Well since we got the Chevy Equinox we have been installing the features needed in order to tow the car with the motorhome. We finally finished everything up this week. We put on the tow bar assembly which is tied into the frame and actually replaces the front bumper. The bumper is behind the plastic thing you think is the bumper. In order to install the tow bar assembly we had to remove the front part of the car. We also ran air lines for the breaks and wiring and diodes for the rear lights. In addition I put in a switch to one of the fuses so instead of pulling the fuse when towing the car all you have to do is push a button and the circuit is turned off. We tested things a couple of days ago and everything worked great. We would like to tow it on a short trip before taking off for Gafney, South Carolina at the end of the month to attend the Freightliner school. Below are a couple of pictures as I was getting into the process. I got so involved in doing the work I forgot to take any more pictures of the process.
These are the before pictures
This is after the front end plastic stuff has been removed. The white metal piece in front of the radiator is actually the bumper.
These are a couple of close up pictures of the installed tow bar brackets where two square base plates hook into and then the tow bar on the motorhome attaches to each of them. These are fairly well concealed unless you are looking for them. There is one on each side of the front license plate bracket. All of the major components we installed are hidden behind the front facia.
Everything went smooth except the trailer hitch we put on. We ran into a little issue there with a couple of holes that were suppose to have nuts welded behind them and didn't but we were able to overcome that fairly easily.
Huli was my helper and I couldn't have done it without her. This smaller vehicle is great to drive and weighs less than half of what the truck weighed.
