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How to Install the etrailer Trailer Hitch Receiver on a 2024 Toyota Highlander

Click for more info and reviews of this etrailer 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 Toyota Highlander parts and accessories: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle/2024... https://www.etrailer.com Don’t forget to subscribe!    / etrailertv   Full transcript: https://www.etrailer.com/tv-install-e... How we doing neighbors Ian with etrailer here. If you're looking to carry a little bit extra cargo or maybe some bike racks on the back of your 2024 Toyota Highlander, this etrailer hitch is gonna be a great option. Let's get into a few features and then that install. Our etrailer hitch here is going to be featuring a nice matte black finish, which is gonna match the plastics of your Toyota Highlander. So wonderful finish. Normally I like Hideaway hitches a little more just 'cause I like a clean cutoff look at the back of the vehicle. But I think with this matte black, absolutely a good finish. Plus we're boasting a beautiful 5,000 pounds towing capacity and 500 on our tongue weight. Of course, you would wanna look at your vehicle manufacturer specs to see which number is lower and then go with the lower rating of the two. And this is going to feature a 5/8 hitch pin hole. Does not come with the pin, but do look at our website for lots of good options, including those nice locking options for your accessories. And then it does have these larger loops for your safety chain. So very easy to get both the clevis and S binder types on there. And a couple measurements to keep in mind. From our center of the hitch pin hole out to the edge of the bumper, we're looking at just two inches there. So that should be plenty of clearance if you've got any folding bike racks or maybe a folding cargo carrier or any other accessory, just helps find the good measurements for that clearance. And then speaking of clearance from the ground to the top of the receiver tube here, we've got 15 inches. So that'll give you an idea of how low your accessory or trailer might be sitting once hooked up. We're gonna go ahead and hop into that install. I wanted to mention it's not too bad by any means. We are gonna have to remove one plastic cover here from the driver's side and trim that up. But otherwise, really not that bad or time consuming. Probably 30 minutes with you and a buddy out in the driveway. No big deal at all. So if it's not something you feel like dealing with after you watch the video, go ahead and check out our dealer locator on the website as well. That dealer locator is gonna help you find a trained professional to help get that hitch on your Highlander. But for those DIYers, let's go ahead and hop into that and we'll get that install out of the way. We're gonna begin by coming under the vehicle. We're removing this large plastic panel on the driver's side. There are three 10 millimeter bolts we'll start with. And then there's gonna be three of these plastic hole tabs that we'll need to get out. And in between our spare tire and the plastic panel, we've got two 13 millimeter push type plastic nuts that need to come off. What you can do is just apply good pressure to the bottom of the plastic, drawing it downward towards you as you're undoing. And once we get this second one undone, it should just pop down and away from the vehicle. You are gonna have these covers like this here where it's just a little flat head and you can loosen that up and then just get your fingers underneath it, give that a good pry and that'll pop out. And we're gonna take a brush and run that up into those threaded holes, just to make sure when we go to put the hitch up and thread those bolts in that we're not gonna have any problems. Of course, repeating that on the other side, exact same procedure. And then there are two rubber plugs here that we will need to remove as well. And hop over to the other side to do the same thing. And then on the passenger side, we're gonna come over to this bracket next to the exhaust and we'll need to take that 17 millimeter bolt out. And at the rear of the vehicle attaching the bumper to these two anchor points. We've got a couple more push pins we'll need to remove. And then once we pull those out, what we'll want to do is just bend this tab out of the way for now. Just to be clear as far as how this hardware's gonna work, we did get a conical tooth washer with our bolt and we're gonna want the teeth up towards the vehicle. Take the hitch and then make sure we're on the opposite sides of these tabs here. And then also up in between the bumper and the fascia, we'll go ahead and put one bolt in there, go about five or six threads in just so that it holds it up for us. An