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2007 Chevrolet Silverado New Body
Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms
Item # 495-1A
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Roadmaster Base Plates - 495-1A
- Removable Drawbars
- Roadmaster
- Hitch Pin Attachment
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:
- Hidden bracket design - drawbars are easily removable via 2 pins
- Improved aesthetics compared with standard brackets
- 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 Roadmaster tow bars with use of quick-disconnect crossbar (910021-00 - sold separately)
- Instructions and mounting hardware included
- Made in the USA
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
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.
495-1A Road Master XL Base Plate Kit
Replaces 495-1
Installation Details
This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 2009 - 2009 Ford F-150 excluding Harley-Davidson
- 2010 - 2010 Ford F-150 excluding Harley-Davidson and SVT Raptor
- 2011 - 2014 Ford F-150 FX2 - without EcoBoost
- 2011 - 2014 Ford F-150 FX4 - without EcoBoost
- 2011 - 2012 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson - without EcoBoost
- 2011 - 2014 Ford F-150 King Ranch - without EcoBoost
- 2011 - 2014 Ford F-150 Lariat - without EcoBoost
- 2013 - 2014 Ford F-150 Limited - without EcoBoost
- 2011 - 2014 Ford F-150 Platinum - without EcoBoost
- 2011 - 2014 Ford F-150 STX
- 2011 - 2014 Ford F-150 XL - without EcoBoost
- 2004 - 2004 Ford F-150 XL, XLT, and Lariat
- 2008 - 2008 Ford F-150 XL, XLT, King Ranch and Lariat - excluding Lariat Limited
- 2005 - 2007 Ford F-150 XL, XLT, Lariat, and King Ranch
- 2011 - 2014 Ford F-150 XLT - without EcoBoost
- 2006 - 2008 Lincoln Mark LT with rectangular foglights
- 2006 - 2008 Lincoln Mark LT with round foglights
Customer Reviews
Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms - 495-1A
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.by: Brian 12/22/2021
2013 Ford F-150
My 2013 F150 4x4 has really good stock mounts for the stock tow hooks. Massively strong. I am surprised that the etrailer tow hook mounts don’t make much use of the bolt holes already there.
This Mount basically “sandwiches” the truck frame. I’m just surprised. It looks like it will hold but a little more specificity to model would be beneficial.
by: Bryan S01/20/2015
2014 Ford F-150
Put it on a 2014 Ford F150 STX 4X4 with hardly any trouble. However still need an extra part to connect the base plate to my tow bar. You may want to ask a couple more questions than I did and get all your needed parts in one shot.
by: Don S.07/21/2016
2007 Lincoln Mark LT
Great kit, fantastic price, but most of all it's the great service I receive from the people at eTrailer that keeps me coming back.
by: John S.03/01/2017
Well manufactured product. instructions could have been more clearer but works good and looks nice.
by: Mike V05/07/2019
The product came as expected and has worked well. Thank You. Greg for the great and speedy service
by: Ron Y10/12/2016
Was installed easily and no problems with towing
by: Chuck S01/02/2014
works great easy to install
by: Dustin 02/18/2021
2008 Ford F-150
by: Steve02/11/2023
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.
by: Jr02/13/2024
Very impressed that they're the exact fabbed fit, and easy to install! These tow base plates are super sturdy!
by: Ernie12/25/2021
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!
by: Demingo04/22/2024
Highly recommend E-Trailer for all of your towing accessories. Great product, great customer service!!
by: Brian 05/08/2024
Just completed a 6600 mile rod trip, towing the Subaru behind a motor home.
Worked great.
by: Barney04/06/2024
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..!!
by: Barri11/24/2021
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
by: William 05/04/2024
It was easy to install, fit well and came with good instructions.
by: Denise 01/06/2023
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.
by: Gary02/08/2024
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.
by: J.C. Randall07/23/2018
This base plate was installed on a 2008 Kia Spectra. The bracket is strong and not really hard to work with HOWEVER,,,,,,,,,, I am used to the BlueOx base plate which is much easier to "hook up". Unfortunately, BlueOx did not make a base plate to fit my vehicle. That is not a big problem as I'm usually not in any hurry and it only takes maybe 5 minutes longer to "hook up".
The biggest problem with the RoadMaster base plate is that due to the way it is bolted to the frame, it only allows for a 6-inch ground clearance on the front of the vehicle. I have to be very careful with any "dips" in the road, especially on cross streets. Six inches may not sound like much but since the tires are several feet behind the base plate, it reduces that ground clearance greatly. It also will not clear the concrete "stop blocks" in front of many parking spaces.
If you are not very careful and keep this in mind, you may likely bend the frame of your car when you come to one of these sudden impacts. I haven't bent anything yet but it has certainly been shocking when it hits. Most of the time, the impact will cause the base plate to scrape and lift the car to the height to clear the obstacle.
I've attached a picture with a ruler in the view.
by: Gordon01/04/2015
Good information and prompt shipping.
Base plate is solid and install and use instructions are excellent.
Be warned that product install is drill two holes and install 3 bolts, BUT the entire front panel has to be removed and replaced. Not difficult, but time-consuming.
Seat bracket is solid and install and use instructions are excellent.
Brakemaster kit is good quality, but instructions are not as good as most Roadmaster products. Instructions for air line install are especially weak.
by: Greg 05/05/2023
Very easy to install and works great
by: Glen04/04/2023
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.
by: Lisa 10/22/2023
My husband and I were able to install the Roadmaster base plates on our 92 Jeep Cherokee in just a couple of hours. It went on pretty much the same as the demonstration video on the etrailer web site. The minor differences were addressed in the printed instructions that were included in our package. We haven't put it to the test yet as we still need to tackle wiring for the Roadmaster Even brake system that we purchased second hand. We will be towing our Jeep with our 93 Safari Trek. Customer service provided by Marty was excellent. I will provide pictures at a later date.
by: Rifleman04/11/2019
Installed on a 2010 Ford Ranger Sport 2wd
Have towed over 10000 and not one issue. I did the install without one issue, picture perfect, I did use a online video to get a general idea of install otherwise I primarily used manufacturer's. . Be sure to use the recommended/ required locktite product.
Enjoy!!!
by: Richard05/26/2019
Base plate kit was fairly easy to install,all hardware was included and directions were clear! I would definitely buy another to install if ever needed. I do have a car lift making it easier,but would not be bad without,just a little harder on the knees!
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