This past summer, one of the first things I did to my new 2009 Honda Fit was to add an aftermarket no-drill trailer hitch. I had no delusions of being able to tow a bass boat or anything…I just wanted to be able to throw on a Thule bike rack. Thanks to the good folks at etrailer.com, I found this nice little Draw-Tite number. A short, week-long wait later, the trailer was delivered straight to my casa. After an hour and a half on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, it was all installed and ready to roll. Apart from a little filing to widen the frame holes that would accommodate the mounting bolts, it was a pretty easy deal.
So why blog about this now 9 months later? Someone must have Googled “2009 Honda Fit Hitch Install” and found my Flickr photoset. I thought I’d leave another little bit of Google bait for anyone else looking for similar info. Enjoy!
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I love etrailer.com – bought the hitch for my old Explorer on there – great prices and easy to use.
I’m looking to buy a honda fit, and I’ll need a trailer hitch. Want to tow my utility trailer with a 12′ fishing boat. Nice to know there are hitches for these cars.
By the way, how do you like your fit? I’d be going from a 2009 Toyota camry to a 2010 fit sport. I’d like to know if they are a fun caar to drive? got enough power to get you moving?
@Marty: I would be a little concerned about hauling anything heavy. Be sure to check the weight capacity for the hitch in relation to what you want to do. That and the engine isn’t huge to begin with, so I suspect that engine strain should be a concern too.
I love my Fit for what I ask it to do. It’s fun to drive, gets great mileage and has some real nice comfort features. Power-wise it’s nothing to write home about…but that wasn’t a key consideration for me.
Hope that helps!
Thanks for this post! I was looking for a hitch for the same purpose of mounting a bike rack. I know the fit manual specifically says “NO TOWING” so I thought there might not be a hitch bar. But there it is!
I’ll add my thanks, not only for the blog, but for the references and detailed flickr photos. I just ordered a draw-tite from etrailer on your advice.
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