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Designed for use with motor-home-mounted tow bars, the direct-connect brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and remove, and they eliminate the need for a quick-disconnect crossbar on your tow bar. Installs on your vehicle's frame.
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Note: Roadmaster direct-connect base plates will only work with Roadmaster tow bars that slide into a trailer hitch, such as the Nighthawk, Sterling, Blackhawk, Blackhawk 2, Falcon, or Falcon 2. These base plates will not work with tow bars that require a hitch ball.
The drawbars, or front arms, on this base plate kit are supremely easy to mount and remove. Just insert them into the brackets and twist to lock them in place. To remove each arm, simply tug the built-in pull pin to disengage the lock, twist the arm back and pull it out of the bracket. Once the drawbars have been removed, the remaining brackets are virtually invisible. On most automobiles, the brackets are mounted within the grille, where they remain not only unseen, but protected from scrapes and scuffs as well.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (2066 Customer Reviews)
Designed for use with motor-home-mounted tow bars, the direct-connect brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and remove, and they eliminate the need for a quick-disconnect crossbar on your tow bar. Installs on your vehicle's frame.
We tow a Chevy Spark behind a small Class C. This thing is top-notch. I installed it myself in a weekend, and the videos on here, and the manufacturer's instructions were awesome.
Highly recommended.
After one year and thousands of miles on the road I'm super happy with the Roadmaster system. Actually, I can't think of a single improvement that could be made. I would purchase this exact same setup again and I recommend it without reservation!
Fit perfect
Even the written instructions were good for this part of the install. Again, the instructional video on etrailer's website was a huge benefit to go along with the excellent written instructions.
So easy and light to handle
It all worked great with the NSA towbar
Loved the product, easy to install and have showed off many times while we wintered in Texas. I would have loved to take the credit for idea but was happy to let them know where I bought from.
Works perfectly
I’ve used the Custer light bar for about 8000 miles and it’s been perfect. Great battery life although I only drive during day. It fits perfect on my 2022 Spark and I didn’t need to cut the wiring.
I would not recommend this base plate for the average person to install. There is no way to get this installed by following the installation instructions to the letter without disconnecting the air conditioner coolant line. I did manage to get it installed by doing some backyard engineering. I "did not" modify the base plate or car frame.
Great customer service. Was able to track the order of the entire way. Order was delivered on time as promised. Will definitely be ordering from the etrailer again.
Nice clean installation. Took about three hours to complete. Kit fit as in instructions. Went better with the
attached video. Will purchase again from etrailer. Customer service was very helpful.
Thanks
This kit was the correct fit for our 2021 Chevy Spark. The install was fairly simple. We have towed our Spark about 12,000 miles in the last year with no issues with this base plate.
Fit my vehicle perfectly and I installed it myself. Installation went smooth but was more work than I expected. The fit was perfect and it is well suited to my needs.
always seem to have in stock what we are looking for.....shipping is very timely and we will continue to order from E-trailer
Good directions and fit well
outstanding all aspects
Looks it was well made.
I won’t be installing it for a Croft weeks
I am sure I will be very happy with it.
Bob
I bought and self installed this on my 2021 GMC Sierra Duramax 1 year ago. Install took about 5 hours and wasn't difficult...I could problty install it in 2-3 hours after leaening the tricks. Weve towed the truck all over the USA since then (over 10,0000 miles) and it works great! I've used other brands and highly recommend Roadmaster tow systems over the competition.
I reported that one of the removable tow arms was missing to etrailer within hours of receiving the baseplate. This was due to the shipping box being damaged during transit and likely just fell out. After four business days with no communication from etrailer I contacted Roadmaster. A couple of emails and they shipped the part. Very disappointed having to do etrailer's legwork. For this I will give etrailer one star.
The baseplate RM 524473-5 for a 2023 Ford Escape fit as expected sorta. Had to apply a 3 pound hammer as the mounting brackets were tweaked a little likely from welding and pulling a little out of square. I felt the instructions had a lot of reading between the lines, a couple of times I just about picked up the phone and called them to see if my interpretation was correct. But I just consulted with my analytical 15 year old grandson and we figured it out. (His 18 year old brother served to knock me to the floor and pull me back up again, faster than calling a crane service.)
My big complaint was that they could have provided actual measurements where to drill the Tupperware where the arms go through, there is a couple of reverence points that could be used. There was a few minor things that didn't/did need to be done but likely could easily be because of running production changes. (And better packing of 45 pounds of steel by RM)
The tow bars hook up easily to my dinghy car, a 2020 Ford Escape Hybrid. I like that the arms dis-attach easily and can be stored elsewhere. The tow arms attach quickly and easily to the baseplate arms. I do like this system. The installers put it in, so I cannot comment on how easy that was. I know the installers contacted etrailer for their questions, so I was glad to hear that.
The Roadmaster direct connect base was a perfect fit for my 2013 focus S to flat tow. We had it installed in about 3 hrs following the complete direction and pictures. I highly recommend using etrailer.
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Thomas
6/30/2023
The product is great however the instruction that came with the base plate is to inspect the Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms there is definitely shows wearing on the arms that twist and lock in the base plate. I searched e trailer site and no where to be found are the arms. I contacted the manufacturer for these and they suggested I contact e trailer. And around we go I did request e trailer but was send the wrong information back All I looking for are the removable arms