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Base plate brackets attach to your vehicle's frame to provide fixed attachment points for your tow bar.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars (169 Customer Reviews)
Base plate brackets attach to your vehicle's frame to provide fixed attachment points for your tow bar.
installed the tow brackets per the instructions - the pictures in the instructions were small and weren't real helpful so I contacted Customer Service which sent me detailed photos of an installation on a similar vehicle - helped a lot! Thanks! Within a week we were off on a cross country trip down to Mexico, put on 6000 miles and then retorqed the bracket bolts. This is a good product, easy to use, and we've used it pretty hard - no problems so far!
Well made , heavy duty construction. Easy to install following instructions. Hardest part was drilling the holes, but that wasn't bad. With these, and the roadmaster towbar, and safety cables, I know my Tracker will still be there when I arrive!
Easy install, directions could have been a little more detailed, but simple easy product to install on a 96 Suzuki Sidekick JX
This base plate kit is working fine on my 1996 Geo Tracker. Tow it behind my Class C motorhome and it is working out great.
Keep up the good work etrailer!
This is still in the original box on the shelf in my garage....the tow car I had purchased turned out to be a scam! I didn’t get burned by the scam, but I’ve got this extra base-plate now.
Well this was not the correct base plate for the tow bar I have. Returning this item 118-8 and reordered a 118-15. I had great customer service in finding the correct base plate.
Thank you e trailer, I was browsing and came across your add. Did not only save me money but delivered my order a day early. I will be ordering my tracker items through your business. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Thanks again
Roger N
The braces are very good. The installation was a BEAR. I had a hard time putting in the bolts that went into the frame. I finally fashioned a stick to hold the special nut plates. You should put a little wire handle on the nut plate to hold them in place when you screw the bolt in.
Anybody looking for a towing product, you don’t need to look any further. These are the people you want to do business with. Best, most courteous customer service anywhere. Fastest service anywhere. What more can I say. Thanks Tammie and Bryan, for taking such good care of us!
product was shipped and delivered promptly.steven c was very helpfull selecting the right product .inststallation went very smooth.very satisfied with product and service.
As advertised and arrived in timely manner. Exactly what I was looking for to rig my Geo Tracker for towing.
well built fast ship great customer support what more can you ask for
Wonderful experience. I highly recommend.
excellent product ,good price fast shipping
Perfect fit for my 2005 Jeep Wrangler TJ using a Roadmaster Stowmaster 5000.
Remove bumper and front wheels. Bracket B is the only hole to be drilled for installing. Bracket C bolts thru existing steering box bolt hole. Bracket E bolts from main bar A to existing rigging eye in your samurai to anchor and secure the base plate. (See pictures) hope this helps. Only negative for me is the base plate sticks out in front instead of below bumper. All parts needed for installation where in the box.
I am super happy with this and the base plates for it. I am impressed that these parts were bought separately and fit like a glove together!
This thing is a really frustrating. For $xxx it should be a lot better even from the beginning where people understand the install situation. It isn't really a bolt on as step one is cut and grind off the factory tow hook. This isn't mentioned by RM. The instructions are a joke - they mix up front and back all the while telling you to read the instructions closely. And the support is really frustrating. If you have 3 questions with photos, etc, they answer only one question per email. You should stop selling this unit until you install it with a video on some vans of maybe different years and maybe RM will listen to you and update their instructions and as far as I can tell so far the hardware needs at least some different hardware. Until then sell the RM Westy front bumper with Clevises already on it for about the same money.
Very easy to install and well built product. Instructions made the job go smoothly. With the tight tolerance on the backing plate bolt spacing, I had to do a small amount of filing on the 1989 Jeep Cherokee frame holes so that the plates would slide easily through. Other than that, no real problems. As mentioned in the instructions, I had to cut small sections out of the top and bottom of the bumper for the new brackets but the install looks really clean.
Did have to cut off factory tow hook with a hack saw. Straight forward install otherwise and good quality.
The product fits perfectly. Installation is somewhat easy except drilling the opening on the frame. The arms are holding down very strong, good quality.
I finally have my parts today,I waited 5 Days but I Guess that's How It Is.The Set up was Not Hard at all,I had all the parts to Install it ,And Yes I will buy Again if I Need something else!
High Quality Product. Install instructions don't go into enough detail in step by step. A little vague for the Non-Expert installer. Nut Plates provided for rear mounting bolts are wider than the holes available in sub-frame for install. Had to mill sides of pads to get them into the frame for install. No instructions or fish wires to get them into place. Had to manufacture own fish wire system to get the plates in place for install. Once mods were completed and hardware designed and built, installation was pretty much straight forward. I would not consider this kit for a novice installer. Sorry I didn't take pictures of the "wide" nut plate situation and my redesign (width reduction)
The product was received as expected. The brackets aligned with all points and bolted up first time. The hardware was great, except two lock washer short (but not a problem as I had extras in my parts bins) and double the number of flat washers (extras for the next project). But is was great to have all optional bolts, washers and nuts supplied. Instructions were easy to follow and complete with one excepting. I need a bracket part from the old brackets and that was not included in the instructions, but was clear as I aligned everything in the pre assembly.
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