installing a brake controller and hitch
I'm negotiating to buy a new travel trailer and I believe that the dealer is asking too much to sell and install a brake controller and weight distribution hitch ($1,009.) I thinking about getting th...
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I priced a WD hitch before I bought my TT because I knew I would have to have one. The dealer wanted $800.00 for a WD hitch that would handle a 5000 lb. TT.
When we eventually found the TT we wanted, (different dealer)the salesman through in the WD hitch to sweeten the deal. It never hurts to ask.
The dealer installed the hitch during the walk through, when I picked up the TT.
I figured this dealer sells and services hundreds of TTs each year, he knows a lot more about what will work with my TT and TV combination. He is a licensed dealer and if something goes wrong with the WD hitch, the hitch manufacturer cannot blame the DIY owener.
Yes, I am sure the dealer made a profit on the deal, that is how he stays in business.
I did install the brake controller because I had it from my previous TV and it is a simple installation.
When we eventually found the TT we wanted, (different dealer)the salesman through in the WD hitch to sweeten the deal. It never hurts to ask.
The dealer installed the hitch during the walk through, when I picked up the TT.
I figured this dealer sells and services hundreds of TTs each year, he knows a lot more about what will work with my TT and TV combination. He is a licensed dealer and if something goes wrong with the WD hitch, the hitch manufacturer cannot blame the DIY owener.
Yes, I am sure the dealer made a profit on the deal, that is how he stays in business.
I did install the brake controller because I had it from my previous TV and it is a simple installation.
