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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 (3074 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.
My E-trailer experience was outstanding! From the great selection guide to the delivery to the installation support. The installation videos were very helpful. I had two installation issues that were answered with a prompt phone call. One call was on a Saturday morning. I highly recommend E-trailer!
Oredering and shipping was fast and easy. Products arrived in good condition. I haven't installed them yet, but it all looks as advertised. Not my first order with etrailer and the customer service was outstanding as always. Why anyone would order from any place other then etrailer I cannot fathom.
No issues with this base plate ar all
Keith
11/13/2023
No issues what so ever on this base plate kit. I highly recommend this product and will purchase another for my next toad.
Mike L.
11/17/2023
Keith
11/17/2023
Perfect fit. Perfect pulling. Highly recommend
This heavy kit was packaged very well and arrived in great condition. I appreciated how this was mostly a bolt-on affair; the only "major" issue that I had to take care of was some factory holes in the bumper support tubes that didn't line up with the base plate, but that was easily and quickly taken care of with a 1/2" drill bit. Do yourselves a favor and watch etrailer's installation video multiple times if you plan on doing the installation yourself. The installation manual that came with the base plate isn't as clear as I would've liked. Note the torque specs for the particular fasteners and compare the packing list with what you received. Otherwise, go off of etrailer's video. If you're not towing the car the base plate all but disappears once you remove the tabs. I ended up spray painting the two bolts that fasten the 6-pole connector to the base plate black so it blends in even more. After about 2,100 miles of flat towing the CR-V over the course of 2 weeks in the Western US with a whole bunch of climbs and curves I can comfortably say that this base plate is solid.
Easy to install. Perfect fit on my Honda 2014 CRV. Video was awesome. Great information on web site to aid in purchasing the correct one the first time.
Baseplate went in with very little trouble thanks to your video. I had it installed in less than a day. Thank You!
Blue Ox products are heavy duty. I have used them for 6 years
Instructions good with two exceptions. Page five, step eight, no need to do this step as whole fascia comes off. Next you need a reciprocating saw to remove the nuts in step fourteen. No mention in tools needed for install.
There was a problem with the baseplate that I ordered and received, the two mounting rods were bent, so I sent, etrailer and email about this and they sent out another the same Day, thanks to Carol and Team Problem solved absolutely Great!
Install went very well. Instructions were spot on.
Very pleased with results.
Will be ordering more items to improve stability and control on my Class C.
Beautifully built, high quality. When following instructions my RV repair guy installed it with no problems.
It got here on time but the box was ripped but looks like everything is there. I will know more this weekend when I install it. Great service
I know if something is missing you will send it to me.
The packet of screws was busted up and scattered the parts all over the box. Not sure if all the screws, nuts, washers are there as the box had a small hole .
Brooke M.
4/1/2023
Please do let us know if you find out later that you are missing pieces. We want to make sure you get what you paid for if we can help it!
Excellent products and service. Very fast response and lowest cost
Thank you.
Great fit. Quality product.
Fit perfect. Thank you!
Great product. Well designed and easy to install. Only difficulties during the installation are those plastic fasteners on vehicle-- suggest buying about six to have on hand for re-installation, as no matter how careful you are ...plastic is plastic, if you know what I mean. Very informative installation video that will assist anyone thinking of buying or installing this unit. If you're handy with tools, go for it! Note: I took the text from the video and created a simple instruction "list" for buddy and I to follow along, to be ensure we didn't miss any steps as pictures on actual instructions were not too useful. Also, the baseplate comes with a nice step bracket for easy break-away switch mounting, which was a plus.
Tall P.
9/21/2016
ETrailer customer service rocks!Thank you for the follow-up.To date, base plate was installed using your VERY helpful tutorials andvideo clips, which saved me cost of installation.No towing as of yet... baseplate was installed as pre-plan to pendingretirement.Thanks
A+++ THANK U!!!
Great product. Well designed and easy to install. Only difficulties during the installation are those plastic fasteners on vehicle-- suggest buying about six to have on hand for re-installation, as no matter how careful you are ...plastic is plastic, if you know what I mean. Very informative installation video that will assist anyone thinking of buying or installing this unit. If you're handy with tools, go for it! Note: I took the text from the video and created a simple instruction "list" for buddy and I to follow along, to be ensure we didn't miss any steps as pictures on actual instructions were not too useful.
Tall P.
9/21/2016
ETrailer customer service rocks!Thank you for the follow-up.To date, base plate was installed using your VERY helpful tutorials andvideo clips, which saved me cost of installation.No towing as of yet... baseplate was installed as pre-plan to pendingretirement.Thanks
Well made, fit perfectly. The written instructions furnished by BlueOx could have been better, ie, larger pages and color pics.
Saving grace was etrailer video, I used that. Of course he just made it seem much easier than it actually was. Suggest you provide a time range for the average diy person. Also suggest one buy some xtra body clips as you can easily mangle a few. Also recommend purchase of the clip remover tool, and better than the flat blade screwdriver. Only real difficulity was removing the fog lite connectors, very hard while on car, but dropping the front clip made removal easier. FYI, I’m 79 yrs old so if I can do it, most anyone can.
Easy to install. Great directions and etrailer videos.
I ordered several items to equip my Honda CRV for towing....BlueOx baseplate, lighting kit and a receiver tube (to carry bicycles). Good prices and expeditious shipping. Can't complain about anything....was very happy with their customer service. They certainly will be my go-to source if I need anything in the way of towing or hitch equipment.
The base plate was fairly easy to install on our 2013 Honda C-RV. The videos on etrailer are very helpful, giving us the confidence to do the job in our own garage. The only problem with installation was that the holes didn't quite line up after removing the bumper. I think that was noted in the instructions. The removable arms work well and we have had no issues. We have been using this product towing our car behind our motor home for over 15K miles in the last year without incident. I recommend this product.
The base plate overall is extremely well built. Installation is very doable as a DIYer. The install video defenitely helped along the way. Dont think I would have
ventured into installing this without the video. The install was done without even lifting the car. Can certainly be done without a jack.
I have also purchased the "Roadmaster Diode 7-Wire to 6-Wire Flexo-Coil Wiring Kit
Item # RM-15267" to connect the RV to the CRV for brake and turning lights. Wiring to the back of the CRV was also done without lifting the car. Get yourself
extra zipties.
Do not skip out on the loctite. Vibration overtime will certainly loosen the screws. Loctite will prevent this.
Removing the front bumper is a pain, even worse is reinstalling the whole thing back. Do yourself a favor and purchase extra plastic stubs for reinstallation.
There are fours holes that do not line up as noted in the video. You will need a 1/2 in drill bit to widen the holes.
After a year, works great for my 2013 CR-V. Had my mechanic do the install so can’t comment on that. But it looks great and works like a charm. Very easy to use with the Blue Ox Ascent Tow bar. After a couple of hook-ups, it’s a breeze. Love the fact that that when not towing, it doesn’t look like a toad with this bar being under the front fascia. Highly recommend!
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Tim
11/7/2023
After one year, I couldnt be happier. etrailer never disappoints!