[quote:6cc6de222a="4rachnid"]I just installed the Hidden Hitch tonight after work, here are pics of the install:
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If anyone has wiring tips let me know, I'm going to do that in a few more days. I'll take pics of that too and post again.
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I installed a hidden hitch along with the wiring harness from Hidden Hitch (see
www.hiddenhitch.com for the part number . Total Time (I was being VERY careful) was about 2 hours.
Unfortunately I have no pictures but I do have a couple of pointers for you...
1. The instructions from hidden hitch are useless (and wrong as they indicate the harness is on the driver's side). Use the instructions from Honda's Hitch kit to guide your dis-assembly procedures.
2. If you mount the aftermarket harness in the same place as the Honda harness (up inside the body of the vehicle), you may find that the length of wire to your trailer is too short. I mounted mine using a cable just behind the plastic panel below where the 12V DC Aux Power is located. (careful not to occupy any holes that are used by the plastic pins of the interior plastic panel).
3. I DID NOT have to remove the bumper like the Honda instructions indicate. Instead I did the following:
- I cut the harness wires and fed them through the smaller of two grommets in the rear of the vehicle and down between the body and bumper. (there are four rubber grommets on the back, two large outer ones and two small inner ones).
- Be sure to keep the small rubber grommet, I cut a small hole in the center of it and fed the wires through it. This looks cleaner and keeps the wires from getting stripped off against the sharp metal edge.
- After feeding the wire, I used four butt connectors to put the wires back together again.
4. I secured the wire with strips of industrial strength double-sided tape (used for carpet installations/seams) -- the Honda Kit comes with some clips and double sided sticky pads. Using strips of this tape actually produced a cleaner look.
Good luck!