On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 3:07:04 PM UTC-7, Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot) wrote:
Frankly, most new cars have a recommended hitch to install (usually listed in the owners manual). These are usually a "basic bolt up" that may require a bit of "slicing & dicing" for bumper covers. The "possible higher buy price" is almost ALWAYS reduced by the "install labor" price.
I've done quite a few over the years (various brands & models) and using the recommended hitch saves a TON OF TIME!!!!!! They usually use existing "welded nut plates" in the uni-body so they basically just bolt up (regardless of the original language of the "direction writers"......sigh.......) and then the use of commonly used "6 light to 4 light" conversion boxes (box with with wires & diodes)covers the light power.

I've had U-Haul do a number of hitches over the years, if they'll do it at all, they are "bolt up". In most cases, they were the recommended hitch with a "U-Haul" sticker pasted over the brand name. The one exception was the hitch they put on my Eurovan, I discovered years later that the "bolt-on" hitch they used did not permit the spare tire to be removed without dismantling the spare tire mount or removing the hitch...

Marc