Ballpark cost to have tow bar & hitch installed on 2013 Yukon?

LurkingLuke · Nov 26, 2024

I'd like to be able to tow a utility trailer or lightweight camper behind my Denali (6.2 AWD). Does this need to be done at the dealer? Ballpark cost installed?

Also, I don't see any room in the back, as the spare tire is right next to the bumper. Does a tow bar fit without modifying anything else back there? I think the bumper cover may need to be switched out to fit the bar. Starting to sound pricey now that I think about it....

wjburken · Nov 26, 2024

LurkingLuke said:
I'd like to be able to tow a utility trailer or lightweight camper behind my Denali (6.2 AWD). Does this need to be done at the dealer? Ballpark cost installed?

Also, I don't see any room in the back, as the spare tire is right next to the bumper. Does a tow bar fit without modifying anything else back there? I think the bumper cover may need to be switched out to fit the bar. Starting to sound pricey now that I think about it....

Your AWD should have come with a tow bar already. Are you sure you don’t have one?

Doubeleive · Nov 26, 2024

zero cost to install it yourself, junkyard should have a grip of them, a few bolts and you are golden

wjburken · Nov 26, 2024

Here is the tow bar on my 2013 Yukon Denali.

swathdiver · Nov 26, 2024

See that bulge in the center of the bumper below the license plate? There's two little twist lock nuts underneath, twist and finagle and your hitch is underneath.

Wade beat me to it! Look up, that's what yours looks like under that cover!

LurkingLuke · Nov 26, 2024

Oh boy! I can't describe how dumb I feel right now. I previously had been looking for a rectangular panel to remove, not that big bulbous thing hiding the rectangle. Problem solved -- thanks guys!

swathdiver · Nov 27, 2024

LurkingLuke said:
Oh boy! I can't describe how dumb I feel right now. I previously had been looking for a rectangular panel to remove, not that big bulbous thing hiding the rectangle. Problem solved -- thanks guys!

That's alright, you are used to seeing them under the bumper, not being part of the bumper.

wjburken · Nov 27, 2024

LurkingLuke said:
Oh boy! I can't describe how dumb I feel right now. I previously had been looking for a rectangular panel to remove, not that big bulbous thing hiding the rectangle. Problem solved -- thanks guys!

Glad to be of some help. As a wise man told be once, “It’s easy to find the light switch once someone turns the lights on for you.”
Sometimes we just need someone to turn that switch on for us and show us what we weren’t seeing.

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