I hope to own an Ioniq 5 in the next few months. But I want to make sure I can attach my Rocky Mounts bike rack on the car. It uses a 2” receiver to mount to the back. Does anyone know if there is a receiver type hitch for this car?
Ioniq 5 Receiver Hitch for bike rack
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That seems higher than what has been reported with the Ecohitch. Interesting
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I think it’s inline with the original (the guy who got it fitted for free in exchange for stealth using his car)
he said 7 1/2 inches though - perhaps my 8 includes a slight slope
Here is my experience with having UHaul install their hitch...
My local outlet doesn't have a hitch installer, they directed me 30 miles away. I ordered and paid for the unit and set an appointment for an install (today). I called last week to be sure they had the hitch and that they knew how to install it, yes to both. I arrived on time today, they told me three hours and they would call when it was done. After 2 hours and 45 minutes I started walking over to the shop when they called an told me that the hitch was too complicated for them to install!
What to do, get in the car to drive away and there are warnings on the dash, "Check Lane Change Assist", I go back into the shop, the installer had left for the day (it was 2 PM) and the person at the desk knew nothing. The trip home was all on two lane roads so couldn't check the assist.
I recalled from some post from somewhere that pu8lling the negative cable on the 12v battery would clear a code so that's what I did and the warning went off, Have yet to test the function, no suitable multi-lane roads around here, is there some ongoing concern here (other than to avoid UHaul)?
My local outlet doesn't have a hitch installer, they directed me 30 miles away. I ordered and paid for the unit and set an appointment for an install (today). I called last week to be sure they had the hitch and that they knew how to install it, yes to both. I arrived on time today, they told me three hours and they would call when it was done. After 2 hours and 45 minutes I started walking over to the shop when they called an told me that the hitch was too complicated for them to install!
What to do, get in the car to drive away and there are warnings on the dash, "Check Lane Change Assist", I go back into the shop, the installer had left for the day (it was 2 PM) and the person at the desk knew nothing. The trip home was all on two lane roads so couldn't check the assist.
I recalled from some post from somewhere that pu8lling the negative cable on the 12v battery would clear a code so that's what I did and the warning went off, Have yet to test the function, no suitable multi-lane roads around here, is there some ongoing concern here (other than to avoid UHaul)?
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Just a bit of a further update on my stealth install. I went back to clean up my cutting on the gravel guard and also picked up some door trim of amazon to put over the edge where you need to put your hands in to use the lock on one side and “set” the hinge ready for adapter insertion on the other - I definitely recommend it if your getting the stealth makes it much less likely to graze your hand on the cut plastic when operating the hitch
Also I discovered a mistake in stealths instructions on the cutting of the guard. It says to cut two tabs off the guard DO NOT DO THAT. Instead the tabs are on the inside of the actual bumper piece, I’ve let them know so hopefully they will update the instructions
Here’s a couple more pics one of the cut out and bike rack in use
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Also I discovered a mistake in stealths instructions on the cutting of the guard. It says to cut two tabs off the guard DO NOT DO THAT. Instead the tabs are on the inside of the actual bumper piece, I’ve let them know so hopefully they will update the instructions
Here’s a couple more pics one of the cut out and bike rack in use
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So there are two connectors when removing the bumper, so if they got that far they may have forgotten to put one back? One is pretty small in the middle which I’m pretty sure is the back camera the second is a massive connector and I presume feeds all the various sensors etc. maybe they didn’t put it back on? Do your back up sensors work?
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OK, the plot thickens (and clarifies)...
I went back to the Uhaul shop that started to fit the hitch and then gave up while in process. I talked to the individual who did the deed, he stated that the only wiring he disconnected were the two going to the taillights. He seemed straightforward and said that I should take it to Hyundai and send UHaul the bill. I call the nearest dealer certified for Ioniq5 and as I was explaining to him the problem (no right directional, no lane change assist) we both realized that a disconnected (or burned out) directional would keep the lane change assist from working.
Now the issue is, how do I access the cable that conects to the directional "bulb" (it is an LED). All the other electronic aids are working, by the way.
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The cable that connect to the tail lights (including the directional/turn signal) can be accessed by popping off the black trim covering the light enclosure at the back then there are two screws to remove and you pop off the entire light enclosure. Once removed theres a waterproof connector to unscrew which gives you access to the 4-5 pin connector which hooks up the entire light enclosure to the car
I very much doubt you can change individual bulbs I would presume the entire enclosure would need replacing?
Thanks, I will investigate...
You are correct, the LEDs are not replaceable, I am hoping that the connection wasn't fully seated.
Wait - what should be cut then? Not the tabs on the gravel guard, but something else should be cut? I'm dropping mine off at the mechanic next week and want the correct instructions! The PDF seems the same online....
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I had them not cut the gravel guard ... but it interferes with getting it off. now I need to do it myself ... grrrr
But if you don't cut the gravel guard at all, then you can't even access the hitch attach point, right? They must have cut something!
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Sorry, they cut the gravel guard, not the bumper. I would recommend they also cut off the tabs and part of the bumper as Andy did above.
So....you recommend cutting the tabs like Stealth says to do (off of the gravel guard) and on the bumper (where the tabs would connect to)?
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Yeah they havent updated the instructions. So two cuts need being made
#1 - Gravel guard - just cut out the main shape, DO NOT cut off any of the tabs from the gravel guard
#2 - Inside of bumper - there are two mount points which need to be cut off to free up the space for your hands. These can be cut off. They would normally be used to connect up to the clips that hold the gravel guard in - but as you cut out the shape in #1 those two clips are no longer required and the mount points get in the way of operation of the hitch
Also imo 1/2 an inch didnt cut it to get the block to fit. If you look at my pictures i went down to likely 1/4 inch just at that point to make it fit.
Ah, so the two tabs (that currently are marked for removal) on the gravel guard are functional. But the two tabs on the bumper are not...because they connected to the part of the gravel guard that is gone. Do I have it right? Thanks!
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Correct. The tabs on the gravel guard imo are still needed as they give the gravel guard a fitting into the bumper. There is no reason to remove them imo esp as that area of the guard is weaker given you have cut half of it away
Thanks so much! One final question....how possible is it to remove those bumper tabs after everything is re-assembled? Just trying to figure out how screwed I'd be if the mechanic didn't do that step (which I could imagine happening as it isn't written / pictured).
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Super easy - just take off the gravel guard (8 or so little clips, your need a car trim removal tool ideally) and then use a small saw to cut them off - its just plastic.
Installed*! Very happy how it turned out. The bike is REALLY close to the car though...I may** need to move the cargo bike to the outer position. The rear door lifts with a lot of clearance when the hitch is tilted back, so that is good. Frankly the bike / car / hitch combo seems to work better on the Ioniq 5 than our on Rav4 (SUPER tight to the bike when opening the rear door plus I dinged the bottom of the hitch a few times backing out of our driveway).
* $396, including 6% state tax, at my mechanic
** the pedal gets VERY close (like 1 cm) to the car and I'm a bit worried over time it could rock and ding/dent the bumper. I think I could strap the pedal to prevent it from swinging around so it would stay in front of the license plate.
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