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How to Install the Demco Tabless Base Plate Kit on a 2017 Jeep Compass

Rob: Rob here at etrailer.com. And today you're going to be taking a look at the Demco tabless base plate on our 2017 Jeep Compass. Now here's where our base plate's going to look like once we have it fully installed. You can see that it's going to be really nice and it's going to have a very minimal look on the front of our Compass, and we're not… see more >

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