lunkerbasshunter Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I am no expert in how much it costs to install a receiver hitch on a van but for a $175 part to come to over $700 bucks seems like a a rip off to you? Let me know what you think and if you know somewhere that is a better deal? Thanks Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figureight Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 major ripoff. try uhaul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I got a hidden hitch for a car one time... $150 in the USA... Picked it up... Bolted it on in the parking lot... Drove it back home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Give Hitch City a call. Installing a hitch is a pretty simple process. I definitely wouldn't let anyone at Crappy Tire lay a hand on my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I installed one on my darango to 15 minutes to install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Hitch city or Van and truck world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bly Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 lunker, I have had uhaul install 2 hitches (changed vehicle), no problems with either, guarantee is good here and in the US. Cannot remember the exact prices but very reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnwire Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Does that price include the trailer you're going to haul around? Seriously though, it seems a high. I'd consider paying a professional to do that job, because I'm mechanically inept, and I haul my trailer on some rough "roads"...you want to make sure everything is buttoned up right or the consequences (particularly at highway speeds) could be catastrophic. That said, I wouldn't pay that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikeslayer Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I H8 CTC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedie Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 I first called Volvo due to that I have one and they said, Yes of course we can install one 2500 dollars plus tax. Are you joking I said an hang up. Called Uhaul up and they wanted 300 including everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Hitches made for specific vehicles generally go on in minutes. They are made with existing factory frame rail holes in mind and the nuts are on long tangs that get feed from the next hole up. Slip.. slap.. air ratchet.. quick connect on the existing wiring harness that tees in and you're off to the boat launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) Ended up putting one on my old van after having an appointment with Hitch World, they were supposed to have the hitch I needed in stock but didn't after I drove from Burlington to thee Hamilton Mountain. Got slightly ticked off and stopped at Crappy Tire on the way home. Bought a hitch and did it myself the next day. Pretty easy to do. This car I went to U Haul and paid them to put one on, $275 with tax, done. Edited July 9, 2011 by pikehunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 yeah i knew they were trying to rip me off. I googled it and it like 4 bolts lol. The wiring is a bit harder but not to bad. I may try some of your suggestions or maybe do it myself one evening this week Thanks for all the replies. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranks bait Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 That sounds really expensive. That being said, that is what I paid to have one instaled on my Honda back in '05. It needed a special hitch that only Honda made at the time that ran up to the middle of the truck? For you van it should be really easy, straight forward hitch? Now if they are putting in a tranny cooler and running fresh wire from the front I can see that kind of cost. Although for that kind of money I would go elsewhere and have people who specialize in hitches (or even vehicle repair for that matter)(yes I have a beef with CTC repairs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 yeah i knew they were trying to rip me off. I googled it and it like 4 bolts lol. The wiring is a bit harder but not to bad. I may try some of your suggestions or maybe do it myself one evening this week Thanks for all the replies. Cheers! You shoul be able to get a wiring harness for your specific vehicle... Then you unplug a tailight harness... Plug the trailer harness into the tailight... Then the tailight harnes into the other end of the trailer harness... Took me about 10 minutes I ordered it from napa for $50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Van and truck world. Just had one installed and wired for $340 out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 If it's a Sto'n'Go Grand Caravan, and you want the hitch to be completely hidden, "like factory" it is not a cheap endeavor. But bolting one on that hangs below the bumper is just as effective and less than half the cost. Sounds like you already solved it anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfisher Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 major ripp.. i have put on a couple... just bolt them on and double check it a couple times after hooking something up to it... Lights come prewired on most suv/trucks... cars are just a little harder ... easy Splicing of the rear lights and your good to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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