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Posted on 7/17/20 at 9:46 pm
Posted by Fulwar
Member since Jun 2012
318 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 9:46 pm
Got a quote for $500 to install a hitch on my 2019 F150. Anybody had any better quotes in the BR area?

Anyone ever installed one themselves? TIA
Posted by akimoto
Thibodaux
Member since Jun 2010
581 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 9:54 pm to
I installed one on my wife's CRV when we made the move back from California. I ordered a Curt from Amazon. There's plenty of YouTube videos. Took 30 minutes tops.

I'm amazed your truck didn't come with one already installed.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
21997 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 10:01 pm to
Its not hard to do 6 bolts.
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25168 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 11:00 pm to
Installed one on my wife’s Acura MDX and one on a Yukon I had.

Wasn’t hard. A little awkward on the MDX trying to get it in position because one of the mufflers needed to be dropped but not hard.

Your truck will be pre-drilled. Just match the holes. 30 mins at the most.
Posted by YF12
Ottobaan
Member since Nov 2019
4451 posts
Posted on 7/18/20 at 2:33 am to
You bought a 2019 F-150 that did not have a trailer hitch?

I dont even understand

Next you are going to tell me it isnt even a 4x4
Posted by DeoreDX
Member since Oct 2010
4062 posts
Posted on 7/18/20 at 6:56 am to
Hardest part is holding it up while you start the first couple of bolts. An extra set of hands makes it much easier. I had to awkwardly hold it up using my knee to help balance it in place.
Posted by 24nights
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2012
4829 posts
Posted on 7/18/20 at 8:08 am to
Very high
This post was edited on 7/19/20 at 4:27 pm
Posted by DTRooster
Belle River, La
Member since Dec 2013
7982 posts
Posted on 7/18/20 at 12:40 pm to
Somebody sells a truck with no reciever? That’s some caveman shite
Posted by cdaniel76
Covington, LA
Member since Feb 2008
19699 posts
Posted on 7/19/20 at 10:44 pm to
If you got a truck without a tow hitch then it likely doesn't have the towing package which comes prewired for trailer wiring, trans cooler, an up-sized alternator and some other options depending on the manufacturer.

Trailer harnesses for late model trucks come with a module built in to help prevent damaged to today's truck's complex electrical systems and they're expensive. That's likely 33% or more of the cost of the quote you got.

Of course you could always self install the hitch and then just tap the wires of a generic trailer harness into your tail/brake/signal lights but you take a major chance of damaging something electrical on the truck.

To get to my point, $500 doesn't seem like a bad quote for peace of mind that it's done right.
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