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Custom designed to fit your vehicle so it can be safely towed behind your RV, this base plate has easily removable arms that offer a seamless look when you're not flat towing. Base plate bolts directly to your chassis, so no welding is required.
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This base plate's hidden design creates a clean and seamless look. The bracket arms are easily removable, creating a slick appearance when you're not flat towing. Because the arms can be removed, you also won't have to worry about banging your leg into any protruding arms when you walk by.
Attaching and removing the bracket arms is a breeze. To attach the arms to the base plate, simply insert them into the receivers and rotate them until they lock into place. Once you're finished towing and want to remove the arms, pull the pin to disengage the lock, rotate the arms, and remove them from the receivers. Finally, plug up the now empty receivers with the included receiver covers to help keep dirt and debris out of the base plate and provide a finished look.
Flat towing your vehicle is much more convenient than using a trailer or a tow dolly. These other options take up much more storage space, leaving you less room both at home and at the campsite. In addition, securing your vehicle to a trailer or tow dolly can be a hassle and more time consuming than hooking up with a tow bar.
There are 5 basic components needed when flat towing a vehicle: a tow bar, a base plate kit, a safety cable set, tow bar wiring, and a supplemental braking system.
The tow bar links your towed car to your motorhome. It attaches to the custom-fit base plates that install on the frame of your towed car. Safety cables ensure that your towed car does not separate from your motorhome in the event that your tow bar becomes detached. Tow bar wiring allows your towed vehicle's signal lights to sync up with your motorhome's tail lights, which is required by law in most states. Finally, the supplemental braking system - also required in most states - brakes your towed car when the brakes in your motorhome are activated, preventing wear on the motorhome and decreasing braking distance for your entire setup.
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (3177 Customer Reviews)
Custom designed to fit your vehicle so it can be safely towed behind your RV, this base plate has easily removable arms that offer a seamless look when you're not flat towing. Base plate bolts directly to your chassis, so no welding is required.
I installed this on a 2018 Wrangler. The quality of build is very good with nice paint and welds. The instructions were reasonably through but did leave some room for improvement in the alignment discussion. I was not a fan of the weldnuts provided as the weld joints with the rod and nut were very poor and I had to jury rig some tools to use some that broke off prematurely. On my Jeep, the instructions for installing the safety cables simply would not work. There was insufficient clearance in the frame to route the clips so I am still trying to find a way to use them.
I have towed with the installed plate with no problems and feel confident it will be safe and secure.
Perfect fit for our 2011 Jeep Wrangler and videos for installation made it a breeze to install myself.
Greg
9/24/2024
Would like to change to 1 star. Weve used this towbar about 8 times and its gotten more and more difficult to get intoout of the storage position. I would not recommend this towbar. When I contacted Blue Ox in February, they said it would loosen up and told me NOT to loosen the pivot bolt to make the process easier. I contacted them today and Karley Paeper their rep told me to loosen the pivot bolt. I disassembled the hitch and unfortunately theres a nylock nut about 10 down inside the tube that spins when you turn the bolt. When I told Karley Blue Ox I didnt have the proper tools, she told me Id have to figure out how to keep that nut from spinning. After my response, she then told me warranty doesnt cover that workmanship?? and it would cost me $209.00 to get it fixed but theyd cover shipping. Seriously? I can buy the tools to fix it myself for less than that. Now Im upset with myself for buying all Blue Ox parts. Didnt know their warranty meant you fix their equipment for them.
I must admit the only way that understanding the instructions and installing the BX1126 Base Plate on my 2014 Jeep Wrangler could have been any easier. Would be if there would have been a mechanic in the box to install it for me. The videos on etrailer are great and will answer any questions that you might have.
Tom F.
1/12/2020
In a word Great. Have about 2000 miles on it towing our Jeep with no problems at all!
It’s been great it’s mounted to a jeep rubicon and has pushed my RV all over the east and SE USA , would highly recommend
Larry J.
9/7/2024
Still working like a champ the only draw back is the storage cover it has held up very well in the SE summer sun
I received the Blue Ox base plate today. I worked with Lauren who a very good communicator is, helped me find exactly what I needed. She even knew when I received my part and called me to ensure that there were no issues. This is the 3rd item that I bought from ETrailer. Every time I have had very good service and good products.
This product was missing one of the whiz nuts 61-4029 from the package
Jenny N.
3/15/2024
Oh we can take care of it for you. I will have our Customer Service team reach out to you.
Great information from etrailer on inst allation,
received the plate installed it in less than three hours, have yet to hook it up though. Great , fast shipping!
The only issue were the cheap plastic push pins on the shield of the Jeep.
Steve S.
5/24/2014
8000 miles and still tight! When we get there rest assured the frame will make it!
I give it four stars as it arrived bent and I had 2 missing pieces. The directions were small and hard to read and the pictures, also small, were barely usable. Several videos online made it easier. The delivery person must of had a difficult time moving it as the box was busted open. I was missing two quick links for the safety cables. The manual quality check sheet stated I had 4 but there were only 2. Otherwise, I was able to straighten the bent part and install the base plate while at a campground in the mountains. Whole process took 5 hours but I stopped for lunch and had to run and get some red locktite as the instructions called for it, but none was included. Looks well made. I question the necessity of the safety cables with the way this is bolted together but I installed them anyway.
Jenny N.
8/2/2023
I am sorry that the installation was tougher then anticipated and was missing hardware. I will have our Customer Service team contact you.
I have now installed the following on my 2017 Wrangler:
Brake light relay kit .
Hopkins Towed vehicle Tail Light wiring kit.
Blue Ox base plate.
Blue Ox Patriot Portable RF Braking System.
All of this has taken about 3 days of work spread out over a week or so. Overall it went well. Not too many surprises. Crawling around under a car at 71 is a bit of a strain but I'll get over it. I must say that Donna P. has been a wonderful source of great information and has stayed right on top of the process. eTrailer has been a great source for this project.
I would recommend you all with no hesitation.
John M.
6/15/2018
I am still in love with the products. My only issue is having enough time to use them more.
Etrailer had the right base plate for my 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited and the video was wonderfully helpful. Took about 3-4 hours but I was taking my time to be accurate. Cutting the belly pan is "high pucker" but measure twice cut once. I used a Dremel tool to cut and drew my cut lines on masking tape.
Product arrived on time and went on just as it should. Thank goodness for the YouTube installation videos, that made it super easy. It went on my 2013 Jeep Wrangler, which just so happened to be the video as well. My local RV dealer wanted $300 to put it on. Me and my neighbor had it done in 3 hours and saved all that money, except for the six pack I owed my neighbor. I was fortunate he had a lift as it made it much easier, but it could have been done with a jack or creeper. I've ordered a lot from etrailer and will continue to be a loyal customer
I installed this base plate on a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited about a year ago and it works flawlessly. I would highly recommend this product and would say that anyone with moderate mechanical skills could install this product. Special care is required in cutting the air dam to fit, but it can be done.
We purchased a used motorhome that had the Blue Ox Towing as well as the Patriot Brake system. We needed to order the tow plate for our toad as well as a few other items to get the set up ready. Kim was amazing at helping me get all of the parts needed to get us rolling! etrailer is the BEST!
Not very happy with the delivery of my baseplate was supposed to be delivered with the other three packages and waited 3 weeks for u guys to do investigation on where the baseplate was I will not be ordering any thing else from e trailer had to cancel a camping trip because I didn't have my baseplate for the jeep.
I could not put in in driveway used a buddies lift which made it much easier.
Perfect in exactly what I expected, ordered, delivered & installed. Thanks muches!!!!!!!!!
Easy to work with
This one didnt fit with after market bumper . Call ordered bx1134 and fit with minor noching of bumper . E trailer was great on return and reship .
I had the Blue Ox BX1126 tow bar installed by a reputable local automotive shop with experience installing towing base plates. The installation video appears to cover the whole process very well for do-it-yourselfers. If you've got the tools, it certain looks doable. My primary concerns were: loosening the major bolts for the installation, and ensuring the proper torque afterward.
The installation looks really good with the facia guard back in place. And I really like the removable arms when not in use. Just completed a 700 mile round-trip with absolutely no problems.
Drew G.
3/5/2018
Still working, still towing. Absolutely no problems.
Great communication fast ordering and fast delivery
My third Blue Ox Base Plate. Fit and function are perfect. Fits my existing (first) tow bar and the tab height is nearly exactly the same as my 12 year older Jeep so didn't even need to make any draw bar changes.
Alan B.
12/30/2014
Still attached and working perfectly. Continues to survive some rather intense back country trails with no complaints.
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Heather A.
8/14/2024
Hey Randy, sometimes with Jeeps you will need to use an extension with part # RM-910648-12. Loops these around the frame and then use the safety cables. It is perfectly safe.