Dodge Durango R/T Hitch Installation
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Video showing how to install a MOPAR Hitch Receiver on a Dodge Durango R/T
These are the parts that I used for this project.
1. DODGE DURANGO Production Trailer Hitch Receiver NEW OEM MOPAR Part #82214135AB Purchased from Ebay avondaleautomotive $252.88USD. This kit includes the hitch cover, bolts and plastic rivets
2. Dodge 4 & 7 Pin Trailer Connector. Part # 56055632AC Purchased from Dodge dealership $81.60CAD
3. Tekonsha 3045-P for Harness for 2017 Durango Purchased from Amazon.ca $21.59CAD
4. Tekonsha Prodigy P2 Brake Controller Part #90885
Activating the 4 & 7 PIN wiring harness at a Chrysler/Dodge Dealership was about $55 CAD
This is another CZcamsr that has done a similar project which will show you in a bit more detail how to remove the rear bumper
• 2011-2015 Dodge Durang...
Extremely helpful. My hitch was just delivered today and I’m glad this video came up first in my quick CZcams search. Love the no nonsense delivery, not posing to be a mechanic and authentic personality. Cheers!
LOL thanks Garret. Glad the video is helpful. Good luck with the install!
WOW! I watched several different TOW/HITCH PACKAGE installs and you have the BEST Instructional video yet! Not many show the pre wired installation procedure. I have a 2015 Citadel and it came pre wired. Thank you for showing the correct hitch and all the hardware. There are several MOPAR hitches on the market and some do not have the seven pin/five pin mounting hole installed. Now I am ready to install my hitch!! THANK YOU!! This made my Friday COMPLETE! :-)
Thanks Bill. My pleasure and glad this helped. I did a ton of research and am very happy with how this all turned out. It's fairly straight forward and pleased this helped you out. This is why I love CZcams!
Wow thanks for this! It has sorted out a lot of confusion. I had just finished inquiring with every Dodge dealership in Calgary, and without exaggeration every one of them misinformed me in one way or another.
Depending on whom I spoke with, I'd apparently need to buy the entire wiring harness, no activation is required, the factory-installed hitch is a class IV but only a class III rated at 3000lb can be purchased aftermarket so I'm SOL, and the brake controller is not included in the wiring harness so I'd have to purchase and install one separately.
After discovering and watching your video I checked my Durango R/T, and the harness was right where you said it would be. I'm also very relieved to hear that the standard Mopar OEM hitch is the required part for the full 7200 lb towing capacity. And I did finally find one dealership that was able to give me a price on activating the harness ($65 CAD).
One guy I talked to in parts, insisted that without the factory tow package my D R/T would not have the required prep package (HD cooling etc.). He asked me for my VIN, and -- after taking the time to condescend to me like the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons for reading him the entire VIN instead of only the last 8 digits -- he pulled up my build sheet and insisted that the hitch receiver MUST be installed already, since all the other towing components are there. LOL!
shanksworthy that’s great! Thanks for watching! Happy for you. I too got all sorts of mixed messages so that’s why I wanted to clear this up for everyone and help. Enjoy towing with your R/T. I love mine!!
shanksworthy yeah getting the build sheet is key. Will tell you everything that the vehicle has installed 🙌🏻
Thanks for this! Just did this to 2017 GT Durango. Didn’t have the full size spare but had the harness. Using it for a cargo carrier. Install was easy! Thanks again!
Phil Gamboa thanks for watching and glad it helped!
Installed mine today and this video was very helpful. Thank you.
MBrain77 that’s awesome. Thanks for watching and glad it helped!
I watched the other guys video before I found yours. And you did a professional job at it. That other guy not so much. Great job
cookie alba thanks for the feedback and watching!
Looks like for 2018 and up the wiring is not already behind the rear bumper. The wire harness (pn 82216007AC) is bit more extensive to install.
Well that sucks
Thx for taking the time to
Make this video. Very helpful
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
My dealer just quoted me $1200 to do this installation. I think I’ll take a crack at it myself. Haha.
Dogedart67 100%. I’m by no means a mechanic and it was straightforward. Good luck!
Nice video man! Been looking at getting a Durango.
JPorkins88 Thanks. I love my Durango R/T
Do you know if srt Durango comes with the wiring harness installed?
Hi Johnny. Thanks for watching. It depends on the model that you have. As I mention in the video, you can have the dealership pull the factory spec sheet for your Durango using the VIN and it will show you what equipment is included. Failing that you can do an inspection under the rear bumper and if the wiring harness is included, you will see it. Good luck!
So I’ve just finished installing the hitch receiver and it was relatively simple thanks to your clear instructions.
I’m just putting everything back together and I did have one question: How did you re-install the rivets for the fender trim in the wheel well? The kit comes with new rivets but none of the videos ever show anyone installing them, and I don’t have a rivet gun.
shanksworthy I went and bought a plastic rivet gun from princess auto.Not sure if you are in Canada or not but any auto parts shop should sell them. This was mine
www.princessauto.com/en/detail/plastic-hand-riveter-kit/A-p8599052e
I'm in Canada (Alberta) and we have a Princess auto. I'll try to find something like that. Thanks!
BTW I was able to get everything back together with only the following minor issues:
* Broke one or two tabs when pulling the fender off, although somehow that doesn't seem to make a difference as it still seats securely.
* The bolts on each upper wheel well had nothing to screw into. On closer inspection, I found 2 threaded plastic pieces on the ground on either side which looked like they'd broken off. So I just held them behind and screwed the bolts into them anyway. Doesn't seem to make a difference.
* After putting everything back together, I pushed the button to close the rear hatch and got an "error" noise (3 quick beeps). Tried several times and it wouldn't close! After a failed attempt to google the cause of the problem, I finally gave up and manually closed hatch. But then just for fun I tried the button once more, and to my relief it opened. On the subsequent button-press it closed successfully, so it looks like it's all good now. Not sure what happened there, but it did initially cause some panic.
Really good video! but why do you need the brake controller? I thought the wire hardness in the hitch works as a brake controller?
Albert Tot thanks for watching. You still need the brake controller to control the brakes (if you have a trailer with electric brakes). With the tekonsha it applies the brakes in proportion to the Durango’s braking. I know some pick up trucks have a brake controller integrated but the Durango’s don’t.
www.tekonsha.com/mobile/products/brake-controllers/proportional-controllers/trailer-brake-control-proportional/TzaIxkVx1cI5XOy!osRB52uqDvaehMa!
@Simon Blunden It's been a couple years since you posted this very helpful video. How has towing in the Durango R/T worked out for you?
I've been towing a travel trailer with my R/T for a year now and it has gone very smoothly, even despite being on the edge of several weight limits when fully loaded up. In fact now that we've started including bikes & my son is getting heavier we're probably slightly exceeding the R/T's payload by a bit -- but I'm talking about the really conservative payload found on the door jamb sticker, which seems to be 1200 lbs on every Durango model regardless of what options it has. :-) We'll probably upgrade to a truck eventually, but there's no hurry.
I guess the one problem we have run into, is that weird rear load-leveling suspension mechanism that comes standard on the R/T. It's been thoroughly unhelpful, as it seems to fight against the weight distribution hitch's ability to transfer adequate weight to the front axles. I've had to crank the WDH down with more pressure than recommended, to compensate for the fact that it will loosen up after a few kms when the self-leveling kicks in. I've had to become intimately familiar with how my WDH works because I can't rely on the dealership techs to understand the issue.
shanksworthy been great! We have a 4700lbs 25’ travel trailer and it’s been doing just fine
Thanks for the video, Simon. I just bought a 2017 Durango R/T last week. I've been doing lots of research too (sounds like you did as well) about the different options for hitches (aftermarket - Curt, etc, underneath bumper) vs. factory OEM. It looks so much better with OEM and the bezel than a hitch underneath the bumper...but I'm concerned that all these OEM hitches from Mopar say 3500 lbs max - even the dealer direct says that. I, too, have the spec sheet and I have all the same tow options you mentioned included on mine, except for the hitch/connector just like yours. So, it sounds like you have the same... Do you still feel good about the hitch? No concerns re: weight capacity for you? My friend says I should get it done at an aftermarket place where they will weld it on, but I'm not seeing any welding from yours or other youtube videos I've seen...guess it's not necessary with the 4 bolts on each side? Thanks, Cheers, Greg from Surrey, BC
Hi Greg, Thanks for watching and leaving comments. If you have an R/T and it's prewired like mine, you have the full size spare, and your spec sheet says you have all the items I do, you are good to tow 7500lbs. I am really happy with this. Just picked up our trailer this weekend and it tows like a dream. I'm not a mechanic and I'd say this was a 5/10 in terms of difficulty. No welding necessary. All you are doing is replacing the factory bumper with the OEM hitch receiver. I took mine to Langley Chrysler at the end to get them to program the wiring harness for $55 and voila - good to go. Message me if you have any questions. Personally I would not do an aftermarket as it will sit below your bumper and look ugly.
Very informative, thanks!
Thanks for watching and glad you found it informative.
Excellent video!!
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice video very helpful 👍
It’s red Yoo thanks for the feedback. Glad you found it helpful
Nice job... thnx. I'm leaving soon to look at a R/T without the hitch and now I know the SUV has all it needs to attach the hitch.
Question... how much for the Mopar hitch and how long did it take you ?
P. Alex Coelho thanks for watching! In the video description I listed all the parts and their respective prices. The hitch installation probably took me about 2-3 hours including the installation of the brake controller. Are you looking an R/T at a Dodge dealership or private seller?
@@simonblunden2151 looking at lightly used at a dealer, as private sellers are not many a dime here in Quebec.
Thnx for the video and answers.
Cheers
Alex
Make sure you get the dealership to look up the VIN and print out that spec sheet that I refer to around 15:05 in the video. Goo luck. They are a great truck
Just added it to a 22 rt it fits but no wiring harness .😢
Thanks for watching. That’s crappy about the wiring harness. Are you 100% sure there is t one tucked under the rear bumper?
Does the bumper cover for the hitch come with the package?
No. I believe I had to purchase that separately.
Great video! Will a regular rivet tool work on the plastic rivets that come with the trailer hitch?
Andrew Dickson thanks for watching. I don’t think so. I picked up a cheap one at Princess Auto (Canada) and it came with extra plastic rivets
Can you please add a proper link for the morpar tow hitch package before when I click on your provided link nothing happens .
Hi. I didn’t include a link because they expire. If you search “mopar 82214135ab” you’ll get some showing up. Not sure what country you are in, but here’s a link to one I found on eBay today :
www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Trailer-Hitch-Receiver-With-Cover-Bezel-Hardware-For-DODGE-DURANGO-14-17/184244024906?epid=1243362603&hash=item2ae5ccb64a:g:U2YAAOSw5HZehCZu&fits=Year%3A2017%7CMake%3ADodge%7CModel%3ADurango%7CTrim%3AR%2FT%20Sport%20Utility%204-Door%7CSubmodel%3AR%2FT%7CEngine%3A5.7L%20345Cu.%20In.%20V8%20GAS%20OHV%20Naturally%20Aspirated%7CEngine%20-%20Liter_Display%3A5.7L
Simon, great video. I got a GT 2wd, and I did print out parts per VIN. So it turned out it has only standard duty cooling system, together the 'Trailer Sway Damping''. Any suggestions on this setting, do you think I have wiring?
Hi Guojun. Thanks for watching. The best way to see if you have the factory wiring harness would be to physically check and look under the truck behind the rear bumper as I show at 2:39 (onwards) in the video.
@@simonblunden2151 I checked last night, and didn't see it.
I think you may be out of luck then. The R/Ts came pre-wired and with all the extra items needed for towing, but I’m guessing the GTs didn’t. Also, if yours is a V6 it will have less towing capacity. What are you looking to tow?
@@simonblunden2151 Yeah, I guess so. I will only small stuff, a jet-ski or a small trailer the most.
What is the name for the paper print out that says what the car have
Dealer spec sheet. If you go to the dodge dealership and give your VIN they should be able to print it for you and it will give the specs for your particular vehicle
I watched your video, nice job!!! I do have a question, i see the part # for the trailer connector but what is the harness #?
nizzynoss thanks for watching. The 2017 RT has the wiring harness already installed. It’s tucked in behind the spare wheel. You might find information in this forum:
www.dodgedurango.net/threads/oem-trailer-wiring.23488/
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thanks for this video, im wondering about the bolts that you used for the hitch, i see that the stock bumper has a total of 6 hex bolts. Can i use those bolts again to secure the new mopar hitch or is there a certain set that i need to buy? Cheers mate!
elwayb thanks for watching. The only thing you can’t reuse is the plastic rivets but if you buy the same kit I did, you get replacement plastic rivets included. The hex bolts are all reusable for the bumper. Good luck!
Can you provide the parts/part number to complete this install? thank you in advance.
Gene Deguzman Hi Gene, thanks for watching. All the parts numbers are listed in the information section under the video above.
Is this installed with factory 20” wheels by chance? Great video
Yes. I have the factory OEM wheels. Thanks for watching!
Where did you buy the hitch..
Nice video..
Reggi Kumar thanks for watching. List of parts is in the video description. The hitch kit was from eBay and it’s OEM
Anyway if you know the part number for a 2020 dodge durango rt
Hi Timothy, I did a quick search and this link has the part numbers for a 2020: www.allmoparparts.com/sku/wdtrailerhitch.html
Simon, great video thanks. Hey, what’s the difference between part numbers 82214135AB and 82214135...? They are both listed on Mo par website yet have same description? What does the AB mean? Thx
Tim Newsome thanks for watching! Being a CZcams mechanic and not a proper mechanic I can tell you I have no idea what the AB means! I know that’s the part number for the kit that I bought and it worked for my truck. My suggestion would be to contact your local dealer and ask just to be sure. They will ask for your vehicle VIN # and will tell you whether the part you’re looking at is compatible with your unit. Good luck!
Thanks Simon. Yeah, I called the stealership ;) and they said there is not difference. Thanks again.
Tim Newsome the only thing you need the stealership to do is activate the wiring harness once you’ve installed everything. Good luck!
Simon Blunden I can’t get a straight answer out of calling the dealership! Ughh..
As far as I’m aware, all I need is part 82214135. This is the hitch receiver that includes bolts, rivets, and the plastic bezel cover. That’s what’s in the pic of the party # on Dodge.
I need the Trailer Tow Wiring Harness too right? Part 82213986AB?
Any thing else? Thanks again.
Tim Newsome if you have the RT you should already have the wiring harness on the truck. Check by looking under the bumper. If you do, then the only other piece you need is the Dodge 4 & 7 Pin Trailer Connector. Part # 56055632AC. What model and year do you have?
What would you say the weight of all that was if you had to guess or if you know?
I’d say between 40-50lbs
Why wouldn't I just come with a trailer hitch it's got the V8 hemi just wondering?
Not sure. Like most things it was an "available option"
@@simonblunden2151 I have a 2012 Durango r/t is it pretty much the same as yours?
@@steelfan187 do you have the removable panel on the rear bumper and have you checked to see if the wiring harness is there?
@@simonblunden2151 I don't have the removable panel so I believe it's just going to sit under the bumper and yes the wiring kit is already in there
@@steelfan187 OK. I would purchase the OEM kit part # 82212597AB. I found it here: www.moparpartscanada.ca/oem-parts/mopar-hitch-receiver-82212597ab. The instructions look like you get a template to cut a hole in the rear bumper and then there’s a bezel piece that clips in. Instructions can be found here: www.moparpartsgiant.com/parts/mopar-accessories_receiver_trailer_tow-82212597ab.html I would do the extra work to cut the hole in the bumper since yours is prewired. They don’t look that good when installed under the rear bumper (in my opinion). Hope this helps
best to have the pro's wire and install hitch. If you can afford a Durango, you can afford a pro install. Save yourself the headache.
What year is this car?
This is a 2017
Seems you would still be locked into a 3500lb tow rating from the research I have done despite having the factory oil cooler and brakes.
Sir Manny thanks for watching. If your R/T is a 5.7 V8 hemi configured like mine (see specs towards end of video) you are rated to tow 7200lbs. Since installing this hitch and getting dealer to activate towing I have had no problems at all towing our trailer
@@simonblunden2151 mines came with everything from the factory. I just know from reviewing the discussions on tje gen3 durango forum and a rep from FCA all say it stops at 3500lbs. You maybe able to tow more but according to FCA you can only "safely" tow 3500lbs