- INSTALL DRAW TITE HITCH 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK FOR FREE
- INSTALL DRAW TITE HITCH 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK PDF
- INSTALL DRAW TITE HITCH 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK INSTALL
If you have a powertrain warranty issue, they could be wondering if you were pulling a 5000lb trailer with that hitch and no wonder something broke or over heated. A 2" hitch is really what you want for universal plug and play with hitch accessories (but there are adapters as ofckrupke mentions). more than a 1 1/4" which is about all a Subaru can pull). A 2" hitch implies a certain amount of carrying capacity (e.g. I would look into that if you're still covered by the powertrain warranty. See the “It’s a heavy mo-fo” comment above. I don’t leave the rack on the car if I’m not using it. You can get an optional second carrier that slides into the main one to hold another two bikes.īeware that the bike rack blocks the rear camera. I wouldn’t want to move it more than 20 feet on a regular basis. I have the good Thule receiver hitch bike rack with the integral locks. After 4 years, my trailer plug is all corroded. Leave the plug in the spare tire well and feed it out the tailgate on those rare occasions when you tow. You remove the plastic between the glass and the floor and connect an aftermarket controller. The plug for the wiring harness is on the side in the rear halfway between the lift gate and the back seat on the drivers side.
INSTALL DRAW TITE HITCH 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK INSTALL
I screwed up and had U Haul install a bolt-on hitch. Any auto body shop will gladly do the work if you don’t want to DIY.
INSTALL DRAW TITE HITCH 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK PDF
You can google the factory hitch on any Subaru parts site and download the PDF install instructions. The install directions including cutting the bumper cover are identical to the factory hitch.
You have to remove and cut the vinyl bumper cover to create clearance for the hitch. It installs the same way the factory hitch does. It probably took 90 minutes to install, but freeing the bumper fascia was a lot of that.) Those who feel wedded to a particular rear-ender rack with a 2 inch stinger and object to the rearward displacement of an adapter may therefore prefer an aftermarket hitch that mounts on the underside of the unibody (This is actually how I got my factory hitch for $100 on craigslist. Subaru dealerships are likely compelled to install only the factory hitch which, although attached in the structurally strongest fashion at the bumper bar's own structural mount points for Gen4 and Gen5 Outbacks, also sports a 1-1/4 inch receiver (at least, the early Gen5 got this, but I see its part number was L101SAL010, a slightly different # from the one listed in the graphic, so maybe they have responded to US demand since then). I don't think they needed to drill holes in my Subaru Outback to install the dealer-supplied hitch. shows the "Dealer Installed Option" of a trailer hitch to have an invoice price of $279. As for installed price I paid, the line-item was about $300. They are ripping you off if they tell you $720.
INSTALL DRAW TITE HITCH 2012 SUBARU OUTBACK FOR FREE
I think the dealer should just install it for free to you. I got one at the dealer as part of the negotiating tactic. I think a properly installed hitch is worth it.
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