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Custom designed to fit your vehicle so it can be safely towed behind your RV, this base plate has easily removable arms that offer a seamless look when you're not flat towing. Base plate bolts directly to your chassis, so no welding is required.
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This base plate's hidden design creates a clean and seamless look. The bracket arms are easily removable, creating a slick appearance when you're not flat towing. Because the arms can be removed, you also won't have to worry about banging your leg into any protruding arms when you walk by.
Attaching and removing the bracket arms is a breeze. To attach the arms to the base plate, simply insert them into the receivers and rotate them until they lock into place. Once you're finished towing and want to remove the arms, pull the pin to disengage the lock, rotate the arms, and remove them from the receivers. Finally, plug up the now empty receivers with the included receiver covers to help keep dirt and debris out of the base plate and provide a finished look.
Flat towing your vehicle is much more convenient than using a trailer or a tow dolly. These other options take up much more storage space, leaving you less room both at home and at the campsite. In addition, securing your vehicle to a trailer or tow dolly can be a hassle and more time consuming than hooking up with a tow bar.
There are 5 basic components needed when flat towing a vehicle: a tow bar, a base plate kit, a safety cable set, tow bar wiring, and a supplemental braking system.
The tow bar links your towed car to your motorhome. It attaches to the custom-fit base plates that install on the frame of your towed car. Safety cables ensure that your towed car does not separate from your motorhome in the event that your tow bar becomes detached. Tow bar wiring allows your towed vehicle's signal lights to sync up with your motorhome's tail lights, which is required by law in most states. Finally, the supplemental braking system - also required in most states - brakes your towed car when the brakes in your motorhome are activated, preventing wear on the motorhome and decreasing braking distance for your entire setup.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (33 Customer Reviews)
Custom designed to fit your vehicle so it can be safely towed behind your RV, this base plate has easily removable arms that offer a seamless look when you're not flat towing. Base plate bolts directly to your chassis, so no welding is required.They fit perfectly and look great!
I did have an issue getting the bumper back on.
I had to remove the plastic facias below the headlight on each side. The rubber mounted to the top of the bumper would not allow the bumper to go back in.
The facia's came off easily following the instructions on YouTube for removing the grille. The facia's were in the first part of that video.
Install went well, just as advertised, excepting one small issue. To fit the grill front back in place, a small section of the stamped sheet metal grill support had to be removed for clearance around the socket for removable pin. I believe it was only on the driver's side, but we clearanced both sides anyway. It took a small side grinder with a cut-off disc to remove the impeding material. It wasn't a problem for is since we were on a hoist and had access to tools. Others might be frustrated if having to drive somewhere to have the metal removed from the grill support.
My vehicle is a 2019 Ram 1500 Quad Cab, new body style.
I have bought 3 base plates from Blue Ox Dealers. This was the only issue from all 3 installs.
Good product!!!
P.S. Why did you send me 4 short Safety Cables, instead of the usual 2 longer ones? Kind of frustrating and clumsy feeling when connecting ans disconnecting.
Still love the product. Just scratch my head every use....
Great product and fit was perfect. The installation videos provided by etrailer are invaluable and the main reason I always buy my Rv products from them. Their prices are always competitive as well. Thanks etrailer!
Item exactly what I expected. I have ordered SEVERAL base plates and items from Etrailer and they always get my items to me fast and correct. Great job team.
We have used Blue Ox products for flat towing behind our RV for years. We recently acquired a new flat tow vehicle, so had to get it set up. We ordered the Blue Ox baseplate and Air Force One braking system from e-Trailer. Prices were better than ordering directly from the manufacturer, as was customer service. Quinn from e-Trailer was great to work with and made our buying experience go smoothly.
The tolerances were very tight. I thought at one time it was the wrong baseplate. After talking to seller and trying a slightly different approach, it did fit and I have been satisfied.
Shipping was super fast!!! Product was as expected. Need to add a little more packing to prevent the sharp edge from poking through the box during shipping.
Base plate we needed was available when we could not locate elsewhere! Order very simple. Prices very competitive. Shipped very quickly. Would recommend etrailer!
It was very hard to get the Front Bumper back on. The product is very solid and well made. Shipping was very fast.
I contacted Joshua at etrailer.com. I ordered and received a new Blue OX base plate and wire harness for my 2022 RAM 1500 4X4. The etrailer price was cheaper than using the Blue OX direct website. The base plate will be installed in the near future so I can tow my RAM behind my Class A Motorhome. Joshua was very knowledgeable and very helpful during the ordering process.
base plate is great service great,sales great
Fit was good and install was reasonably easy on our Dodge Ram. Product is operating as expected.
There doing the job they were intended for
Structure wise is great. But Paint chipped and started rusting . Have to rust proof and repaint.
The base plates work well and look great. Perhaps not as easy an install as some people say. Required a bit of bumper modification (not much). Ended up taking about 3 hours to complete the install
I feel your service was excellent
I got next day delivery and got a great price what a great company.
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John
8/19/2023
It fit my truck perfectly and is doing its job.