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Designed for use with motorhome-mounted tow bars, direct-connect brackets eliminate the need for a crossbar on your tow bar. Front arms are easily removable for a streamlined look when not in use. Installs on your vehicle's frame.
Features:
Direct-connect brackets do not require a quick-disconnect crossbar because of the heavy-duty nature of your vehicle's frame. Thus, installation is simplified, the hookup process is faster, and the total appearance is enhanced.
The drawbars, or front arms, on this direct-connect base plate kit are simple to mount and remove, easily securing with pins. Once the drawbars have been removed, the remaining brackets offer a streamlined look. On most automobiles, the brackets are mounted within the grille, where they remain not only unseen, but protected from scrapes and scuffs as well.
Note: The EZ Hook safety cables included with Roadmaster's Sterling tow bars will not work with these direct-connect base plates and require crossbar-style base plates instead.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (254 Customer Reviews)
Designed for use with motorhome-mounted tow bars, direct-connect brackets eliminate the need for a crossbar on your tow bar. Front arms are easily removable for a streamlined look when not in use. Installs on your vehicle's frame.
Great product. Fitment on our 2008 Chevy Tahoe was as the instructions suggested. Drilling through the frame was required, and took a little time. The first side I worked on took about 3 hours whereas the 2nd side only took about 1.5 hrs. Very happy with the product.
Excellent construction. Arrived well packaged and undamaged. Instructions from manufacturer were thorough though a bit dated for more recent late model vehicles. The instructional videos on eTrailer.com were more up to date regarding newer body fascia/ bumper issues. There is a large bolt on the top of the bumper mount on my 2011 Chevy Avalanche LTZ that had to be either ground down or backed out to allow the insertion of the main frame insert. This was not addressed by anyone. I immediately towed my vehicle that weekend approx. 350 miles and everything stayed tight. Hookup to the Roadmaster Blackhawk 2 tow bar was as easy as advertised with no fuss. I do wish the receiver pins were a reduced size to approximate the 1.5 inch size of the removable arms instead of pins that would fit a 2inch receiver. It would be a cleaner look. There is NO perceptible whistle or noise from the empty base plates when driving the vehicle at highway speeds. Having said that, a nice touch would be to include an insert/cover for the empty base plates for appearances. I'm very pleased with the product. There needs to be more information on the product site regarding the selection of the MX baseplate vs. the XL baseplates. It wasn't until I received my products that I understood the differences and the way they attached to the tow bar.
Took a little work to install,but fits aeind functions great
Read the directions twice, watched install video and everything went together smoothly. It is necessary to pay attention to positioning so holes drill easily, l painted the bare metal at the drilled locations to prevent future rust.
This is exactly what I wanted for my new pickup. Put them on yesterday. We have bought all of our baseplates from etrailer.com. They stand by their products, price is great, customer service great and shipping excellent. Wouldn't buy from anyone else. Thank you Etrailer.
Great product, perfect fit for my vehicle, professional customer service, reliable and knowledgeable on all their product, I strongly recommend them.
Ernie - 05/07/2020they look great high quality... they're working great.
I JUST GOT HOME AND FOUND MY ORDER FROM ETRAILER WAITING FOR ME ON MY PORCH. I have not as of yet tried to install it, but everything I will need for installation was included. I will comment later on as to how the installation went. Thank you etrailer for your fast response and delivery.
I had the towing brackets installed on my 08 GMC pickup by my mechanic today. The job only took him a bit under 1 1/2 hrs!! They look great and unlike my previous tow system, I will no longer need the quick disconnect tow bar assembly across the front of the tow vehicle.
fit right , towed my 2013 Silverado 3000 miles , not even a loose bolt .
Bought to tow Silverado 1500. Easy install and works great. Very sturdy and I feel confident towing my truck behind my bus.
Hi I want to thank Tiffany for all the help. And the base plates fit good.
Product as advertised. Mounted on motorhome and ready to head south. Thank you for the excellent service.
Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
Perfect fit for my 2008 Honda Element SC Automatic! There were questions of whether this model was flat towable or not? After researching the heck out of it, I took the chance and I use the Honda 2005 flat tow instructions from the owners manual of that year (there were no engine or tranny changes from 2005 to 2008 that I could see). Perfect! I've now towed my Element over 500 miles without issue. This baseplate and instructions are great. I already had the Roadmaster Falcon 2 tow bar. I use the invsibrake system for the toad brake and love that also.
Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
The baseplate went on with relative ease; However, I had to do some modifications accommodate the brush guard. The instructions stated that I needed to remove the brush guard. I was able to work around that, and fixed it so that I could leave the tow bar mounted when arriving at my location. I pull my Suburban behind a diesel pusher motorhome. It Pulls much easier that I thought it would. I don't advise anyone to try this unless they have access to a machine shop, and are ready to drill some holes. It has been in place for over a year and still works good.
Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
Easy installation. I watched the video a couple of times and read the PDF instructions before my order arrived. When my order arrived I verified that I had all of the parts and in an hour and a half the base plate was on and project completed. I didn't need to trim my grill at all and it looks great.
Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
The parts are correct but didn’t come in the oem packaging that uses styrofoam padding. They clanked around in the etrailer box and the powder is scratched up pretty bad.
Knowing how Roadmaster takes pride in their packaging to receiving them in this condition is pretty disappointing. There was not even paper wrapping them up. The cardboard box is in perfect shape.
Sierra K - 10/14/2021Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
Very easy install on my 2005 CR-V. It sit's nicely tucked into the grill. I did not have to any cutting. It makes your CR-V stronger by replacing a thin frame piece with strong steel crossmember.
Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
Everything lined up nicely - no holes to ream out and no banging on stuff to make it fit. The paper instructions left me unsure about the placement of a bolt, but the video cleared it all up.
Our CR-V looks almost stock with the adapters removed. Good product! Entire installation took about two hours.
Matt - 12/05/2021Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
Another great product from etrailer. Arrived on time came with everything I needed. Had to trim a little more plastic trim than I expected but it’s all good. Took me about 3 hours including the wiring to the tail lights and breakaway switch for the brake buddy.
Rick - 07/06/2020Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
Very good fit. Easy to install. Directions were fairly easy to follow. Will be towing behind our Winnebago Journey. This is my 3rd baseplate from trailer. Great company and customer service.
Rick - 08/03/2016Review from a similar MX in Base Plates
I installed the Roadmaster base plate kit myself on my 2008 Jeep Wrangler. I have never installed one and I have basic mechanical skills. I have basic tools, but I did have to purchase a set of crow foot wrenches to reach one nut. It took some time for me to install it, but the instructions were easy to follow step by step. The kit appears to be built very strong. May be priced high for what it is, but what isn't anymore.
As far as etrailer goes, customer service was great. Quinn was informative and seemed to know the product. He followed up with me after the sale. I found a lower price after I ordered and the folks at etrailer gave me a credit on my credit card almost immediately when they verified the lower price. I can highly recommend them and I will always consider them in the future.
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