No drill hitch

[Sethvon]

Hey everyone,

I have an '18 civic hatchback ex. I wanna install a hitch myself. I done some reserch and it seems pretty simple. All of the videos i've seen require drilling additional holes in the frame. Does anyone know of a hitch that doesnt require any drilling at all. And if so, is there a difference in quality, strength, and reliability?

All I wanna do is throw a bike rack on the back. Maybe haul something with a little more weight.

I appreciate any responses.

Thanks

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[augustus]

i have the '17 hb ex, I put this on, double check the fit, I'm pretty sure this is the one I put on.

https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Honda/Civic/2016/24954.html?vehicleid=201652252

read this too:
https://www.civicx.com/threads/anyone-installed-trailer-hitch-yet.2064/page-1

 

[fitter_here]

I installed the same hitch (Draw-Tite) and plug and play wire harness, pretty easy to install. I have a small utility trailer.

 

[Sethvon]

i have the '17 hb ex, I put this on, double check the fit, I'm pretty sure this is the one I put on.

https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Honda/Civic/2016/24954.html?vehicleid=201652252

read this too:
https://www.civicx.com/threads/anyone-installed-trailer-hitch-yet.2064/page-1

Thanks for the quick reply!

Did you have to do any drilling to the frame? I keep seeing people say they had to remove some material. But not clear on what they mean. I tried to open the instructions but the page won't load. Does anyone know of a install video?

 

[Sethvon]

I installed the same hitch (Draw-Tite) and plug and play wire harness, pretty easy to install. I have a small utility trailer.

Thanks fitter_here!

Did you have to do any drilling or cutting of the frame?

I'm trying to find a solution without altering the frame

 

[fitter_here]

Thanks fitter_here!

Did you have to do any drilling or cutting of the frame?

I'm trying to find a solution without altering the frame

No, very easy to install. Just remove the bumper cover et the bumper, straight forward. Be careful when removing the bumper cover.
You have the instructions on ETRAILER.COM for the DRAW-TITE hitch.

 

[fitter_here]

The only thing that is a bit longer is if you want to install the plug and play wire harness (T connectors) you have to pass a wire to connect to the battery. But this much better than splicing the wires because the wires on cars nowadays are very small.

 

[Sethvon]

No, very easy to install. Just remove the bumper cover et the bumper, straight forward. Be careful when removing the bumper cover.
You have the instructions on ETRAILER.COM for the DRAW-TITE hitch.

For some reason I can't open the instructions from Etrailer.com. I found install instructions from Carid.com And one of the steps is to remove some metal on the bumper. They don't explain why you need to cut out the metal.

Then they show a picture of the hitch installed and the metal on the bumper is not cut out.

Any thoughts on that?

It seems like all I have to do is take the bumper cover and bumper off. Then bolt on the hitch and bumper. Then put the bumper cover back on.

Does the bumper stick out farther from the frame because the hitch is now between the frame and the bumper, and that is causing the bumper to now hit the bumper cover?

Did you run into that issue?

Also, Thanks for all your help

 

[fitter_here]

For some reason I can't open the instructions from Etrailer.com. I found install instructions from Carid.com And one of the steps is to remove some metal on the bumper. They don't explain why you need to cut out the metal.

Then they show a picture of the hitch installed and the metal on the bumper is not cut out.

Any thoughts on that?

It seems like all I have to do is take the bumper cover and bumper off. Then bolt on the hitch and bumper. Then put the bumper cover back on.

Does the bumper stick out farther from the frame because the hitch is now between the frame and the bumper, and that is causing the bumper to now hit the bumper cover?

Did you run into that issue?

Also, Thanks for all your help

You have to cut the black plastic, 2"3/4 X 4"
A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[fitter_here]

For some reason I can't open the instructions from Etrailer.com. I found install instructions from Carid.com And one of the steps is to remove some metal on the bumper. They don't explain why you need to cut out the metal.

Then they show a picture of the hitch installed and the metal on the bumper is not cut out.

Any thoughts on that?

It seems like all I have to do is take the bumper cover and bumper off. Then bolt on the hitch and bumper. Then put the bumper cover back on.

Does the bumper stick out farther from the frame because the hitch is now between the frame and the bumper, and that is causing the bumper to now hit the bumper cover?

Did you run into that issue?

Also, Thanks for all your help

Here's the instructions in PDF for the Draw-Tite

 

[fitter_here]

You also have to trim the bumper for facia clearance as per figure 2. Easy to do.

 

[Sethvon]

You also have to trim the bumper for facia clearance as per figure 2. Easy to do.

For this did you have to cut that part out? or just grind it down? How did you complete this part of the install?

 

[fitter_here]

For this did you have to cut that part out? or just grind it down? How did you complete this part of the install?

I cut it wiht a small cutting wheel. I guess you could do it with a Dremel tool also.

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