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Genuine Toyota Cross Tow Hitch PT228-16221

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Installed Hitch with the help of my son, follow instructions, be patient and did it in about 1.5 hour
bought tow hitch at local dealer, list price $322.50 I paid net price $182.75
I made the mistake of not buying the tow bumper facia cover PT228-16222 which I just ordered.
List price $96.75 I paid net price $63.00 I'll add pictures when is installed.

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Thank you for your quick reply. So the picture is of a tow hitch and not an activity mount correct?
Thank you for your quick reply. So the picture is of a tow hitch and not an activity mount correct?
yes, but the activity mount is also in the same location. Only difference is the limited capacity.
It looks like the wiring harness is $360.00 from the dealer. Does this sound high has anyone purchased a harness and if you have what was the part number please.
What I like about both Toyota hitches is the bars/plates that go fwd into the car structure (don't know what to call these things). These handle fore and aft loads directly when towing. They also handle overhanging loads like bike carriers much much better (torque), and this is why they're superior to the aftermarket hitches.
Think in terms of force couples.
I'm buying the Toyota trailer light converter as well. Not out of blind loyalty but because of thorough engineering.
I ordered hitch and parts for valance. Has anyone had problems with the sensors in the bumper cover after taking it off for the hitch install. I have a 22 XLE and wondering if I will need to have to recalibrate the sensors if they are unplugged.
Installed Hitch with the help of my son, follow instructions, be patient and did it in about 1.5 hour
bought tow hitch at local dealer, list price $322.50 I paid net price $182.75
I made the mistake of not buying the tow bumper facia cover PT228-16222 which I just ordered.
List price $96.75 I paid net price $63.00 I'll add pictures when is installed.
Would you please tell me the size of the OEM receiver? 2" or 1-1/4"? I see it's a Class I, but can't find info on the receiver size.
Looks like 1 1/4 receiver. I have a trailer hitch haven't installed it yet.
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Looks like 1 1/4 receiver. I have a trailer hitch haven't installed it yet.
Thanks, that will be ok. I can always put a 2" ball on a 1-1/4" tow bar. Should work fine for a light load like a 2-kayak trailer. I like the idea of going with the OEM tow package, but it's expensive. Don't know whether there's a liability in replacing the OEM bumper beam with the narrower Curt tow package.
I want to stay oem on mine. I bought the trailer setup everything except wiring harness online for just below $300.00 with shipping. I'm still hoping to hear from someone who installed hitch with parking sensors in the bumper.
I want to stay oem on mine. I bought the trailer setup everything except wiring harness online for just below $300.00 with shipping. I'm still hoping to hear from someone who installed hitch with parking sensors in the bumper.
I have a 2023 Cross XLE AWD. It has multiple sensors, but I don't think it has a parking sensor? It does let me know if I'm getting close to people or objects. Is that what you're referring to? Toyota is going to do the install for me next week. Not something I want to tackle. The priciest part was the wiring harness.
Tow Hitch Receiver, PT228-16221: $215
Harness Tow Wire Harness, PT725-16220: $360
Bumper Facia Kit, PT228-16222: $63
Thanks for the reply. Yes that is the parking sensor. Just looking for info on someone who has done it in their garage and unplugged the sensors to take the bumper off and plugged them back in on reinstall. If one would have to recalibrate the sensors or they will just work fine. I guess no one has done this part yet.
Thanks for the reply. Yes that is the parking sensor. Just looking for info on someone who has done it in their garage and unplugged the sensors to take the bumper off and plugged them back in on reinstall. If one would have to recalibrate the sensors or they will just work fine. I guess no one has done this part yet.
When I take it to Toyota on Tuesday I'll ask them if they have to recalibrate any sensors when they take the bumper off.
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Much appreciated thank you.
They said sensors don't need to be recalibrated, but I'm very glad they're doing the job for the time they quoted me. They're 5 hours into it and now a second guy is helping. They need to run the wiring harness to the front and it looks like it's quite a chore.
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Wow thought it was plug and play. Looks complicated.You made the right choice.
Thanks for the follow up. Much appreciated.
Wow thought it was plug and play. Looks complicated.You made the right choice.
Thanks for the follow up. Much appreciated.
You're welcome. 🙂 I'll post a photo of the completed job.
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Well, I can't post a photo of the OEM tow hitch receiver with the OEM wiring harness and bumper fascia because the dealer couldn't make the wiring harness work and having just the receiver won't do for me because I want to tow a light kayak trailer. I may be the first person to request that a dealer complete this full install on a Corolla Cross and after trying 2 different wiring harnesses and working for 3.5 days while they elevated the issue, they determined that the wiring harness connectors aren't properly configured. They don't know yet when correct harnesses will be available. I'm glad I asked them to do it because the harness routing to the battery looks like a big pain and I'd have never figured out how the harness is faulty. To their credit, the dealer paid for a rental car, put my car back to the original condition and didn't charge me anything. They told me they'd let me know when a correct harness is available. The only thing I wasn't initially wild about was that my color-keyed bumper fascia was replaced by a black fascia, but I understand why that's not practical from a manufacturing standpoint, that it would probably get marred by repeated trailer connections, and a color-keyed fascia probably wouldn't look nice with that cut-out in it anyway.


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I'm sorry to hear it did not work out for you at the dealership. I hope they can get the correct harness configured so you can enjoy your kayaks. Awesome information you provided for the rest of us. Thank you for sharing your experience on the forum.
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