nice looking hitch...

psst, there is a bottle under your toolbox. Looks like squirt...

 

Thanks for the pics. It looks like a solid hitch.

 

That would be one of the wifes diet Sun Drops.....Must have been hiding behind the um.... blue pops....that I just collected.

 

It is a great hitch! The factory prep is a great idea to begin with, goodbye to rails in my bed forever. But then to add the factory hitch, although pricey, Makes for a slick combo. At 25k it's overkill for my 5er but I sure don't worry about its strength. I also notice how quiet it is (no clunking) compared to hitches I've had in the past.

 

That is actually the 18k version- being SRW truck it was allready plenty of hitch-and able to save a few bucks.

 

Same route I went Chad. I found mine in January for around $850 delivered. Beat's the heck out of Ford's price. Then I sold the wiring that came with it on eBay for around $75 so I got the whole deal done for less than $800! They are a little more pricy now, but can still be found for under $950.

 

I just got my 18k Reese Elite hitch last week for $825. Thanks to Karl4Cat for the etrailer tip!

 

holy cow, $825 for a reese elite 18k hitch? I got bent over, i think i paid around $1700 a year ago. did they go down in price in the last year. I did ask on this site where the cheapest place was to buy one and the prices were nothing like that.

 

I was under 800 after I sold my wiring that came with it for 75. You don't need it if you have the factory prep. Prices vary and lots of them can be found in the 1200 range. You just need to do a google shopping search for the cheapest price on the net, order from etrailer, and have them do their 110% price match.