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I ordered the trailer tow dealer install kit for my 03 Pilot last week - I
was told today some parts came in, but the coolers are on back order - is
this normal ? This is frustrating since I had no clue to add a trailer
hitch and related parts cost nearly $1200 on the Pilot when my f150 cost me
a couple hundred. I think Honda should have added the coolers at the
factory or at least keep an adequate supply available.

In article <3GMVe.5897$TA2.1471@fe09.lga>,
Rocky <jcadellano.spam@optonline.net> wrote:
>I ordered the trailer tow dealer install kit for my 03 Pilot last week - I
>was told today some parts came in, but the coolers are on back order - is
>this normal ? This is frustrating since I had no clue to add a trailer
>hitch and related parts cost nearly $1200 on the Pilot when my f150 cost me
>a couple hundred. I think Honda should have added the coolers at the
>factory or at least keep an adequate supply available.

$1200 just for parts, or does that include installation? I looked on
the College Hills Honda site and the parts are $691 for an '03 Pilot.
If you're handy with a wrench you could install it yourself.

If you go to http://hondapilot.org and check out the Accessories forum,
you'll find an entry for the web sites of many places that sell Pilot
accessories. You'll probably find a better price than the one above,
I just picked one site at random. There are entries in the forum that
show how to install accessories, and I believe the towing kit is one
of them.


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I negotiated the installed price to be appx $1080.
(parts were around $690 I think.)

"Mike Iglesias" <iglesias@draco.acs.uci.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <3GMVe.5897$TA2.1471@fe09.lga>,
> Rocky <jcadellano.spam@optonline.net> wrote:
>>I ordered the trailer tow dealer install kit for my 03 Pilot last week - I
>>was told today some parts came in, but the coolers are on back order - is
>>this normal ? This is frustrating since I had no clue to add a trailer
>>hitch and related parts cost nearly $1200 on the Pilot when my f150 cost
>>me
>>a couple hundred. I think Honda should have added the coolers at the
>>factory or at least keep an adequate supply available.
>
> $1200 just for parts, or does that include installation? I looked on
> the College Hills Honda site and the parts are $691 for an '03 Pilot.
> If you're handy with a wrench you could install it yourself.
>
> If you go to http://hondapilot.org and check out the Accessories forum,
> you'll find an entry for the web sites of many places that sell Pilot
> accessories. You'll probably find a better price than the one above,
> I just picked one site at random. There are entries in the forum that
> show how to install accessories, and I believe the towing kit is one
> of them.
>
>
> --
> Mike Iglesias Email:
> iglesias@draco.acs.uci.edu
> University of California, Irvine phone: 949-824-6926
> Network & Academic Computing Services FAX: 949-824-2069