Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Hyundai Sonata - Hidden Hitch- Video
Today, on our 2007 Hyundai Sonata we'll be installing the Draw-Tite hitch part number 60816.This is what our hitch will look like once it's installed.Next, we'll go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch.From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outer most edge of the bumper is 5-1/4 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 12 inches. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a bike rack or a cargo carrier.Now, let's go ahead with the installation.Before we can install the hitch, we'll need to go ahead and lower the exhaust.To do this, we'll remove the four exhaust hangers so that we can lower both sides.This is a dual-exhaust application, so there is no underbody trim panel that will need to be removed. Three of these four will have a bolt that we can remove to simply detach them. eep in mind, it may be easier to remove the bolts if you spray them down with a little spray lubricant also.The fourth one is just a rubber isolator that we'll spray down with some spray lubricant and then use our pry bar or flat-bladed screwdriver to remove.Now with our exhaust lowered down we'll need to remove the heat shield for both mufflers. There's a total of four fasteners for each. more
6/21/2012 12:11:07 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Hyundai Sonata - Draw-Tite- Video
Today, on our 2007 Hyundai Sonata we'll be installing the Draw-Tite hitch, part number 24757.This is what our hitch will look like once it's installed.Next, we'll go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assisst you in selecting accessories for your new hitch.From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outer most edge of the bumper is 5-1/4 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 12 inches. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a bike rack or a cargo carrier.Now let's go ahead with the installation.Before we can install the hitch, we'll need to go ahead and lower the exhaust.To do this, we'll remove the four exhaust hangers so that we can lower both sides. This is a dual exhaust application, so there is no underbody trim panel that'll need to be removed.Three of these four will have a bolt that we can remove to simply detach them.Keep in mind, it may be easier to remove the bolts if you spray them down with a little spray lubricant also.The fourth one is just a rubber isolator that we'll spray down with some spray lubricant and then use our pry bar or flat-bladed screwdriver to remove.Now with our exhaust lowered down, we'll need to remove the heat shields for both mufflers. There is a total of four fasteners for each.Let's go ahead and remove them now.With the heat shields out of the way, you can see it exposes the frame rails and the two well nuts in the side of the frame rail.Before we begin installation, first point out the attachment points. We have one inside of each frame rail and the tow hook for a total of three attachment points.Before we attempt to install our fasteners, however, we're going to want to clean out the well nuts as they will build up with dust, dirt, and debris over time. more
6/21/2012 12:09:37 PM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2007 Hyundai Sonata - Curt- Video
Today, on our 2007 Hyundai Sonata we'll be installing the Curt hitch, part number 11325.This is what our hitch will look like once it's installed.Next, we'll go ahead and give you a couple measurements to assist you in selecting accessories for your new hitch.From the center of the hitch pinhole to the outer most edge of the bumper is 5-1/2 inches. From the top of the receiver tube to the ground is 12-1/4 inches. This will assist you in selecting accessories such as a bike rack or a cargo carrier.Now let's go ahead with the installation. Before we can install the hitch, we'll need to go ahead and lower the exhaust.To do this, we'll remove the four exhaust hangers so that we can lower both sides. This is a dual exhaust application, so there is no underbody trim panel that'll need to be removed. Three of these four will have a bolt that we can remove to simply detach them.Keep in mind, it may be easier to remove the bolts if you spray them down with a little spray lubricant also.The fourth one is just a rubber isolator that we'll spray down with some spray lubricant and then use our pry bar or a flat-bladed screwdriver to remove. more
6/21/2012 12:07:40 PM
