Customer Reviews - Honda Pilot, Acura MDX Trailer Hitch - Class III
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$388.70 $353.36

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by Gordon McCarty | Date Added: Tuesday, June 3, 2008

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Perfect fit, looks great, well hidden, but you might consider professional installation. It is a little harder than you might think. It is necessary to loosen the exhaust, and temporarily take off the plastic cover that hides the spare tire. Overall, I'm pleased, and I decided to have my mechanic install it for me. It took the shop about 45 minutes to install.

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by Stephen Manley | Date Added: Thursday, May 22, 2008

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A nice hitch at a great price. It was shipped quickly and was simple to install on my Honda Pilot. Thanks a lot for this transaction.

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by Bryan Quiram | Date Added: Thursday, May 22, 2008

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The hitch is beautifully painted a shiny black and took about a half hour to install on my 2001 MDX. The bolt holes on both sides lined up perfectly. The center "tab" support with two holes that is bolted to the frame, however, does not match up flush with the frame. There is about a half inch gap. I taped 5 flat washers together and that filled the gap nicely for the top hole, and 4 covered the bottom hole. No big deal, but the middle "tab" support needs to be welded a little closer to the end of the square receiver receptacle. Very pleased with it and it is very unobtrusive. From the rear, you only see the hitch receptacle below the bumper and about a half inch of the black support tube. I prefer this look to the other styles that have more of the support tube visible, like the OEM hitch. Would order again in a heartbeat.

The t-connector, however, has no instructions for either an MDX or a Honda Pilot. I had copied Acura's instructions on how to install the t-connector from some website a couple years ago, so I was able to get it installed without a problem. It should come with two grommets for the wires, as they are fed through two large holes from inside the car into the frame, and then out of the frame. Need the grommets to keep water out of the interior of the car.

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by Rick Millard | Date Added: Saturday, May 10, 2008

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Ordered the Curt hitch for a 2003 MDX. It came quickly and fit perfectly as promised. Very strong and similar to the OEM product but the price was much more reasonable.

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by John Kerns | Date Added: Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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My hitch was on an 2004 Acura MDX and it fit ok except:

The center support did not line up with the pre-tapped holes and so it had to be bent somewhat to fit.

The mounting brackets which hold the rear facia had to be removed and discarded in order to fit the hitch in place (this was
not indicated on the directions) ...the lower edge of the facia no longer has support, but it seems ok.

Otherwise the hitch seems well made and I like the powdercoating aspect of it.

--HitchSource Response--
It is likely that the hitch was bent during shipment. We have not had this issue with the MDX hitches before and we've sold several hundred of them. If anyone encounters issues like this, please call us at 877-464-4824 for technical support and we'll make sure the issue is resolved.

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by Christine Donaldson | Date Added: Monday, April 28, 2008

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This hitch was very easy to install, even for someone that has never done this before. I've looked at several different hitches since installing mine and I love the look of this one and it has better ground clearance. The only thing showing is the receiver. HitchSource was a really easy company to do buisness with. They were fast and I received the quality that I expected. Thanks

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