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Today on this 2007 Honda Civic we are going to be installing Draw-Tite hitch part number
24763. This installation will also apply for Hidden Hitch part number 60822. We are underneath
the vehicle, taking a look at the passenger side frame rail first, we are going to do
a couple of things in preparation before we can get started installing our trailer hitch.
First thing we need to do is lower the exhaust off the rear most hanger right here. What
you want to do is spray down the two studs on the exhaust here with a spray lubricant,
like a WD-40, and just take a pry bar or a screwdriver if you do not have one and pry
those off of there. The exhaust will then come down for you and give you more room to
work. :47 The next thing that we need to do is remove
the heat shield over on the passenger side. There are four screws holding the heat shield
in place. Two on the frame rail and two on the inboard side, one at the rear and another
one here on the forward side of the heat shield, which at this time is hidden by this plastic
shroud here in the middle. You may need to remove one or two of the nuts at the back
side of the plastic shroud in order to get to the final bolt here on the heat shield.
We are going to set that off to the side for the time being. With the heat shield removed
from the passenger side
we can locate the mounting holes
we will be using for
the trailer hitch. 1:30