Subaru Outback Trailer Hitches & Towing

It was easy for me to install by watching YouTube. It work for its purpose the only complained I have was for the instruction how to trim the bottom bumper the instruction said 4 inches horizontal and 4 1/2 inches vertical, I followed but when I installed the bumper it's too tight the 4 1/2 cut out is supposed to be 5 inches and that is perfect. I left it tight because I don't want to remove the bumper again. Also the hitch drop itself need to shorten out by 1/2 inch to make it flush to the bumper, now there is a gap of 1/2 inch between the bottom of bumper and the hitch. Read more Curt Receiver Hitch customer reviews.

Quite possibly the easiest hitch install I've ever done. I've installed quite a few too. On an Outback this one is the simplest. No holes to drill at all and no fish wires and bolts and nuts. No muffler removal. Taking the bumper cover off is a bit of a challenge but mostly when putting it back on. Remember where all the plastic fasteners go. And the plastic fasteners on the top from of the bumper cover inside the wheel well are tough if you don't know how they come out. Just push the dot in the center in and then pull the fastener out. To put it back in, remove the center section and install the outer first then push the center back in. It looks great too!!! I also didn't trim as much of the bumper cover as recommended and wound up still able to use the fastener that is right next to the hitch.

Easy install once you find the buried connector. Mine was stuck way back under the left rear panel and was taped up to itself and some other stuff. Also couldn't find anything the double stick tape would stick to, but it was pretty cold too. Wound up laying it on top of the styrofoam panel. Read more Curt T Connector Wiring Harnes customer reviews.

Not as easy to install as anticipated, especially if you are a novice. The product is well made. Have had nothing but problems with the lighting harness splice in. Also, a four cylinder Subaru probably shouldn't have such a heavy hitch attached to it!

All perfect. No problems yet. The item was delivered on time. It works as promised.

Pretty straight forward installation. Instructions say to drop the muffler but it's not really necessary. The plastic box on the passenger side needs to be taken off as well as the bracket above the box. I made it work, but there was a space on the passenger side where the bolt hooks in -- the spacer did not make contact with the frame and the hitch.