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Hello all,
I just bought a 2011 Touring Elite. Happy so far with 250 miles on the odometer.
I want to install a Tow bar on the thing, but I am not happy paying over $1,100 that the dealer wants for an install. I understand that I would not get the Transmission cooler - I want it only for a bike rack and a very small utility trailer to take Trash to the dump. I understand that there may be warranty issues if I don't get the cooler - I'm thinking it over.
Anybody install one themselves? If so how hard was it? Doesn't look too difficult.
Anybody who had the dealer install one, how much did they pay? Also, did they cut the bumper so that the hitch is higher?
If anyone who has one installed, self or otherwise, has pics, I would be very grateful for a post, particularly in close pics of how the hitch comes out of the bumper and how the hitch goes through/into the left sided underbody plastic piece - did they cut it away? I did see the pics down below, but they don't show exactly what I need.
Many thanks for any replies,
Ben
EDIT: Just found this on the internet - Honda instructions - Answers most of my questions....Still would like to hear from anyone who attempted it themselves.
Can't paste the link to the PDF for some reason, but view the install instructions here:
http://www.handa-accessories.com/odyext11.html
I just bought a 2011 Touring Elite. Happy so far with 250 miles on the odometer.
I want to install a Tow bar on the thing, but I am not happy paying over $1,100 that the dealer wants for an install. I understand that I would not get the Transmission cooler - I want it only for a bike rack and a very small utility trailer to take Trash to the dump. I understand that there may be warranty issues if I don't get the cooler - I'm thinking it over.
Anybody install one themselves? If so how hard was it? Doesn't look too difficult.
Anybody who had the dealer install one, how much did they pay? Also, did they cut the bumper so that the hitch is higher?
If anyone who has one installed, self or otherwise, has pics, I would be very grateful for a post, particularly in close pics of how the hitch comes out of the bumper and how the hitch goes through/into the left sided underbody plastic piece - did they cut it away? I did see the pics down below, but they don't show exactly what I need.
Many thanks for any replies,
Ben
EDIT: Just found this on the internet - Honda instructions - Answers most of my questions....Still would like to hear from anyone who attempted it themselves.
Can't paste the link to the PDF for some reason, but view the install instructions here:
http://www.handa-accessories.com/odyext11.html