Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit Installation - 2012 Fiat 500- Video

Rob: Hey everybody, Rob here at etrailer.com. And today we're going to be taking a look at the Roadmaster Crossbar Style Base Plate on our 2012 Fiat 500. Now, our base plate is going to be the actual attachment point on our Fiat so we can safely flat tow it behind our motor home. The whole reason why we want to take our vehicle with us is so we can have a little bit of convenience. We get it to the campgrounds or wherever we're going, and it's much easier to drive a Fiat around rather than trying to take a motor home just to go to the gas station or maybe you want to go out to dinner. Now the Roadmaster base plate is called a crossbar style because it uses this quick disconnect crossbar so that it can actually have the base plate hookup right to these pins. more

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Best 2018 Fiat 500 Flat Tow Options 522013-1A- Video

Today you're going to be taking a look at the components needed to flat tow your 2018 Fiat 500. There's five components you're going to need to safely and completely flat tow your Fiat. We'll need a baseplate, tow bar wiring, a braking system, a tow bar, and finally safety cables.Our baseplate is going to be the solid connection point that we hook our tow bar up to when we want to flat tow our Fiat. It's going to spread that towing force across the front of the vehicle, so it puts less strain and stress on our front suspension. For our Fiat, we went with the Roadmaster crossbar-style baseplate for a few different reasons. One of the main reasons why we chose this one is because it is going to be a very straightforward install. more

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Today you're gonna be looking at the components needed to flat tow your 2017 Fiat 500.There's five components you're gonna need to safely and completely flat tow your Fiat. We'll need a base plate, tow bar wiring, a braking system, a tow bar and finally safety cables.Our base plate is gonna be the solid connection point that we hook our tow bar up to when we wanna flat tow or Fiat. It's gonna spread that towing force across the front of the vehicle, so it puts less strain and stress on our front suspension.For our Fiat, we went with the Roadmaster cross-bar style base plate for a few different reasons. One of the main reasons why we chose this one is because it is gonna be a very straight-forward install. We are gonna have to remove the fascia, but it's gonna bolt right up without having to drill any new holes into the vehicle.Another big reason we went with this one is because the arms here are removable. We can twist them and they'll come out, and we'll have a really clean look on the front of our Fiat. more

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2/19/2019 11:48:09 AM

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Today you're going to be taking a look at the components needed to flat tow your 2016 Fiat 500. There's five components you're going to need to safely and completely flat tow your Fiat. We'll need a baseplate, tow bar wiring, a braking system, a tow bar, and finally safety cables.Our baseplate is going to be the solid connection point that we hook our tow bar up to when we want to flat tow our Fiat. It's going to spread that towing force across the front of the vehicle, so it puts less strain and stress on our front suspension. For our Fiat, we went with the Roadmaster crossbar-style baseplate for a few different reasons. One of the main reasons why we chose this one is because it is going to be a very straightforward install. more

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2/19/2019 11:47:41 AM

Best 2015 Fiat 500 Flat Tow Options 522013-1A- Video

Today you're going to be taking a look at the components needed to flat tow your 2015 Fiat 500. There's five components you're going to need to safely and completely flat tow your Fiat. We'll need a baseplate, tow bar wiring, a braking system, a tow bar, and finally safety cables.Our baseplate is going to be the solid connection point that we hook our tow bar up to when we want to flat tow our Fiat. It's going to spread that towing force across the front of the vehicle, so it puts less strain and stress on our front suspension. For our Fiat, we went with the Roadmaster crossbar-style baseplate for a few different reasons. One of the main reasons why we chose this one is because it is going to be a very straightforward install. more

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2/19/2019 11:47:13 AM

Best 2014 Fiat 500 Flat Tow Options 522013-1A- Video

Today you're going to be taking a look at the components needed to flat tow your 2014 Fiat 500. There's five components you're going to need to safely and completely flat tow your Fiat. We'll need a baseplate, tow bar wiring, a braking system, a tow bar, and finally safety cables.Our baseplate is going to be the solid connection point that we hook our tow bar up to when we want to flat tow our Fiat. It's going to spread that towing force across the front of the vehicle, so it puts less strain and stress on our front suspension. For our Fiat, we went with the Roadmaster crossbar-style baseplate for a few different reasons. One of the main reasons why we chose this one is because it is going to be a very straightforward install. more

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2/19/2019 11:42:39 AM

Best 2013 Fiat 500 Flat Tow Options 522013-1A- Video

Today you're going to be taking a look at the components needed to flat tow your 2013 Fiat 500. There's five components you're going to need to safely and completely flat tow your Fiat. We'll need a baseplate, tow bar wiring, a braking system, a tow bar, and finally safety cables.Our baseplate is going to be the solid connection point that we hook our tow bar up to when we want to flat tow our Fiat. It's going to spread that towing force across the front of the vehicle, so it puts less strain and stress on our front suspension. For our Fiat, we went with the Roadmaster crossbar-style baseplate for a few different reasons. One of the main reasons why we chose this one is because it is going to be a very straightforward install. more

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2/19/2019 11:42:14 AM

Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit Installation - 2013 Fiat 500- Video

Today on our 2013 Fiat 500 we're going to be taking a look at and showing you how to install the Roadmaster Crossbar Style Base Plate Kit with Removable Arms.So here's what our base plate is going to look like once we have it installed in our Fiat. And this is going to serve as the attachment point that our tow bar is going to hook up to so we can safely flat tow it down the road. What I really like about our base plate is the fact that these arms are going to be removable. You just twist them and pull them out and then we'll have a really low profile look where it's not going to be changing a whole lot, 'cause we can always remove the safety cables and quick disconnects if we would like as well.To put it in and it's going be just as easy. Slide it in and rotate it, it'll lock it into position. Our base plate is going to be compatible with quick disconnect bars as well as all Roadmaster tow bars. more

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2/8/2019 1:07:57 PM

Best 2012 Fiat 500 Flat Tow Options 522013-1A- Video

Today you're going to be taking a look at the components needed to flat tow your 2012 Fiat 500. There's five components you're going to need to safely and completely flat tow your Fiat. We'll need a baseplate, tow bar wiring, a braking system, a tow bar, and finally safety cables.Our baseplate is going to be the solid connection point that we hook our tow bar up to when we want to flat tow our Fiat. It's going to spread that towing force across the front of the vehicle, so it puts less strain and stress on our front suspension. For our Fiat, we went with the Roadmaster crossbar-style baseplate for a few different reasons. One of the main reasons why we chose this one is because it is going to be a very straightforward install. more

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Roadmaster EZ5 Base Plate Kit Installation - 2015 Fiat 500L- Video

Today, on our 2014 Fiat 500L, we're going to be taking a look at and installing the Roadmaster EZ5 Base Plate Kit with Removable Arms, part number RM-522014-5. This is what your base plate is going to look like once it's installed in the vehicle. Nice, sleek, tucked away, the only thing that is going to be sticking out is going to be those chain tie-downs until you place on your arms. Place it in, let go, rotate it, and it's clicked and locked in place. They come with a bracket and the self-tapping screws to make way for that wiring harness. The first thing we're going to need to do is remove the six Phillips head screws on the bottom side of the fascia securing it to the core support. You're going to have three here: one, two, three, and three here: one, two, and three. Now, keep in mind that the six fasteners here on the passenger side are going to be the same to remove on the driver side. Now, on the inside of the fender, we're going to be moving to next, to remove the Phillips fastener here, and here, as well as the T30 Torx bit fastener located here at the seam. more

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