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  • Adapters to Use Blue Ox Tow Bar With Roadmaster Base Plates
  • Yes, there are adapters available which allow you to use Blue Ox tow bars with Roadmaster base plates, though the application depends on which tow bar and base plate you have. The Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster EZ5, MS, and MX Base Plates Adapter Brackets # BX88185 works with Blue Ox motor-home-mounted tow bars and fits Roadmaster EZ5, MS, and MX base-plate models. The Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Standard, EZ and XL Base Plates Adapter # BX88178 fits Roadmaster XL, EZ and standard base-plate...
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  • Are Base Plates Necessary to Tow 2005 Chevy Aveo with a Tow Bar
  • A vehicle specific Base Plate Kit is required to complete the connection between the tow bar system and the towed vehicle. The base plates remain permanently affixed to the vehicle being towed. A 2005 Chevy Aveo would need the part # 3129-1 XL Style Base Plate Kit. You would then choose a tow bar with the features you want that is compatible with the XL style base plates. The Roadmaster Tracker Tow Bar, part # RM-020, or any other tow bar that is compatible with the XL base plates would...
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  • Adapters to Use Roadmaster or Blue Ox Base Plates with Different Tow Bars
  • There are some tow bars that will fit Roadmaster or Blue Ox base plates using an adapter. But I would have to know the brand and model of the tow bar to be sure. For example, adapter # RM-032 will allow you to use Roadmaster base plates with Demco Aluminator, Excali-bar and Kwik-Tow and Ready Brute Elite tow bars. Adapter # RM-025 will allow you to use Roadmaster base plates with Draw-Tite (2480), Reese (74950), Valley, EAZ-Lift and Tow Ready (63180) tow bars. Adapter # RM-038 will...
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  • Are Base Plates For 2012 Mazda 3 Hatchback Compatible With Demco Tow Bar
  • We offer one base plate that is designed for your 2012 Mazda 3 Hatchback. It is the Blue Ox Base Plate kit, part # BX2526. This base plate is designed to be used with Blue Ox Adventurer, Acclaim, Ambassador, Aventa, Aladdin and Allure tow bars, and can be used with Roadmaster tow bars if the tow bar adapter, part # RM-031 or # RM-031-5 are used as well. The base plates will not work with the Demco tow bar you said you have and we do not offer an adapter that would allow the Demco Dominator...
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  • Base Plate & Tow Bar For 2018 Toyota 4Runner
  • I checked with our manufacturers and there is one base plate that fits a 2018 Toyota 4Runner, the Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit # 1185-1. Your 4Runner must have tow hooks, and the base plate won't fit Limited or Nightshade Special Edition models, or models with Kinetic Dynamic Suspension. An accompanying tow bar that will work with these base plates is the etrailer SD Non-Binding Tow Bar for Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plates # e44ZR.
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  • How to Use Blue Ox Tow Bar With Roadmaster Base Plates on 2005 Honda CR-V
  • You can use your Blue Ox tow bar on your 2005 Honda CR-V with Roadmaster base plates with the right adapter, depending on the base plates your Honda has. - Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit # 1555-5 are Roadmaster XL base plates and require the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Standard, EZ and XL Base Plates Adapter # BX88178 - Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit # 1555-3 are Roadmaster MX base plates and require the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster EZ5, MS, and MX Base Plates Adapter...
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  • Recommended Base Plates For 2016 Ford Explorer
  • The Roadmaster MX Base Plate Kit, part # 3154-3 will work only with the Roadmaster tow bars that slide into a trailer hitch, such as the Sterling, Blackhawk, Blackhawk 2, Falcon and Falcon 2. The MX base plates will not work with tow bars that require a hitch ball. If you are looking for base plates that are designed to fit your 2016 Explorer, we offer the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit, part # BX2668. These base plates will fit the Blue Ox Aventa, Aladdin, Alpha, and Avail tow bars. These base...
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  • Can a Roadmaster StowMaster Tow Bar be Used with a Blue Ox Base Plate Kit
  • They do not make an adapter that will allow you to use a Roadmaster StowMaster Tow Bar part # RM-501 on a vehicle with a set of Blue Ox base plates. The Roadmaster tow bar to Blue Ox base plate adapters will only work for RV mounted tow bars and not vehicle mounted tow bars. The Roadmaster StowMaster Tow Bar is a vehicle mounted tow bar therefore will not work. This means you can either purchase a new tow bar like the Blue Ox Adventurer Tow Bar part # BX7322 or a new base plate kit like...
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  • Adapter Needed For A Blue Ox Aladdin Tow Bar And Roadmaster Base Plate On A 2016 Jeep Wrangler
  • Depending on the Roadmaster base plate you have/choose you could need a different adapter. The following adapters are available for each of the different styles of base plates: Standard (No MX or MS series brackets): RoadMaster Base Plate to Blue Ox and Demco Tow Bars Adapter # RM-033. Roadmaster EZ, EZ2, EZ4, and XL (Crossbar Style): Roadmaster Tow Bar Adapter # RM-032 or Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Standard, EZ and XL Base Plates Adapter # BX88178. Roadmaster MS, MX, and EZ5 (Direct...
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  • How To Use Blue-Ox Tow Bar With Roadmaster Base Plates
  • The correct Blue Ox tow bar adapter to use with a Roadmaster base plate kit will be dependent on which exact kit you have, the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plate Adapter part # BX88178 is for Roadmaster EZ and XL Base Plates like part # RM-521440-4 and the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plate Adapter part # BX88185 is for Roadmaster EZ5, MS, and MX Base Plates like part # RM-521453-5.
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  • Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Vs. Direct-Connect Base Plate Kits for 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
  • The biggest difference between the Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit # RM-521453-4 and the Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit # RM-521453-5 for your 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is going to be the style of tow bar that you can use. The Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit # RM-521453-4 will allow you to use a tow bar like the etrailer SD Non-Binding Tow Bar for Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plates # e44ZR. The Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit # RM-521453-5 will allow you to use a tow...
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  • Adapters Need To Connect A Blue Ox Tow Bar To A Roadmaster EZ-5 Direct-Connect Base Plate
  • To connect your Blue Ox tow bar to the Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms # RM-521195-5 you'll need the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster EZ5, MS, and MX Base Plates Adapter Brackets # BX88185. These adapters will mount in the tabs of your Blue Ox tow bar allowing you to connect to the EZ-5 base plate style of this base plate. Note: If you have the Blue Ox Rangefinder II there are no available adapters and you will have to instead use a crossbar style base plate like...
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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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  • Does the Bar on the etrailer SD Tow Bar Connect to the Base Plate for a 2016 Jeep Patriot?
  • The bar at the end of the etrailer SD Non-Binding Tow Bar item # e44ZR will attach to the arms on the Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit item # 521441-1. This is a crossbar style base plate kit which has removable arms that attach to the bar on the etrailer tow bar. You definitely need to use the bar.
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  • Using a Blue Ox Tow Bar with Roadmaster Base Plates on a 2012 Lincoln MKZ
  • There is more than one adapter to go from Roadmaster base plates to Blue Ox tow bars. I would need to know which model of Blue Ox tow bar it is to determine the right fit. Adapter # RM-033 works with the following Blue Ox tow bars: Alpha, Aventa, Aventa II, Aventa LX, Kar Bar, Aladdin, Alexxa, Acclaim and A-frame Blue Ox tow bars with 1- or 3-pronged attachments. The adapter bolts to the base plate arms and the tow bars will pin to the adapter. If you have Roadmaster EZ5, MS, or MX Base...
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  • How To Use Blue Ox Tow Bar with Roadmaster Base Plates On a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado
  • In order to use a Blue Ox Tow Bar with the Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit part # RM-523182-4 for a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado you will need the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plates Adapter part # BX88178. In order to use a Blue Ox Tow Bar with the Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit part # RM-523182-5 for a 2020 Chevrolet Colorado you will need the Blue Ox Tow Bar to Roadmaster Base Plates Adapter part # BX88185. The Blue Ox Tow Bars and Roadmaster Base Plate Kits are...
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  • Do I Need An Adaptor To Use A BlueOx Tow Bar With The Etrailer Base Plate 98950
  • If you have the etrailer Invisible Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms # e98950 and want to couple it with a Blue Ox Tow Bar you do NOT need an adapter. It is already set up to couple with a Blue Ox tow bar. Looking at The Adapter for Demco Kwik-Tow and Blue Ox Adventurer Tow Bars to etrailer Invisible Base Plates Item # e98987 you will notice they have the same mating surface as the Etrailer Invisible Base Plates, so the base plates can be used with either demco or blue ox tow bars without...
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  • Recommended Base Plate Kit That Fits Ready Brute Elite Tow Bar
  • The Demco Tabless Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms # DM9519330 is only compatible with Demco Victory Series tow bars. For a base plate kit that will work with your Ready Brute Elite tow bar you will need the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit # BO94FR. In addition to the base plate kit you will also need the Blue Ox Base Plate Adapter Brackets for Ready Brute Elite Tow Bars # BX88297.
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  • Blue Ox Base Plate For 2018 Jeep Cherokee or Adapter For Blue Ox Tow Bar For Roadmaster
  • Yep, actually there is both; a Blue Ox base plate that fits your 2018 Jeep Cherokee 4WD, or there is an adapter for your Blue Ox tow bar for the Roadmaster base plates that fit. I verified with Blue Ox that you were correct about the part number of their base plates that fit your '18 Cherokee, which is the following: - Blue Ox Base Plate Kit # BX1138 So you can go that route, or if you like the Roadmaster base plates, you can also use them along with your Blue Ox tow bar with the adapter: -...
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  • Is there an Adapter to use Roadmaster StowMaster Tow Bar with Blue Ox Base Plates on a Jeep Liberty
  • We have several adapters that can be used with Blue Ox base plates and other tow bar systems. Unfortunately we do not currently offer an adapter that will work for with your StowMaster 5000 tow bar that will be compatible with the Blue Ox base plate kit, # BX1122, that you have ordered. I have included a helpful article that shows base plate and tow bar adapters and compatibility. You can either use a different set of base plates like the Roadmaster # RM-521423-4. Or you could use a...
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