CURT 114683 Class 1 Trailer Hitch with Ball Mount, 1-1/4-In Receiver, Fits Select Toyota Prius, Black

Solid hitch. Good, consistent finish. Seems well made. I bought it to handle a cargo carrier and a bike carrier. I don't really plan to tow anything. I like the fact that the CURT hitch uses a rectangular cross bar. I believe this provides a bit more resistance to twist/torque created by the type of duty I expect from this hitch.I want to address some of the recurring complaints.FIT: My hitch fit fine and installed relatively easily (with 1 exception - I will explain later). That is not to say it was a "perfect" fit. I measured the hole pattern on the hitch --and, importantly, I measured the diagonal distances between holes (as if each hole is the corner of a rectangle). The dimensions were RIGHT ON THE MONEY (including equal diagonal measurements). The holes were positioned "correctly." Keep in mind that Toyota uses their holes for mounting of independent tie-down hooks. It is absolutely NOT critical for Toyota or the shipping companies that the tie downs be located precisely (relative to the tie-down on the other side). Thus, it is MOST likely that the locations of the Toyota mounting holes and threaded nuts (mounted to the top side of the left and right frame members) are the source of the variation that occasionally causes a poor fit. My hole alignment was off by roughly 1/8inch on 1 corner. I used a short piece of 2x4 to pry the hitch and frame to get the last bolt to align. (This is NOT a CURT issue).WEIGHT: Somewhere in the ball park of 30lbs. I think this is reasonable and to be expected. I wouldn't want the hitch to be wimpy. And I wouldn't elect to pay the substantial premium that would be required for a lighter & stronger material (if such a thing was available).SHIPPING: My hitch arrived in a single walled box (damaged by UPS - as usual), The hitch was partially wrapped with heavy protective adhesive paper and was padded on 1 end by a blob of expansion foam, in a plastic sheath to keep the foam from adhereing to the hitch. The hitch, itself, was undamaged.TWO additional comments:I chose to reinstall the piece of plastic flashing with an enlarged SLOT rather than cut the flashing all the way to the rear edge. This was easily done, but slightly complicated the installation process because you need to slip the hitch through the slot prior to (and during) installation. If you decide to do this (which I think is a good idea) you need to expect to manage the flashing while you struggle to align the bolts and start the threading. You are likely to need to perform 1 or 2 trial fits to get the slot sized correctly (wihtout overdoing it).The one and only thing that caused me grief during installation was the fact that I was expecting the flashing to be held by 4 screws (as was indicated in the installation video/instructions). In fact, 1 screw was a hex-head bolt without Phillips head option (no issue). 1 was a hex head screw with Phillips head option (no issue) and 2 were plastic retainer clips (not screws). 1 of the 2 retainer clips was a complete PITA. It was a challenge to remove and it was an even bigger challenge to reinstall. Yes -- it broke (not to the extent of being non-functional). But for reasons I can't quite explain, it did NOT want to go back into its hole. I very nearly replaced it with a nut/bolt combo (probably should have -- because it would have been immensely satisfying to mash the snot out of it with a sledge). ... I know... not mature, but that was not at the top of my priority list at the time the little piece of CR@P was being so stubborn. Ultimately, it was my wife who came to the rescue with an extra set of hands (to hold a flashlight) and encouragement to muster a touch more patience.BOTTOM LINE: Nice hitch. Decent fit. Good deal on Amazon. Install time for the hitch: Approx 40minutes. Install time for the stubborn POS retainer clip: Approx 40 minutes. (and, man, was I steamed)

Great hitch. I was able to install it pretty easily on a 2006 Prius, but I was never able to get the under body fascia back onto the Prius. They say you can trim it to get it back on, but I haven't had the time and the car seems to be fine without it. It I lived in an area with snow, it might be a problem. But a hacksaw and 30 minutes might solve this problem.

Delivered in an unbelievable one day!Even though the box was damaged considerably ( although the carrier broke the box, Curt could have certainly done a little better job packaging it) the hitch lined up properly without needing straightening.Welds look very good, and hitch fits unobtrusively under the car.The hitch pin and clip need to be inserted awkwardly through the safety hook retainers.The instructions won't tell you this, but will need a 10mm, 14mm and 17mm socket and a strong scissors or knife to cut the fascia plate. and a flat blade screwdriver or something similar to pop the reusable plastic rivets off with.The slot in the fascia gets extended all the way to the edge, it will no longer be just a hole.Oh, I would suggest getting the kit without the ball adapter unless you have a very low trailer! Maybe the Euro style is taller, but the 2" lift adapter is nowhere near tall enough for my little Harbor Freight trailer with 12" tires. I will need to buy an adapter with closer to a 6" rise to get my trailer near level.Note; if your trailer tilts down towards the car you can easily exceed the weight rating of the hitch (350#).This was mounted on a 2004 Prius with stock suspension and wheels. Toyota says that this car has no towing capacity.4NOV2013- I've hauled a whole lot more than I intended to at first, several times taking 10 bales of hay (probably about 1500 pounds) more than 10 miles, and hauling loads of between 500 and 1200# many times. The welds on the hitch are fine and there are no cracks yet.The paint hasn't flaked or chipped, but this is california, so I don't expect it to anyway.I haven't purchased the 6" riser adapter yet because I find the slight tilt to be useful in keeping things in the trailer when I don't have the tailgate in.

How about measuring before they ship it out? Wasted 3 hours trying mounting it as is because SORRY I was expecting a product that fits. In 52 years, never had to deal with such BS. Are we in Africa? Is this an African company? With all the respect for Africa...Finally I realized the holes are too narrow. Called Curt and LIE to your face saying this has never been a REPORTED PROBLEM. LIERS. Then I come to Amazon and see tons of people with the same issues. Plus the only installation video I see where the guy finds the same problem. RIDICULOUS. I undestand if this was $50, not it's over $200 for this junk. At least warn people before trying the installation. No it's all good. For sure will never buy a CURT product in my life. Or actually will buy, will measure before starting installation and will RETURN if not in specs. Then after several returns they will learn a lesson, hopefully.