Folx,
aint nuttin' to it, a very easy install. A helper would, well, help, but aint required, I did it by myself. Wear some eye protection where u r under that bumper, cr@p will be falling out of cracks etc.
Here's my summary of install:
- make sure you have all the parts. Some of mine went flying outta box while enroute and I had to call Curt and order replacements.
- SAFETY !!!! Eye wear. A safe way to get the rear of the car up. Make sure she's solid when on those jacks, shake er before getting under there. I suggest driving onto Rhino or similar ramps. Hand brake, choke them wheels. Hand gloves, meesa luvs those cotton gloves with rubber dots.
- remove the spare tire
- In the tire well, pop or cut out the two rear-most rubber plugs that seal the 2 holes
- get the 2 short bolts from the kit and the 2 giant @ss washers with square holes. Stick the bolts through the washers and then through the holes in the wheel well. Gravity will make sure they stay in place
- remove the 3 smallish Torx-head screws from under the rear fascia (the long dark grey plastic doohickey under the the rear bumper) . These expand small plastic tabs that kind of hold the fascia in place. You can stow away one of the screws/tabs as you won't need it after the install
- tug on the ends of the fascia to pry it away from the bumper.
- get the hits assy positioned under the bumper (lay it on the ground) and you will see how the whole thing fits under there
- figure out a way to safely cut a ~3"x6" rectangular portion of the fascia around the center hole, some of the hitch will recess in there
- get 2 nuts and 2 small washers, lift the hitch (fashion some way to support it , unless you can bench press and hold 40lb) so that the bolts from the wheel well go through the holes in the hitch's center plate and thread the nuts onto the bolts a few good turns. Keep it loose but not where the hitch could fall onto your face, they won't be able to buff those marks off.
- about the only other semi frustrating thing is placing the 2 black brackets on top of the longitudinal frame rails and managing to thread the longer bolts through. I suggest making sure the thread is clear and willing to receive the bolts before attempting it.
- get some black silicone caulking and seal around the washers/holes in the well. Wait a bit for the caulking to start drying so that it would hold the giant washers in place
- torque all the 6 bolts to 70 foot pounds - the outer 4 bolts are easy, the 2 in the center are likely to want to spin around, caulking should hold them in place