doitdub Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Hey everyone, Just wanted to share I recently ordered a curt trailer hitch from etrailer.com for my 2014 LWB Titanium and am very pleased. Great pricing, shipped fast, packed well, tutorial videos for install, and great instructions included made the installation a breeze. Definitely recommend these guys... https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Ford/Transit+Connect/2014/C13167.html?vehicleid=201422753 All the best, Justin OLDSCHOOLFOOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Looks good. How long did it take you to install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doitdub Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Maybe a half hour from unpacking to tools put away. It does help to have another person available to help hold/line up the bolt holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 How does it comply with the parking sensors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doitdub Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) No issue there with the hitch itself. When I put the bike rack on though, sensor screams when in reverse...glad I found that disable button by the shifter for when I've got the bike rack on. Edited February 8, 2018 by doitdub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLDSCHOOLFOOL Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Certainly going to have to try this one out. I don't have anything back there but I'm just tickled to find a disable button for ANYTHING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doitdub Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Yeah it was quite the break through when we stumbled upon it as well! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdarren Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Looks good. Did you make some drilling or cutting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doitdub Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, mdarren said: Looks good. Did you make some drilling or cutting? Thanks, no drilling or cutting required. The hardware they provide allows quick and painless install using factory holes. You just follow the instructions and fish the bolt and plate through with the threaded wire. Edited February 9, 2018 by doitdub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boutique Blinds Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I put a Curt hitch on my 2012 just the other day, two thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusBrody Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I have the same hitch and had a similar good experience. It took me an embarrassing long time to realize there was a disable button for the reverse collision warning though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKiZo Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Doesn't look like one of those would fit around my step bumper ... Then again, that will keep me from being tempted to tow anything ... <G> PS ...off topic but ... anyone know what that cutout at the top of the drivers side door is for? I would have thought backup camera, but that's built into the license plate light ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 27 minutes ago, sKiZo said: PS ...off topic but ... anyone know what that cutout at the top of the drivers side door is for? I would have thought backup camera, but that's built into the license plate light ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKiZo Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Aha! Thanx for that ... I'll be able to sleep nights now ... <G> Mine already had the third brake light on the roof. Wonder if the cutout is still there for a Euro version, or they were just too cheap to retool the die for the door ... same thing like the glued in panels instead of windows I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 The cutout is for the original Euro version and is off center thus being illegal in the US. I think the Feds forced Ford to install a new brake light to meet the DOT standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 hours ago, sKiZo said: ... same thing like the glued in panels instead of windows I suppose. Possible. Your van left the assembly line, and shipped to U.S.A. with windows. The windows were removed once the vans arrived in the U.S.A., and then those panels were glued in. All Transit Connects arrived in U.S.A. as wagons. Then they are stripped down and converted to vans. Unfortunately, all of those seats, windows, interior, headliners, et cetera, are destroyed and recycled. To my knowledge, none of those parts are saved for resale. Buyers of vans who want windows are left to look in the aftermarket, while the OEM parts are being disposed of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKiZo Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 (edited) I gotta think they just filled a boat up with that stuff and sent it back to Turkey for "recycling" into the next batch of "wagons" coming over ... Edited July 9, 2018 by sKiZo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I doubt it. Imagine cost of shipping versus locally sourced textiles and cheap labor. Hard to judge what the cost is to the environment, to produce unwanted parts, ship them across the globe, then destroy them. It's all politics. And not even Donald Trump's politics. Can't blame Trump & a handful of Starburst candy for The Chicken Tax. The same Chicken Tax which inspired Subaru to send that Brat pickup truck with the seats in the truck bed facing backward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrm223 Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 I finally got my van 'hitched' yesterday, woo hoo! Took me 20 minutes to install by myself. Still need to run power wire for the Curt 56218 trailer light adapter, though. My van doesn't have the rear power fuse panel, so I have extra work required to get power to the module. And talk about low, I'll need to flip that ball to get a decent height. I'm used to knee-busters on my past trucks, but this one is an ankle-buster! Never mind the dirtiness, I live in rural ranch country in a town with gravel roads. I can clean it in my yard, leave it out to dry and it'll be dirty again an hour later without any driving... So I just hose/rinse it off every so often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 That will scrape on driveways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidparker Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 @jrm223 I suspect your van has a powerpoint located on the right rear of the van. If you don't need it, you can tap into that without running a new power wire. It is fused at 20A, so you may still want to use the inline fuse supplied. tbrown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 On 12/21/2018 at 12:18 PM, jrm223 said: My van doesn't have the rear power fuse panel, so I have extra work required to get power to the module. Actually, it's not that bad. Use an "add-a-fuse" in the fuse box under the hood, and tap into the OEM body ground next to the battery. From the engine bay, on the side of the hood hinge, you can feed wiring behind the wheel well & in front of the door. That wire will come all the way down to the rear of the wheel well. From there, the wire will go behind the sill plate along the length of your van, over the rear wheel well, and you can then route it to your trailer light harness. That is how I installed the lighting in the rear. The lower sill plates are held on by those plastic body rivets. Release 1 rivet, slide wire under, replace rivet, repeat at the next rivet. Use fish tape or something similar for fishing the wire around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Use a 2 conductor wire which is already jacketed. jrm223 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrm223 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/22/2018 at 11:42 AM, davidparker said: @jrm223 I suspect your van has a powerpoint located on the right rear of the van. If you don't need it, you can tap into that without running a new power wire. It is fused at 20A, so you may still want to use the inline fuse supplied. There's nothing back there except fuel inertia cut-off and taillight wiring, as shown here. Fifty150, the taillight converter has a ground ring terminal attached for a screw-to-body ground, so I temporarily put that on one of the hinge support bolts - in the pic above, they're on the right side D-pillar, but of course I used a driver-side bolt where the converter is. I ran a temporary power wire off the underhood fuse box on Saturday because I was expecting to be bringing a trailer home yesterday, but the tires on it ended up being real bad so first I need to get some tires this week, lol. The lights do work fine, though, I towed the trailer 3-4 miles to another buddies house. I did buy another ball hitch and set it up in the raised position and I can use that other drop ball on my F350 when I get it on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Sounds like you are making it work for you. There's a triangle shaped plastic trim piece in front of your mirror and behind the door hinge. Remove that. You will see a hole which will allow you to run wire into the cabin. Then you can run your wires into the van, and to the rear, right alongside the OEM wire run. jrm223 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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