Parts Needed to Flat Tow Ford Expedition With Demco Tow Bar

Updated 03/15/2026 | Published 03/11/2026

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Demco Tabless Base Plate Kit - Removable Arms

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$515.15

etrailer Tow Bar Cover for Blue Ox, Roadmaster, Demco, Curt, and etrailer Tow Bars

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Roadmaster 4-Diode Universal Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles - 7-Way to 6-Way Coiled Adapter Cord

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Curt RVibrake Shadow 2 Flat Tow Brake System - Wireless Monitor - Proportional - Fixed

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Question:

I have a demco tow bar and I am looking to buy a base plate and everything i need to tow my Ford Expidetion behind my RV. Ill try to attach pictures of what I have.

asked by: Benjamin B

Expert Reply:

Hey Benjamin, thanks for providing your vehicle information below! I would be happy to help you put this all together. Since you already have the tow bar (I'm assuming you still have the safety cables as well) you need the base plate kit, wiring, and a supplemental brake system. I recommend the following:

-Demco Tabless Base Plate Kit # DM56MV

-etrailer Tow Bar Cover # e76FV (optional)

-Roadmaster 4-Diode Universal Wiring Kit for Towed Vehicles # RM-15267

-Curt RVibrake Shadow 2 # RVI94FR (includes charge line)

The Demco base plate kit will be directly compatible with your tow bar. Your Demco tow bar already has a built-in rise/drop so you probably won't need a high-low adapter to keep the setup level.

Where are you headed once you get the Expedition all set up?

expert reply by: Robin H

Demco Excali-Bar III
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Benjamin B.

3/14/2026

2022 Ford Expidetion limited max

Robin H.

3/14/2026

@BenjaminB thanks! I went ahead and updated the answer above.

Nathan

3/15/2026

The Demco Tabless Base Plate Kit works great on my 2017 F 150. If you are installing it yourself, just make sure that you have very good drill bits. The frame of my F 150 was very hard to drill through.

Timothy

3/15/2026

@Nathan Responding to Benjamin B, I installed the Demco Tabless Base Plate Kit on my 2024 F150 with no problems at all. I didn't have to drill any holes because it lined up with the holes of the removed factory tow hooks. Deciding how to run and mount the safety cables was the most challenging but after doing one side the other was fairly easy.

Nathan

3/15/2026

@Timothy I wish that would have been the case on mine. However, I had to drill one extra hole on each side besides the holes where the tow hooks were attached. Mounting the safety cables was challenging, but not near as much as drilling those holes through the frame. Nathan