Portland - Oregon, trailer hitch instal

[Lost]

Did anyone in Portland, Oregon, area do a trailer hitch install and can recommend me a shop or a place besides the dealer?


Thanks
Vali

[ard]

Maybe reach out to people in PDX?

4MoJoe perhaps? ive PMd two others, maybe they have some names.


What hitch are you looking for? OE, other?

Any careful mechanic should be able to. DO NOT use a 'hitch shop'- they can be absolute butchers.

[swooshdave]

When I get around to doing the hitch I'll just do it myself. I didn't see anything hard about the whole thing. Programming the new module is probably the biggest challenge.

[seattle]

Not that hard - 2-4 hours tops, including wiring the harness.
For coding, you can pay someone ~ $100.

I used this video to guide me through bumper removal (the rest did not apply, mine was Execuhitch). Pretty close and helped a lot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZWu6uL0abI

[Lost]

Thank you guys. I might instal it myself if I don’t find anyone reasonable on the instal (hence why I look for recomandations). I’m debating between OEM and Curtis hitch but open to other reliable hitches. I’ll need it mostly for be able to instal a bike rack.

[what have i got into]

I did mine myself and wasn't all that bad. Here is some more info.
BMW e70 OEM Tow Hitch and harness Question

[ard]

Originally Posted by Lost

Thank you guys. I might instal it myself if I don’t find anyone reasonable on the instal (hence why I look for recomandations). I’m debating between OEM and Curtis hitch but open to other reliable hitches. I’ll need it mostly for be able to instal a bike rack.

If it is just for bikes, you dont need to worry about harness/programming.

Go for it- not a critical/tough job