Blue Ox Towing Products Brochure - Manual (Page 7)

Our design philosophy has evolved along with the ever-changing designs of
unibody cars. During the design phase, care is taken to build a strong baseplate
while keeping in mind aesthetics, ease of installation and manufacturability of
parts. Once a design has been prototyped, precision instrumentation is used to
collect measurements at predetermined locations as to the flex of the baseplate,
the torsion of the baseplate cross tube and any flex of the vehicle frame itself.
Our philosophy is to let the baseplate torsion, or flex. This torsion, similar to
receiver hitches, allows the baseplate to absorb the forces of towing rather than
rigidly transferring the forces to the frame of the vehicle.
Removable tabs on all
new models simply twist
with attached spring pin
to lock to your baseplate
for towing, or removal for
safe storage. Removable
tabs further enhance the
aesthetics of Blue Ox®
baseplates made for a variety of popular vehicles*, including the most recent
models from Jeep®, Honda®, Chevy®, GMC®, Mazda®, Nissan®, BMW®, Buick®,
Cadillac®, Pontiac®, Subaru® and Toyota®, as well as the Suzuki® Vitara, and the
VW® Golf, Jetta and Beetle.
* For your specific automobile, see the Blue Ox® application guide. All Blue Ox® baseplates come
with a three year warranty. Not all models are equipped with removable tabs. Some older models are
standard tab.
Strength and Flexibility
Removable Tabs
BX1129, 2010 Jeep® Compass™
BX2625, 2011 Lincoln® MKX™ Limited
Edition with speed control system
BX1992, 2008 Mercedes Benz®
GL550 4Matic™
Tab shown in and locked,
ready to tow.
Tab is removed leaving
the front clean!