etrailer | How to Set Up Your Curt Trailer Hitch Receiver on a 2019 Subaru Outback Wagon

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Hi there Subaru owners. Today we're gonna be installing Curts class three trailer hitch receiver on our 2019 Subaru Outback wagon. Now with your new hitch installed, you'll be the envy of the trail head. As you're taking your bikes off of your bike rack at the back while everybody's fiddling around in their trunk.You're only gonna be able to see the receiver here at the back as the cross tube's completely hidden behind the bumper. It's a class three two inch by two inch receiver, so it's gonna be great for all of your towing needs. Whether you're hauling a trailer or just a bike rack or cargo carrier.

It uses a 5/8ths inch hitch pin and clip. Now one doesn't come with the hitch but you can pick one up here at etrailer.com.It also utilizes hoop style safety chain loops which has a very large opening, so it should accommodate just about every shape and style of safety chain. It features a 600 pound tongue weight, that's the force going down on top of the receiver. And a 4000 pound gross towing capacity, that's how much it can pull behind it. You do wanna verify in your vehicles owners manual to ensure you don't exceed any of it's towing capacities.Now I've got some measurements for you to help you when deciding on accessories.

From the ground to the top inside of the receiver tube it's gonna measure about 15 inches. This is important when determining if you need to drop, rise, or inaudible 00:01:13 any of your accessories. From the center of the hitch pin hole to the center of the rear bumper it measures about three inches. This is important when determining if any of your folding accessories can be placed in the upright storage position without contacting the bumper.We'll begin our installation at the back of the vehicle by opening our lift gate and then removing both the passenger and drivers side tail light assemblies. Remove the Phillips head screws that are located in each assembly.

They're just gonna pop out and then it's actually a push pin that you can pull out afterwards. Now we can remove the plastic trim piece that is located on the side of our tail light assembly and there are two bolts we're gonna remove behind that panel. We'll use a 10 millimeter socket to remove those. You could also use a large Phillips head screwdriver.We can now pull our tail light assembly out. You wanna pull rearward and it'll just pop out.

We can disconnect the electrical connectors by pressing in on the release tab and then pulling outward. And then there's two bulb sockets, you'll just wanna twist those counter clockwise and pull those out. We're gonna repeat this same procedure on the other side to remove our other tail light assembly. Now we can continue removing our bumper. On each side you're gonna have a small tab you're gonna pop out to reveal a bolt below. We're gonna remove that with the same 10 millimeter socket or large Philips screwdriver. We're gonna do that on the other side as well.Now we're inside of our fender wells here. We're gonna need to remove the screws and push pins that are along the edge here. And if you have a mud flap on it like we do there's a pin a little bit further inside behind the tire that's gonna have to come out as well. To remove the pushpin you'll wanna use a flat bladed screwdriver to get behind the center piece, pry it out, and then you can just pull that pin out. We'll do that with all the remaining pins. Here's the pin on the inside if you have mudflaps installed on your vehicle. There's one pin that's different towards the top. To remove this one you'll push in the center with a screwdriver and then the rest of the pin can be popped out with a trim panel tool or a flat bladed screwdriver. There's also two screws that we'll need to remove with a Philips head screwdriver. You may need to have a bit with a small ratchet to get between the tire and your inner fender here. Once you've removed all the hardware on this side you're gonna do the exact same thing on the other side. You can set your mudflap aside, we'll be reinstalling it later.We're now underneath the vehicle. Now we are using a lift here. We know you're gonna be in your garage at home, but this is gonna be plenty simple to do just laying down underneath. We just need to remove the push pins that go on the outer perimeter underneath. These are gonna work just like the other ones. You'll wanna pop out the center and then you can remove the entire pin. You'll have a total of two on each side and three in the center.Now that all the fasteners have been removed, we can start pulling our bumper beam off. You're gonna start on one side and work on the edge pulling it outward. Once you get one side