How to install a hitch for Toyota Camry 2017

Jason Sun
Jason Sun
Sep 3, 2018 · 2 min read

I got mine installed at U-Haul for $285 ($85 in labor), but I think I could’ve done it myself for half that price — if I had the tools.

Get the car jacked up and detaching the exhaust. They’re held up by rubber links. Easier to detach if you spray some lubricant.

Take off the heat shield, and two black triangle brackets, one on each side, to expose the frame. The black circle is a sticker, that is a pre-drilled hole. probably to prevent water getting in and rusting.

Hard part on the Camry is this hitch needed a custom drilled hole.

Mark the hole location, this was done holding up the hitch, making it a two man job. Or I guess you can measure it and mark the hole.

Then drill the hole.

Put wire on the screw so you don’t lose it in the frame, thread the plate as well, align them so they’re like this.

And torque them to the manufacture’s suggestion.

Then you’re done.

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