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Shane: Hi, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. Today we're going to be go over the best flat tow options for your 2018 Subaru Forester. Flat towing your vehicle behind your RV is going to allow you to get to your destination, set up your RV, and leave it set up because you're going to have another vehicle to get around town.There are five main components for a flat tow setup. You have your baseplate, you have your diode wiring kit, you have your braking system, your tow bar, and your safety cables. Your baseplate is going to attach directly to the chassis of the vehicle. It's going to give you a solid connection point for your tow bar.
Your tow bar is going to be the attachment point from your baseplate to your RV. Safety cables, they're going to be a secondary safety device in case your tow bar fails. Your braking system is going to sit inside the vehicle or mount inside the towed vehicle, and it's going to allow the vehicle to not only slow but stop itself so we're not relying on the brakes in the RV to do both. Our wiring, that's going to allow our Subaru to receive light functions from our RV so that we're safe when we're flat towing and people know what we're doing, whether we're braking, turning, or driving at night.Now there is a possibility of a sixth component that's going to be needed depending on the wiring system that you're using. If you're installing a diode wiring kit, is going to require a brake light relay.
The relay attaches to the brake light wire inside the vehicle, and it keeps your brake light signal from overriding your turn signal. If you're installing a bulb and socket kit, you're not going to need the brake light relay. But, keep in mind, you are going to have to drill a hole in the back of your taillight housing to get the bulb installed. And, with these taillights, there's not a whole lot of room to do that.For the baseplate, I recommend Roadmaster's direct-connect baseplate. When not towing the vehicle and you remove the arms, it's going to help maintain a very nice clean look on the vehicle.
Roadmaster does a nice job on their powder coating and their welds. I know this baseplate is going to hold up well for this vehicle. For our tow bar, although the Falcon All-Terrain is a very nice tow bar, I like to recommend the Roadmaster Nighthawk All-Terrain for a couple reasons. The channels that it has in it, actually, they run on the bottom. The tow bar comes with the safety cables and comes with the wiring, so it's an extra expense we don't have to worry about later.
And, on each arm, it's going to have an LED light. This is to help people see when you're flat towing at night.For your braking system on your Subaru, it's really going to depend on what RV you have. If you have an RV with air brakes, I recommend Demco's Air Force One. If you have an RV with electric brakes or hydraulic brakes, I recommend the Stay-IN-Play DUO for the simple fact that the Stay-IN-Play DUO can be mounted anywhere on the vehicle. It's going to be a little bit easier to run the wires from the inside of the vehicle through the firewall to the outside.Now as far as our wiring on our vehicle, I would recommend Roadmaster's bulb and socket wiring kit. It's not going to require you to use a brake light relay like the diode wiring kit does. Keep in mind, when doing bulb and socket, there is limited space in the taillights, and it may be a little bit challenging to get those put in. Again, I'm Shane with etrailer.com. I hope this video has helped you when deciding on the best flat tow options for your 2018 Subaru Forester.
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