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05-13-2010, 10:39 AM
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Curt Hitch Installed/Bike Rack
Installed yesterday in about 30 minutes from start to clean up. Pretty happy with the results. Did not have to remove bumper with this hitch!!
    Sorry for the cruddy cell phone pics!! Last edited by valpoyaris; 05-13-2010 at 11:00 AM. Reason: pic edit |
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05-13-2010, 11:48 AM
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Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 5,741
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Same hitch as mine. Only complaint, shitty finish on the Curt product. Rusts like a sumbeetch in no time. Reese hitch on my other vehicle still looks new, and is the same age. Curt hardly has any original finish on it at all.
Those bikes are gonna do some serious swinging around on that big ass extender!!
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05-13-2010, 12:25 PM
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Drives: '09 Yaris & '10 Auris Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Germany
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Don't you need a second set of rearlights and a new number plate for it? Things here seem to be much more difficult.
I just installed my new tow hitch and i am looking for a good deal on a bike rack but unfortunately they have to look like this in europe:  All this crap makes them expensive. |
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05-13-2010, 12:32 PM
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Ya, swinging is the problem now. Looking to cut down the arm of the bike rack and see if that helps.
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05-14-2010, 12:26 AM
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1NZ-6spd
Drives: '05 6-Spd Vitz RS Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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You should take the hitch back off and spray it with Rock Guard. You won't have any rust problems then.
And, yeah, I'd try and shorten that thing a bit. |
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05-26-2010, 03:43 PM
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Took almost 7 inches off the arm of the bike rack, no sway now!
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05-26-2010, 05:25 PM
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Drives: 2009 Meteorite Metallic LB MT Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Southeast Wisconsin
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I've been thinking about a hitch like that and bike rack. Thanks for the pics and information.
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05-27-2010, 10:31 AM
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Drives: Big Yellow Join Date: May 2009
Location: Somewhere in the vacinity of Betelgeuse
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That looks great!
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