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How to Install the EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch on a 2008 Honda Civic

Hi there, Civic owners. Today, on your 2008 Honda Civic, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install EcoHitch's class three two-inch trailer hitch receiver. And this is what our hitch looks like when it's installed. It does kinda stick out the back a little bit here, a little bit past the bumper, but the crosstube's completely hidden behind our fascia here, so you're only gonna… see more >

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