Best 2012 Fiat 500 Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Hello neighbors, is Brad here at etrailer and today we're taking a look at the best trailer hitch options for a 2012 Fiat 500. Now with a lot of vehicles out there when searching for a trailer hitch, they all kind of start to look the same and sometimes you can see the difference in the weight capacities and that's really what makes 'em stand out. But sometimes they're about the same. And unfortunately with the Fiat 500 there's just not a whole lot of options. In fact, there's only two, but we're gonna kind of decipher which one might be best for you. Now the two options that we have here today are going to be our Curt that we have up top and then below that we have a draw type. more
10/28/2022 11:27:14 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Fiat 500 - Hidden Hitch- Video
Today, on this 2012 Fiat 500, We'll be installing part number 60289, from Hidden Hitch. All right, this is what the hitch looks like when it's installed on our Fiat. Next, we'll give you some measurements that will help you out in selecting some accessories, such as a bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of the receiver opening, down to the ground, will be about 11 inches, and from the center of a hitch pin hole to the edge of bumper will be about 2 and 1/2 inches. Now, we'll go ahead and show you how the hitch is installed. All right, now the first thing we need to do is double check to see if this car has a spare tire, or not. On this vehicle, it does not, because if it did have a spare tire, you would have to lower the spare tire, and the spare tire lift. Now, we'll go ahead and remove the 2 fascia mounting screws at the bottom of the fascia. Once we have them removed, we can see how we can move the bumper cover around to give us some extra working room. Next, we have to lower the muffler. There will be 2 muffler hangers by the tailpipe that we'll have to spray down with some lubricant, and pry one off. We have our inboard hanger removed, prying it off, and then we'll do our outboard hanger, and it's kind of hard to see. With everything out of the way, we can start installing the plates that will hold the hitch up, and then there's a bolt we have to install going towards the front of the vehicle on the passenger side. So, before we install the plate, we'll go ahead and install one of the bolts. It'll be a half inch by 4 inch long carriage bolt. more
9/12/2014 9:04:54 AM
Trailer Hitch Installation - 2012 Fiat 500 - Draw-Tite- Video
Today on this 2012 Fiat 500 we're going to install part number 24873 from Draw-Tite. This is what the hitch looks like once it's in stalled on our Fiat. Next we'll give some measurements to help you out in selecting some accessories, such as bicycle rack or a cargo carrier. From top of the receiver opening down to the ground is about 11 inches. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the edge of the bumper is about 2 1/2 inches. Now I'll show you how the hitch is installed. First thing we do is double check to see if this car has a spare tire or not. In this vehicle it does not. more
9/12/2014 9:00:10 AM
