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Awesome. Thank you and glad you had some helpers pull you back out. I would need a full on D12 to get me back out.
any after market tow hitches yet?
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Where do I order the OEM light kit? And was it plug in play? Thanks.
Google 2022 Kia Carnival trailer wiring harness. You will get several hits and dealers to order factory wiring. Yes plug and play. Under the cover you remove to mount the hitch on the drivers side is the vehicle wiring harness with a dead end plug with a removable cap. You remove the plug cap and plug in the OEM Kia wiring harness. That’s it. The rest is just zip tying the wire leed containing the 4 wire plug to the trailer hitch middle. OEM hitch has a mount for the 4 wire plug to mount on. The Kurt hitch does not have this mount. I just zip tied the 4 wire plug on the outside edge of the left safety chain mount.
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Any pictures from a littler further away? Some the pictures in the thread make it look like it hangs down really low. It would be nice to have it as hidden as possible.
Does anyone have a 7 point wiring harness installed? Is there a natural spot to attach it to? In the past I installed a Curt hitch on our Sedona (very easy install as is being described above), but the wiring receptacle had to hang below the receiver and scraped the ground when entering certain steep driveways. I'd like to avoid this on our Carnival.
Does anyone have a 7 point wiring harness installed? Is there a natural spot to attach it to? In the past I installed a Curt hitch on our Sedona (very easy install as is being described above), but the wiring receptacle had to hang below the receiver and scraped the ground when entering certain steep driveways. I'd like to avoid this on our Carnival.
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This is super helpful. Thank you so much WitchCity!
We're eyeing an Astra Blue SX that coming in about a week and it has the factory tow hitch installed. I'm not particularly keen on it (though conceded it may become useful once the kids are old enough to ride bikes), but due to supply issues, and the fact that I've been following the progress of this car since last September, I'm ready to just buy the darn thing and live with the hitch.
These photos really help give a sense of its size and positioning.
We're eyeing an Astra Blue SX that coming in about a week and it has the factory tow hitch installed. I'm not particularly keen on it (though conceded it may become useful once the kids are old enough to ride bikes), but due to supply issues, and the fact that I've been following the progress of this car since last September, I'm ready to just buy the darn thing and live with the hitch.
These photos really help give a sense of its size and positioning.
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Since Kia is making a big deal with 3500lbs towing capacity even showing it off in advertisements, they should have designed a hitch that is built into the bumper like many other cars. To me it's one of the fails.
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This, so much this... I'm holding out hoping one will be produced. I'd even pay to replace the bumper cover.
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I'll pull off bumper cover one weekend to see if it's even possible
Am holding out as well.
Check out this hitch for the Carnival that is offered in Australia:
Kia Carnival Genuine Accessories | Kia Australia
Hard to tell for sure from that angle but it looks higher and better integrated...
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could i see a picture of your hitch installed? is it straight on one side of the reciever and curved on the other?
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I've had a Curt hitch on my Grand Cherokee for years. No rust, no issues ever. Will check them out for our Carnival. Thanks!
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Would be great to have Carnival owners contact Torklift to create an Ecohitch for the Carnival (Torklift Central | EcoHitch - Rear Mounted Receiver Hitches - Trailer Hitches). The Ecohitch is an awesome hitch where the cross-member/tube is hidden behind the bumper and the only portion of the hitch that is exposed under the car is the receiver. I have this hitch for my Subaru Outback and I absolutely love it, unfortunately it hasn't been made for the Carnival, which is in dire need of it due to clearance issues. The BIG down-side to the tow hitches that are currently available (Curt and Draw Tite) for the Carnival is that the cross-member/tube is 1) visible and unsightly and 2) puts even more limitation the rear departure angle. Ideally, if Torklift created a Stealth version of the Ecohitch for the Carnival it would be awesome, that way when you're not needing the hitch you can remove the just the receiver portion of the hitch.
If anyone is in the Kent, WA area Torklift may even offer to give you a discounted/free hitch if you can offer your car as their test model.
The more interest Torklift receives from Carnival owners the more likely they will produce one for market! Let's get the word out!
If anyone is in the Kent, WA area Torklift may even offer to give you a discounted/free hitch if you can offer your car as their test model.
The more interest Torklift receives from Carnival owners the more likely they will produce one for market! Let's get the word out!
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The hitch is no problem for the Can'n LX...BUT the wiring harness IS !...no Plug'n play...had to have it " Hard Wired" and still does not work with a young Rockwood Freedom tent trailer; have to revisit the installer !! NOT a fan of Kia for this skimping on the easy wiring system !!
Assuming this is because you needed trailer braking / a 7-wire system instead of the 4-wire it comes with? Yes, I agree that's a shortcoming, especially when the similar Telluride comes with 7-wire.
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I put a Curt hitch of design very much like that for the 2023 Kia Carnival on my 2012 Hyundai Elantra. Horrible rusting tendencies on all exposed metal.
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