Moose tow bar easy install?

[charli]

Hi
I picked up a cheap Mopar towbar kit for my 2011 KK limited but install looked a bit tricky given I have reverse sensors... Anyone installed one themselves?

Will ring around dealers for an install price tomorrow but any idea what I could be up for? I thought about a mobile installer but not sure if they're going to have the jigsaw needed for the cut out at the rear if they come to my work..

Thanks in advance..

[DarrenR]

Its a fiddly job more than anything....

*It doesnt fit in the three holes on each side that you think, it uses the last two on each side and you drill out for the third hole.
*Although it fits hard against the lower part of the bumper, it actually pushes it out slightly, I think its all well below the sensors, the last one I fitted I'm sure had rear sensors, I thought all KKs did.

Regards
Daz

[KKnut]

What Daz said plus some minor trimming of the lower bumper near the receiver hitch. The extra attachment holes at the rear are hardest part, seems dealer techs just butcher the sides of the chassis rails to insert and retain the nuts. It's a sin they expect most owners will never see, I was horrified when I removed my tow bar to do some mods. Reverse sensors are of zero consequence but do you have the wiring harness? Connecting that correctly is probably the only other difficulty.

[charli]

Yes have the wiring harness...
I found another more elaborate set of instructions online from Mopar also..

Another website mentions the ECU module, I don't think that came with it, wondering if I need it at all..

So as long as the wiring is done correctly we should be ok, we had to drill holes in the chassis to put a tow bar on our old WJ GC but I was more concerned about the wiring and sensors being a problem..

Thanks for your replies.. My quotes for install (not supplied) ranged from $240-$570..