The delivery monkeys destroyed the packing Lucky only one parts was damaged and hopefully all the hardware is in the box remains.
by: Walter07/27/2019
2003 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty
I ordered the hitch mount for a 2003 F250. When I received it the instructions said it doesn’t fit some 2003 models. Had I known this I wouldn’t have bought it. I had to drill several holes to make it fit and it was missing some hardware. It is not coming back off but I’m less than happy with the misinformation.
Rachael H.
8/1/2019
For clarification according to the installation instructions the fit note regarding 2003 and earlier models was in reference to competitors 5th wheel systems, and not in reference to the vehicle fit. For this kit the passenger side frame hanger will need to have holes drilled for complete installation.
by: Fred 09/16/2022
2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty
This kit is a snap to install, no frame drilling needed on my F250, you should use a tourqe wrench on the attaching bolts to insure saftey. O,reily auto parts lent me one for "free".
by: Ed03/05/2021
Bought these rails for my 5th wheel trail hitch and they out performed my expectations, they lined up with the factory holes in the truck frame and bolted right in and plus they held up to the few time I had to lock up my brakes when I was cut off. For sure i thought I would lose my rig with with the hitch breaking away or the rails giving out but they performed like they're supposed to do. I highly recommend them and more so cause of the great price. Can't be beat!!
by: Roland11/15/2018
2002 Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty
Product came without any hardware. Box was undamaged ,just no hardware with it.
I called customer service .They were very helpful and had the appropriate hardware sent out.
A week later the hardware package showed up and installation was straight forward. I started on the passenger side as that is the easiest because the drivers side has brake cables that must be disconnected .My truck is a dually so I jacked it up ,used jack stands,wheel chocks, and removed the wheels. This proved to make the installation much easier. Installation time 4 hours . Took my time. Had to drill a couple of holes for the front bolts to the frame but I am very satisfied . Took off one star for the bolts being missed. Etrailer is great .
by: Dennis02/22/2022
Worked perfectly. Great product
Dennis
2/24/2023
Ended up moving to another truck and it was still all new
by: GD in AZ01/05/2018
I've had these installed for about a year now. Still working perfectly.
etrailer is a pleasure to order from and good prices.
Gd A.
1/5/2019
Been 2 yrs with these installed and perfoming as they should. No problems, No worries. Thank you etrailer
by: Joe T10/29/2019
Bolt through box were a little short. Bed liner might not have been factored in. But they sent out longer bolts right away. Got the next day or two. Wish it came with a few more measurements on how far apart they should be than just put the hitch in and tighten the bolts down.
by: Jason M12/29/2020
Arrived fast. I installed myself on a 2004 F250; relatively simply, but I did have to drill out a hole in the truck's frame... which would be tough it you don't have a heavy duty drill motor. My existing air bags had to come off first. Took a good 6 hours to install. Overall, I am totally satisfied with the product!
by: Chris K04/03/2017
Etrailer.com has become my go-to site for everything. They're communication is excellent. When I asked for my item to be express shipped and they realized they couldn't get it to me in time because it wasn't in the warehouse, they quickly suggested a similar item and had it to me on time. Install on my Curt 5th wheel rails was a breeze and I just placed another order for more items that I would normally purchase from a competitor! Plus FREE SHIPPING and the low price guarantee! How could you go wrong? Thanks Etrailer
by: Phil A.09/10/2016
Ford F-350 Super Duty
I ordered the Curt Q16 fifth wheel hitch with rails and brackets for a Ford F350. It got here in 7 days over a holiday weekend and fit perfectly. The price was right including free shipping. Thank you.
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Morgan
6/29/2023
Easy to install, excellent product. My 14Yo son and I removed the bed, replaced the bed struts and installed the new hitch. Perfect fit