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07-20-2009, 09:42 AM | #1 |
Drives: 2008 Liftback Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Boston, MA
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Hidden Hitch, Curt, or Draw-Tite for rear-mounted bike rack
I'm in the market for a hitch-mounted bike rack and can't differentiate between Hidden-Hitch, Curt, or the Draw-Tite hitches.
From my search, it seems like a lot of Yaris owners use either the Hidden-Hitch or the Curt hitch, both of which use different mounting points. Are there any advantages to either/or? I don't really want to remove the rear bumper to do the installation. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! |
07-20-2009, 10:36 AM | #2 |
Drives: 2009 Meteorite Metallic LB MT Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Southeast Wisconsin
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I would also like to know the advantages. I've been thinking about a hitch
for a long time, but only for using with a bike carrier. |
07-20-2009, 02:47 PM | #3 |
you shouldn't have to remove the bumper. It's just tight in there if you don't.
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07-20-2009, 03:36 PM | #4 |
I installed mine without pulling the bumper (it's the one that mounts to four bolt locations on the rear crossmember behind the bumper). It is a pretty tight fit, but a good racheting (sp) box wrench makes the job pretty easy...it took me about an hour to mount the thing start to finish.
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07-21-2009, 01:25 AM | #5 |
Drives: 2007 Yaris LB Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Jose, CA, USA
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Here is another thread on this subject I started a while ago.
http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7431 |
07-21-2009, 01:56 AM | #6 |
Drives: 2009 Meteorite Metallic LB MT Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Southeast Wisconsin
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Of course, after deciding on which hitch, then I would need to decide on
which carrier to go with the hitch.....more decisions. |
07-21-2009, 10:48 AM | #7 |
harbor freight has a nice rack for 29.00
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