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The crossbar-style hidden brackets attach to your vehicle's frame to provide attachment points for your tow bar. The visible portions of the brackets can be removed when you are not towing.
Features:
The square drawbars, or front arms, on the crossbar-style base plate kit are simple to mount and remove, easily securing with hitch pins. 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 (973 Customer Reviews)
The crossbar-style hidden brackets attach to your vehicle's frame to provide attachment points for your tow bar. The visible portions of the brackets can be removed when you are not towing.The hardest part of the installation is getting the grill off and back on. Of the six preexisting holes all but one lined up the sixth hole was off about a half inch but the car had hit a deer a few years ago.
Dealing with eTrailer to purchase and install my own base plate made me feel like I had a team of experts at my disposal. The installation is not easy and not for everyone, but with the help of chat sessions and videos, I believe that most people with some good working knowledge of tools can get it done.
The Base Plate Kit was easy to install on my 2008 Saturn Vue XR. I like the removable arms because it doesn't look obvious that it's a tow Vehicle when not using.
Haven't towed the Vue yet but the install was pretty much as described on the video and written instructions. One suggestion is to install the air dam over the tabs before putting the grill back on . The air dam was a very tight fit and I had to remove more material above the cut outs to get it over the tabs. I think it would be simpler to put air dam over the tabs install grill and then attach the air dam to the bottom of the grill. It looks great exactly as in photos on your install page.
Dale C.
4/2/2014
still pleased with the base plate and it appears to be doing its job!
The baseplate was an exact match to the one I was replacing. Delivery and fulfillment of my order was handled professionally and courteously.
Direction hard to follow had to make changes to vehicle that we're not covered in directions. I own captiva you sent Saturn directions.
Kit does fit and looks good . Great service , and shipping upgrade we're great thanks
I would think the product would be as good a my previous Roadmaster product.
The only thing that I have a problem with is the hardware. All the bolts, nuts, and washers, were not in the package.
The 3151-1A bumper bracket for our 2009 Saturn SUV did exactly as was shown.
The video was very helpfull and the install took a little over 4 hrs
just as it said. We suggest before you order you call and verify the parts you are about to order to avoid any missed parts you may need.
Base Plate assembly arrived fast and in excellent condition. The hitch flag is great. Pleasure dealing with a company that is that efficent
I ordered the roadmaster base plate. Orderingwas easy and UPS delivered it in 2 days after the day the order was placed. Good quatity product and was easy to install going by the instructions and watching the vido on etrailer.com Very satified
Great product! Other than a few minor difference between the Saturn and the Captiva the instructions were great. Only took about 3.5 hours to install. Thanks etrailer!
this hitch works great and fits fine. assy instructions were very accurate. thanks
Somewhat concerned when box arrived pretty beat up, but the contents were just fine and fit as advertised. Took about 3.5 to 4 hrs to install and looks great.
Everything is still working good
Products performed perfectly. Tks
The ordering process was really simple and the shipping of the product was fast.
Order process was very easy also arrived as promised and in good condition. Thank you
etrailer service is and has always been stellar. My order was correct and was delivered very quickly. The only reason I made this a four instead of a five was that the rear bolt position of both base plate brackets where welded on crooked. Each small plate was at a different angle from each other. In my opinion whoever welded them wasn’t paying attention to quality control. Because I was on a time crunch for my departure on a trip and could not wait for replacements (and I needed the vehicle for local driving) I made the brackets work. Other than that the installation went smoothly and I was able to test tow my 2004 CRV a couple of times without incident.
Very impressed that they're the exact fabbed fit, and easy to install! These tow base plates are super sturdy!
Item arrived earlier than predicted after viewing a very complete tracking system. The information was very clear and precise. Good job! I am 75 years of age and installed the baseplate myself. Only a couple of minor issues. One pin would not insert. Welding blob in the way. Filed it smooth and problem solved. The video was excellent but was a bit different in that it showed a different method o rear bolt installation, however the instructions on paper showed the correct way. Reinstalling the front clip had presented some difficulty. I suggest really watching the inner fender position relative to the front clip before removal. All said all went well. The finished look is great, (see pictures). Great product!
Just completed a 6600 mile rod trip, towing the Subaru behind a motor home.
Worked great.
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Dale C.
6/9/2013
Back from our trip Towed the Vue 14,000 miles, Coast to coast, never had any problems with the base plate or hardware checked the torque on the bolts a couple of times, they were exactly as when I installed the unit. very little signs of wearing where the pins secured the tow bar to the base plate. good value!