Installation Guide for the Draw-Tite Sportframe Trailer Hitch Receiver on a 2015 Honda Civic скачать в хорошем качестве

Installation Guide for the Draw-Tite Sportframe Trailer Hitch Receiver on a 2015 Honda Civic

Click for more info and reviews of this Draw-Tite Trailer Hitch: https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitc... Check out some similar Trailer Hitch options: https://www.etrailer.com/fitguide.htm Search for other popular Honda Civic parts and accessories: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle/2015... https://www.etrailer.com Don’t forget to subscribe!    / etrailertv   Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-install-d... Hi there, Civic owners. Today on your 2015 Honda Civic, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Draw-Tite's 1 1/4-inch trailer hitch receiver. This is a Class I 1 1/4 by 1 1/4-inch receiver. And here you can see it installed on the vehicle. The cross tube is gonna be a little bit visible, but it tucks up pretty nicely underneath and your Civic already sits pretty low, so you're really only gonna notice the receiver here at the back. And it's a nice small receiver that's gonna be great for your accessories, such as bike racks and very small cargo carriers potentially as well. But this is really gonna be great for getting those bikes to your destination. You'll secure your accessories to your hitch using a half-inch hitch pin and clip. Now, one doesn't come included with the hitch, but we've got plenty of available here at etrailer, and I also would recommend locking ones to protect your investments. On bottom, we have loop-style safety chain loops with a very large opening that should accommodate just about every shape, size, and style of safety chain. Our little one has no problem. And our big guy here also has no problem. This hitch features a 200-pound tongue weight, which is the force going down on top of the receiver. And this should be great for a two-bike platform rack loaded up. The rating here for your tongue weight of 200 pounds is any accessory you've got in there, so that includes your bike rack and any bikes that you put on it, so it can add up pretty quick. It also features a 2,000-pound gross towing capacity, and that's how much you can pull behind it. And that's gonna be enough if you've got a really small utility trailer if you need to get a little bit of work done, or maybe you've got a hot dog cart you wanna bring around. Now, as always, I recommend that you verify in your vehicle's owner's manual and ensure you don't exceed any of its towing capacities. Now, I've got some measurements for you to help you when deciding on accessories. From the center of our hitch pin hole to the edge of our rear bumper, we're looking at right at about 4 1/2 inches. And this is important when determining if your accessories will contact the bumper when placed into the receiver, and if you can put them in the upright storage position without contacting the bumper. And from the ground to the top inside edge of our receiver tube, it measures right at about 12 inches. This is important when determining if you need a drop, a rise, or a raised shank on your accessories. And since this one does sit so low, I definitely recommend a raised shank on your accessories. Now, that we've covered some of the features of our hitch, why don't you follow along with us in the shop and we'll show you how to get it installed. It is a relatively easy hitch to put on. We are gonna have to trim a couple of components and lower down the exhaust a little bit, but it won't take that long. This is something you could probably do in your garage in about an hour and a half, maybe two hours, depending on the tools you have available and how high you can lift the vehicle up. 'Cause the shield underneath is kinda big, and an extra set of hands could also help you get your hitch up here a little bit faster to save some time. We'll begin our installation underneath the vehicle. We'll need to lower down some components, so we can get our hitch up. That's gonna include our exhaust, our heat shield and our cover here. We're gonna start with the exhaust. To get that out of the way, it'll rest on our suspension here, so we don't need to worry about supporting it. So we're just gonna take some spray lubricant, put it on the hanger here at the back. And then we'll use a pry bar to just pry that off of there. So back into one of the other holes. Now that we've got it loose from that one, we're just gonna work our way forward, remove the next one here. And then depending on the room that we've got, we may or may not remove one more further, but we'll take this one off and see what kind of room we've got. So this is gonna be very similar to how we took off the other one, just gonna pry it off as well. Sometimes it's almost easier to just do it with your hands depending on where you can pry. That spray lubricant usually does a pretty good job of assisting you. Sometimes you need to hit it from both sides. I'll pry it again. There it goes. And we're sitting on our suspension now,