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Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class III - 2"
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Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class III - 2"

Part Number: C47HR
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This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant. Great Prices for the best trailer hitch from CURT. Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class III - 2" part number C47HR can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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CURT Trailer Hitch - C47HR

  • 2 Inch Hitch
  • Class III
  • 3500 lbs GTW
  • Concealed Cross Tube
  • 350 lbs TW
  • CURT
  • Custom Fit Hitch

This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.


Features:

  • Custom fit is designed specifically for your vehicle
  • Precision, robotic welding maximizes strength and improves fit
  • Bolt-on installation - no welding required
    • Complete hardware kit and installation instructions included
  • Lifetime technical support from the experts at etrailer.com
  • Gloss black powder coat finish over protective base coat offers superior rust resistance
  • Sturdy, square-tube design
  • Ball mount, pin and clip sold separately
  • Assembled in the USA


Specs:

  • Receiver opening: 2" x 2"
  • Rating: Class III
    • Maximum gross trailer weight: 3,500 lbs
    • Maximum tongue weight: 350 lbs
    • Not rated for use with weight-distribution systems
  • Limited lifetime warranty


etrailer.com Technical Support

At etrailer.com we're committed to the products we sell, and to our customers. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff are available via both phone and email to address your questions and concerns for the lifetime of your hitch. The technicians at etrailer perform hitch installations on a daily basis, making them a valuable resource for do-it-yourselfers. The one-on-one, personal service you'll receive comes straight from an expert in the towing and automotive field. We've installed it, we've wired it and we've towed with it, so whatever your question, we can answer it.



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Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver - Custom Fit - Class III - 2" - C47HR

Average Customer Rating:  4.2 out of 5 stars   (71 Customer Reviews)

This fully welded trailer hitch receiver bolts onto your vehicle's frame with no welding required. Powder coated steel is sturdy and corrosion resistant.

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Read the reviews and here’s my experience.
Packaging
- considering the only thing you see is the receiver it doesn’t matter. Hit it with a rattle can if you’re concerned. The frame that goes into the rear sticks out of the box and is wrapped. Eco-friendly as a ton of styrofoam would be needed to protect something you don’t see.

Instructions-be careful with the cutout on the bumper, one person said the opening was too big. That will happen if you follow the instructions. Cut the 3in section about 1.5
Vs 2.5 or to the bend in the bumper.

Time-plan for 3 hours

Tools-just use hand tools. You risk stripping a bolt, even on removal.



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2021 Subaru Forester

Hitch wad very well built. Only 2 issues that I ran into. One of the holes where the hitch mounts to the old bumper area had to be drilled out just a little larger. There was a burr or the hole just wasnt stamped out perfectly causing the new bumper bolt to becone cross threaded. I just had to "egg" out the hitch hole and than retap the threads. Second slight issue is the hitch receiver seems to be welded slightly crooked. Not nothing seriois, but definitly can tell. Overall I am very pleased with the hitch.



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Everything was here in the package all very strong quality and.pretty durable but I think you guys can improve your shipping methods because mine came in a thin box and it was partially opened with the hitch sticking out the hitch came out with some very deep scratches but as I said it is very durable maybe you guys should wrap the products in bubble wrap or put another box so that the items don’t get damaged but otherwise it is a very good hitch and it fits perfectly with my forester

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Rebecca N.

7/13/2023

I am sorry that the hitch arrived damaged. I will have our Customer Service team reach out to you.



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Subaru

Technically installation was easy for, me anyway. The only hiccup was cracking the panel attachment clip on one side of the bumper cover. I think it was about $10 from Subaru to replace the piece. Aside from that all went well.



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Subaru

This etrailer hitch is a very well built and strong trailer hitch which is used to carry two heavy electric mountain bikes and the bike rack. This etrailer hitch replaced an existing Subaru trailer hitch that was inadequate to handle the weight our bikes. Customer service from etrailer was excellent and I plan to purchase another etrailer hitch for our other car.



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2023 Subaru Forester

Perfect fit and almost flawless installation. MUCH thanks to Ryan and the eTrailer team for the installation video!

One point - in the installation video at about 14:53, Ryan threads the bolt and spacer block on to the fish wire and feeds it through a passthrough into the hitch / vehicle frame. Unfortunately, neither of the spacer blocks fit into the passthrough. The spacer block was just a hair too big. It took us only a few minutes to figure out the workaround. We loosened the attachment bolts and fed the bolt & block assembly straight into the vehicle frame behind the hitch and it worked like a champ!

The cutting instructions for the rear bumper were spot-on and the installed hitch looks perfect!



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DO NOT BUY THIS HITCH FROM ETRAILER! It's a great hitch. The problem I had was that etrailer packages it into their own box that is way too small, improperly shaped, and without any padding. The hitch arrived with gouges and deep scratches through the powder coating into the bare metal. To their credit, they did issue a full refund including the cost of shipping both ways, however I am out several hours of my time.
I would include pictures but the webpage is not allowing me to.



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2023 Subaru Forester

Customer service was phenomenal prior to placing an order. While the shipping was fast, the box was significantly damaged. And the receiver was sticking out of the box, and it's already scratched through the enamel coating. So now I'll have to apply something to prevent corrosion. Not at all happy with how this arrived. You'd think they would prep these better, as there was barely any protection on the receiver portion of the hitch.

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Jenny N.

11/24/2023

Oh my goodness! I will have our Customer Service team reach out to you. What I recommend touch be to touch up the hitch with a rust resistant paint like Rustoleum. It will help to prevent rust now and in the future.



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The box was not in good condition but luckily, you guys taped the bag of instructions and the nuts and bolts to the product. Thanks



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Subaru Forester

Ordered this hitch fro my 2021 Subaru Forester. I liked it because it was hidden behind the bumper. A little tough removing the bumper by myself but the hitch installation was very straight forward. Very happy with the purchase.



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2022 Subaru Forester

Item came with damage and rust. It was just placed in a plastic bag no card board.

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Brooke M.

7/22/2024

Shipping can be very rough on the heavy hitches. I will see about getting some paint sent your way. Be on the look out for an email!



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2022 Subaru Forester

I have yet to install it and try it out so this review is currently for the look and delivery. I will update once I install and test the hitch.

Delivery was super fast and the hitch looks overall good. However, the delivery caused many chips and scratches all over the hitch which I’m not happy about. That’s why I gave it a 4 star.



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2022 Subaru Forester

I received the product early which is lovely but it was not packed well and is slightly damaged from shipping

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Eitan

3/12/2024

Hitch has been great, was using it to tow a trailer with 100 gallon water tank and it worked great



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I am very satisfied with this hitch. The installation instructions were very detailed, and I would buy from etrailer again. Thanks!



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This hitch receiver arrived in a badly damaged box and there were scuff marks so bad on several areas of the hitch that it was down to the bare metal. I called etrailer to express my concern about the damage and worry that it would rust. The customer service rep I spoke with was pretty apathetic & stated that if she sent me another one it could arrive even more damaged. She would only take $xx.xx off for me to go buy touch up paint to fix it myself. Really disappointed.

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Etrailer Expert

Tyler M.

7/13/2021

Hi Suzanna, Thanks for your feedback! The hitch can be scratched up during shipping due to the weight and handling of the shippers. Using a rust resistant spray paint on the bare metal areas will help prevent the hitch from prematurely rusting. I have attached a helpful article that goes into better detail.



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I am very happy w this hitch. It was a great value and the video was very helpful and accurate. The cutout of the body trim turned out to be WAY large (see photo).



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2021 Subaru Forester

prompt delivery and excellent detailed installation instructions



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This part arrived quickly and in great shape. It is very well built with all the necessary hardware. My only complaint is that the pictures on the included instructions are very blurry, but there was a video on etrailer to make up for that.



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Wrong thread pitch on the grade 5 connect bolts connecting to the face of the vehicle, had to reuse the old non grade 5 bumper bolts.



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Great hitch but very difficult to insta ll.



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The box was destroyed during shipping and the hitch was sticking out of the box. It did scratch off some of the paint.

Installation wasn’t that difficult. Took less than two hours. I would recommend having a second set of hands when removing the bumper cover so it doesn’t get scratched. Followed the installation video and it was straight forward. I would’ve cut a little less of the bumper cover if I did it again and had it a little s’more snug on the look.



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Fantastic hitch. Heavy duty construction. Installation time took 1hr45min. Looks great!!



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2023 Subaru Forester

Well built; reasonably priced.
However,
paper diagram instructions to cut bumper indicated to cut more than necessary!
Thank goodness I caught that!



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2022 Subaru Forester

Perfect fit and easy to install following the video on the product page. A little difficult getting the torque wrench in on top of the exhaust system. Don't pull on the wires when disconnecting the wires, release the lock and pry with a small screw driver.



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Product is well made and works great. The install video was incredibly helpful and detailed. If you have a bit of space and time it's a great way to save some money - would buy again.


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