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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.
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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.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (2042 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.I had this base plate on my car. It got bent when I was rear ended on the interstate doing 65MPH. The car stayed with me
This thing made me nervous.. I was reluctant to remove the facia off a brand new car. The instructions were usable and made removal a breeze, I was actually surprised hiw easy it was. Of note: when you remove the upper screw in the wheel well and the screw inside that holds the fascia to the fender, the plastic piece withbthe screw holes will fall out, I initially thought I broke something but thats not the case.
Installation of the tow bar was really easy even by your self. The exploded view of the instructions were more helpful than the written instructions. Took about 2 hours total. Installing the facia was really easy. I did find it was easier to cut the facia with a jig saw once it was installed. You can hang Tha facia on the 2 screws and let it hang. Cut the holes and push it in the last 2 inches.
had to remove the shutter to install. now I find out that has to be put back on to get inspected and it's going to cost $1500.oo and can not use the base plate and have to buy another from GMC dealer that will fit around the shutter plate.
Jenny N.
11/17/2021
I will have our customer service team reach out to you. I reached out to the manufacturers and did find that if the 2018 GMC Acadia has active shutters then the base plate will not be a fit. I do not have one to offer that would be a fit.
Very happy with this Roadmaster baseplate for my GMC Acadia! It is almost invisible when the arms are not installed. And I'm really glad I got the system that eliminates the crossbar - one less step in the hooking up process!
Very happy with the base plate and pric e.
Brian H.
3/27/2019
Great
The base plate fit neatly on the car, and etrailer did a great job of installing it , would recommend
Awsome product, would purchase again. Highly recommend! Thanks etrailer!!
Followed install video and it bolted right up.
Excellent support from Angela. Product arrive on time - today. I will start installation tomorrow.
Called and spoke to a representative and got everything I needed to set up my GMC Acadia for dingy towing. Great knowledgeable staff. I always can count on them.
Easy install
I bought and self installed this on my 2021 GMC Sierra Duramax 1 year ago. Install took about 5 hours and wasn't difficult...I could problty install it in 2-3 hours after leaening the tricks. Weve towed the truck all over the USA since then (over 10,0000 miles) and it works great! I've used other brands and highly recommend Roadmaster tow systems over the competition.
The Roadmaster direct connect base was a perfect fit for my 2013 focus S to flat tow. We had it installed in about 3 hrs following the complete direction and pictures. I highly recommend using etrailer.
Good product. If you are reasonably handy and have some tools, you can install this yourself in a few hours. I'm a mechanic, it took me a little over 2 hours to install on my own toad. The fit is good, there are 4 holes you have to drill, otherwise it is plug and play. When you insert and twist lock the tow bar mounts into their sockets they feel a little sloppy but they are secure, and i never noticed any rattle when towing. Overall i give it a 4 out of 5 for easy install and clean look after install. Pic included of installed base plate.
Installed on my 2020 Jeep Cherokee for flat towing behind our motorhome . I wanted a tow bar connection that integrated with the front end of the Jeep and the removable arms did the trick . I had one issue with the driver side receiver bracket not lining up with the upper mount bolt hole on the Jeep, image 0547. Had to make a slight adjustment to the receiver bracket so the holes would line up, image 0551 and image 0559. The rest of the install went smoothly
I also installed the Demco braking Stay n Play Duo system , image 0565 which went in without any issues, image 6028. 7 thousand miles of towing later, couldn't be happier with the products
This is a rock solid baseplate. Installed on a 2023 Equinox LT (AWD). I followed etrailer's videos for installation and they are spot on. We connect with a Roadmaster Nighthawk tow bar, charge line kit, smart diode lighting kit, and a Demco Stay-in-Play supplimental braking system. It is fairly well hidden when not in-use. This setup is great!
Exactly what I needed. Written jbstructuons were spot on and video was very helpful.
I installed them on my new RAM 1500. Works great, very heavy duty. I also modified and attached a push bumper and used the Roadmaster base plates.
Easy install. Looks great. Apparently they have made some changes so that the video is not accurate. Install instructions though were spot on. A template for cutting the grill would be an added plus.
I was very pleased with the way you handled my order. I called and was greeted pleasantly and knowledgeable about what I needed and in just a few minutes my order was placed. It arrived just as they said it would in a timely matter.
I would recommend e-trailer to anyone!
Installed on my 2020 jeep jl sport s with factory plastic bumper and plastic rock guard. Shane’s video was very helpful but I did not like how the metal plate behind the rock guard was cut away and how the rock guard had two big cut outs so I did some modifications. I cut two slots in the metal bracket and added angle brackets for extra support. As a result i did not use the supplied brackets for the rock guard. I created a template for the rock guard which resulted in two small cut outs. A lot of extra time but i am retired so time is relative. I think it looks great.
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James
3/3/2023
No issues after 10K miles, paired with the falcon 2 tow bar its a very solid connection.