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Custom designed to fit your vehicle so it can be safely towed behind your RV, this base plate has easily removable arms that offer a seamless look when you're not flat towing. Base plate bolts directly to your chassis, so no welding is required.
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This base plate's hidden design creates a clean and seamless look. The bracket arms are easily removable, creating a slick appearance when you're not flat towing. Because the arms can be removed, you also won't have to worry about banging your leg into any protruding arms when you walk by.
Attaching and removing the bracket arms is a breeze. To attach the arms to the base plate, simply insert them into the receivers and rotate them until they lock into place. Once you're finished towing and want to remove the arms, pull the pin to disengage the lock, rotate the arms, and remove them from the receivers. Finally, plug up the now empty receivers with the included receiver covers to help keep dirt and debris out of the base plate and provide a finished look.
Flat towing your vehicle is much more convenient than using a trailer or a tow dolly. These other options take up much more storage space, leaving you less room both at home and at the campsite. In addition, securing your vehicle to a trailer or tow dolly can be a hassle and more time consuming than hooking up with a tow bar.
There are 5 basic components needed when flat towing a vehicle: a tow bar, a base plate kit, a safety cable set, tow bar wiring, and a supplemental braking system.
The tow bar links your towed car to your motorhome. It attaches to the custom-fit base plates that install on the frame of your towed car. Safety cables ensure that your towed car does not separate from your motorhome in the event that your tow bar becomes detached. Tow bar wiring allows your towed vehicle's signal lights to sync up with your motorhome's tail lights, which is required by law in most states. Finally, the supplemental braking system - also required in most states - brakes your towed car when the brakes in your motorhome are activated, preventing wear on the motorhome and decreasing braking distance for your entire setup.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (1527 Customer Reviews)
Custom designed to fit your vehicle so it can be safely towed behind your RV, this base plate has easily removable arms that offer a seamless look when you're not flat towing. Base plate bolts directly to your chassis, so no welding is required.Just what I needed to flat tow my Jeep Wrangler. When I first received the base plate I was thinking about having it installed, but after watching the etrailer.com installation video I decided to do it myself. Couldn't have asked for a smoother install. The permanent base plate safety cables concerned me a little. I came up with a figure-8 over the frame that I think will work ok and I did secure it with some cable ties in a couple of spots. Thanks to Nick at etrailer for the help and to the folks that made the installation video giving me the confidence to do-it-myself.
Joseph - 03/04/2021
Product is well made and includes everything needed for a simple self install. Installation was as described in support instruction and video. I have had the base plate installed and in use for over a year and I am very satisfied with this purchase.
Bought the Blue OX base plate for the new 2020 Wrangler Sahara and installed it with no problem at all. It took about an hour to install. It looks good and works perfectly.
With the help of your videos it was very easy to install and it works very well.
We decided to purchase the Blue Ox set up for our 2018 Wrangler JL. The set up works very well and has been easy to connect/disconnect, so far. The instructional installation video was EXCELLENT and definitely contributed to making the installation a breeze. Thanks again etrailer. Only alteration was to the brake away switch. It seemed to stick out too far in front of the bumper, for my liking, so I added a stainless nut/bolt and two nylon bushings so it could swivel out of harms way when not in use.
We installed the new baseplate on our 2020 4-door Jeep Wrangler Sahara. Everything we needed was included with the baseplate; it took 3 of us about a half day to install. We've towed ourJeep several thousand miles without any problems. Would recommend this product.
First endeavor on 4 down towing a 2018 jeep Wrangler JL. Use to use tow dolly but couldn’t understand why we went that direction. This is a very stout piece of hardware. Installation took about 3 hours. Referred to etrailer’s installation video which was very well done. Only recommendation i would make is to specify that a 18mm DEEP socket is required to remove bumper. Very pleased with this purchase which arrived 3-4 days after placing order. No hesitation on using etrailer for all my RV towing needs. Great job etrailer!
Product fit very well and instructions were very accurate. It does help to watch the video as well. This is the second tow vehicle I have used etrailer for but will probably have the Jeep Wrangler for a while now. I like how you don't really notice it when on the vehicle.
In stalled as per directions , have had no troubles at all . One thing is , I would like to purchase new pin clips , we travel a lot of the year and have heard from some that the pin clips have been taken from their setups when stopped for the night . It would be nice , if this happened, to have spairs .
Perfect fit and easy installation! etrailer installation videos made all the difference. Take the time to watch the professional installers and your installation experience will be super easy! I thought about buying the baseplate direct from the manufacturer but after viewing the installation videos i knew etrailer's support from knowledgeable installers would be priceless. I also purchased the wiring kit and used those videos to guide me through an easy installation. Thanks etrailer!
Brian - 04/13/2020Quality product, detailed instructions and looks good!
Base plate worked great. Easy install i nstructions.
The product looks excellent and Chris that I've been dealing with his been very good he answers my questions and he answered everything very quickly
Install was spot on and instructions were very good
Very easy hook up. Makes connections work well.
did a great job of helping me determine what was needed to do complete install job.
easy to install video very helpful been nice if video would have give the size of cut out on rock guard
Great customer service and received the merchandise in 2 days. Thanks for your help Alex.
Great value, quick delivery.
Fits great, used your [installation] video and no problems.
This is the third tow plate I've installed; two Jeep and one F-150. The installation is straight forward, easy to accomplish, and the item looks great once installed. My only wish is to be able to install grill guards and other accessories that use the same frame bolt position. Seems to me this would be something the makers of these bars could figure out without too much difficulty!
Wow incredibly user friendly website, and the fastest shipping in the central plains. Very dependable. I would highly recommend after multiple purchases!!
Easy install, and easy hook up to our Jeep. I have had to touch up the paint as some had peeled off, no big deal.
I would like to share with you how pleased I am with this Product. Once It was ordered it arrived in 3 days. Very quick shipping. After going step by step with the instructions absolutely NO problems. Took me about 2 hours to install. Well made product.
Installed by myself in a few hours Very happy with looks and easy hookup of tow bar
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