yep tones hitch is bolt on.. took me 2-3 hrs to do it.. removing the rear cladding is no easy task.. drilling the frame is no easy task.. but once its there it doesnt show too bad.. i put a nice Go Rhino! bumper bar in mine most of the time.. looks good back there plus offers some additional protection from being rear ended, bumped during parallel parking, backing into things.. and if you pull it out to the 3rd notch.. you can even sit on it somewhat comfortably (but i keep it as close to the vx as possible)