Car Aftermarket Options

Towing a vehicle or trailer behind your vehicle involves more than just successfully connecting the tow hitch. You must have adequate lights and signals wired to your tow hitch so other drivers...

Adding a trailer hitch to your Jeep will increase its capabilities. With a trailer hitch, you will be able to haul cargo on a flat trailer, tow a boat or provide a place to attach a cargo holder....

Scooters are fun toys to have for a ride around town. But once you're done with your trip, you'll need to pack your scooter for the drive home. One option is a scooter lift, which attaches to the...

Hitches can be attached to your vehicle aftermarket to give you the ability to move loads or tow cars. Installing the right bolts allows you to safely secure your weight load to your vehicle.

Installing a Reese Receiver hitch on your truck or car can be a very good investment. You will be able to haul trailers and help stranded motorists get out of a bind. The Reese hitch will also...

Reese hitches utilize a square tube receiver to connect a trailer ball mount to the trailer hitch. Trailer hitch balls come in three sizes: 1 7/8 inch, 2 inch and 2 5/16 inch. If you tow different...

Whether you're moving across the country or wish to haul recreational vehicles such as four-wheelers or snowmobiles along on vacation, a trailer can be just what you need to haul your stuff....

Whether you are moving across the country or across town, U-Haul is one of the more common moving equipment companies around today. Unless your vehicle came with a trailer hitch pre-installed, you...

A trailer hitch is an accessory designed to help vehicles tow a variety of objects. Trailer hitches come in various styles and sizes to meet a wide range of towing requirements.

A step bumper hitch bolts to the flat portion of the bumper on your Chevy S10 just below the rear license plate mount. The Reese Step Bumper is designed with a 2-inch receiver, so you can use it...

Towing trailers with the average car will require the installation of a frame-mounted hitch receiver. These hitches are designed specifically for a certain car or range of vehicle types and may...

The V-6 Toyota RAV4 has enough torque to warrant using a trailer hitch and has a stated towing capacity of 3,500 lbs. (1,587.57 kg). However, the RAV4 didn't always come equipped with one because...

A class 1 trailer hitch is the lowest-duty trailer hitch and is generally rated to handle up to 2,000-pounds gross trailer weight and 200-pounds of tongue weight. Procedures for attaching the...

Have you had to hitch your boat, trailer, U-haul, motorcycle trailer, flat bed trailer,or any other type of item that your going to pull behind your truck or SUV by yourself. Night time is the...

A receiver hitch attaches to the rear of cars, trucks or SUVs and allows the vehicle to safely pull light to heavy trailers. From small cargo to fully loaded large trailers, a hitch helps make the...

Today, I will be installing a trailer wiring harness on a Chevy Express van. I have already installed the trailer towing hitch. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to continue.

Today, I will be installing a trailer hitch on a Toyota Camry. If your car doesn’t have a trailer wiring harness, you should consider installing one along with the hitch. So let’s get started,...

Installing a trailer hitch on a Jeep Wrangler JK (2007 and up) enables the towing of campers, utility trailers, and equipment as well as the use of hitch receiver accessories such as hitch racks...

When towing, safety considerations should come first, followed by what is needed to have a comfortable tow and ride. Having the trailer that is being towed as level as possible is a key factor in...

Today, the trailer hitch we are installing on the Mazda CX-9 looks like it is hidden unless you look closely. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to continue.

Adding a tow hitch to a vehicle will allow it to pull trailers, and this process has been standardized to accommodate any size of car or truck. There are two main types of trailer hitches, the...

The Mercury Mariner is a great vehicle to tow trailers. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to continue.

The Hyundai Entourage is a great vehicle to tow a small boat, an ATV, or even a jet-ski. So let’s get install that trailer hitch so we can start hauling. Just follow the steps below to continue.

The Pontiac Vibe is a small car, but can tow small trailers. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to find out how to install a trailer hitch on a Pontiac Vibe.

The Subaru Forester is a great vehicle for the forest type environment, but can also be a great vehicle for towing trailers. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to continue.

The towing industry specifies different classifications of trailer hitches: Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV, Class V, fifth wheel and gooseneck. These hitches correspond to vehicle types....

This four by four vehicle is a great off-road vehicle and can also tow a trailer. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to install your trailer hitch.

The Jeep Liberty is a great off-road vehicle but can also tow trailers. So let’s install that tow hitch on that Jeep Liberty. Just follow the steps below to continue.

The Honda Element is a great vehicle for towing light trailers. Let’s install that trailer hitch, just follow the steps below to continue.

The Honda Odyssey is a vehicle that can hold a lot of stuff. Some even comes with a roof rack. But if you need even more room to haul your belongings, then you might want to install a trailer...

The Ford Escape Hybrid is a great vehicle to tow a trailer. So let’s install that trailer hitch, just follow the steps below to continue.

A Dodge Ram 1500 van is the right vehicle to tow trailers. So let’s install that trailer hitch and you will be towing your trailer in no time.

Installing a trailer hitch on a Dodge Caravan is completely different then installing a trailer hitch on a Chrysler Town and Country. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to continue.

A Chrysler 300 can tow light trailers. Without a hitch, the trailer isn’t going anywhere. To install a trailer hitch on a Chrysler 300, just follow the steps below to continue.

This trailer hitch is for the stow and go seating Chrysler town and Country. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to continue.

The Buick Rendezvous is a great vehicle to install a trailer hitch onto. So let’s get started, just follow to steps below to get started.

So you want your Dodge Grand Caravan to have the ability to tow a trailer? Well then you need a trailer hitch. So let’s get started, just follow the steps below to continue.

Installing a trailer hitch on a 2006 Chevy HHR is not that hard. To get started on installing a trailer hitch, just follow the steps below.

Towing a trailer behind a vehicle is one of the easiest ways to move large loads, and can be done safely by following some very simple guidelines.

A hitch is an extension to a vehicle--usually a truck--that allows you to tow something behind you. This could be anything from a simple trailer to a camper or 5th-wheel. The hitch itself is a...

Installing a hitch ball onto the Chevrolet S10 rear bumper is an inexpensive way to tow small trailers. The step bumper of a Chevy S10 or Blazer is rated at 3,500 pounds of towing capacity, the...

When choosing a car or truck to buy, or when considering upgrades, one of the options often presented is a tow package. It is common to think of the tow package as nothing more than a trailer...

If you travel from one construction site to another, you may want to mount a vise to your pickup truck. Vises can be mounted to a step bumper; in the stake holes on the sides of a truck bed; or on...

A tow package gives vehicles the ability to pull a significant amount of weight. Tow packages are extremely useful if you intend to pull recreational vehicles (such as boats, campers or ATVs) or...

A tow package gives vehicles the ability to pull a significant amount of weight. Tow packages are extremely useful if you intend to pull recreational vehicles,such as boats, campers or all-terrain...

A hitch is attached directly to the back of a vehicle to enable towing of a trailer. Each type of vehicle has a maximum towing capacity and hitches are classified according to maximum carrying...

The Dodge Caravan is a dependable family vehicle that has room for all of your family plus their gear. If you enjoy trailer camping or need a bit of extra cargo room, you may be interested in...

It often seems like car and truck makers have conspired to make it difficult or impossible to install a trailer hitch. Custom fit hitches from companies such as Draw-Tite and Valley make it a lot...

The Ford Explorer is a reliable four-wheel drive SUV that has a decent towing capacity and plenty of room for the entire family. Whether you are interested in taking the family and boat to the...

Semi-trailers use special hitches to haul their loads. These loads are too heavy for a standard ball hitch. There is a version of this type of hitch that a regular heavy-duty truck can use to haul...