Hyundai Veracruz Towing and Hitches
If anybody has added a trailer hitch to their Veracruz, please post which brand. I am looking for a hitch that will not take awahy from the looks of the car. So far I am favoring the Hidden Hitch brand but would love to see a picture of it installed???thanks
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I have a Hidden hitch installed. It looks nice. You virtually see no crossbar members. There are 2 bolts on each side. You need a torque wrench and you can torque only 1 bolt to spec on each side. The other one you need a special open wrench (with head only) because it's behind something (I don't remember what that is!). So, may be you have to take to a Hyundai dealership and ask them torque for you. That's what I did and they didn't charge me!
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Very happy with outcome. Hitch and rack purchased thru etrailer.com. Had them both in 3 days. Installed in 1 hour.
View my photos here http://www.carspace.com/ehtpiney/Albums/hitch/
Jim
Remove the tow eye on the right side outboard of the muffler. You must remove the muffler mount rubbers in front and back to gain access to the third bolt on the tow eye. I also removed the heat shield on the right side but you only need to drop the shield down on both outboard sides by removing the two outboard nuts.The heat shields are above the mufflers not the ones protecting the spare tire.
I only removed the muffler rubber on the right one; tne the left stayed in tact.
I used the longest bolt removed from the tow eye to hold one side of the hitch in place while I worked on the other side.
I suggest you also order the wiring connector from etrailer made for the Veracruz.
The factory wiring connectors are tucked on the right side near the tow eye with removable plastic plugs you remove and connect the aftermarket harness.
««««The factory wiring connectors are tucked on the right side near the tow eye with removable plastic plugs you remove and connect the aftermarket harness. »»»»
If you have this installed at the dealer...all they have to do is plug it in??? No need to "wire" from fuse box all the way to the back??
These connectors are for sale on ebay for about the same price as etrailer.com.
Jim
I have a 2007 FWD Veracruz and the boat we are considering purchasing is 2800 lbs. This doesn't include the trailer weight, gas, etc. The trailer has a brake.
The Veracruz owners manual mentions a boat trailer weight (with brake) limit of 4500 lbs.
Check my posts under "real world MPG"
Performace is OK but mileage goes into the pits.
Any advise or photo's of the task at hand would be great.
Thank you
As a side note - Wiring ordered, saw that the Veracruz is pre-wired with the power lead at the rear passenger side with the pre-wired plug for the signal lights.
Here are two of them:
Show me your hitch
Show me another hitch
Anyhow, I managed to put it on, however I wouldn't recommend an average car owner to do it. Let professionals install it.
It takes a lot of time, laying under the car, and the space is very tight (hint, removing spare tire gives you a bit of extra space). I just hope I managed to screw the bolts sufficiently tight. There's very little space where the bolts are, you can hardly fit the wrench into it. Don't try to do it using too big wrench, or it might not fit into the available space at all. Space is so tight, I was able to do only 1/6 of a turn at time. You can't get a good grip on the wrench either.
Budget for at least 2 hours if you have some experience, at least 4 if you are novice. Any shop that installs hitches would probably do it in under an hour. They'll lift the car off the ground and they have crane that will hold the hitch in place while they are attaching it to the car. Both of which will make the job much easier and faster.
I also got the wiring from etrailer.com. It's relatively easy to install, once you find that hole in the bumper holder. However, I hope the fuse will never blow, because they've attached it to the spot on the cable that ends up in a very inaccessible location after installation.
With a hitch mounted bike rack, the backup warning sensors beep constantly when in reverse, because of course the sensors "see" the bike rack.
I checked the manual which admits that the sensors may not operate correctly when towing, but it doesn't look like there's a button or other convenient way to disable them.
Thanks for any tips.
I need a 5-flat plug for my boat trailer as it needs the blue wire for the back-up lights Since my trailer has disk brakes and requires the brake lockout signal from the tow vehicle. Has anyone tapped into the back-up lights and if so where did you get the wire?
Craig
'08 Veracruz Limited
It appears the design was done without this piece in place. All pictures of the Hidden Hitch I've seen in this thread appear to have this plastic in place only I cannot determine if this plastic is being crushed in the picture...Mine certainly was.
I'm going to write to Hidden hitch to complain. At a minimum they should have commented in the instructions about this.
Craig
Craig
thanks!
ed in toronto
1. Must lower the passenger side exhaust - there are 2 triangle shaped pieces of thick rubber that the exhaust hangs from. Work these with one hand (don't need tools here). As previous post mentions, it takes some time and effort, but eventually will pop out. This will lower the passenger side exhaust about 8-12 inches.
2. Remove 4 bolts that hold up a metal heat shield directly above the exhaust. Take the thin sheet metal heat shield completely out, you can easily put it back in later.
3. The prior 2 steps are only needed because the bolt head of the "tow eye" can only be accessed from here. The "tow eye" is a large triangle shaped piece of metal with a circular hole that is attached on the passenger side. The two bolts where the hitch will screw into is occupied by this tow eye and so it needs to be removed. Warning, do not try to remove the NUT that is on the tow eye (facing out). It is is welded down. It can only be removed from above the heat shield on the bolt side (facing in towards center of car).
4. Remove tow eye and keep or discard.
5. Now, install hitch.... simply screw all four bolts into car rails, two on each side. You'll need the right tools here.. need a long extender to get up there. The two screws that are closer to the butt end of the car are DIRECTLY above the hitch itself, so a straight extender didn't work. I ended up using an adapter that bends the ratchet a little bit so I could get it on tighter.
6. Also installed the 4-flat wiring kit. These instructions are pretty straight forward. Don't forget, under the passenger side is already installed with the two "plugs". You simply have to remove the plastic caps on these (orgininally placed to prevent dust), and plug in the wiring then run it around the bumper.
7. Replace heat shield and hang exhaust back up.
Now.... I need some help... the hidden hitch comes with a metal rectangle that sticks out to allow a wiring harness to be attached. It has two holes 2.5" apart from each other. For cosmetics... has anyone installed a wiring box to place the four flat connector?? right now, i just have it zip-tied behind my bumper, out of sight....
hope the instructions help...
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Bandaids
We had the same problem. Decided to think out-of-the-box. Spent a morning experimenting with cotton, fabric, foam, sticky notes, magnets, etc. When we were all done we figured out that bandaids had everything. Light adhesive, ultrasonic absorbent pad, cheap, easy, temporary. Just place a large enough bandaid to cover the entire sensor with the pad - over each sensor.
Enjoy the quiet backing up!
I do have a question if anyone can answer:
My wiring harness for the hitch has two plugs on one end however, I could only find one on the Veracrus to plug into. The one I found had a plug in the end that I removed before inserting the cable end. Can anyone tell me where I might find the other plug? The plug I found was for the 4 wire, I am looking for the "two wire" plug.
Thanks
- I used a bucket to hold the hitch in a raised position when I was installing the bolts.
- As previously noted, you need a universal joint at the end of your ratchet extensions for the bolts that are at the back of the hitch (closest to the bumper) as the hitch doesn't allow for straight up access.
- I wish the instructions came with torque specs.....
For those shopping around - I would absolutely purchase this hitch again!
Good luck!
Thanks
1) I had uhaul install a hitch on my 2011 Veracruz. They said it is the correct hitch but had to basically bend up the bumper to squeeze the hitch under the car. So now the bottom edge of the bumper is bent around the hitch. it doesn't really look right -- does anyone else have a hitch?
2) my tire pressure light goes on no matter what my tire pressure is. any thoughts on that?
thanks for your help.
Installed myself with no issues on the rear bumper. Pulled a 18 foot boat no problem (with trailer brakes).
2008 and 2011 exact same body except for rear lights and mp3 jack.
No cracking or any malformations.