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etrailer | 2015 Honda Civic EcoHitch Hidden Trailer Hitch Receiver: Complete Installation

Click for more info and reviews of this EcoHitch 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-e... Hi there, Honda owners. Today, on your 2015 Honda Civic, we're gonna be taking a look at and showing you how to install Torklift's EcoHitch. And this is what our hitch looks like when it's installed. It's a two-inch by two-inch receiver, so it's gonna be great for all of your towing needs, whether you're wanting to use this for accessories, such as a bike rack, or if you're wanting to maybe get a little bit of work done or pull a little something with you like a jet ski trailer. You'll secure your accessories to your hitch using a 5/8-inch hitch pin and clip. Now, one doesn't come included with the hitch, but we've got plenty available here at etrailer. And we also have locking ones, which I would highly recommend to protect your investments. And on bottom, we've got plate-style safety chain loops that has a pretty large opening that should accommodate just about every shape, size and style. Our small one has no problem getting on there. And our big guy here, it goes on and off with ease as well. This hitch offers a 300-pound tongue weight, which is the force going down on top of our receiver. And that should be enough for a four bike platform rack fully loaded up with four bikes. You do just wanna pay attention to the weights because depending on the bike, it could be a heavier bike and you may not be able to have all four. The tongue weight rating is gonna include your accessory, so your bike rack, plus all the bikes on it, so just be careful when adding those up. It also offers a 2,000-pound gross towing capacity, which is how much that it can pull behind it. And that's enough if you've got a small utility trailer, maybe a little jon boat or a jet ski trailer, or something like that, you could probably pull with this. 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, it's right at about three inches. This is important when determining if your accessories will contact the bumper when inserted, and if they can be placed in the upright storage position without contacting the bumper. And from the ground to the top inside edge of our receiver tube, it's right at about 12 inches. And 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 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. This one's not overly difficult to install, but we are gonna have to trim a heat shield and an under panel as well as get those down, so I would say, give yourself about an hour, an hour and a half, maybe two hours to get this one installed. We'll begin our installation underneath the vehicle. We're gonna remove both the panel here at the back, as well as the under shield. Now, your instructions really don't tell you to remove the under shield, but pulling it down out of your way and stuff is just gonna be a big old fight, so it's much easier to just take it off and then we can put it back on afterwards. So, we're gonna start by removing the fasteners across the back here. And there's one over there along this side of the exhaust as well. You'll remove these fasteners by placing your screwdriver in, giving a little bit of a twist. And we don't wanna twist real hard, these get really brittle and break pretty easily. We do have pin kits here at etrailer, so you can get one with a selection of different pins for your particular make of vehicle. But if you take your time, just kinda work your way around it and get it to pop out of there. Once you get it popped out a little bit like that, what I found works really well is to grab like a pair of side cutters or something like that that has a little bit of a kind of a sharper edge to it, like this. We're not gonna cut this off of there, but with that sharp edge, it really grabs good. And if you don't squeeze very hard, you can get underneath that lip there and pull these out. So, we're now just gonna repeat that on the remaining ones. You can easily pull these out by hand, but if your vehicle's a few years old, maybe like three or four or more, then you probably got a lot of dirt