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When you’re logging serious miles, you want a setup that can handle it. The Demco Classic Base Plate Kit - Fixed Arms is built from durable steel with a sturdy, dependable design that spreads towing forces evenly to minimize stress on your suspension. The brackets bolt securely to the chassis—no welding required—so you know your connection stays tight mile after mile.
If you like a clean, factory look when you’re not towing, this setup keeps things tidy. There’s no external crossbar or big brackets sticking out—just the base plate tabs remain visible. When you unhook, snap on the included tab covers to block out dirt and debris and protect your shins from bumps. Each cover is high-density polyethylene and pops easily into place for a neat finish.
This base plate kit takes the headache out of installation. Everything bolts up directly with the included hardware—no welding needed—and instructions guide you through each step. The hidden reinforcement design means less visible metal once it’s installed, giving you a solid mount without cluttering the front end.
You don’t have to start over if you already own a tow bar. The kit works with all Demco tow bars right out of the box and can be adapted for use with other brands using Demco’s adapter lineup (sold separately). It even includes an electrical bracket so you can mount a round connector plug right on the front, keeping your wiring organized and easy to reach.
Planning out your flat-towing setup is easier with real measurements in hand. The distance between brackets is 31" center to center, and bracket height is 18-1/2". With those specs, you can dial in the rest of your gear with confidence before hitting the road.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
94% were satisfied with this product
6% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Perfect fit on a 2001 Chevy Tracker feels solid looks good
Fairly ez to install Have not towed it yet am waiting on towbar
So that I can try it out
After reviewing the top name brands for tow bars I was really exited first with Roadmaster's pin style base plate connectors, but when I realized that it would require cutting and possibly drilling I took a second look and decided to install the Demco base plates and get the tow bar from them as well.
These plates can be installed in a mere 2 hours if you have all the tools ready to go. I have the fortunate luck that my truck is equipped with the air suspension and so lifting it to the highest setting and driving up on 12in ramps gave me ample amount of room to work under the front bumper area.
The installation is seriously easy and requires no special tools, other than a set of metric sockets and a torque wrench. The factory tow hooks are removed and these base plates fit in the exact same space without any cutting, not even the plastic cover behind the pumper needed to be removed (though for some odd reason the instructions did and I followed them on the driver side but when I realized that I could install the plate without this step, I omitted it on the passenger side). Despite my initial worry of wanting a nearly invisible look, these bars are remarkably clean looking.
wrong part!!!
1998 Jeep Cherokee Lim ited
I purchased this with the intent of having my local RV repair shop install it for me. I was curious about how it was installed so I read the directions and thought, this doesn’t look that hard. I was right. The directions were clear and accurate and in a little over two hours I was closing the hood on a finished install. Quality all the way around and really fast shipping. Three days after placing my order it was delivered.
Poor paint quality. Paint was chipping off down to the metal even before I got them out of the box. Like everything else anymore, over priced and lacking quality.
Great service - ordered Sunday night, delivered Wednesday lunch time, installed Wednesday afternoon. Excellent information, instructions - took about 4 hours, had to file 2 bolt holes a slight bit, but the fit was very good.
I am very happy with the baseplate and would recommend it to anyone.
Before and after pictures attached.
This is the second time we've ordered these kits. They work very well for our needs, staff is very helpful and responsive, and shipping is fast.
Just sold the Tracker that the base plate was installed on but it had several thousand miles of towing on it with no problems . Installation was not too difficult , and it hardly showed . Seems a bit expensive for what it is , but it is custom made so I get it . Very heavy duty steel with the bonus of it actually reinforces the front end of the Tracker .
Received on time and installed as directed. I'm 78 and only had one problem, that of having to bend down a tab on the vehicle frame. Had to go buy a punch. However, the left base plate front holes for the tow bar attaching pin was not in alignment. The pin would not go through. Contacted etrailer and received a replacement in no time. Removed the bad one and reinstalled the new one. Then took the vehicle to my hitch guy for brake wiring. He double checked my work and said everything was in great order and a good fit. With the virus lockdown, I have not towed other than home from getting the brakes set up. But that worked ok.
These brackets fit my 2004 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited perfectly. Price was very good for a quality made in the USA part and shipping was super fast! This will make towing our Jeep behind our RV safe and secure.
They fit our 2007 Hummer H-3 perfectly. Very easy to install and appear to be well built. We have only used them for a test pull and they worked perfectly.
The kit was easy to install. Quality control could be better. I wasted time trying to get the frame mounts fitted, because they had them labelled backwards. Some of the nuts they supplied were the wrong thread. It has a real good thick paint job. But that tends to make things hard to put together. I had to sand down the Falcon adapters. I also had to modify the fog light spoiler, but that was a given as it is a rare option. All in all, it looks good and works fine.
The product is built well, however, the bumper doesn't go back onto the car flush like it was before mounting the base plate. On another note, it would be useful if the instructions mentioned leaving the front bumper off while installing other products like the diode kit, and the fuse by-pass switches,as well as the break away kit.
Alway just as they say it is ,fits perf ectly!
Order was very prompt.
Top quality finish and perfect fit. Delivery time half what I expected and easiest folks to deal with ever. Thanks
Great product easy to install.
Heavy duty. low profile look but it took a couple hours to install on my blacked out 2015 Chevy Silverado Z-71. Not quite as easy as the video.
This product worked flawlessly on my 2013 seirra 4 wheel drive. Shipping and customer support was lightning fast.
Cudos to etrailer.
Fast response and looks like good quality. Just received but instructions, quality, and timely delivery were the best. I also saved some money over other websites. Thanks so much.
Baseplates work great! Install went ok, instructions sent with the baseplates we’re a little vague and not the easiest to follow. Once installed, work awesome, very solid.
I have started installing base plate kit. It appears it will work well on my vehicle.
Thomas
4/30/2022
Base plate kit is working great….towed the truck to Florida and back with NO issues. I don’t even know it’s back there the system pulls so smooth.
This concerns base plates made by Demco now owned by Lippert. I had to do some serious adjustment’s to get them to fit. Holes drilled off center,plates were too wide so I had to remove some metal to get them to fit in the frame this is the third set of the plates I have installed and they all had the same issues. Very poor on Demco and Lippert,
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Dennis
2/12/2022
I wish now that I would have went with the Blue Ox system. I have trouble disconnecting and connecting and the brackets have had some give to them. They never seemed to align correctly. Contacted the company who assured me they were installed correct. Will be buying a new Colorado truck soon and will be installing the Blue Ox on it. Tow bar works as promised. Love it.