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Hey, everyone, Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2019 Ram 1500, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Blue Ox base plate kit with removable arms, but before we do that, let's take a minute, we'll check this out and make sure it's gonna be the right setup for you. Before we jump right in and get into everything, I figured it'd be useful just to address one of the main questions that we get asked all the time in regards to setting up a flat tow. And that's what parts am I gonna need So you're gonna have a total of five main components. First one will be your base plate. And that gives us an attachment point.
That way we can hook our tow bar up to it. It's gonna be the actual link that connects the back of the coach to the front of your vehicle. Third part will be safety cables. And these are just there in the event of an unlikely disconnect, keep everything paired together. Fourth main part will be your tow bar wiring.
And this is just gonna send the lighting functions from the back of your RV to the back of your Ram whenever you're going down the road. And last but not least, the fifth main part will be a supplemental braking system. And what this is gonna do is apply the brakes in your truck whenever you hit the brakes in your coach, bringing you to a safe and predictable stop. This is what the front of your truck can look like whenever you're not hooked up to your motor home, which I think is important, you know. Especially when it comes to the appearance.
And with this setup, I really don't think it can get much better, to be honest with you. The base plate is more or less just gonna replace the factory tow hooks. And so originally we had tow hooks here to begin with and these aren't any more noticeable than that. In fact, I think they're a little less noticeable. Even if your truck does not have factory tow hooks on it, you'll still have these panels here which you can trim out and still utilize these openings to get access to your base plate.
I do like the fact too that the base plate is gonna have some brackets pretty much already built into it and that makes it ideal to mount up your wiring connector, your breakaway switch, and any other components that are extra that you need to mount up front here. 'Cause not a huge opening, right So trying to make something work would be pretty difficult. The fact that it's already there to use really streamlines it and it's all easy to get to. The base plate does come with these little plugs too, which is a nice touch. So when you're not using it, you put 'em in there, helps clean up the appearance a little bit and prevents, you know, road grime and everything from getting inside of there and and chewing it up. But when you are ready to set everything up, it's gonna be really straightforward and that's because the arms are gonna be removable. And the way these work, put 'em in place, rotate about a quarter turn, it'll lock in and then you'll just do that same exact thing on the other side of your truck. (arm clicking) Once you got these arms in, as far as setting up your tow bar and connecting it, really straightforward, you know. You just line up the ends of the tow bar. Put your pin through as well as your clip. Lock that down. Safety chain openings are easy to get to. Clip those on and hook up the rest of your components. And that's all there is to it for kind of linking everything together. In terms of what tow bars the base plate is gonna be compatible with, it's gonna work with a lot of 'em. Of course your, your Blue Ox tow bars will mate right up to it. And even if you have a different manufacturer, so, for example, today we have a Demco style tow bar. A lot of times there's adapter ends available, which you could just switch out, you know, connect them to your existing tow bar and allow you to pair the two together. Here's how your setup can look once you have everything locked in and and ready to go. And I like it, you know It's a really simple design with everything being kind of located in the same spot. You know, your tow bar hooks up there, your safety cable, breakaway switch, the other side's the same deal, you just have your tow bar wiring. So it keeps everything organized, clean, easy to see. Something I did notice, the attachment points are pretty wide, right They're pretty spaced out. Which I feel
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