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This setup bolts directly to your chassis with no welding required, giving a solid and secure connection point for your tow bar. The sturdy design spreads towing force evenly to help prevent stress on your suspension, keeping things stable mile after mile. The distance between brackets is 28-5/8" and the bracket height is 25", so you can match your tow bar and accessories with confidence.
When you’re not towing, only the attachment tabs are visible. The hidden reinforcements keep the front of your vehicle looking clean instead of cluttered with visible bars or hardware. It’s a simple, fixed-arm design that stays ready when you need it but doesn’t stand out when you don’t.
Made from durable steel, this base plate is powder coated to resist rust and corrosion through years of use. Each weld and mount is designed for strength under load so you can rely on it over long trips and changing weather without second-guessing its integrity.
The base plate pairs directly with Blue Ox tow bars for a secure connection. If you already have a different brand setup, it’s adaptable with the right parts—use adapter RM-031 or RM-031-5 for Roadmaster tow bars, or DM9523041 for Demco tow bars (each sold separately). That means you can keep using the gear you already own while still getting a solid connection up front.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
72% were satisfied with this product
28% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Installing it today. I was impressed with the quality of components and construction. I test fitted and it slid right in. Now to drill the holes. Another thing was the quick delivery and packing. I definitely order from etrailer again.
The Blue Ox BasePlate has worked out very well. We've traveled over 3,000 miles on 4 separate trips....with multiple hookups and detachments. Great system. The only constructive comment is the electric hookup for lights/turn signals was a little wonky but my mechanic worked it out with the manufacturer.
The predrilled holes didn't quite match up which required drilling out a little. Other than that it went quite well. It took this eighty year old man about two hours to get the whole thing mounted.
Installed this on a 2014 Chevy Express 3500 15 passenger van. Install was time consuming, as holes needed to be drilled (went through 2 drill bits) and the nuts must be fished through the frame, then "caught" by the bolt. I think there were 12 of them! Instructions were clear, though, and I've safely towed without incident over 7,000 miles in the past year. Definitely rock solid! Paired up with a Blue Ox Aventa 7,500 lb tow bar.
Easy enough install on my 86 samurai. Had to do some persuading but nothing major. I did need to notch the bottom of the bumper in two spots to clear the mounting brackets. Seems awfully expensive when you see what you get.
I had a simple ball hitch setup for my 1999 Jeep Wrangler for towing behind our RV. Our first trip out with it, the bolts that attached the bar connectors to the front of the Jeep came loose. I was fortunate that they didn't come out completely and cause a major accident. I was able to tighten them again, and we had no additional issues on our trip. Of course, this made me extremely nervous with my 'budget' route to tow the Jeep so I began looking for a better, more reliable solution.
Blue Ox was the name that kept coming up so I purchased the BX1120. The build quality is outstanding, it's extremely solid and very durable. Installation time was about an hour and a half once I had the right tools, couldn't find my 1/2 inch socket set! I'm using the Blue Ox Alpha tow bar with this setup.
I will say that having a second set of hands to install is valuable, my son had to come help me get the drivers side bolts in while I held the steering housing in place.
All in all, I'm very pleased with the product. It went in easy and should save my nerves on our next road trip!
1999 Jeep Wrangler Sport
After market front bumper (Plenty of clearance with this specific mount)
Quality built product! And outstanding customer service by Ashley!!
A well-built, stout and heavy-gauge base plate with beautiful welds. It brings peace of mind for towing my Cherokee Sport cross-country behind my Class C without worry of mechanical failures on the open road. Because so much money and liability rides in tow, Blue Ox is the first choice.
First of all, the staff at etrailer has always been there with answers with anything. Fitment, installation, usage etc. Second. The install was easy with the enclosed instructions. I did it by myself with only getting help to raise and lower the bumper. After several thousand miles of towing, still tight and still looks great
1 year later, it’s been used for over 1500 miles and held up great. I did the install and had a weld shop tax the bolts do they wouldn’t back out.
I'm not giving the products the stars as much as the woman who helped me select them and turned me onto the "road-master" product line. Road-master had a "towed-car" hitch for my 2002 Mazda Protege. It was a blessing to have met her acquaintance.
Very simple to install, just need to drill a few holes in the frame. Comes with everything you need except a couple basic washers (mine came with 3 lock washers and 2 standard flats for 4 bolts)…
Would be nice to have the torque specs also in the instructions but the busted bolt is on me!
Perfect fit, well built of high quality materials. In my mind you just can't get much better than Blue Ox. The only issue is that the BX1120 doesn't have removable twist lock tabs. The fixed draw bar mounting tabs are at just the right height and position to play havoc with your shins when the draw bar is not installed. I solved that problem with a shin guard I made of 2 inch schedule 40 PVC. (see photo) Fits perfectly, guards the breakaway switch and lighting connector when not in use, and solves the shin interference problem.
Base plate is well built and fit well. As I would expect from Blue Ox products. My only complaint and the reason for 4 stars would be the horrible instruction. Pictures are absolutely horrible. Not a big deal for the mechanically inclined, but not everyone fits that category.
Outstanding communication. Outstanding customer service. Outstanding towbars and baseplates. Will be back.
Once again just great service from etra iler
Easily installed but proper alignment needs to be maintained before drilling the additional hole required for through bolts.
Not a bad install the nuts on the end of the wires was a little strange and odd to use and bend….. worked out great haven’t towed it yet ….bolted in and ready. There’s not really any place on thes 06 Wrangler to put those safety cables to the frame. Alex T in sales was great.
The kit is well built and comes with all the necessary hardware to install. Installation was a breeze and asthetically blends in well with the front of the truck. Great job on the design and the production!
We really like our blue ox towbar mounts from etrailer. We're excited to be able to flat tow our 2001 F-250 with our ATV in the bed. Real game changer,, Thank You etrailer
A few pictures of how I attach it
4 it's in solid, but the [finish] that was used killed it from being a five.
The installation took about four hours. I had a tight interference fit between the frame rails. I wish I had an 18-24" linear ram, but I didn't. So two hydraulic floor jacks, with 4 - 24" welding clamps, and two 12" C-clamps, a short 2# sledge did the trick. Nothing a little spray paint can't fix. Four bolt holes lined up nicely. Two 1/2" drilled holes from the bottom were easy leverage to set up. Two 1/2" drilled holes inside to outside, were quite the challenge to get behind the drill. All fasteners now torqued to specification with red locktite. Added the 1/2" safety cables, made an adjustment in the lower airdam. And presto, here you have it. Now time to set up diode kit, and brake away switch installation.
Excellent service and super fast shippi ng!
It is difficult to convey just how terrible these brackets fit. But before that, let me express the full experience.
I ordered a set of these brackets and was delivered a box with two left hand side brackets in it. Blue Ox screwed up but Etrailer customer service was very helpful and prompt to resolve the issue and sent a second set out right away. Ironically, the second box I received had two right hand brackets in it, so I was able to begin my installation and return a complete set to etrailer.
However, the fitment of the brackets is terrible.
The instructions say to remove the factory crash beam and tow points (the loops that protrude from the front bumper) on my 2005 truck, install the brackets, and then reinstall the crash beam. Well the three bolts that go up from the bottom of the frame into the tow hooks that are then repurposed on the flat tow brackets need to go through the crash beam. You can't take the crash beam off to install these brackets, it has to stay in place.
That's just the beginning. The position that the tow points are welded onto the faceplate is dangerously close to the inner edge of the opening on the front bumper. There is no reason for this, they easily could have been welded closer to the center of the plate.
The holes in the faceplate do not line up with any of the holes in the front of the frame once you bolt the three holes in from the bottom that used to be tow hook bolts. I had to drill new mounting holes in the face plate and in the frame to make it work. If you did manage to make the holes in the faceplate line up, it leaves you with no ability to adjust bumper position, and the gap between the bumper and the grille would be 2".
I can't imagine there are too many people flat towing these older trucks anymore, but if you are, stay away from these brackets. Had I not been on a tight schedule for a trip we were leaving on and had no already bought a Blue-Ox tow bar (which was really nice ironically), I would have returned all of it for another option. Instead I got out the drill, grinder, and struggled through the install of these parts. I may still swap out to something else in the future, or just fabricate my own, but for this trip they'll get the job done.
VEry Good base plate, engineering could be more exact as some spacers were required and the lin-up on the frame with the vehicle - Ford-250 4X4 Super Duty diesel was a bit problematic - some instructions were not appropriate for this vehicle - cross member was factory welded and not removable requiring a full bumper removal and reinstall. Spacers should be included but not all frames have this problem. THIS IS NOT AN etailer issue. Customer Service (Bailey) was very helpful in getting this order completed as we requested a price match (coupon use). She had great communication with us and followed up as needed.
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