mtrumpet wrote:
to my knowledge Blue Ox doesn't make the "hidden" style of brackets like Roadmaster, which is what I want. Also, the Roadmaster brackets seem to be much easier to install. I installed a Blux Ox Baseplate/bracket on my old 02 Dodge Dakota, and I had to tear the front end of the truck apart just to install it! Not only that, once installed, the tangs where the tow bar pinned up to it would extended from the front of the truck. Not very attractive, and I can't tell you how many times I banged my shins on them when walking around the front of the truck!
Mark,
Most of the Blue Ox baseplates have removable attachment tabs (what the tow bar hooks to), which when removed make the installation almost completely invisible.