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Originally Posted by fredzy
How easy is it to pop those knock-outs in and out of the bumper? Might seem like a stupid question, but many that I've dealt with in the past were a challenge to get out without doing some damage. If I went with this hitch (seriously considering) I would 100% only ever leave it installed when I was using it, so those caps could see a lot of poppin'
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Originally Posted by fredzy
How easy is it to pop those knock-outs in and out of the bumper?
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Literally not hard at all. *I'm talking about GEN I. Not sure how GEN II works, but I assume just as easy. Just use a butter knife and slide it into that little gap at the bottom and they come right off. The sort of tricky part is that rubber strap. You will need to turn the strap so those fingers will slide out of the little loop that is meant to keep you from loosing the plastic piece. You may need to use the knife to help get them out without ripping them. Or, in your situation, you can leave them hanging if you wanted, but I would worry that the rubber might rip.
Also, keep the plastic covers in a safe place where you can find them again.
If you need more guidance, Slambert made an instructional video.
The only thing I didn't do is use a torque wrench. Don't have one. I just tightened until it no longer wiggled.