Installed Draw-Tite ClassIII hitch!

[BAC5.2]

Installed it yesterday after work.

 

I removed the mufflers, and the install took about 35 minutes or so from setup to cleanup, by myself.

 

Fitment is "meh". It doesn't hang as low as I was expecting, but it is obviously present.

 

Quality is pretty good, and everything lined up well. I have no idea why drawtite says it "excludes sport model" (which I assume is the XT), it fits fine with no rubbing or anything of the sort.

 

Pics:

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180520.jpg

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180446.jpg

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180440.jpg

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180429.jpg

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180420.jpg

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180413.jpg

 

The d-ring shackle I got from Harbor Freight and is a part of my Winter Recovery package. I picked up a locking hitch pin today as well. I keep a 50' 2" double webbed tow-strap in the cargo hold, along with the receiver necks, a few tools, a flashlight, and a first-aid kit.

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180511.jpg

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180502.jpg

 

And, of course, Trunk Monkey Approved...

 

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii287/bac52/IMG_20101013_180732.jpg