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How to Install the Blue Ox Base Plate Kit on a 2016 Ford F-150

Hello, neighbors, it's Brad here at etrailer, and today we're taking a look and installing the Blue Ox base plate for a 2016 Ford F-150. Now this is what your base plate is gonna look like when it's installed, and overall this is a really clean system because it just replaces where those factory tow hooks were, and when not towing, you can simply pull your arms out and this is gonna give it an… see more >

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