Blue Ox Tow Bars BX88231 Review Video

Yes, you do. The wiring that comes with the Blue Ox Accessory Kit item #BX88308 only controls your towed vehicle's lights. You will need to add the Roadmaster Battery Charge Line Kit item #RM-156-25.

I am sorry to hear that you did not receive the instructions for your Brake Buddy Select 3 Portable Supplemental Braking System #HM39524. But yes, there is an online version of the instructions and I have linked them here for you. The Brake Buddy…

Since wire color codes are NOT universal, we always recommend wiring by function, rather than wire color. If you look at the Trailer Wiring FAQ article I have linked you to, you can see some diagrams showing the proper way to wire a vehicle and…

What is confusing and annoying about 6-way trailer wiring plugs is that there is two commonly used wiring diagrams used with only difference being that the brake output and 12 volt charge circuits are swapped. So on the 6-way side of the Blue Ox…

For the Roadmaster InivisiBrake monitor part #RM-9530 you'd wire it to your Invisibrake by running the black wire to ground, the red wire to 12 volt power, the yellow to the breakaway switch, and the blue wire to the brake light switch. I also…

The main difference between the Blue Ox Acclaim Non-Binding Tow Bar #BX4330 and the Blue Ox Ascent Non-Binding Tow Bar #BX4370 besides the weight capacities is the mounting styles. The Acclaim is designed to mount to a hitch ball whereas the Ascent…

Thank you for purchasing the Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System w/ Wireless Coachlink Monitor #DM86VR directly from etrailer. The issue is almost certainly the G-Force controller not being oriented properly; per Demco, "Check the…

There are a few differences between the Demco Demco Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System w/ Wireless Coachlink Monitor #DM86VR and the Roadmaster InvisiBrake Supplemental Braking System #RM-8700. The biggest difference between the two is…

Both the SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO, part #SM99251 and the Roadmaster InvisiBrake Supplemental Braking System, part #RM-8700 are nice braking systems and will function similarly but I recommend the Duo system. Both systems are a one-time installation. The…

When it comes to choosing between the Blue Ox Patriot #BLU37TR and the Brake Buddy Select 3 #HM39524, these systems are extremely similar in their setup and functionality. Both of these systems provide proportional braking in a compact and easy to…

You're on the right track; the Blue Ox #BX1307 are a fit on your 2010 Mini Cooper S and since you've got the manual transmission model, my research says that this model can be flat towed; just as a reference- the automatic transmission models…

The Blue Ox Patriot Portable Braking System - Proportional #BLU37TR, uses a 12V powered remote that wirelessly connects to the 12V powered braking unit. This wireless remote has an inertia-based sensor in it that can sense the braking of the towing…