etrailer | How to Install: Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver on your 2021 Chevrolet Spark

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Hello neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer and today we're taking a look and installing the Curt Class 1 trailer hitch receiver on a 2021 Chevrolet Spark. This is what your hitch is going to look like when it's installed and in taking a closer look you're going to see it's an inch and a quarter receiver tube opening. So this is going to be a smaller size so you're going to be a little more limited as far as your accessories but on a smaller car like this, sometimes this is your only option. In fact, I have a similar style hitch on my vehicle which I can use for my bike rack and it's really nice to be able to put a cargo carrier on there if necessary. Now when putting those accessories in place you're going to have a half inch hitch pin hole and that's going to allow you to get your accessories in place. Now the hitch doesn't come with a pin and clip but a lot of times your accessories, when you pick those up, will come with one.

So something to keep in mind. And if you wanted to get a locking version of a pin and clip we actually have those available here at etrailer that way when you have your accessories in place you can leave them on the vehicle and have them locked in place so no one walks away with your accessory. Now you're going to want to check your vehicles owners manual to see what the vehicle is actually capable of handling. Compare that with what the hitch is rated at and take the lower of those two numbers, just to keep you safe. Now a few quick measurements.

Normally we measure from the center of the hitch pin hole to the furthest point of the rear fascia and you're going to see that this is pretty much right at about flush at the receiver tube opening. But from the pin you're going to look at about two inches, so that's going to be important for your folding accessories. That way they're not making contact with your fascia when they're in that stowed position. But this one sticks out far enough, you should be okay, but again something you're going to want to check. Now, something else that's going to be important is going to be your ground clearance.

So from the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground it's going to be right at one foot. And that's going to be important, not because of the clearance of the hitch, but some of your suspended accessories are going to be sticking out and so when your vehicle goes up in incline those are going to want to dip down. So something you're going to want to think about while driving down the road. Especially up hills or if you're on some rough terrain, maybe at a camp site, just keep that in mind while driving. Now as far as the installation of the hitch, it's not too terribly bad.

You are going to be enlarging some access holes to get some hardware up there, but as long as you have a rotary tool or cutting device of some sort to just slightly enlarge them, you'll be able to get that up. And you'll be doing a little bit of trimming, here on the fascia, just to allow access for space for the receiver tube opening. But overall it's not too terribly hard to do and I'll be there to walk you through every step. So, let's take a look at that install now. We're going to begin our installation on our rear bumper here. And what we're going to be doing is taking our two plastic clips off. There's also going to be two, seven millimeter nuts that are going to be going in here. And that's just going to allow us to kind of pry this bumper back and put the hitch where it's going to live, right behind the bumper. So to get these plastic clips off, I'm using a trim panel removal tool. This is pretty easy to just pry this out. A flat head's going to work just as well. There's a little slot here you can slide it in. Just pry that out and then kind of go underneath the whole plastic push pin and you should be able to get this out. Now these little screws here are going to be a seven millimeter. So go ahead and get that. As you can see, some rocks and dirt are coming down, so if you're laying down doing this just make sure you have some safety glasses to kind of protect your face from anything getting in your eyes. And also, during this whole process, make sure you hold on to all your hardware for reinstallation. Now on our passenger side we're going to see we have a bolt that has this wiring bracket and we're going to want to take this down because the hitch is going to live right here on the frame rail. So with the