Blue Ox Tow Bar Adapter Bracket for Roadmaster Standard and Crossbar-Style Base Plates

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• Is Blue Ox Aladdin Tow Bar Compatible with Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit for 2014 Ford Edge
  We do have the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Adapter # BX88178 which you can use for the Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit # 524426-1 on your 2014 Ford Edge (non-EcoBoost - with Adaptive Cruise Control) to make it compatible with the discontinued Blue Ox Aladdin Tow Bar. If your Ford Edge has the EcoBoost with the Adaptive Cruise Control then you would need the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit # BX2628 instead which pairs right up to your Aladdin tow bar. If you don't already have the Roadmaster base...
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• Parts Needed to Flat Tow a 2000 Chevy Tracker Behind a Motor Home with an Aladdin Tow Bar
  You would need to use an adapter to use a Blue Ox Aladdin tow bar with the Roadmaster base plates, # 1021-1, because the 2 manufacturers attach differently. Use adapter # BX88178. Or the other option is to use Blue Ox base plates, # BX1636 to match the Aladdin tow bar. Since you already have the Aladdin tow bar which comes with safety cables, you should not need to add any. But if you do you can use # RM-643. You will also need a lighting solution and supplemental braking. For lighting...
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• How To Use Blue Ox Tow Bar with the Roadmaster Cross Style Base Plate Kit
  In order to use a Blue Ox Tow Bar with the Roadmaster Cross Style Base Plate Kit you'll also need the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Standard, EZ and XL Base Plates Adapter part # BX88178.
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• How to Connect Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plate Kit
  If the Roadmaster base plate is the crossbar style you'd need the adapter part # BX88178 or if it's the direct connect style # BX88185. The Roadmaster base plate kit part # RM-523160-5 that you referenced is a direct connect style so it would require the # BX88185.
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• Parts Needed to Flat Tow 2016 Lincoln MKX EcoBoost, Adaptive Cruise Behind RV with Aladdin Tow Bar
  For your 2016 Lincoln MKX with EcoBoost motor and adaptive cruise control you can use Roadmaster base plates # RM-524447-4. In order to use these base plates with your Blue Ox tow bar you will need adapter # BX88178. If you do not already have safety cables I recommend # RM-643. the coiled design helps keep the cables off of the ground. For lighting you can use diode kit # RM-15267 or if you will not be towing the vehicle often I recommend a magnetic kit # RM-2120. You may also need...
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• Adapter Needed For A Blue Ox Aladdin Tow Bar And Roadmaster Base Plate On A 2016 Jeep Wrangler
  Depending on the Roadmaster base plate you have/choose you could need a different adapter. The following adapters are available for each of the different styles of base plates: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RoadMaster Base Plate to Blue Ox and Demco Tow Bars Adapter # RM-033. Roadmaster EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): Roadmaster Tow Bar Adapter # RM-032 or Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Standard, EZ and XL Base Plates Adapter # BX88178. Roadmaster MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct...
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• Availability of Base Plate Adapter For Towing 2003 Mini Cooper Using A Demco Tow Bar
  No worries. You can use the Blue Ox # BX1303 tow bar, and then use a # BX88178 adapter. The adapter will allow your Demco Aluminator, Excali-bar or Kwik-Tow towbar to work with the Roadmaster base plates. To complete your flat towing system, you'll also need safety cables like # RM-643. You will also need a lighting solution so the lights on the towed vehicle work in tandem with those of the RV. Custer offers a simple wireless solution, part # LIW-LDTL. The fact that absolutely no cutting...
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• Recommended Adapters To Connect Roadmaster EZ2 Base Plate to Blue Ox Tow Bar For 2008 Mini Cooper
  It sounds like you need adapters to connect your Roadmaster EZ2 Base Plate Kit # 521878-1 to a Blue Ox tow bar. For most Blue Ox tow bars you can use Adapters Item # BX88178 or Item # RM-032. I have attached an article that lists which tow bars they work for. If you can tell me the exact model of your Blue Ox tow bar, I can make a more specific recommendation. Be sure to check your owner's manual before flat towing your vehicle for suggestions or recommendations. Links with more information...
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• Can Roadmaster Base Plates be Used with a Blue Ox Tow Bar on a 2010 Chevy Cobalt
  Yes, you can use a Blue Ox tow bar with Roadmaster base plates. You just need the proper adapter, # BX88178. Using this adapter there will be 24 inches between the brackets on center. This spacing is compatible with Blue Ox tow bars. I have included a couple of helpful links to our series of help articles on flat towing for you as well. Be sure to consult the owners manual for your 2010 Chevy Cobalt for more specific information on flat towing the vehicle.
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• How To Use Blue Ox Tow Bar With Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit
  Yes, you can use a Blue Ox Tow Bar with a Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit using the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Standard, EZ and XL Base Plates Adapter part # BX88178.
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• Will Roadmaster XL Base Plates Fit a Blue Ox Aventa II Tow Bar on a 2007 Saturn Vue
  You can use either adapter, # RM-033 or # BX88178. The difference is that the Blue Ox brand adapter comes with quick disconnects. The Roadmaster adapter does not so to use it with Roadmaster XL or EZ style base plates, you would need to add them, # RM-201. However, there is a third alternative that comes from Roadmaster. It is the same thing as RM-033 but it comes with the quick disconnects. It is # RM-032. So out of all these options I would go with # RM-032 since it is least expensive.
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• Base Plate Kit Needed to Flat Tow 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen
  While there's a chance the Blue Ox part # BX3830 could fit your 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen with modifications it's not something we can confirm or give more info on how much modification it would require. Instead our best option is the Roadmaster base plate kit that does fit your vehicle with the # 521235-1 which we know will fit and work great. So to continue using your Blue Ox tow bar you'd want the adapter part # BX88178.
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• How To Use Blue-Ox Tow Bar With Roadmaster Base Plates
  The correct Blue Ox tow bar adapter to use with a Roadmaster base plate kit will be dependent on which exact kit you have, the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plate Adapter part # BX88178 is for Roadmaster EZ and XL Base Plates like part # RM-521440-4 and the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plate Adapter part # BX88185 is for Roadmaster EZ5, MS, and MX Base Plates like part # RM-521453-5.
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• Using Roadmaster Base Plates with a Blue Ox Tow Bar on a 2012 Ford Focus SE
  There are adapters to connect Roadmaster base plate kits with Blue Ox tow bars. It depends which tow bar you end up having whether they're compatible but most likely they will be. The adapters work with most Blue Ox tow bars but there's some exceptions if the tow bar is older. Let me know which tow bar your friends have offered you and I'll confirm for sure. I've also linked a help article that lists compatibility between tow bars and base plate kits you can reference if you like. There...
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• How to Connect Roadmaster EZ2 Base Plates to Blue Ox Aventa LX Tow Bar
  The adapter you would need to go from the Roadmaster EZ2 base plate kit to the Blue OX Avail part # BX7420 is the part # BX88178.
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• Adapter Needed To Connect The Roadmaster 411-1 Baseplate To A Blue Ox Tow Bar
  The RoadMaster Base Plate to Blue Ox and Demco Tow Bars Adapter # RM-033 will connect the Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit # 411-1 to the following Blue Ox tow bars: Blue Ox Adventurer, Avail, Alpha, Acclaim, Allure, Aventa, Ambassador, Alexxa, Trion, Aventa II, Aventa LX and Aladdin. If you have the Ascent then you'll need to use the # BX88178. If you have the Rangefinder II then you'll need the # RM-037. If you haven't gotten all of the other components to flat tow your...
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• Adapter for Blue Ox BX4370 Ascent Tow Bar With Roadmaster EZ Crossbar Style Base Plates
  We've got you covered. In order to use the Blue Ox # BX4370 Ascent tow bar with a # RM-521440-4 Roadmaster Crossbar style base plate, you'll need the # BX88178 adapter.
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• Parts Needed to Flat Tow a 2005 Honda Civic
  Since the only Blue Ox base plate kit for your 2005 Honda Civic has fixed arms you would want to go with the Roadmaster kit part # 521537-1 and then use the adapter part # BX88178 to allow your Blue Ox Avail # BX7420 to attach to it. For lighting you can use the bulb and socket kit, # RM-154, and not have to worry about cutting into the taillight assemblies. You will also want the # BX88206 to connect this lighting solution to your tow vehicle. This comes with a round 6-way connector...
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• 2014 Ford Edge Titanium Flat Towing Parts
  According to my contact at Hopkins Manufacturing, the # HM20010 break away switch you referenced would be a good choice to replace your damaged breakaway switch. For a Roadmaster base plate kit you would need the part # 4408-1 which has been confirmed as a fit for your 2014 Ford Edge. I attached an install video for you to check out as well. For an adapter you would want the part # BX88178 to adapt the base plate to your Blue Ox tow bar. For a diode kit you would want the part # RM-152....
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• How To Use a Blue Ox Tow Bar with Roadmaster Base Plate Kit
  It is super easy to attach a Blue Ox Tow Bar to a Roadmaster Base Plate Kit. If you have the Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit like part # 1555-5 then you will need to use the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plates Adapter part # BX88178 but if you have the Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit like part # 1555-3 then you will need to use the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plates Adapter part # BX88185.
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• Comparing Roadmaster and Blue Ox Base Plate Kit Adapter
  Between the Roadmaster Tow Bar Adapter part # RM-032 and the Blue Ox Adapter part # BX88178 the better choice is the Roadmaster kit because it comes with pins that mount through the lugs and the Blue Ox does not. Aside from that though they basically are identical. These adapters are designed for going from a Roadmaster base plate kit to a Blue Ox or Demco tow bar.
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• Enlarged Mounting Hole on 2015 Ford C-Max with Blue Ox Base Plate Kit
  I know this isn't what you want to hear but that's a very serious safety concern and the issue is just going to keeping getting worse and damaging the vehicle further. There's really nothing you can do to fix this either. I suggest you get in contact with Blue Ox directly to see what they recommend. That said, if I were you I would switch to a different attachment point as it's really the only safe thing to do. The Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit part # 524432-1 attaches in a different...
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• Is The Base Plate For 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Compatible With The Blue Ox Tow Bars 10,000 lbs?
  We have two base plate options for your 2017 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk that are compatible with the Blue Ox Tow Bars with use of an adapter. The baseplates we have for your vehicle are the Roadmaster EZ4 Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms, # RM-521446-4 or the Roadmaster EZ5 Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms, # RM-521446-5. However, neither option is a fit with Active Air Shutters. The EZ4 base plates are compatible with Blue Ox Tow Bars like the Blue Ox Avail Tow Bar - Motor Home Mount - 10,000...
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• Adapter to Use Blue Ox Avail Tow Bar with Roadmaster EZ2 Base Plates on a 2016 Ford C-Max
  I will be happy to get you set up with what you will need to connect your Blue Ox Avail tow bar # BX7420 to the Roadmaster base plates # 524432-1 on your 2016 Ford C-Max. All you will need is adapter # BX88178. The adapter attaches to the base plate arms and the tow bar attaches to the adapter. With that adapter in place you will be good to go!
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