Tow Hitch arrived at Dealership this week/towing concerns (again...)

[mattnh55]

Hey all,

I'm about 4 weeks in to our Sangria Tellie EX here in New Hampshire. Love it so far. Bought it with full intention of towing a 4200lb camper a few times a summer.. I knew we'd need a hitch (factory installed seems scarce) -- but just got the call that the dealership got their hitches in. $904.00 for the install. Steep. They explained it was due to it needing a new bumper (?) for the cut out.. Not looking for a "deal" at the dealership service center, but still pretty high. Its rated for up to 5,000... Yet the manual requires the brake system for anything over 1650.

I know its been discussed a lot on here, but the brake system baffles me. Its a necessity for any sane person to tow 4000+ lbs, right? -- The dealership does not offer any brake system installs -- yet the manual requires it to tow the promised 5,000lbs. A brake system is cheap on amazon - if I install myself, am I voiding any warranty... or safety of the vehicle?

Has anyone made headway? My searches on the forum have been helpful..

I've called around to third party sites, and they all still don't have any after-market hitches available yet. (etrailer.com seems to be the site they pull their hitches from)

Thanks for any feedback,
MattNH

 

[jw_tx21]

I saw two other threads on here - one titled "Trailer Hitch" under

• Forums -> KIA Telluride Technical Talk -> KIA Telluride Exterior Discussion

And then another titled "Brake Controller Install" under

• Forums -> KIA Telluride Technical Talk -> Wheels, Tires, Brakes & Suspension

Or just search for "Trailer Hitch" and "Brake Controller", respectively. Maybe those help with your questions.

 

[critrider]

Hey all,

I'm about 4 weeks in to our Sangria Tellie EX here in New Hampshire. Love it so far. Bought it with full intention of towing a 4200lb camper a few times a summer.. I knew we'd need a hitch (factory installed seems scarce) -- but just got the call that the dealership got their hitches in. $904.00 for the install. Steep. They explained it was due to it needing a new bumper (?) for the cut out.. Not looking for a "deal" at the dealership service center, but still pretty high. Its rated for up to 5,000... Yet the manual requires the brake system for anything over 1650.

I know its been discussed a lot on here, but the brake system baffles me. Its a necessity for any sane person to tow 4000+ lbs, right? -- The dealership does not offer any brake system installs -- yet the manual requires it to tow the promised 5,000lbs. A brake system is cheap on amazon - if I install myself, am I voiding any warranty... or safety of the vehicle?

Has anyone made headway? My searches on the forum have been helpful..

I've called around to third party sites, and they all still don't have any after-market hitches available yet. (etrailer.com seems to be the site they pull their hitches from)

Thanks for any feedback,
MattNH

Curt gave me a 3-5 week time frame to have their aftermarket hitch available. That was 3 weeks ago so should be soon.

 

[Beeds]

Hey all,

I'm about 4 weeks in to our Sangria Tellie EX here in New Hampshire. Love it so far. Bought it with full intention of towing a 4200lb camper a few times a summer.. I knew we'd need a hitch (factory installed seems scarce) -- but just got the call that the dealership got their hitches in. $904.00 for the install. Steep. They explained it was due to it needing a new bumper (?) for the cut out.. Not looking for a "deal" at the dealership service center, but still pretty high. Its rated for up to 5,000... Yet the manual requires the brake system for anything over 1650.

I know its been discussed a lot on here, but the brake system baffles me. Its a necessity for any sane person to tow 4000+ lbs, right? -- The dealership does not offer any brake system installs -- yet the manual requires it to tow the promised 5,000lbs. A brake system is cheap on amazon - if I install myself, am I voiding any warranty... or safety of the vehicle?

Has anyone made headway? My searches on the forum have been helpful..

I've called around to third party sites, and they all still don't have any after-market hitches available yet. (etrailer.com seems to be the site they pull their hitches from)

Thanks for any feedback,
MattNH

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[Beeds]

If you have a hitch installed, be it the one the dealer has now, or one you will wait for, getting someone or some shop to install a braking system is no big deal ... my sons bought yheir sustms online and installed them theirselves in a little over an hour ... they're not mechanics, but they are pretty handy an have tools. And, obviously ant trailer you buy then to haul 1,650 pounds or more ... up to 5,000 pounds, needs to come with brakes on it.