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Roadmaster's crossbar-style brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and simple to remove. Brackets install on your vehicle's frame to provide attachment points for your tow bar.
Features:
The drawbars, or front arms, on the crossbar-style series base plate kit are supremely easy to mount and remove. Just insert them into the brackets and twist to lock them in place. To remove, simply twist the arms back and pull them out. Once the drawbars have been removed, the remaining brackets are virtually invisible. On most automobiles, the brackets are mounted within the grille, where they remain not only unseen, but protected from scrapes and scuffs, as well.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (549 Customer Reviews)
Roadmaster's crossbar-style brackets are virtually invisible, easy to mount and simple to remove. Brackets install on your vehicle's frame to provide attachment points for your tow bar.Installed these on my 2018 wrangler. Awesome instructions! Very happy with how it turned out. The videos in the web site are worth the watch.
Recently I ordered a Roadmaster Sterling All Terrain Tow Bar (RM-576) and a Roadmaster Crossbar-Style Base Plate Kit (RM-521453-4). The included Roadmaster installation instructions were very good and easy to follow. A few minor questions came up during the installation, but eTrailer's excellent installation video by Shane cleared up any confusion. Overall the installation of both the base plates and the tow bar was pretty simple and straight forward. I think eTrailer's product and installation videos are a great help in picking the right item and installing it.
Product fit well and mounted with very few issues.
On line shopping and order processes are easy. On line pictures and videos are most helpful. Ordered and received in 3 days. Thank you for your outstanding service.
base plates are well made very heavy duty, had to do some slight modifications on the plastic shield but other than that worked out well, now i have to buy a tow bar
Easy install.
Fast delivery and exactly as ordered.
Perfect
Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
The order was quickly and accurately filled, shipped, and tracked to final and quick delivery. Part was a perfect fit and a simple install. This was the EZ4 baseplate for a stowaway tow bar mounting to a Jeep Wrangler JKU. I am impressed with the Roadmaster last be of tow equipment, as it shows that they have gone the extra mile in making their parts fit and make a strong and safe connection between the motor home and towed vehicle
Kenneth - 07/26/2021Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
Followed directions and completed job in a little over 4 hours. had trouble reinserting some pins in difficult locations. Later in the month I installed the wiring tow package. Goofed up and crossed a wire and it took me two days to get back under the truck and rewire. all is working great according to directions...……. I will use etrailer again, good service, great service representatives...……..jt
Jimmie T - 06/28/2020Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
The Jeep project went very well everything fit great and worked well. I really love Roadmaster products and quality and your company is the best place to purchase them. I sold the Jeep and replaced it with a new 2019 Chevy Equinox 2.0 L AWD and just purchased and installed the following items from you and installed them, RM-156-25 & RM-156-75 Battery Charge Line Kit, RM-146-7 Flex Coil Kit, RM-523193-4 EZ4 Plate Kit, RM-88333 Custom Seat Adapter, RM-751489 Stop Light Switch Kit and a RM-98160 Second Vehicle Brake Kit w/brakeaway. All these parts were in stock and arrived quickly and normal with you people, I really enjoy the o-line vidios as I do all my own installs. Thank you so much for your great service. I will attach pictures of my install, you will see how I was able to fab a bracket and attach it to the existing mount on the base plate to mount the brakeaway switch and the air connection for the brake system. I also fabricated a tail light bar as I didn't want to use mag-lights or splice into the factory lights and bulbs installed into the lights would not work as the factory brake lights will come on when the brake system is applyed and the turn siginals would not be visable. Thanks for all you do, I would and do recommend you people to everyone who needs your products. Rob
Rob - 01/21/2020Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
I ordered this base plate to be installed on our 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited to allow it to be used with a Roadmaster Tow Bar that we purchased originally in early 2000 to tow our 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Yes, 20 years later we are back into RVing and wanted to tow our 2020 Jeep behind our new Jayco Seneca Super-C motorhome. The only difference between 2000 and 2020 is the fact that we needed a brake activation system for our 2020 setup, something that wasn’t required in 2000. etrailer also sold us the Roadmaster Invisi Brake operating system which we had our local welding fabricator (also RV hitch installation expert) instal. Everything works perfectly and safely. Thank you etrailer!
Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
The base plates were easy to install (great step by step installation instructions)- it is an easy configuration for towing the vehicle. The attaching plates are well hidden from view when not in towing configuration- It is so simple to install the attaching hardware to the base plates sand fool proof -you will know you have the attaching plates properly installed every you use them-
Richard R - 05/06/2021Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
Great product for my 2014 Wrangler. Good materials, solid attachment to vehicle, and looks good. The e trailer installation video was great for assisting installation. Made the install much quicker and easier. The most difficult procedure for me was disconnecting the wiring harness on the back of the bumper. An old tack puller (or tool of similar design) would have been great for leveraging the pins out of their holes. Cutting the air dam was a slow process to ensure I didn't cut too much. A paper template to mark where to cut the air dam would make this process much simpler. Again, I can't emphasize enough how great the installation video was for making the steps easier.
Bob T - 04/20/2015Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
Anna at etrailer was most helpful getting me the correct baseplate for a Roadmaster Tow Bar I had purchased used. Very knowledgeable in the product line and recommending what parts I would need to complete my towing installation. The Roadmaster product was a perfect fit, had all the neccessary hardware parts and did not require any modifications to install it. etrailer also made several onlinr videos further showing how to install the products they sell you. The finished installation is almost invisible leaving the car looking stock until the connectors are twisted in and the cross bar installed. Great buying experience and competitive pricing keeps me returning to etrailer.
Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
etrailer service was great. Received my Roadmaster base plate in 3 days. The directions from Roadmaster were fair, but etrailer's video was excellent. I had trouble mounting my base plate as the space between the two baseplate ends were too tight. I needed to use a floor jack and bottle jack to get it on. Once it was in position everything went together fine. I trimmed the Jeep' air dam differently keeping the ends that Roadmaster wants you to cut off. I think it looks better. I also had to modify the center cut in the air dam to accommodate the breakaway switch I have.
Jeffrey - 10/29/2018Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
Hobbyist/Do-it-yourselfer: Installed on my 2016 Ford Fiesta. I was honestly amazed at how simple it was to install this product. Highly recommend watching the video on this sight that is specific to your vehicle before purchasing though. The installation process is pretty involved, and I had to take the entire front end of my car apart. It does come with very detailed installation instructions with pictures included for each step. This reassured any questions that I may have had during the installation process. It has a very snug fit. I only had problems lining up one of the bolt holes, but that was easily corrected with my Dremel. Only advice: Don't try to pry the bar into place through the bolt holes. You can/will damage the threads if you try to do this. Just use a Dremel to widen the hole on the car's crash bar very slightly. Widening the hole a small amount won't have any negative effects on the structural support of your crash bar, and it will make it even easier to install the inserted bracket.
Brandon - 02/24/2021Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
I ordered an RM -521440-4 base plate for my Jeep Grand Cherokee. Talked with sales and they were very helpful and knew their products. The price was good and it was delivered in a few days. Good company to do business with.
Terry F - 04/06/2021Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
Best hitch system for ease of use, durability and value. I tow a Chevy Equinox. I chose the Roadmaster all terrain hitch with an invisibrake system the previous installed. The base plate is not too difficult to install with a drill and some basic hand tools. The bolts should be properly torqued. Red thread locker is also required
Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
Installation took about 4 hrs for our 2018 Sonic RS. My wife called out the instructions and kept track of all the screws and their locations. I did the mechanics work. Some expertise is needed since the lower flange of the internal bumper had to be cut-off the entire width. A cut-off wheel does this job (great fireworks). And we used a roto-zip type tool to cut away openings in the plastic grill as needed. Lost my confidence a few times, but the customer support folks got me back on-track. Don't forget the Locktite on bolt threads and use torque wrench for mounting bolts. After a year, still tows great and held snug on some pretty rough highways. Using the Roadmaster baseplates, since I have a Roadmaster Falcon towbar
Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
Installed on a 2015 Wrangler JKU. Overall was an easy install with just one minor difficulty. The minor issue I had was with the 1/2” Tab Weldnut with rod (item # 16 in parts Diagram). This weld nut goes into a section of the Jeep frame that is boxed in and limited access to it hence the rod attached to it used for placement! This weld nut wanted to turn while tightening and was a little difficult to get it to tighten. It’s not designed for a wrench but I was able to get a 3/4 in open end wrench on the plate part of it and hold it for tightening. I think the intent in design is that it will turn up against the wall of frame and hold it from turning. It’s about 3/4 to short to contact the frame. This is a minor problem when installing the bottom side plate bolt on each side. The baseplate fit very nicely and all holes lined up perfectly. Very well constructed and finished. I trimmed the rock guard a little at a time to fit and can say that the instructions are good but say to remove a little more than needed on the depth. Take your time and trim a little at a time and trial fit it each time. Very happy with product!
Review from a similar EZ4 Base Plate in Base Plates
The bolt on tow brackets bolted up purfectly, followed the instructions that came with them & watched an online video, was a little time consuming but that varies by vehicle
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