Front Hitch Receiver

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INSTALLATION OF FRONT HITCH

RECEIVER FOR RANGE ROVER P38

1. Remove bumper bolts and side clips

2. Remove foglights vents and electrical connectors

3. Remove bumper assembly by pulling like drawing

4. Before removing crush cans of your vehicle, please trace some markings on vehicle
frame and on crush cans in order to replace those at their same exact location

5. Untighten nuts and bolts to remove the crush cans. You can trash bolts and plates
retaining those, stronger ones are in your Front Hitch Receiver Kit. Redrill Frame
holes to 12mm and apply some antirust paint.

6. Redrill Crush cans holes to 12mm and apply some antirust paint.
Pay attention to drill a 3rd hole on the crushcans with 13 mm this time using the Front
Hitch Receiver has template (red circle on drawing shows approximate location. Apply
some antirust paint.
Reinstall Crush cans over frame and realign with your marks

7. Install 7/16 bolts with thread pointing to the center of the vehicle
Bolts have been provided with the correct order of washers and nut
Use a slight hammer tap if necessary because it's a snug fit. Do not tighten fully untill
complete assembly.

Realign crush cans with your marks and tighten nuts progressively.

8. You'll need a dremel tool to do some slight cuts on the bumper vents.
Those photos may give you an idea of the cuts.
Upper cut wasn't necessary on those given the fact that the bumper when correctly
installed on it's crush cans all the way up wasn't touching Front Hitch Receiver.

9. Refit Bumper

10. Reinstall foglights connectors and fogliths vents

11. Tighten bumper bolts and reinstall side clips

12. You can now plug anything that is compatible with a 2inch receiver and tighten both bolts
on each side of the receiver in order to avoid sway and rattles.

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