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14" JGC OEM Hitch Install Cost at the Dealer?

14K views 19 replies 10 participants last post by  Jim_in_PA 
#1 ·
I got all the parts to install the Mopar OEM hitch, Dealer wants $306 (3 1/2 hours) of labor for the work? what do you guys think?

thanks in advance
 
#2 ·
$87 bucks an hour, where do I sign up? Seems about right for dealer labor, although different vehicle, I had a hitch installed on my Ram a couple years ago by the dealer and bought the hitch from them as well for a total of $367.
 
#3 ·
$87/hr is cheap these days.

GMC dealer gets $109/hr and lexus gets $160.00/hr

I was quoted $800.00 for parts and labor. So I ordered my Jeep with it from factory. Same price but you get other goodies with it.
 
#12 ·
is it weird that I want a trailer hitch even though I have no real use for one? I don't know, it just looks plain back there without one. I mean, all of my other rigs had one, but not this.
 
#14 ·
Having the hitch receiver can be a very useful thing...there's a long thread here with all kinds of kewel stuff you can utilize it for. And the OEM hitch just plain looks nicer than an add-on that hangs below the bumper, IMHO.
 
#19 ·
i am told that the computer has to flashed to enable the lights to send the signal to the hitch plug. I think the hotch looks great too. I had a hotch on my highlander when i got rear ended. A straight hitch turned into a V and the frame and the hitch took most of the impact since it hit the hotch. would have been much worse on us if we didnt have one. I think hitches five the body alot of additional strength in accident.

im planning on putting a lighted step in the receiver so it will act as an additional brake light and step when i dont need it as a hotch.
 
#20 ·
emok, when my '06 Highlander Hybrid Limited was "sandwiched" on the local interstate while we were on the way to the airport for a vacation a number of years back, the dude in the Caddy behind me took a beating from my hitch-ball for sure :) , but more importantly, that extra structure reduced the level of damage in the back of my vehicle.

Now on the JGC, the OEM hitch receiver is structurally part of the bumper system, so it's not "adding" a whole lot of extra structure, but presumably, that part of the vehicle is already beefed up to handle the extra load of towing and tongue weight. 'Should still be helpful in the event of an accident.
 
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