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Danpaine
Explorer
Aug 21, 2013

What's a fair cost for setting up my TV for towing?

Hi, Folks. I have a 2002 Nissan Frontier V6 4x4, which I'm going to have rigged for towing by the dealer who's selling me a TT (the TT is the proper weight, gvwr, etc. for the TV, so no concerns there). Currently, the truck has no towing gear installed whatsoever.

What is a fair, average cost to set it up properly, with the hitch, receiver, electric, anti-sway, etc? I've been driving a motorhome for years and know virtually nothing about towing, and don't want to get taken to the cleaners.

Thank you!
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  • loulou57's avatar
    loulou57
    Explorer
    Aug 21, 2013
    We bought our trailer new last year. We had the hitch, electrics, sway bars included in the price. We also had them install (weld) on a receiver/hitch and electrics on the back of the trailer so we can pull the boat also, dealers expense. We are guessing there was at least a thousand or more in work. We negotiated a price and after that was agreed we said it was to include all of the above, dealer agreed to new terms.
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    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Aug 21, 2013
    don't have figures at hand but some SWAGs are; my WDH with anti sway was several hundred dollars. if you have no receiver, that is a couple of hundred plus labor to install. installing a brake controller would be a hundred or two? somebody claimed that your frontier is rated to tow 6,000 lbs. but do you have a tranny cooler, etc.? did your frontier have the towing package? if not it probably is not rated to tow much.
    bumpy

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