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July 29th 05 11:52 PM

buying hitch

Hi,

does anyone know where can i get a hitch for a honda crv locally in
Long Beach/Lakewood area in Calif. thanks.

s.o.

Garth Almgren

July 30th 05 01:26 AM

Around 7/29/2005 3:52 PM, wrote:

Hi,

does anyone know where can i get a hitch for a honda crv locally in
Long Beach/Lakewood area in Calif. thanks.

Your local U-Haul, for one. Looks like there are several in Long Beach
and the surrounding areas that both sell and install hitches.
http://finder.uhaul.com

Any nearby Honda dealer, for another.

http://www.google.com/local?sc=1&hl=...Lakewood%2C+CA for
a bunch more.

Shop around for the best price, and be sure to check out RV places,
trailer supply places, welding/muffler shops, and even junkyards and
eBay. Most places that install hitches will also sell you the bare hitch
and wiring harness if you're up to installing them yourself (which
doesn't look hard for the CRV).

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as simply messing about in boats."
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Bill Kiene

July 30th 05 06:15 PM

http://store.yahoo.com/hitches4less/20honcrvclas1.html

I just found this with Google.

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Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com

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Hi,

does anyone know where can i get a hitch for a honda crv locally in
Long Beach/Lakewood area in Calif. thanks.

s.o.

[email protected]

July 30th 05 10:45 PM

wrote:
Hi,

does anyone know where can i get a hitch for a honda crv locally in
Long Beach/Lakewood area in Calif. thanks.

You haven't asked around B4 posting, it is a waste of time. Hitch
installers are competitive, and the Valley/Draw-Tite products, among
others, are so identical that they even often have the same dealer
cataloque numbers. Any locally installed deal will be much cheaper
than buying one online + shipping plus laying on your back with an air
wrench, so the latter way is usually financially stupid. See if you
can get a Class II instead of Class 1 - almost no hitch accessories
will insert into a Class I tube unless you punch out its restriction to
accept a Class II drawbar (longer), which you can do but is not
kosher/legal. 1-1/4" hitches are already limited enough for useful
aftermarket accessories without hobbling yourself further with Class I.
Other than this most I & II hitches for smaller vehicles are
identically constructed (go figure).

U-Haul is seldom as price competitive as independent shops with the
same or better product, typically $20-30 higher for average small
hitches, and their other parts are outrageous.

You can also get the electricals you need for installing the connector
(if not already in your CRV) at WalMart for half of what hitch dealers
charge, if you can do simple wiring yourself, and it is the same
quality. Even vehicle-specific kits are there & at discount auto
stores for popular vehicles.

Don White

July 31st 05 04:42 PM

Steven Shelikoff wrote:
On 29 Jul 2005 15:52:40 -0700, wrote:

Hi,

does anyone know where can i get a hitch for a honda crv locally in
Long Beach/Lakewood area in Calif. thanks.

You must have a uhaul near you that installs hitches. Otherwise, just
but it online and put it on yourself.

Steve
When I bought my Plymouth Voyager mini-van new in 1995, I asked the
Chrysler dealer about a hitch. they sent meacross the street to a U-haul.
I knew the van couldn't tow more than 2000 but let the guy talk me into
the class 2 hitch/draw bar/ball. Good move...after 10.5 years i still
tow an 1800 pound sailboat/trailer load.

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