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Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today, on our 2021 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, we're gonna be showing you how to install the Blue Ox baseplate kit with removable arms. But before we do that, why don't we check it out and make sure that this is gonna be the right setup for you. Before we get too in depth and really start checking the baseplate out, I figured it'd be useful just to kinda refresh ourselves and touch base on the main components that we're gonna need to flat tow our Jeep down the road in the first place. There's going to be a total of five main components that you're going to need.

The first one is gonna be the baseplate. And what that's gonna do is provide us with a solid and reliable connection point. That way, we can hook our tow bar up to it. The tow bar is gonna be the second component, and this is more or less gonna be the physical link that connects the front of your Jeep to the back of your motor home. The third main component is going to be safety cables, and these are there in the event of an unlikely disconnect.

These are gonna keep your Jeep paired up with your RV. The fourth main component is going to be tow bar wiring, and what this is gonna do is transfer the lighting signals from the back of your coach to the back of your Wrangler. That way, people around you know what's going on and you'll be safe and legal. And last but not least, the fifth main component is going to be a braking system. And what this is gonna do is apply the brakes in your Jeep whenever you hit the brakes in your motor home, helping to give you a more predictable and safe stop.

So this is what the baseplate's gonna look like on the front of your Jeep whenever you're not using it, you know, whenever you're not hooked up to your motor home. And this is pretty important to me, honestly. You're probably gonna spend a little bit more time not hooked up to your motor home than you are being hooked up. So whenever you're just cruising around town, this is how it's gonna look. It is going to be completely visible for the most part.

But, honestly, I think it looks right at home on the front of the Jeep. Just about any accessory you put on a Jeep looks good, at least in my opinion. And since it is a little more visible, it's gonna make it easier to get to. So whenever you are ready to hook up, it's gonna be much more simple 'cause you're gonna easily be able to access everything here and get your tow bar plugged in. Base plate is going to have some brackets already attached to it, and that's really convenient, actually. It gives you a great easy spot to mount up your other components like your wiring connector here, as well as your breakaway switch. That's not something you'd see with every baseplate. A lot of times, you kinda have to make your own bracketry and things like that. So this simplifies the process a little bit. And a small touch but a pretty important one is they give you some plugs here that go into the baseplate whenever you're not using it. It might not seem like a big deal, but over time especially on a vehicle like a Jeep, moisture can get in here, dirt and debris kinda start to chew everything up inside, and that can make it a little more difficult to get your removable arms in. And speaking of the removable arms, if you are ready to hook up, you're gonna take these and put 'em in. So this is how they look. Really simple. Just gonna take 'em, push 'em in, and rotate it about a quarter turn, so that pin locks into place. And this other side is going to be set up the exact same way. So we kinda talked about how easy it is to hook up, and I just wanted to show you that. I have one side hooked up and plugged in our wiring in our brake controller, or I'm sorry, our braking system breakaway tether there. But as far as how the tow bar is gonna work with the baseplate, just going to line it up, put the pin through, and that's really all there is to it. This will work with most Blue Ox tow bars, but it can work with other manufacturers as well. There's adapters available that you can pick up and change out the end of that tow bar to be able to hook up to the baseplate here. So if that's your situation, you always have that option. One thing I am a fan of is the safety chain attachments there. They're super easy to get to and kind of set off to the side. And so you're really not gonna have to struggle, even if you have a large hook like this one here. Now that we have seen how the baseplate's gonna look whenever you're not using it and just kinda cruising around town or off on the trails, this is what it's gonna look like whenever you're hooked up behind your motor