2018 Kia Sorento Trailer Hitch Installation And Review Videos

Best 2018 Kia Sorento Trailer Hitch Options- Video

Hey everyone, Ryan here at etrailer. Today we're going to be checking out our best trailer hitch options for the 2018 Kia Sorento. Today we're going to be looking at three different trailer hitches available for the Sorento. Right here, this is going to be the EcoHitch. This one will be the etrailer.com and this one will be the Curt hitch. So what we're going to do is kind of touch base on some of the differences and similarities that all these are going to have. more

8/2/2023 1:42:29 PM

etrailer.com Trailer Hitch Inststallation - 2018 Kia Sorento- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Kia Sorento, we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the eTrailer Class III Custom Fit Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number E98843. Here's what our hitch is going to look like once we have it installed. The cross tube is going to be visible, and it's going to be sitting right below our bumper. It is a Class III hitch, which means that it's going to give us that two-inch by two-inch receiver tube opening which is going to open up a lot of doors for all sorts of different kinds of accessories that we can mount up.Now, the way that we're going to mount any of our accessories into the hitch pin hole here on the side, and it is going to accept a standard 5/8 pin and clip, and while these aren't included in our kit, you can pick them up here at etrailer.com. As far as these safety chain connection points go, it's going to be a plate style welded in the bottom of the receiver tube and the cross tube, and as you can see, we're not going to have too much trouble getting most size hooks on or off, but we're going to have plenty of room to get that positioning right so we shouldn't have to worry about a locking device or a hitch pin getting in the way.Our hitch is going to have a 750-pound tongue weight, which is going to be the maximum downward force at the receiver tube here. It's also going to have a 5,000-pound gross trailer weight rating, which is going to be the amount it can pull including the trailer and everything we have loaded on it. more

9/26/2018 8:52:11 AM

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Kia Sorento - Draw-Tite- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Kia Sorento we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Draw-Tite Class Three Class 111 Custom Fit Trailer Hitch Receiver, part number 75908. Here's what our hitch is going to look like once we have it installed. That cross tube is going to be visible right underneath the bumper, but it is going to be tucked in nicely, so it's really not going to distract from the looks of our Sorento. Our hitch is going to give us that 2" by 2" opening, 'cause it is a Class 111, which offers a wide variety of accessories that we can mount up.Now, the way that we're going to mount all of our accessories to through the forward hole here. It's going to accept the standard 5/8 pin and clip. Those aren't included in our kit, but you can pick them up here, on our website at etrailer.com, using part number PC3. more

5/23/2018 2:17:10 PM

Curt Trailer Hitch Installation - 2018 Kia Sorento- Video

Speaker 1: Today on our 2018 Kia Sorento, we're gonna take a look at, and also show you how to install, the Curt Custom Fit Class III Trailer Hitch Receiver. This offers the 2" x 2" receiver tube opening, as part number: C13195. Now, here's what our hitch is gonna look like when you get it installed. You'll see the cross tube come run across to about this point, then a bracket is gonna tuck up and over the hitch, and then of course, it's gonna go over and match up to the frame. You've got the hardware. There's no drilling or anything like that required, so it's a pretty easy installation. more

11/7/2017 6:48:15 AM