draw-tite trailer hitch
07-02-2017, 01:35 PM
#1
draw-tite trailer hitch
i'm looking for a solution to carry bikes and i dont want to use a roof rack so i was searching for hitches and found this:
https://www.carid.com/2016-mercedes-...267947131.html
has anyone tried this? the price is pretty cheap, but you have to cut a bit of the diffuser it seems.
https://www.carid.com/2016-mercedes-...267947131.html
has anyone tried this? the price is pretty cheap, but you have to cut a bit of the diffuser it seems.
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ekiefer (09-18-2017)
09-18-2017, 08:04 PM
#4
Awesome thank you! Ordering tonight, wish I would have seen this post sooner. Did you install yourself, it doesn't look that bad?
Last edited by ekiefer; 09-21-2017 at 10:01 AM.
09-21-2017, 02:51 AM
#5
09-24-2017, 11:35 AM
#6
Installed everything yesterday. All-in-all it wasn't bad, but took much longer than I expected. The instructions are very comprehensive and complete, but I would probably just pay to have it installed if I had to do it again. If anyone else sees this and wants to try it, a few tips:
1. The receiver is not meant for the sport version so I had to change the cuts on the lower rear diffuser to get everything to fit correctly. This was mostly trial and error to get the right fit without cutting out a huge hole. There is still a small amount of flex in the diffuser because it sits on top of the hitch, but it is close enough for me. If I had more a more precise way of cutting the diffuser, I would have cut a little more of the center fin to get it to sit flush. Could probably just do a diagonal cut across the fin to give it a little more clearance and limit the size of the hole (red line in the last image).
2. I was stuck on how to get the bumper cover off due to the clips in the center, directly below the truck lid. The second to last last image I uploaded shows all the connection points so you can get an idea of how it snaps together. It took a little more force that I was originally comfortable with, so I struggled longer than I'd like to admit.
3. I would look into just pulling the trunk liner completely. It can't take too much longer and wold have saved me a lot of time fumbling with taking the tail lights out.
4. I have sensors in the bumper cover so be careful with the wires when you first remove it. There isn't a lot of slack until they are unhooked from their track.
1. The receiver is not meant for the sport version so I had to change the cuts on the lower rear diffuser to get everything to fit correctly. This was mostly trial and error to get the right fit without cutting out a huge hole. There is still a small amount of flex in the diffuser because it sits on top of the hitch, but it is close enough for me. If I had more a more precise way of cutting the diffuser, I would have cut a little more of the center fin to get it to sit flush. Could probably just do a diagonal cut across the fin to give it a little more clearance and limit the size of the hole (red line in the last image).
2. I was stuck on how to get the bumper cover off due to the clips in the center, directly below the truck lid. The second to last last image I uploaded shows all the connection points so you can get an idea of how it snaps together. It took a little more force that I was originally comfortable with, so I struggled longer than I'd like to admit.
3. I would look into just pulling the trunk liner completely. It can't take too much longer and wold have saved me a lot of time fumbling with taking the tail lights out.
4. I have sensors in the bumper cover so be careful with the wires when you first remove it. There isn't a lot of slack until they are unhooked from their track.
Last edited by ekiefer; 09-24-2017 at 11:41 AM.
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