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Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms

Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms

Item # 52491-1
Retail:$550.00
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Roadmaster's EZ Twistlock series brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and simple to remove. Brackets install on your vehicle's frame to provide attachment points for your tow bar. 1-800-940-8924 to order Roadmaster base plates part number 52491-1 or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Roadmaster products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms. Base Plates reviews from real customers.
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Roadmaster Base Plates - 52491-1

  • Removable Drawbars
  • Roadmaster
  • Twist Lock Attachment

Roadmaster's EZ Twistlock series brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and simple to remove. Brackets install on your vehicle's frame to provide attachment points for your tow bar.


Features:

  • Hidden bracket design provides improved aesthetics compared with standard brackets
  • Drawbars are easily removable - just twist and pull
    • No pins or clips required
  • Computer-cut, all-steel construction provides exceptional strength
  • Black powder coat finish is durable and corrosion resistant
  • Simple installation - no welding required
    • Custom base plates ensure a perfect fit for your vehicle
  • Compatible with Quick Disconnects and all Roadmaster tow bars
  • Instructions and mounting hardware included
  • Made in the USA
  • Limited Lifetime Warranty


The drawbars, or front arms, on the EZ series 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, simply twist the arms back and pull them out. 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.



52491-1 Road Master EZ Base Plate Kit

Installation Details 52491-1 Installation instructions

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Customer Reviews

Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms - 52491-1

Average Customer Rating:  4.8 out of 5 stars   (425 Customer Reviews)

Roadmaster's EZ Twistlock series brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and simple to remove. Brackets install on your vehicle's frame to provide attachment points for your tow bar.

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I use this to tow my Ford Focus behind my motor home and it works great, easy to use makes hooking up and towing safe and easy. Highly recommend this product.

Ed G.

10/2/2020

Still working great, haven’t had any problems at all with it. I can hook up and in hook my car in 5 minutes it’s that easy.



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2002 Ford Focus

looks solid, have to wait for warmer weather to install

Don S.

2/11/2021

Great, perfect fit



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Great people to deal with. Order rec'd sooner than expected and the Roadmaster equipment was excellent.



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The instructions were very good, the video was excellent. If I could make a recommendation, it was a little lacking at the end. Since the Smart car is virtually held together with push pins a little more time spent putting the car back together wourl have been helpful. I'm all done and I have 2 push pins left over and don't know where they go.



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I received the base plate for my Miata at 4:30 Monday by 7:00 it was installed and ready to go.A great product fit very nicely.Ordering and follow up went great can’t wait to try it out Just need to decide on the tow bar we will use.The Falcon or Sterling .Thank you for a great product and service.



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Installation is a bit involved but worth every second of it for the peace of mind while driving. Had a slight issue with my ordering incorrect parts but these guys went above and beyond to get it resolved in time to not miss my trip. Even rush manufactured them due to not being in stock!! Great company to do business with.



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This system worked perfectly from experience. They help from trailers e trailer agents was crucial for guiding me through the process.



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Product is great, packaging was rough, the parts were banging into each other inside the box. Box looked like it either had been opened before or had sat in a warehouse for several years.



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Service was immediate. Delivered on time. Tracking was exact. My opinion, overall outstanding.



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This reasonably priced base plate kit was professionally installed on a coupe that was pulled around the New England states for two months. The kit and the car made it possible to see many sites along the route that would have been bypassed without the toad. The kit is solid and provides secure tow-ability.



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Prepared my vehicle for the base plate. The base plate has a manufacturing defect in that the crossbar is approximately.375 inches short. The hole pattern matched on one side but the other side would not line up with the vehicle holes. The mounting plate overlapped the mounting holes by 1/3rd. Clearly, the assembly was short. I find my disassembled vehicle sitting for a week waiting for the replacement to arrive. Hopefully, Roadmaster QC did a better job on the new base plate assembly that I am waiting for.



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Purchased the towing adapter for my GMC Terrain a few week ago, received it on time & boxed not damaged. Watched the videos’ about three time on how to do it myself and started one evening and finished it the next morning about three hours with Beer Breaks, LoL. All the parts fix perfectly, had no problems with any of the parts, Product is real sturdy and if you don’t know where to look at the bumper you will not see the hide away receiver brackets. Very nice product, do it yourself and save
Up loading two photos if it will let me one is with hide away brackets installed and the other one you can see is my complete tow bar attached to the hide away brackets



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Roadmaster base plate for 2010 GMC Terrain. Very detailed instructions, great videos. Product was as described, no holes to drill, just replace factory parts with Roadmaster parts. Everything went together very well. I used the instructions supplied along with the video on my laptop. Hardest part was popping the bumper shroud back on due to colder temperature. I have a fair bit of experience with rebuilding classic cars so have lots tools and reasonable mechanical ability.



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2007 MX5
The build quality was good....welds
were well done....paint was good
Instructions were pretty thorough.
Lots of trimming away of the splash shield for this install!!
Oh well...no choice I guess.



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It is a lot easier to take of the bumper it is all plastic anyway then to take off the air intake



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Customer service is very helpful and patient as they walked through everything I needed to set up a car to be towed behind my motorhome.



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Installed on 2014 GMC Acadia. Very sturdy and heavy duty base plate. I installed it myself. You will need a little automotive knowledge and more tools then the average do it yourself-er. It took about 6 hours, by myself. It looks more intimidating then it turned out to be. You can't see it when not in use which makes it nice for the wife, since it's her car.
Pictures show the tow bar adapter. Sorry, no pictures of adapter removed.



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Parts came very quickly. The base plates are really well make and of heavy material. If you watch the video it is a breeze to install. Make sure you have some new clips for your bumper as the old ones will break, not all but some. I ordered clips from Amazon. I used a vibrating saw with cutting blade and it did nice job cutting plastic bumper cover.



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I have bought 3 different ones over the years. They all fit perfectly and the videos are so helpful too.



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I was having problems with the bracket that was on the car when I bought it and when it no longer felt safe to me, I looked on your website for a replacement. Lo and behold, this product appeared to be better designed and an easier installation. Putting 8t on today proved that. I am very happy with the product and your service. Thank you very much!



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Very heavy duty. Much more than needed for my application but better more than less.
Heavy duty also means heavy in weight. Not easy to lift and move.



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my baseplate was delivered on time and in great shape.



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Very happy with this product. Installation was pretty easy. I see no reason to pay someone to install this. True you have to take the bumper off and a large metal support beam but it was pretty easy. You just have to take it slow and not get frustrated. The bumper on the Honda Fit is held on with a gazillion little plastic clips and snap joints. Everything fits tight on a Honda so you have to be patient. My only complaint is they don't give you the exact torque settings. I had to consult a shop manual to get the correct torque values. They give a table at the end of the instructions that gives common torque values for various bolt sizes. I thought that was lame they could have given the correct value from the shop manual. Certainly not enough to lower my rating. This bar is awesome and when the drawbars are removed the base plate is almost completely hidden. My wife wanted nothing to show on the front of the car. She was very pleased with it.

In the picture attached the bar is almost completely hidden. All you see are two small black circles. It takes about 2 seconds to mount the drawbars, just twist and go. VERY sturdy. I tow my Honda behind the motorhome with confidence.



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Great installation instructions and video. Was an interesting and fun project installing in our Mini-Cooper



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The Roadmaster base Plate kit does what it was designed to do. A difficult install as the Smart ForTwo did not lend itself to an easy base plate engineering design.
Installed it myself though with help from the instructions and etrailer on line instructions. I like the finished base plate. It is barely visible protruding only slightly from the black lower radiator grill (see photo)


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  • Availability of a Roadmaster Base Plate to Reese Tow Bar Adapter for Flat Towing a 2004 Ford Focus
    It is possible that you will be able to use the Reese tow bar with the Roadmaster base plates, # 52491-1. If it is the Tow Ready Tow Bar by Draw-Tite, Hidden Hitch, and Reese, # 63180, you will need Roadmaster base plate to Tow Ready tow bar adapter, # RM-025. In order to make the base plate arms removable, you will also need quick disconnects, part # RM-201. I have also included a link to our series of articles on flat towing a vehicle. You should keep in mind that the Tow Ready tow bar...
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  • Base Plate Compatible with 2003 Ford Focus Wagon
    The Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms # 52491-1 is a fit for 2000 thru 2004 Ford Focus manual transmission models. This does include the wagon model as long as it is the manual transmission. I've attached a photo that shows this base plate installed.
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  • Flat Towing Accessories for 2001 Ford Focus
    In my research, I found that manual transmission-equipped Focus models are capable of being flat towed without modification. I was not able to find any information about automatic transmission models, however. If your Focus has an automatic transmission, please check with your owners manual or with Ford for more information. If you should confirm that your vehicle is indeed capable of being flat towed, you will need base plates, a tow bar, safety cables, a wiring solution so that the...
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  • Will Roadmaster Falcon 2 Tow Bar Work With EZ Base Plate Kit # 52491-1 on 2000 Ford Focus
    The 2000 Ford Focus with the manual transmission is towable as is. The automatic model must be towed with a tow dolly. So, you will be able to flat tow your Focus since it is a manual transmission. The Roadmaster EZ Base Plate Kit, part # 52491-1, you have referenced, are the correct base plates for your Ford Focus. The Roadmaster Falcon 2 tow bar will work with the Roadmaster EZ base plates on your Focus. To complete the towing set up for your Ford Focus, you will also need safety cables,...
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  • Can 2002 Ford Focus With Front Wheel Drive Be Flat-Towed
    I checked the owner's manual for your 2002 Ford Focus with a front wheel drive, and found that it is not recommended for flat-towing. Per the manual they recommend using a tow dolly so that the drive wheels are not on the ground when towing. We do offer a tow dolly that may work for you. It is the RoadMaster Tow Dolly, part # RM-2050-1. This dolly has an adjustable axle and ramps so it will fit most vehicles. This dolly does have electric brakes so a brake controller will be needed. The...
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  • Can 2000 Ford Focus Wagon with Manual Transmission be Flat-Towed Behind Motorhome
    According to our primary resource for flat-towing information, Roadmaster Engineering, the 2000 model year Ford Focus wagon with manual transmission can be flat towed, unless the owner's manual for your particular vehicle indicates otherwise. It is always wise to check your manual for any guidelines, restrictions or special preparations needed to safely flat tow your Focus wagon. Safe and legal flat towing requires a number of components: a tow bar, safety cables, a wiring or lighting...
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  • Using Roadmaster Adapter for Blue Ox Aladdin Tow Bar with Roadmaster Base Plates
    Roadmaster base plate kits are compatible with with your Blue Ox Aladdin Tow Bar if the Roadmaster Tow Bar Adapter, part # RM-032 is used. The Adapter is connected to the Roadmaster Base Plates, and your Aladdin Tow Bar would be connected to the adapter. We also have a product description video for the adapter that you might find helpful, I will provide a link below.
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  • Parts Needed to Flat Tow 2002 Ford Focus
    If you are planning on flat towing your 2002 Ford Focus you have to use a base plate kit that attaches directly to the frame as you cannot use the tow hooks as a tow bar attachment point. As long as your vehicle is a manual the correct fit is the part # 52491-1. We do not have any fits for auto transmission vehicles. In addition to the base plates, you will also need a compatible tow bar, safety cables, lighting, and supplemental braking to flat tow your vehicle. The most popular compatible...
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  • RoadMaster Base Plates for my 2001 Ford Focus and RoadMaster Tracker Tow Bar
    We do have base plates for your 2001 Ford Focus. They are RoadMaster EZ Brackets part # 52491-1. They will also fit RoadMaster Tracker Tow Bars. They have an estimated install time of 3 hours and the may require trimming of some plastic or fascia material.
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  • Parts Needed to Flat Tow 2002 Manual Transmission Equipped Ford Focus
    If your Focus does NOT have the 2.3L engine, you can use the Demco # DM9517088 base plate kit. If you do have the 2.3L engine, you could use the Roadmaster EZ base plate, part # 52491-1 along with the # RM-032 adapter. The adapter would allow the Roadmaster base plate to work with your Demco Commander II tow bar. If you don't already have them, you'll need safety cables like part # RM-643. To wire up your Focus, I'd recommend a diode kit like the # RM-15247 from Roadmaster. For your...
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