Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms
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Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms
Item # RM-52289-5
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Roadmaster Base Plates - RM-52289-5
- Removable Drawbars
- Roadmaster
- Twist Lock Attachment
Designed for use with motor-home-mounted tow bars, the direct-connect brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and remove, and they eliminate the need for a quick-disconnect crossbar on your tow bar. Installs on your vehicle's frame.
Features:
- Direct-connect brackets provide attachment points for your motor-home-mounted tow bar
- Streamlined design creates supremely clean look
- No obtrusive quick-disconnect crossbar
- Hidden brackets sit even farther back than standard brackets
- Drawbars attach and remove quickly and easily
- Arms click to lock in place in brackets
- Built-in pull rings let you unlock arms so you can twist and remove them
- 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 motor-home-mounted tow bars only
- Instructions and mounting hardware included
- Made in the USA
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
Note: Roadmaster direct-connect base plates will only work with Roadmaster tow bars that slide into a trailer hitch, such as the Nighthawk, Sterling, Blackhawk, Blackhawk 2, Falcon, or Falcon 2. These base plates will not work with tow bars that require a hitch ball.
The drawbars, or front arms, on this 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 each arm, simply tug the built-in pull pin to disengage the lock, twist the arm back and pull it out of the bracket. 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.
52289-5 Road Master EZ-5 Base Plate Kit
Installation Details
This Product Fits The Following Vehicles
- 2016 - 2018 Ram 1500 Big Horn
- 2013 - 2015 Ram 1500 excluding Sport, Express, Limited, and Rebel
- 2016 - 2018 Ram 1500 Laramie and Longhorn
- 2016 - 2018 Ram 1500 Tradesman
- 2019 - 2019 Ram 1500 Classic Big Horn and Lone Star
- 2019 - 2019 Ram 1500 Classic Laramie
- 2019 - 2021 Ram 1500 Classic SLT
- 2019 - 2024 Ram 1500 Classic Tradesman
- 2013 - 2014 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 - excluding Sport and Express
Customer Satisfaction Score:
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Customer Reviews
Roadmaster Direct-Connect Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms - RM-52289-5
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (2027 Customer Reviews)
Designed for use with motor-home-mounted tow bars, the direct-connect brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and remove, and they eliminate the need for a quick-disconnect crossbar on your tow bar. Installs on your vehicle's frame.by: Lee 11/25/2023
The kit worked and fit as expected. I felt the video was more helpful to me than the instructions. Cutting out the front plate was a little more challenging than I expected. Really, installing this at home, on Jack stands, rather than a lift was my real challenge. But then I am 77 years old.
by: Scott 06/06/2023
2017 Dodge Ram Pickup
Received the Base plate kit on the day that etrailer said that it would arrive. Opened up the box and everything was packaged perfectly no scratches.installed the base plate as per the instructions on my 2017 Ram Bighorn. I had it installed in about 1.5 hours by myself. Have not hooked up to the Motorhome yet with the Falcon 2 Hitch no doubt it will work well for us thanks etrailer for a Great product
by: Kevin03/30/2023
2016 Ram 1500
Product is good. But the packaging was awful. Looks like the brackets and hardware were removed from the manuf box and thrown into an etrailer box! Scratches and chips on the brackets and the hardware bag was broke open and loose hardware. Fortunately all hardware is accounted for despite hope in box from brackets pushing though box. Not the kind of shipping I’ve come to expect from etrailer.
by: James09/26/2023
2016 Ram 1500
This is my fourth baseplate from strainer you guys are the best.
James
by: Melvin 04/16/2024
Great Product and Great Service From You Guys
by: SkidLid01/31/2023
Installed on a 2016 RAM 1500 Laramie 2WD (have a REMCO driveshaft disconnect so that I can flat tow). Watch the videos as they provide greater detail than the printed instructions that come with the base plates. Recommend using a Dremel type high speed grinder with their flat metal grinding discs as they may quick work of cutting off the tabs and elongating the slot in the frame.
by: Carlos06/07/2019
Great service and merchandise.
Awesome customer service and follow up.
Installation video was spot on too. Great company to work with.
by: Brian 09/03/2023
Took less than 2 hours to install. Very easy.
by: Buddy R05/04/2017
2015 Ram 1500
Roadmaster parts were exactly as advertised. I paid for two day shipping and was very happy with the timely manner in which the order was shipped and received. I was emailed as soon as the order was received by etrailer.com and tracking information was current and accurate. Parts were installed in time for our first camping trip in our new motorhome.
by: Taylor 09/01/2022
This baseplate kit fit perfectly on
by: Johnny01/31/2017
2014 Dodge Ram Pickup
Received the roadmaster ez5 base plste kit for my 2014 ram tradesman
Puckup. The part# rm-52289-5 was an excellent fit. I had to do a little trimming but 1 hr and they were on. The removable arms are sweet. Wayne went above and beyond.
by: John11/13/2021
product shipped quickly, installed with video instructions and one phone call, 13000 miles behind motor home and everything works as it should. Great resource for DIY and saved thousands over professional installation, just follow the instructions and double check everything.
by: Kenneth11/14/2020
Love this system compare to my old one
Easier to setup for towing and taking fown
by: Martin03/16/2022
Was able to travel a lot of states with the hook up, all worked as expected and I appreciate all the help Roger gave me. Will definitely purchase from etrailer in the future.
by: John J 10/15/2019
Excellent product good value. Installation video etrailer was a Hugh help.
by: JB08/27/2022
2018 Ram 1500
A spot of the color coat had been knocked off, I had to paint the bare metal!
Jenny N.
9/13/2022
I will have our customer service team reach out to you. What I recommend is touching up the affected areas with a rust resistant paint.
by: Robert 05/22/2021
2015 Dodge Ram Pickup
Seem to be very well constructed. I haven't installed them yet on my RAM 1500 (2015).
by: Dave06/19/2019
Love it, installed easy and still doing good. Arms remove easily for clean look
by: Marshall09/05/2020
Marshall
9/8/2021
Excellent. Clear instructions and the brackets are holding up great.
by: Margaret 04/23/2021
2014 Dodge Ram Pickup
Margaret
4/24/2022
Just completed a 6000 trip and no problems at all. The truck made it home safely! A bit of rust here and there. The locking pins need a bit of lubricating.
by: Tom M07/05/2020
Very pleased with this product has been working 100%.
by: Herbert09/04/2018
Timely delivery--even with Labor Day weekend. Everything was complete and was installed within one hour and one-half with no problems.
by: E McLeod05/03/2017
Well hidden, strong
by: Richard12/07/2021
Excellent product and easy to install
by: Ray 09/11/2021
The arms fit when the other kit arms di dn't.
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