Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Honda CR-V- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2018 Honda CR-V, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Draw-Tite Trailer Hitch Receiver. Before we get into that though, let's just take a couple of minutes, check this out and make sure it's gonna be the right hitch for you. Something I do wanna address right off the bat, it seems like a lot of people are curious about is if by putting a hitch on here, is it gonna mess with your hands free lift gate assist feature, if you happen to have that, if your vehicle's equipped with it And unfortunately today, our model does not have it so I can't actually show it but I do know from past experience, it will still work. It seems like works for a lot of other people as well. You'll just have to kick your foot to either side of the receiver tube opening and take a little practice, find that sweet spot but you can get it to open up. more
6/21/2023 1:40:13 PM
Best 2018 Honda CR-V Trailer Hitch Options- Video
Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer today we're gonna be checking out our best trailer hitch options for your 2018 Honda CR-V. We're gonna be looking at five different trailer hitches today and don't get overwhelmed. They're all pretty similar for the most part. These top four are kind of in the same group as each other. And then this one down here, it's kind of in a group of its own, but this one up here is gonna be the EcoHitch. This one is the Etrailer hitch. more
9/19/2022 8:52:21 AM
etrailer Class III Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Honda CR-V- Video
Hey everyone, Shane here with etrailer.com. Today I have a 2018 Honda CRV. I want to walk through how to install the etrailer.com Class Three trailer hitch receiver. This is what our hitch is gonna look like when it's installed. You can see the cross tube is completely hidden behind our fascia. One thing we really see is our receiver tube so it maintains a nice clean look on the vehicle. more
5/13/2021 4:12:37 PM
Curt Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Honda CR-V- Video
Today on our 2018 Honda CR-V, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Curt Class III custom-fit trailer hitch receiver. So here's what our Curt hitch is going to look like once we have fully installed. The really nice thing about this hitch is that that cross tube is going to be completely hidden, and all we're going to see is the receiver tube sticking out, so it's not going to distract from the looks of our CR-V. It is a class III hitch, which means it's going to give us that two-inch by two-inch receiver tube opening, and there's going to be a wide variety of accessories available, whether you're looking for a standard ball mount, a cargo carrier, or a bike rack up to four bikes. The way we're going to mount all of our accessories is going to be through the hitch pin hole here, and it will accept a standard 5/8 pin and clip.Now they're not included in the kit, but you can pick them up on our website using part number PC three. The safety chain connection point, it's going to be a loop style welded to the bottom of the receiver tube. more
5/15/2019 1:17:40 PM
Curt Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Honda CR-V C13306- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Honda CRV, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Curt class three custom fit trailer hitch receiver, part number C13306. So here's what our Curt hitch is going to look like once we have it fully installed. The really nice thing about this hitch, is that cross tube is going to be completely hidden and all we're going to see is the receiver tube sticking out. So it's not going to distract from the looks of our CRV.It is a class three hitch, which means it's going to give us that two inch by two inch receiver tube opening. And there's going to be a wide variety of accessories available, whether you're looking for a standard ball mount, a cargo carrier, or a bike rack up to four bikes. The way we're going to mount all of accessories is going to be through the hitch pin hole here. more
1/25/2018 4:00:16 PM
Draw-Tite Max-Frame Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Honda CR-V 76128- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Honda CRV we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Draw-Tite class three custom fit trailer hitch receiver, part number is 76128. Here's what our Draw-Tite hitch is gonna look like once we have it installed on our CRV. It is gonna sit right below our bumper and that cross tube is gonna be visibile, but it's kind of angled so it's not gonna be very intrusive and sticking out.Since it's a class three it's gonna have the two inch by two inch receiver tube opening which is gonna make it practically unlimited when it comes to accessories. That's gonna mean we're gonna be able to use anything from a standard ball mount, a cargo carrier, all the way up to a four bike rack. The way we're gonna mount all of our accessories is gonna be through this hole towards the front of the vehicle and it's gonna accept a standard five-eighths pin and clip, they're not included in our kit but you can pick one up on our website using part number PC3.The secondary hole towards the back of our receiver tube here is gonna be exclusively for the J-pin stabilization device. What that's gonna do is you're gonna have your standard hitch pin that's gonna go in and then this hook here is actually gonna apply pressure to your accessory on the inside of the receiver tube so it keeps everything nice and snug. more
1/25/2018 3:57:11 PM
Draw-Tite Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Honda CR-V- Video
Speaker 1: Today our 2018 Honda CRV, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Draw-Tite Class Two custom fit trailer hitch receiver, part number: 36597.Here's what our hitch is going to look like. It is going sit just right below our bumper, and the cross tube is going to be visible, but it is going to be tucked back a little bit, so it is going to be slightly hidden. It is a class two hitch, which means it's going to give us that 1-14" by 1-1/4" receiver tube opening, which is going to be great with some of our smaller cargo carriers or our smaller bike racks or for doing some light duty towing.The way we're going to mount all of our accessories is going to be through the hitch pin hole here, and it's going to accept a standard 1/2" pin and clip. Now, while they're not included in our kit, you can pick them up on our website using part number: PC2.The safety chain connection point are going to be loop style, kind of rolled steal stock. It's welded to the bottom, and we're not going to have too much trouble getting most size hooks on or off, because they do a have a rather large opening on them.Our hitch is going to feature a 350 pound tongue weight, and that's going to be the maximum pressure pushing down at the receiver tube. It's going to have 3,500 pound gross trailer weight rating, and that's going to be the maximum amount it can pull with the weight of the trailer and everything loaded on it. more
1/24/2018 12:28:46 PM
Curt Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Honda CR-V C12169- Video
Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Honda CR-V, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Curt Class II Custom Fit Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number C12169.He's what our hitch is gonna look like once we have it installed. The nice thing about it is that the cross-tube is going to be hidden behind the bumper and all we're going to see is the receiver tube sticking out. It is a Class II hitch, which means it's going to give us that inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter receiver tube opening, which is going to be great for small cargo carriers, small bike racks, or even light-duty towing.The way we're going to mount all of our accessories is through the hitch pinhole here, and it's going to accept a standard half-inch pinning clip, which are included in our kit, which is always a nice bonus. The safety chain connection points are going to be a loop style welded to the bottom of the receiver tube, and as you can see, we're going to have plenty of room to get most sized hooks on or off. Our hitch is going to have a 350 pound tongue weight, which is going to be the maximum weight that's going to be pushing down at the receiver tube. It's going to have a 3,500 pound gross trailer weight rating, which is the amount that it can pull including the trailer and everything loaded on it.Now, per the manufacturer, Curt does recommend the use of a stabilization strap for any non-trailer loads or anything that's not supported by tires, like most cargo carriers and bike racks. more
1/24/2018 12:27:57 PM
