Grand Cherokee OEM tow hitch install WITHOUT REMOVING BUMPER

[@jeremeyplake4307]

Thank you very much for posting this video! My wife and I just did this install on our 2020 Grand Cherokee and your guidance helped us save tons of time!

[@cobythomas3858]

Did your trailer plug work or did you have to get it programmed?

[@ocminaya]

my vehicle is not tow ready, so it does not even have the tow plug hanging in the back. however, I am going to put an aftermarket harness which I've seen many videos of on KZbin. I did find the aftermarket harness on Amazon. I have heard that you must get the vehicle flashed in order to get the tow harness to work, if your vehicle is tow ready that is (meaning your vehicle has the tow plug in the back). mine isn't.

[@stevenperez8157]

Thank you so much for this brilliant solution to the hitch install process. Your method is simple and removes a lot of the risk for damaging the bumper. I think I will give this a try.

[@ocminaya]

Glad it helped

[@robertbernstein7459]

You made my life so much easier by posting this, thank you so much!

[@ocminaya]

You're so welcome!

[@williamlatona592]

I'm going to install mine tomorrow. I have 2 heat shields to deal with dual exhaust. we'll see how it goes. Thanks for the video.

[@ocminaya]

Did it work?

[@ocminaya]

How'd it go?

[@mortal1794]

Glad I saw this video b4 removing the whole bumper have a 2016 limited hoping it’s the same.

[@ocminaya]

Should be the same. Let me know if you have any questions

[@tfirme]

very good. I did it in my car in Brazil.

[@kenlorentzen]

I tried this on my 2015 Limited - it was going great until I realized the bumper was wider than the opening in the upper bumper cover with the lower part removed (!!!!) To get around this I grabbed my grinder with a cutting wheel and my sawsall with a metal cutting blade and cut the ends of the bumper off to make it short enough to come out. After that it all went together well. The hitch assembly itself is short enough to go in. Also, the MOPAR OEM kit provides 8 new bolts that are notably longer and seemingly stronger than the stock bolts.

[@josephcoriz1221]

Good video made look simple thank you!!

[@ocminaya]

You bet!

[@itsmetiggs]

I'm about to do this on my Jeep and your video is going to be super helpful! Did you have issues getting the bumper clips back in, particularly the ones around the heat shield?

[@leonardbasso2437]

Great video! Could not stand to look at an after market hitch. I am going to do this thanks to your video. Can you please advise where your purchased the hitch kit from and did it include the black plastic hitch surround? Thanks again for all of the information.

[@olliehellert8274]

Boy that was great video help and save me lot of time and trouble-thanks

[@ocminaya]

Glad it helped

[@stevehoman775]

Thanks for the great video. Definitely easier than taking off the whole bumper but, WARNING!!! I have a 2013 and the original bumper is longer than on this model. My bumper is long enough that it goes under the upper bumper. If you stop video at 10:00 minutes, my bumper extends about another 8" so it is under the upper bumper. I will have to take off the upper bumper. 😞 Thanks for making the video though.

[@ocminaya]

Good tip!

[@josephcoriz1221]

Could you please show the cut for the center piece ( trim)

[@ocminaya]

I actually used a simple utility knife. Make sure it is sharp. When you remove the lower bumper you will see the outline, of the insert, that indicates where to cut. It really was pretty straight forward. Go to 5:30 on the video in this reply below. It should help. Not my video but should help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/roCqlpKplNShmM0

[@gregf.2698]

What did you do for a wire harness? I have a 2020. Hitch installed but no wiring included.

[@ocminaya]

I'm going to install this harness. (Haven't purchased it yet) CURT 56426 Vehicle-Side Custom 4-Pin Trailer Wiring Harness, Fits Select Jeep Grand Cherokee, Black a.co/d/5GfpFbF But first, I bought and installed this Reese Towpower 78115 Insta-Plug Trailer End Connector with LED Circuit Tester (4 Wire Flat) , Black a.co/d/iVqUHQT On the back of this Hopkins Towing Solutions 41144 Vehicle Wiring Kit a.co/d/fyvyypm

[@darryldickinson6597]

Thank you for a great video! How much weight have you towed with this particular hitch?

[@ocminaya]

I haven't towed anything. But being that it's a factory tow hitch install, it should be the same as a jeep GC that came with factory tow. Google that and it should be your answer. This is my opinion.

[@rmoold-gn9yf]

Great video... Got this same hitch. See, it says instructions torque spec putting on vehicle but not for putting hitch together. What did you do?

[@ocminaya]

Honestly, I just made sure everything was really right. The bolts underneath are pretty big I just tightened them a little harder than I would for the wheels' lug nuts.

[@virendrasoni290]

Great video, I've been wanting to do it for a while just couldn't figure out whether to take the whole umper off or just the lower fascia. What's the torque requirement for fastening the bolts for the hitch?

[@ocminaya]

tight! lol. honestly, I don't know. I pretty much tightened them like wheel bolts, and then some.

[@virendrasoni290]

@@ocminaya- Awesome thanks, ORdered the OEM hitch and installed on my GC, super easy with just the lower fascia removal. BTW Torq rating is 125 nm.

[@cobythomas3858]

Did you have to go to the dealer to have the computer flashed to get power at the trailer harness? Or was it already setup?

[@ocminaya]

my vehicle is not tow ready, so it does not even have the tow plug hanging in the back. however, I am going to put an aftermarket harness which I've seen many videos of on KZbin. I did find the aftermarket harness on Amazon. Also, I'm going to install this harness. (Haven't purchased it yet) CURT 56426 Vehicle-Side Custom 4-Pin Trailer Wiring Harness, Fits Select Jeep Grand Cherokee, Black a.co/d/5GfpFbF But first, I bought and installed this Reese Towpower 78115 Insta-Plug Trailer End Connector with LED Circuit Tester (4 Wire Flat) , Black a.co/d/iVqUHQT On the back of this Hopkins Towing Solutions 41144 Vehicle Wiring Kit a.co/d/fyvyypm

[@user-ri6be8jq9q]

Did you have to trim that bottom bumper to get the insert and such on there? What did you use?

[@ocminaya]

I actually used a simple utility knife. Make sure it is sharp. When you remove the lower bumper you will see the outline, of the insert, that indicates where to cut. It really was pretty straight forward. Go to 5:30 on this video. It should help. Not my video but should help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/roCqlpKplNShmM0

[@pc-snoozing9724]

Was it hard to re-install the cover? How to put the clips back in place ?

[@ocminaya]

Actually putting the clips back in was the easiest part. The ones behind the heat shield were a bit of a pain, but aside from that, pretty simple and the clips went right in.

[@ocminaya]

Bumper then clips

[@bob57786]

So do you put the bumper back on then the clips? Or do you put the clips on then put the bumper on?

[@ocminaya]

Bumper then clips

[@jamescoco2107]

This is where I’m stuck at. I can’t figure out how to install the clips with the new rear fascia

[@bob57786]

@@jamescoco2107 You mean the part you cut out?

[@jamescoco2107]

@@bob57786no. I was just replacing the fascia not installing hitch, due to a fender bender. Can’t really find a good solution that shows the install of the rear fascia

[@bob57786]

@@jamescoco2107 OH you need the white clips and it's just kinda pushes all together. If the old one is there you should be able to get the idea. I bought the clips from Amazon.

[@dodge.4108]

Ahoj,kde koupim? 1.53

[@ocminaya]

I bought the whole kit on Amazon here: BOERLKY Replacements Compatible with Trailer Hitch Receiver Bezel GNT56214936 a.co/d/hGawfVZ But I think this is the link for the trim by itself. APA Replacement for Trailer Hitch Cover 2011-2022 Grand Cherokee Rear Tow Eye Cover Textured Black 68111636AA CH1137103 a.co/d/iKZmvQI

[@josephkwiatkowski7966]

Can you post a link to the clips you bought?

[@ocminaya]

Hey bud. Here you go. Rexka 10pcs Bumper Cover Fascia... www.amazon.com/dp/B09VWZZMLH?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@josephkwiatkowski7966]

Thanks!

[@seawolf541]

Whatcha towing?

[@ocminaya]

Now I can tow anything I want. Hahaha