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Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2019 Toyota Prius, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Curt trailer hitch receiver. But before we do that, let's check it out and make sure that this is something that's gonna work for you. We do get a lot of our neighbors that own these Prius's asking how to carry some extra things around, you know, there's not a ton of space on the inside of these cars. And so if you're someone that you know, wants to take your bike out, or maybe use a small cargo carrier on a road trip or something like that, A trailer hitch is almost a must have in my opinion. You know, this is gonna allow you to use that bike rack or that cargo carrier, keep everything out here and free up all that extra space on the inside of the vehicle.
One thing I am happy to see is that the hitch is tucked up nice and tight against the bottom of our bumper. You know, the Prius doesn't sit super high off the ground. And so ground clearance, is something you definitely want to keep in mind. And with it positioned all the way up like this, we're definitely going to be able to maximize that ground clearance. And due to that as well, you know, the hitch is going to be, for the most part completely hidden.
Really, the only thing you're going to be able to see is the receiver tube opening there. And so it really does have a clean factory type look. And at least in my opinion, it does a great job of helping to maintain that streamlined hybrid electric car feel. With this being a class one hitch, it's gonna have that inch and a quarter by inch and a quarter receiver tube opening. And one thing I like about this one is the fact that here at the end, yo have a reinforced collar.
Not only does it add a little bit of strength, but honestly, I think it makes the hitch look better. You know, kind of this more complete look to it. It is going to use the standard half inch pin and clip, keep in mind, a pin and clip is not included, but, you need one, you can grab it here at etrailer. And we're gonna have loop style, safety chain openings. Those are going to provide us with enough space to use just about any size hook that you might have.
As far as the hitch's weight capacities go, it's gonna have a 200 pound maximum gross tongue weight rating. And that's gonna be the amount of weight that is pushing down on the hitch. So that's good for those one to two bike racks, just to kind of give you an example. As far as the maximum gross trailer weight rating goes, that's gonna be 2000 pounds and that's going to be the amount of weight that is pulling on the hitch. So, that is the weight of your trailer plus anything that you might have on it. I do always like to suggest though, never a bad idea just to grab your Prius's owner's manual, that way you can make sure your Toyota can pull that much weight safely. Now I'm gonna give you a couple of measurements and you can use these to help figure out which hitch mounted accessories to get. From the ground to the top inside edge of the receiver tube opening, that's going to be about 14 inches. And from center the of the hitch pin hole to the edge of our rear bumper, that's going to be about three inches. You can use that measurement to help figure out that if any folding accessories you might have, can stored in an upright position without contacting the bumper. But other than that, you know, when it comes down to it, a hitch, you really can't go wrong with, you know, not only is it going to look good, but it's gonna help you be able to get out there and have some fun. As far as the installation goes, it's really not too bad. Nothing really complicated. There are a couple of different types of fasteners that you may have to spend a little bit extra time on to get them figured out and get them released. But once you figure that part out, I mean, it's pretty smooth sailing from there. So as long as you take your time, it really shouldn't give you a lot of issues. Speaking of which, let's go ahead and put it on together now. To begin our installation, we're gonna be working under the back part of our Toyota here. And first thing that we need to do is remove some of the panels. Now, yours may be set up a little bit different. I know in the past, I've seen some at panels here in the center, in our case, we don't have that, but they're all are gonna come out the same way, more or less. We're just gonna start with the one here on the corner, and it's gonna be held in place with several push pin type fasteners. So the fasteners we're gonna remove are gonna look just like this and the way these work, you take a trim tool, like this one here, or even a f

[@johnbarnett9206]

I just wanted to say thank you very much for making that video. Because of you making that video I was able to do the job successful without many problems.

[@etrailer]

Great job, we're glad the video was helpful. Congratulations on your successful install!
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[@xinzhouliu]

Awesome video. Super helpful when I installed my hitch. Would also totally recommend CURT hitch.

[@vlogeroforlife]

originally it has another panel in the middle, this car does not have it