Blue Ox Base Plate Kit Installation - 2008 Honda Fit Video

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How to Install the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit on a 2008 Honda Fit

Today, it's a 2008 Honda Fit. We are going to install part number BX2252 from Blue OX. All right. Let's go ahead and start by opening the hood. To start off, we are going to go ahead and get our vehicle ready to install our base plate. To do that, this entire bumper fascia is going to have to come off. We're going to start off by removing these four pushpins. We use a screwdriver to pop the center… see more >

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