etrailer | B and W Gooseneck Trailer Hitch Installation - 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

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Today on our 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD crew-cab, we're going to be installing the B&W turnover ball under-bed Gooseneck trailer hitch with custom installation kit, part number BWGNRK1012. Now, let's go over the operation of how the ball works. You'll pull the handle out here in the driver side wheel-well, rotate it forward. That's in the locked open position that will allow you to either put the ball in the up or flip it over and put it into the store position. Once that's done, you'll go ahead and twist the handle and release, and that will lock it back into place. Now, we'll go ahead and pull the handle in the driver side wheel-well to the unlock position. We can then install out ball. With the ball down in the upright position like this, we'll go back to the wheel-well where we'll release the handle into place locking the ball into place with the pin.

Put the handle back in the lock position. Our ball is secure. When you're not using your Gooseneck ball, you can pull the handle out again to the unlock position. You can then take the ball and flip it over into the stored position. Once the ball is in the stored position, go ahead and release the handle so that it goes back into the locked position securing the ball in the Gooseneck receiver. We're going to first begin our installation by lowering down and setting the spare tire down out of the way for now.

This will give us a little more working room. Next, we're going to go ahead and remove both of the rear tires, again to give us a little more working room. Next, we're going to need to remove the fender liners here, one on each side, and there are several fasteners that attach it to the bed of the truck. Now, with our fasteners removed, we can go ahead and work the liner out and set it aside for now. We will then go ahead and repeat the same process over on the other side. Next, we're going to need to mark the inside of our bed where we'll need to drill out hole.

We'll go ahead and take the tape measure and we'll measure from the rear of the bed. Once we have our mark from the rear of the bed as per the instructions, we'll then need to find the center of the bed. Once we have our mark, we'll go ahead and take a pilot bit and drill a pilot hole through. Next, we're going to go ahead and drill out 4" hole out. Now, we're going to use a board that we've actually taken and cut the same size hole with our hole saw in it that way it helps guide the hole in and also helps keep the bit from slipping around in the bed causing any additional scratches. Next, we're going to need to go here in the passenger side fender-well, and we're going to need to cut a notch into the bed lip here.

This will allow us to slide the cross-members in. Next, we're going to need to trim out our marked area. You can either use a rotary tool with a cut-off wheel, a pair of tin snips, or you can even use a grinder if you so choose. It's a good idea any where that you exposed any bare metal either here in the fender-well or at the round hole that we cut in the bed, it's a good idea to touch up any bare metal with some paint or undercoating just so it protects it and helps keep it from rusting. Next, we're going to go ahead and go up here underneath the vehicle. We're going to remove this spare tire shield just to give ourselves a little more working room and allow you to see a little more. To do this, we're going to remove a bolt here as well as here. Next, we're going to go ahead and install a safety strap to support our exhaust. Just go ahead and loop it through the frame. Now, with our safety strap in place, we're going to go ahead and remove a few rubber exhaust hangers that will allow us to lower the exhaust down a little bit giving us a little more working room. To remove the rubber exhaust hangers, we'll use a little spray lubricant and a large pry bar. Next, we're going to need to trim out a section of our heat shield. We'll need to cut out across here as well as right in through here. This section from here between the 2 marks will be removed. To trim this section out, you can either use a cut-off wheel, a rotary tool with the appropriate bit, or a pair of tin snips. Now, it's a good idea if you have any sharp edges that may be bent down after cutting to take a hammer and just tap them up so that it folds up nice and neat out of the way. Next, we're ready to install the cross-members. We're going to need to install the front cross-member first. We'll be using the flange that we cut into the side of the bed to help us do that. Now, we have the front cross-member installed. Before we