Hitch Visability - Curt vs. Draw-Tite vs. Hidden Hitch

Hi,

I have been looking at installing a hitch for a bike rack on my 2012 Prius. I want it to be as invisible as possible. I know there is the ECOhitch available, but between the Curt, Draw-Tite and Hidden Hitch, is there any real difference? Is one less visible than the others?

I have seen a few pictures and searched the forums here, but I thought I'd ask since most of the pictures are taken from ground level (hitch level). I'd like to see what they look like while standing 15-20 feet behind the vehicle.

Thanks for any information.

U can see the curt ones

You can see them all. I was just wondering if any of them were less visible than the others.

It doesnt liok that bad anyway, nothing out of place. This isnt a hitch on an escort wagon

LevelHead,

I ordered my Curt on 3-13 and it came by FedX today
(free shipping)! It took me 2 hours to intall and its a pretty solid fit! I am impressed with the quality and fit of the hitch. It is pretty much undetectable under the bumper- only the reciever is visible- barely. Sorry the pix are dark - i finished the install at 9pm.

Thank you very much for the pictures! That is the view I wanted. I am going to go ahead and install a Curt hitch.

If you havent purchased it yet - i have a 10% discount code from JuicedHybrids - the hitch is $140 and they give free shipping (fast) after the discount you could get it for $125. let me know if you want the code.

Thanks for the offer, but I already bought it and had it installed as I don't have a torque wrench or the longer reach sockets. I also bought a rack. This isn't my car, but here is a pic from the internet with the same setup (except my Prius is a 2012).

I want to order this but dont think its ideal for my stretched beach cruiser.

Any thoughts?

Which Thule rack is that?

Curt hitch without a rack


With a rack

It Thule's aluminum rack (which is a great as it is very light compared to other racks) It can hold 3 bikes and has a built in lock, I have the same one and love it. Also I can open the hitch without having to lower the rack (it has a lowering arm built into the rack) but the hitch will clear it with the rack in the up position.

It holds the wifes beach cruiser no problem.

I put on the curt last night by myself, took about 30 mins. Don't really need a torque wrench unless you plan on towing. I just muscled it down for my bike rack and luggage hitch.

Yes you can see it a little, if you look for it. Well worth the money.

eco hitch stealth... I'll take a better picture soon.

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