Hi all!!! My fiirst post so go easy on me man!!

I would like to intall the Class IV reciever that Mopar offers but the dealership is asking
$200 labor to install it.

OK so I'm a DIY kind of guy. I look all over the web and don't see instructions on how to install it. [:@]

So I go to the dealership and look under the 1500's that have the receiver and it appears to be welded in.
Is that the way they are installed?? Is there not a bolt in option for the Mopar hitch? Someone save me $200
on a way to get this done myself!!!

 

I bought this kit for my 2006 MegaCab.

http://www.autotrucktoys.com/ram/Mop...5083C1009.aspx

It bolts onto the rear crossmember that is welded in by the factory. Installation time was under 30 minutes.

I highly recommend this kit, as it is a Mopar factory kit, and fits perfectly.

 

That kit worked even thought it was for the older model??

 

If you can operate a socket and a wrench you can install a receiver hitch in an hour by yourself, half that if you have help just to hold things up.
All but the cheesiest kits out there line right up to existing holes, so no drilling is required.
On a one to five wrench scale for DYI's I would rate this a one and a half, about right up there with changing your own oil & filter (with a one being adding anti-freeze or wiper fluid).
Wiring is usually done with the crimp on type anymore, so this is a cinch too.

 

The link I sent was for an '07, but it may or may not be the exact part number I ordered for mine last year. I used a part numberthat they had listed for my year/make/model (2006 MegaCab) and it looked just like the one that is pictured for the '07.

 

Thanks all!!!

I'm pretty handy so this should be a snap! My biggest concern was that there weren't any "bolt on" options.

One thing I can't do is weld.

Thanks for the peace of mind. I'll head out and get the kit and get it put on!!

 

The bolt on ones are sooooooo simple. Once you get it and do it you'll think.... thats it? I serioiusly did mine in under 30 minutes on my old truck. I do prefer the welded on ones though, so i just bolted mine up in place took it into work and welded it on after that. Not necessary but made me feel a little better