There are 4 bolts the mount the hitch to the car, one through each tow loop and 2 that that thread up through 2 exsisting holes in the rear bumper to a welded on nut on top of the bumper. My problem was the the 2 weld nuts on the bumper were rusted pretty bad. And in the process of threading the bolt through the nut snapped off, so I had to take the rear bumper off to gain access to the top of the weld nut. But in order the take the bumper off you have to take the taillights off and to get enough room to get a wrench on the nut you need to take the tailgate off.
here is the snapped off nut
here is the naked rearend
replaced the broken nut with a new nut and washer
the hitch all mounted up
shows how it fits
all put back together
"When the end of the world comes, I want to be in Kentucky, because everything there happens 20 years after it happens anywhere else." Mark Twain
huck369 wrote:Glad you got it lined out, from another Kentucky Boy....
Somerset is only 40 min up hwy 27 from me
Down around Sterns I guess?
If you're up this way, you'll have to look me up...
I'm a long time Subaru guy, the BAJA is my 51st Subaru, but first BAJA...I did have a BRAT for a while though....
Huck
2009 Forester X Premium
2008 Impreza Sedan 5-Speed
2003 Forester XS 5-Speed
1992 SVX LS-Tour 5-Speed RWD
1992 SVX LS-Tour PPG Pace Car Replica
1989 XT-6 AWD
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