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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.
Fairly easy to install base plate. Left all bolts / nuts loose, slid tow bar in to align while tightening up. Ready for motorhome.
Good quality! What I expect from Roadmaster! Works great. Would have liked a bit more instruction on where to use the shims. Can't really get a torque wrench to some of the bolts, but not really a big deal!
Sierra K.
1/7/2022
If you take a look at the diagram on the instructions, it will tell you where the shims are to go. This really needs to be torqued down to spec to be able to be covered under warranty.
I am a first time user of flat towing behnd a motorhome. I hear people have had problems with the installation of a base plate. As for me the installation could not have been eaiser. I am very satisfied with the Roadmaster base plate, the company and shipping.
I spoke with Nichole re: this order, she was wonderful to deal with. Quick and easy, no guy likes to shop so etrailer and Nichole works for me. As for the hitch Roadmaster it the best I have used this is my second Roadmaster hitch. Great Product, Great Service!!!!!
Straight forward installation on my 2007 Ford Ranger XLT.
All item were picked correctly and packaged great! Ordered more than just the brackets and very please with time it took too.
It was a replacement because of a minor accident. Very satisfied !!!
Very sturdy made. Make sure that all components are installed prior to applying full torque. Took on day to install on the truck with test run. All items work as expected. More reviews after longer use.
Stan
12/10/2020
Very good strong product. I had to adjust some holes to complete installation.
Great service & good online site to order products for RVs. Happy with etrailer & second time ordering.
I have not installer it yet but instructions are good .
Angela was marvellous she was very helpful and I'm very satisfied with the product that I bought
Fast shipping! Everything was packaged well and complete, would reccommend and patronize again for any other RV needs!
Packed very good, delivered a week sooner than I thought it would arrive, excellent experience
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.
I've towed with it many times and Zero problems. I did find that moving the car slightly forward after stopping helps relax tension amd.make.disconnect much easier. Overall... I'd say SUPER..!!
Base plate 1910 install on 1999 Landrover disco 2
the base plate arrived fast (as does everything I have ordered from etrailer). It was a bit bent on arrival but Becky sorted me out and offered to replace it but it was easy to bend back (with a 3lb hammer).
The included instructions were great for removing the bumper but nor much else. Possibly because my Landy is a 1999 disco 2 and the pictures were of a 2002.
I have included some pictures of stuff I wish I had known. Firstly I had to loose the recovery loop on the driver side as the base plate would not fit over it. The chassis frame has steel tubes inside the bolt holes so the amount of drilling is minimal (I ordered a drill bit that they suggested but in all honesty could have opened up the holes with a file easily).
You need to oval out the aluminum crush cans before you replce them or the new bolts will not go through. The center mount bolt just needs the plastic mount for the center screw on the scoop cut out and there is a bog square hole on the top of the member (thats why you need to big square piece of steel on the top of the center bolt)
Mine was obscured by the torsion bar so I ended up dropping it to drill out the hole and get the bolt in straight.
It was easy to bolt up to the frame once everything was prepped and do yourself a favour and buy loctite red for the bolts - you don't want to be going in there again.
The bumper template was a good start but I had to reshape mine a lot particularly as the hole on the baseplate ended up halfway through the bumper and I had to do a lot of enlargement at the bottom to attach the safety wires.
The photos should make more sense of some of my description
It was easy to install, fit well and came with good instructions.
Everything looks good for us, but we have one more part that we are waiting on before we can install on the truck plus it's raining out here in Washington State. when it's time to put it all together we will take a picture and send it.
The baseplate and crossbar arrived one day earlier than expected. Directions were included which made the installation pretty easy.
I am happy with etrailers products and will buy from them again.
Very easy to install and works great
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Tim
4/24/2022
Absolutely no issues to date. Great product