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(More customer reviews)After downsizing from my family minivan, I realized I couldn't haul around all our summer recreation "stuff," like bicycles. I checked out several hitches from various manufacturers & decided I liked what Curt had to offer and liked what people were saying about them.
It arrived quickly, about a week after I ordered it & free shipping, too! It seems like pretty good quality, with a nice enamaled paint finish. They also enclose the "fishwire" you will need to attach this thing to your car. The hardware is also included. It also comes with a 1 1/4 inch ball mount attachment. Ball is not included.
This hitch fits the Versa very well, but there is some drilling involved to enlarge a hole in the car's frame. This must be done in order to get the bolt & washer into the inside of the frame on the left side of the car. My husband came stomping in & informed me I owed him two grinding stones for his Dremel tool, so you may want to keep that in mind & have extras on hand.
According to reports I read online, it takes a professional about an hour to install this hitch. It is supposed to take a DIY person about 2 hours. My husband is pretty handy, but it did take him longer than that, about 3 1/2 hours. Of course, it could have been that his buddy "Sam Adams" was assisting him more than I realized ;)
I did see, on another website, that Curt recommends adding a "stabilization" strap if you plan to haul things other than trailers. I didn't know exactly what that meant, so I called them & they explained it to me. Basically, a class one hitch isn't the sturdiest hitch out there, but since it's a Versa, there really isn't anything heavy duty that is being made to fit. Since it's NOT a heavy duty hitch, if you haul something around that doesn't have wheels touching the ground, it puts a lot of downward forces on the hitch assembly. This means that you should use a strap to help support that extra weight, especially if the road is bumpy. In my case, I'm hauling bicycles, so I attached a strap from my hitch mounted bike rack to the top of the hatchback on my car. Curt sells a strap for this purpose, but I made my own, since I'm cheap. I took a part off of a trunk mounted rack & put it on a tie down strap. After talking to the man at Curt, I realized that this probably isn't a bad idea for ANYONE who is hauling bikes on a hitch mounted rack, no matter how heavy duty your hitch is. That's a heck of a lot of force, if you think about it. Keep in mind, that ALL hitches that fit the Versa are class one hitches (at least in my research.)
There's nothing I don't like about this hitch & would buy it again.
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Product Description:
All CURT hitches feature WeatherTite construction, which prevents rusting from the inside out by sealing the main body of the hitch. The receiver tube has an open back end to allow for easy cleaning and for dirt and moisture to pass through and not get trapped as is common with other brands of hitches. All CURT hitches come with mounting hardware and installation instructions. CURT is the only hitch company in the industry that mechanically de-scales all of our hitches before applying a thick powder coat finish, which is baked on for a high-gloss, smooth surface. CURT trailer hitches are simply the most attractive, most durable and toughest hitch on the market. You won't find better quality and value anywhere!
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