Trailer hitch for 07 Outback

I had U-Haul install one on my 2003 Legacy Wagon. The total was about
$260 US. Not cheep but I was in a hurry and it included all the wiring
and drawbar. It is a fairly easy install if you have the time you can
do it your self.

WayneS
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Randy Hamilton wrote:
> Anybody have the factory hitch on an Outback? What about aftermarket? In the
> Subaru website the receiver looks pretty well hidden but the picture is from
> above so it's not a good angle to see for sure how it fits. Any
> recomendations?
>
>
I had the dealer put the factory hitch on my '08. I mainly use it to
attach a Yakima bike rack; works very well.

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Mill Hall PA
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OK, final results are in. I decided to check out etrailers.com as bigjim
suggested above. They were great! They listed 7 different hitches for the
Outback and I got the Hidden Hitch 2" Class III for $139.95, and the harness
for $34.95, no tax and free shipping. I got it in 2 days and it fits great.
It is recessed about 2 inches from the face of the bumper, just like I
wanted.
FYI the wiring connector is behind the side panel of the trunk, driver's
side. If you take out the foam piece on the floor(3 snaps) you can see a
loop of the wire hanging down under the bottom edge of the side panel. It
took me way longer than it should because I spent some time deciding whether
to pull out the side panel to see if that was really the right wire. I ended
up pulling the panel out and realized I could have just snaked that loop out
from under the panel. It is taped into a loop and the tape gives when you
pull on it. Don't laugh if everybody knows this but me. I didn't mind the
extra time since I didn't want to tear up the trim, but I could probably
have done the whole thing in an hour instead of 3 plus hours.
Thanks to bigjim.

"Bob Burns" <treborburns RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Randy Hamilton wrote:
>> Anybody have the factory hitch on an Outback? What about aftermarket? In
>> the Subaru website the receiver looks pretty well hidden but the picture
>> is from above so it's not a good angle to see for sure how it fits. Any
>> recomendations?
> I had the dealer put the factory hitch on my '08. I mainly use it to
> attach a Yakima bike rack; works very well.
>
> --
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Every day is Saturday when you're retired."
>
> Bob Burns
> Mill Hall PA
> (email is a spamtrap)
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Glad to be of help!!! I went through the same thing with my 04.
Finding the wiring was the hardest part for me too. Some things you
need to pay fr but a trailer hitch on most cars is best done
yourself!!!!

On Dec 6, 12:20 pm, "Randy Hamilton" <hami6... RemoveThis @bellsouth.net> wrote:
> OK, final results are in. I decided to check out etrailers.com as bigjim
> suggested above. They were great! They listed 7 different hitches for the
> Outback and I got the Hidden Hitch 2" Class III for $139.95, and the harness
> for $34.95, no tax and free shipping. I got it in 2 days and it fits great.
> It is recessed about 2 inches from the face of the bumper, just like I
> wanted.
> FYI the wiring connector is behind the side panel of the trunk, driver's
> side. If you take out the foam piece on the floor(3 snaps) you can see a
> loop of the wire hanging down under the bottom edge of the side panel. It
> took me way longer than it should because I spent some time deciding whether
> to pull out the side panel to see if that was really the right wire. I ended
> up pulling the panel out and realized I could have just snaked that loop out
> from under the panel. It is taped into a loop and the tape gives when you
> pull on it. Don't laugh if everybody knows this but me. I didn't mind the
> extra time since I didn't want to tear up the trim, but I could probably
> have done the whole thing in an hour instead of 3 plus hours.
> Thanks to bigjim.
>
> "Bob Burns" <treborbu... RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
>
> news:13l5nc13jcjtkf4@corp.supernews.com...
>
>
>
> > Randy Hamilton wrote:
> >> Anybody have the factory hitch on an Outback? What about aftermarket? In
> >> the Subaru website the receiver looks pretty well hidden but the picture
> >> is from above so it's not a good angle to see for sure how it fits. Any
> >> recomendations?
> > I had the dealer put the factory hitch on my '08. I mainly use it to
> > attach a Yakima bike rack; works very well.
>
> > --
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > "Every day is Saturday when you're retired."
>
> > Bob Burns
> > Mill Hall PA
> > (email is a spamtrap)- Hide quoted text -
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