[akito925]

Hello

I am looking for information for TOYOTA VENZA 2016 AWD V6 TRAILER HITCH, I searched everywhere.. any places that cheap hitch kit, including wire harness, but I don't want to pay $900 for this package at the stealership.

does anyone have pictures of your Venza with the trailer hitch purchased from the dealer.

Also does anyone know who makes the hitch on behalf of Toyota ??

thanks

 

[Boulard83]

hitchweb.com

I'm on my 3rd hitch on 3 car from them. I've paid ~$290 for the 3500lbs hitch + wiring including the shipping. Then installed it all myself.

 

[spicyTuna]

Isn't the dealer one pricey? Try look etrailer.com. They have lots of pictures of Venzas with hitches and show you how to install. Price seems reasonable too. I haven't gotten one from them (yet) but will prob use them when I purchase one for a bike rack.

 

[ToyoJim]

Isn't the dealer one pricey? Try look etrailer.com. They have lots of pictures of Venzas with hitches and show you how to install. Price seems reasonable too. I haven't gotten one from them (yet) but will prob use them when I purchase one for a bike rack.

I bought my last three hitches from etrailer.com including the Curt 1 1/4 inch receiver hitch I installed on our Prius last week to carry a Pro-series 2-bike rack which I bought at the same time. I'm a very satisfied customer.

I also bought the Pro-series 4-bike rack we use on our Sienna and lots of other towing related products from etrailer.

 

[akito925]

I bought my last three hitches from etrailer.com including the Curt 1 1/4 inch receiver hitch I installed on our Prius last week to carry a Pro-series 2-bike rack which I bought at the same time. I'm a very satisfied customer.

I also bought the Pro-series 4-bike rack we use on our Sienna and lots of other towing related products from etrailer.

what type of trailer are you pulling withe hitches?? anything near the limited capacity?? 5000lbs ?

 

[jflarin]

Hi,

I bought a Reese or Draw-tite (or is it the same company? I think they use the same instructions...) cost about 150$ (priviledge canadian price, or normal US price).

I install it myself (I don't trust ANY dealer to do that job correctly). That's half an hour of work, the hardest part is to remove the muffler from the rubber holder. Use grease/wd40 liberatly to help you.

That's a 3500 lbs hitch. 4000 lbs when weight distributing (I use that!)

The T-connector must be around 100$ to get the light on the trailer. That's a one hour job to remove all the junk from the back of the car, remove the trims and install everything. Then the VERY FUNNY part of connecting the battery comes. That took me a day to find the right way to do it inside the car. You don't have to waste that time: look from my previous post somewhere on this site: there is the full tutorial with pictures. To do the job correctly, it will take one hour.

I joint that with the installation of brake controler. I recomment Primus IQ (100$ costco). Works like a charm. It requires another circuit from the battery to the controller and then going to the back of the car.

If you have a trailer that needs power to recharge a battery (like a RV trailer), you need an extra circuit to charge the battery while you drive (and/or keep the fridge cold). That's third circuit from the battery to the back of the car. Both brake controller and charching circuit use a breaker that you have to buy. The t-connector comes with a fuse.

We have a 2.7l Venza that tows a 2000 lbs Aliner like a charm. Yes you need brake controller to tow that. The load balancing, although maybe not required, makes it much safer to tow. The only drawback is that I have to remove the ball from the car when it is not hooked on the trailer because it sits SOOO low that it can it the ground. When the trailer is hooked, it holds the back of the car high enough.

jf

 

[ToyoJim]

what type of trailer are you pulling withe hitches?? anything near the limited capacity?? 5000lbs ?

Both the Venza and Sienna have a maximum towing capacity of 3,500 pounds when equipped with the tow prep package. The non-hybrid Highlander is rated to tow 5,000 pounds.

I bought our 2014 Sienna for towing an Airstream Sport 16 (3,500 lb. gross weight) but I've postposed buying a travel trailer - don't want more "toys" to take care of while I'm still working full time. The only towing I'm doing these days is my 1,500 lb. gross weight utility trailer and my bike rack. I bought my utility trailer over 34 years ago and have towed it hundreds of times.

A 3,500 pound trailer is a lot for a vehicle rated to tow 3,500 pounds unless you are always going to be towing on the flatlands.

 

[akito925]

Ahh thanks fellows.. helped out alot.. I don't think I would be pulling close to the maxium 3,500lb towing capacity, most is I'd be pulling is a 15 feetish utility trailer or a bike rack.

 

[jdonhowe]

I just installed hitch and wiring on my (new to me) 2012 Venza AWD. While a lot of posters bought Curt hitches, I'd read some reviews that there have (or had) been some fitting problems with Curt (pushing against bottom of bumper), and poor shipment packing. I went with a Draw-Tite from AutoAnything- good price, came in 2 days, entirely enclosed in large carton- no damage, and perfect fit.

A couple of wiring tips I haven't yet seen. There are a couple of 1" threaded standoffs poking up from the frame- that hold down the jack tray. They're painted, I scrapes away the paint at the base of the rear one, put on the ground ring terminal and a flat washer. Even with the plastic screw that holds the tray down, I have a great ground, and it beats finding a spot to drill for a self tapping screw.

Second, I ended up running the power wire beneath the car, running along the brake lines. There's a 1" or so rubber plug in the well beneath the jack tray. It pops out easily, so I was able to drill a hole just big enough for a snug fit for the wire, and thread it next to (not beneath!) the car. When all the wire was threaded, it was a snap to pot the plug back up into its hole. It seems a lot easier than cutting and threading through the grommet in front of and to the side of the spare tire. While the fit is snug around the wire, I just put a dab of RTV sealant around the hole.

Even if you're not towing a lot, I'd recommend going with the Class III (2" receiver) hitch. It gives you a lot more choices of attachments, and you can always add a cheap 2" to 1-1/4" adapter if you want- not so much the other way. Just my .02

BTW, we love the Venza (after just a week!). Our last vehicle purchase was a 2002 Camry- the curse of having a car that won't die, and just refuses to have problems. My, what changes have occurred in 10 years- a lot more features, obviously, but also a real jigsaw puzzle. My '02 4-cyl engine compartment is positively spacious compared to the Venza, and in running the wire to the battery, there were moments when I was even a bit nostalgic for my first car, a '61 Chevy 6 cyl. beater. You could literally climb into the engine compartment to do work!