Originally Posted by
Looigi
That's not characteristic of the instructions for Curt and some other high quality hitches. Curt has on-line videos and pdfs so you can see exactly what the process is. In many cases it's just bolting on the hitch. Whatever it is, you can know exactly what you're getting into before you buy it.
The "instructions" were much more thorough, but those steps are what it boiled down to. And yes, many cars don't require drilling, but the question is this, if you are mechanically disinclined, would you trust a hitch rack you installed yourself with your $1000-$2000 bike?
My experience is that if someone doesn't regularly take things apart, they're afraid to even remove a bolt from something that's working.