Great video. Thanks for posting!

 

Very nice job. Thanks.

 

Great job! Did I miss you re-installing the rivets?

 

Great video!

 

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing your experiences

 

Thread is now a sticky thank you for that information
steve

 

Thanks all, I was hoping this vid can be help to someone...

I did not video installing rivets, but it's very self explanatory and can be done at any point after bumper cover is installed..

 

I am going to be installing a tow hitch soon, thanks for posting this!

 

Thank you!

 

That was Super Pete! Well Done!

 

Could you please provide part numbers and where you purchased the items?

Thanks

Also, according to Curt's website, it says that their T-Connector #56198 excludes the Limited model. But yours is a Limited correct? Any issues?

http://www.curtmfg.com/part/56198

 

TO blu200s:

Part #'s of wiring harness is 56198. I am not sure why they would exclude limited models, wiring and tail light on all 2011-2015 D's are same.
I purchased my wiring harness from AutoAnything, payed $55.99 and it works great.

Hope it helps.

 

Thanks!

Did you purchase the bezel cover also? Link?

 

Is there a difference in the oem harness to the one you showed?

 

Never worked with OEM one, so I can't compare. Sorry

 

About the cover, I mention in the video you need to go to your local dealer or get it online, my local dodge dealer has cheaper price and in stock than I can order online, store, I got it from them and I did not have to wait...

About wiring harnest, I did make a comment in the video about installing it on the correct side after I installed it on the wrong side, LOL. So the Curt 56198 need to be installed on the PASSENGER side, not the driver. I did not want to take bumper cover off again so I just swapped left and right side turn signals wires near the trailer hitch plug, easy fix.

 

About wiring harnest, I did make a comment in the video about installing it on the correct side after I installed it on the wrong side, LOL. So the Curt 56198 need to be installed on the PASSENGER side, not the driver. I did not want to take bumper cover off again so I just swapped left and right side turn signals wires near the trailer hitch plug, easy fix.

Does installing this wiring harness require the dealer to 'activate' it? Some other folks who try to install the OEM harness do talk about the need to go the dealer to have it activated.

 

Well done, Pete - very informative. It's on my list of things to do, and your video really helps explain the process.

But your hitch came in a box? I ordered it through Amazon from a dealer, and I came home from work one day to find it sitting at the front door (via UPS, I think) unpackaged, with just a shipping label stuck to it. Fortunately, no scrapes or dings, but not exactly what I was expecting.

 

Came in that box you see on the video, but what ever happened to it before the box is a mystery....

Glad I can help

 

This is aftermarket hardest and don't need no activation, pretty much does what your tails lights do. Simple as that, plug and it works.

 

Great, thanks!

 

Do the wires install directly into the Hitch Plug Connector?

 

Watch the video, I explain very clearly where the wires connect to. You have to run them to the tail lights T's and to battery...

 

I was talking about the wires that was hanging out the back end, where the hitch connector would go, not the ones that go into the tail lights. but thank you

 

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I was talking about the wires that was hanging out the back end, where the hitch connector would go, not the ones that go into the tail lights. but thank you

I don't think the aftermarket 4-pin connector could be plugged in into the OEM plug. I wish there was a way to somehow incorporate this, however, since my gripe with the aftermarket set up is this loose wire one needs to deal with. At least on the Durangos there is a covert to hide the plug when not in use but I wonder how to hide it when, for example, one is to install just a bike rack. SuperPete; how do you manage that 4 pin plug on your Durango?

 

Ugh, just waiting for 2 bolts to show up so I can mount mine. Can I get a way with running with 4 bolts for now?! lol.

 

you can add two more later at anytime.

 

Sure, here is how I do it, and yes, I use bike rack allot.

Photo 1, lots of wire exposed to show you how I protected wire with wire wrap and some electrical tape.

Photo 2, connector plug wrapped around the hole, thats how I carry on every day when I have bumper cover on it.

Photo 3, I wire plug inside of the hitch when I put bike rack on it, or you can have is as photo 2, what ever you like, but it's black and not standing out at all.

 

Thanks so much for those photos! Great idea with the electrical tape; certainly makes the wires less visible. I plan on tucking in the wire just like you did in photo #3. I also wish there was some sort of 'dummy' cover in the place of the OEM plug to make this even more clean looking.

 

So I installed this last night, however I do have a question. I don't know if its because I have an R/T or what. The lower part of the bumper that you take the 2 10mm screws out. On the hitch, there are "holes" that line up with the bumper tabs. However the screw is too small ??? Did you run into this? Hopefully that makes sense.